Life Fitness T3i manual

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1 C ORP ORA TE H EA DQ UA RTE RS 10601 W est Belm ont Avenue Frank lin Park , Illinois 6013 1 • U.S.A. 847.288. 3300 • FAX: 84 7.288.3703 800.735. 3867 (Toll-f ree within U.S.A ., Canada) I NT ERNA TIONAL O FFICES LIFE FITNESS ASIA PACIFIC LTD Room 2610, Miramar Towe r 132 Nathan Road Tsimshatsui, Kowloon HO NG K ONG Telephone: (+852) 2891.6677[...]

2 Before us ing this pro duct, it is essential to r ead this ENTIRE Operat ion Manual and ALL As sembly Instruc tions. The y des cribe equi pment setup and instruct user s on how to us e it correctl y and safel y . Class H (Hom e): Dom estic use. CA UTION: Any changes or m odifications to this equ ipment could void the pr oduct warrant y. An author[...]

3 T A BLE OF C ONT ENTS Section Description Page 1. Getting Started .....................................................................................................................................5 1.1 Importa nt Safety In structio ns ............................................................................................... ...........5 1[...]

4 This Operation Manu al describes t he functions of the follo wing products : Life Fitn ess Tr ead mill Models: T3i T5i See "Spec ificatio ns" in this m anual for pr oduct specif ic features. Statem ent of Purpose: T he Treadm ill is an ex ercise m achine that enables users to wa lk or run, in place, on a mo ving surface. Life Fitn ess S[...]

5 1 G ETTING S TA RTED 1.1 I MPOR TANT S AF E TY I NST RUCTIONS Read all i nstructions before using the treadm ill. DA NGER: To r educe the risk of electric al shock, al w ays un plug this Lif e Fitness produc t before cle aning or attempting an y m ainten ance ac ti vit y. WARNING: To r educe the risk of burns, f ire, electric shock or injur y , i[...]

6 • Use the han drails whene ver additi onal stabi lity is requ ired. In case of an emergenc y , s uch as tripp ing, the handrai ls should be gr abbed and t he user shou ld place his/ her feet on th e side platfor ms. • Never w alk or jog back w ards on t he treadmill. • W hen necessary to im mobilize t he treadm ill, set displ ay to read SE [...]

7 1.1 C ONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPO RTA N TES Lire toutes les instr uctions a vant d ’ utilis er le tapis r oulant. DA NGER: Pour r é duire l es risques de d é charge é lec trique, toujo urs d é brancher cet apparei l Life Fitness avant le nettoyage ou toute m esure d ’ entretien. AVERT ISSEMEN T: Afin de r é duire les r isques de br û lu[...]

8 • Ne jam ais marcher ou courir en arr i è re sur l e tapi s roulant. • Lorsqu ’ il es t n é cessai re d ’ im mobilise r l ’ appareil, r é gl er l ’ affichage sur SELECT A W ORKOUT ( S é lectionn er un exercic e). (Appuyer de ux fois s ur la touche ST OP s ’ il n ’ y est pas d é j à ). Mainte nir ensui te la touc he SPEED DOW[...]

9 1.2 S ETUP Read the O peration Ma nual befor e setting up the L ife Fitness treadmill. Place the tre admill where it will be us ed before be ginning the s etup procedure . E LECTRICAL P OWER R EQUIREMENTS The Lif e Fitness T readmill is intended for us e on a norm al 120-Volt e lectrical c ircuit in the Un ited States and Canada. T he following t[...]

10 H OW T O S T ABILIZE T HE L IF E F ITNESS T READMILL After plac ing the un it where it will be used, c heck its s tability. If th ere is even a slight rock ing motion or the unit is not stable , determ ine which stab ilizing leg is not restin g on the floor. T o adjust, loos en the JAM NUT (A) and turn the ST ABILIZING LEG ( B) until th e rockin[...]

11 C ENTERING T HE B ELT After the tr eadmill has been insta lled and le veled, the be lt must be c hecked to co nfirm pr oper tracking. F irst, plug the power c ord into a su itable outl et. See the top ic titled Electr ical Requ irements , wh ich appears earlier in this section, f or details. T hen, turn the tr eadmill O N. Stand on th e siderail[...]

12 2 T HE D ISPLAY C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLAY C ONS OLE O VERVIEW The c o m puterized dis play conso le on the tre admill al lows the user t o tailor a workout to perso nal fitness abilities and goals and to monit or progress. W ith this eas y-to-use cons ole, the user ca n track f itness improvem ent from one workout to the next. 2.2 D ISPLAY C ONS OLE[...]

13 E. MY W ORKOUTS: The M y W orkout feature m akes it possibl e to pre-set up to f our workouts with persona l setup inform ation, such as a ge or desire d speed, and then store thes e workouts in th e console m emory. Thes e work outs are accessed wi th the MY W ORKOUTS k ey . An y workout c an be pre-set and stored, i ncluding the FA T BURN , CA[...]

14 3 H EA R T R AT E Z ONE T RA IN I NG ® + E XERCISE 3.1 W HY H EA RT R ATE Z ON E T RA INING E XERCISE ? Research s hows that m aintaining a s pecific heart rate whi le exercising is the optim al way to m onitor the inte nsity of a work out and to achiev e maximum results. T hat is the idea behi nd the Life F itness Heart Rat e Zone Tr aining+ a[...]

15 3.2 H EA RT R ATE M ON ITOR ING T HE P OLAR ® H EA RT R AT E C HEST S TRAP The Lif e Fitness T readmill is equipped w ith Polar ® telem etry, a heart r ate monitoring system in which electr odes, pressed ag ainst the the skin, transf er heart rate s ignals to the tr eadmill cons ole. Thes e electrodes are attached to a chest str ap that the us[...]

16 4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEW S The f ollowing work outs are pre-progr amm ed for the L ife Fitness T readmill. GO SY STEM- QUICK ST A RT is the fastest w a y t o begin exerc ising, and it bypasses th e steps in volved in se lecting a specific w o rkout program. Press the W ALK, JOG, or RUN ke y to b egin a MA NUA L work out at a prese[...]

17 4.2 S ETTING U P W ORKOU TS The char t below lists th e steps for s etting up each workout program , except f or those stored un der the MY W ORKOUT key. See sec tion 4.4, t itled My Wor kout, for mor e information. At the ME SSAGE CENT ER prompt to se lect a work out, press th e W ORKOU T PROFILES k ey repeatedl y , and press ENT ER when the n [...]

18 4.3 W ORKOUT D ESCRIPTIO NS G O S YSTEM -Q UICK S TA RT This is the fastest way to begin ex ercising, and it bypasse s the steps i nvolved in s electing a sp ecific w ork out program . Press one of the GO SYST EM-QUICK ST ART ke y s to begin a MA NUA L work out at a preset s peed: English Units Metric Units W ALK 3.0 mph ( 0.5-4) 5,0 kph ( 0,8-6[...]

19 Each co lumn, as seen in the W ORKOUT PROFILE W INDOW and the char t above, repres ents one int erval. The overal l duration of the workout det ermines the length of eac h interval. 1 to 9 minutes: A work out with a durati on of less than 10 minutes is insuff icient for the Hill pr ogram to c o mplete all four phas es adequatel y . The program ,[...]

20 Z ONE T RA INING  + W ORK OUTS During th e setup for eac h of these work outs, the treadm ill com puter calculates a target hear t rate* based o n age and the wor kout type. T he MESSAGE CENT ER displa y s this target ra te and prom pts the user to accept or chang e it. The w ork out program uses this value as the upper he art rate with in th[...]

21 H i l l H i l l H i l l V a lley V all ey V al ley H EA RT R ATE I NTERVAL TM This program also c ombines the s tandard HIL L workout prof ile with a He art Rate Zone T raining work out. It alternates between a h ill, which br ings the he art rate up to th e target rate*, and a vall ey, which bri ngs the heart r ate down to 9 0 percent of th e t[...]

22 E XTREME H EART R ATE TM This intense, varied workout is d esigned to hel p more exper ienced user s to break through fitness improvem ent plateaus. T he work out alternates bet ween two target heart rates* as quick ly as pos sible. The eff ect is sim ilar to that of runnin g sprints. W h en setting up the work out, the user e nters a target hea[...]

23 4.4 M Y W OR KOU T The M y W ork out feature on this tr eadmill m akes it poss ible to pre-set up to four workouts wit h personal setup inform ation, such as a ge or desire d speed, and then store the workouts in th e console m emory. These workouts are acces sed with the MY WORKOU TS key. Any work out can be pr e-set and stored , includin g FA [...]

24 4.5 S ELECTING AN I NTE NSITY L EVEL The st eps for setting up a HILL or RA ND OM workout inc lude select ing a level . The word “ leve l ” refers to a r ange of incline percentages. T he treadm ill features 20 levels , with Level 1 h aving the l owest average incline gr ade and Level 20 havin g the hig hes t. LEVEL % Incline LEVEL % Incline[...]

25 5 U SER M ENU The USER MENU makes it possible to c hange certai n settings in t he treadm ill software 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE U SER M ENU Enter the USER MENU BY us ing one of two procedures: Press the STOP k ey t wice, and the n hold down th e ENTER k ey . T he unit goes throu gh a “ warm ” reset a nd beeps three tim es, indicatin g th[...]

26 5.3 U SER M ENU I TEM S S ETTING D EFAULT R ANGE D ESCRIPTION V ALU E USER ST A T ISTICS Mode di splays accumulated st atistics of up to four different users. Select Us er Use Arrow Keys to select 1 of 4 users. † My W orkout 1-4 MY W ORKOUT X Press Enter to acc ess accumulated st atistics of t he selected us er . Statistic s MILE S: XXXX:XX To[...]

27 6 S ERVICE A ND T ECHNIC A L D AT A 6.1 P REVENTATIVE M A INTEN A NCE T IP S The Lif e Fitness T -Series treadm ill is back ed by the eng ineering exc ellence and r eliabilit y of Life Fitnes s and is one of the m ost rugged and tr ouble-free pi eces of exer cise equipm ent on the m ar ket toda y. Comm ercial Life Fitnes s treadm ills are am ong[...]

28 6.2 T ROU BLE SHOOT ING T HE H EA RT R ATE C HEST S TR AP H EA RT R ATE R EADING I S E RRATIC O R A BSE N T E NT IRELY • Repeat the e lectrode wetti ng procedure ( see How to Use th e Heart Rate Moni tor Chest Strap) . The electrod es must be wet to pick up and transmit ac curate heart rat e readings. • Make s ure the electrodes are flat aga[...]

29 6.3 H OW T O A DJUST A ND T ENSION T HE S T RIDING B ELT O N T HE L IFE F ITNESS T RE A DMILL Do not m ove treadm ill or place hands under tr eadmill while it is plugged into an electric al outlet! Tool requir ed: 5/1 6" hex k ey wrench T HE B ELT T ENSIONING B OLTS The Lif e Fitness treadm ill has ac cess holes in the rear ro ller guards ,[...]

30 T ENSIONING A N E XISTING S TRIDING B ELT Under norm al usage, the treadmill s triding belt m ay stretch s l ightly. If the belt starts to sl ip during us e, take the steps lis ted belo w to corr ect the tension. 1 Using t he STOP k ey , stop th e treadm ill. 2 Turn the be lt tensioni ng bolts cloc kwise a quar ter-turn per s ide to tension the [...]

31 6.4 H OW T O O BTA I N P RODUCT S ERVI CE 1. Verif y t he symptom and review the operating instructions. T he problem may be unfam iliarit y with the prod uct and its f eatures and wor kouts. 2. Locate and document th e serial num ber of the unit, which is loc ated on the ser ial number pl ate above the power entr y area . 3. Contact the nearest[...]

32 7 S PECIFICATIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS T3i T READMILL S PECIFICA TION S Designed use: Consum er Maxim u m us er weight: 300 pounds / 135 kilo grams Speed ra nge: 0.5 - 10.0 m ph (0,8 – 16 k ph) in 0.1 inc rements Elevatio n range: 0%-15% (in 0. 5% increm ents) Motor: 2.5 HP cont inuous dut y DC Lift Mot or: Maxim u m dut y cycle of operation is [...]

33 7.2 L IFE F ITNESS T5i T READMILL S PECIFICA TION S Designed use: Consum er Maxim u m us er weight: 400 pounds / 180 kilo grams Speed ra nge: 0.5 - 12.0 m ph (0,8 - 20 k ph) in 0.1 inc rements Elevatio n range: 0%-15% (in 0. 5% increm ents) Motor: 2.75 HP co ntinuous dut y DC Lift Mot or: Maxim u m dut y cycle of operation is 1 minute on, 5 minu[...]

10601 W est Belm ont Avenue Frank lin Park , Illinois 6013 1 • U.S. A. 847.288. 3300 • FAX: 84 7.288.3703 800.735. 3867 (Toll-f ree within U.S.A ., Canada) 7248201 – Rev B[...]