Life Fitness T3i manual

T3i/T5i Treadmill OPERATION MANUAL[...]

1 C ORPORATE H EADQUARTERS 10601 West Belmont Avenue Franklin Park, Illinois 60131 • U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • FAX: 847.288.3703 800.735.3867 (Toll-free within U.S.A., Canad a) I NTERNATIONAL O FFICES LIFE FITNESS ASIA PACIFIC LTD Room 2610, Miramar Tower 132 Nathan Road Tsimshatsui, Kowloon HONG KONG Telephone: (+852) 2891.6677 FAX: (+852) 2575.60[...]

2 Before using this product, it is essential to read this ENTIRE Operation Manual and ALL Assembly Instructions. They describe equipment setup and instru ct us ers on how to u se it correctly and safely. Class B (Home): Domestic use. CAUTION: Any changes or modifications to this equipment could void the product wa rranty. An authorized service repr[...]

3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Section Description Page 1. Getting St arted .............................................................................................................. .......................... 5 1.1 Important Safe ty Instructions ............................................................................................... ............[...]

4 This Operation Manual describes the functions of the followi ng products: Life Fitness Treadmill Models: T3i T5i See "Specifications" in this manual for product specific features. Statement of Purpose: The Treadmill is an exercise machine that enables user s to walk or run, in place, on a moving surface. Life Fitness STRONGLY recommends[...]

5 1 G ETTING S TARTED 1.1 I MPORTANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions be fore using the treadmill. DANGER: To red uce the risk of electrical shock, always unplug thi s Life Fitne ss p roduct before cleaning or attempting any maintenance activity. WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock or injury, it is imper ative to c[...]

6 • Never walk or jog ba ckwards on the treadmill. • When necessary to immobilize the treadmill, set display to read SELEC T A WORKOUT. (Press the STOP Key twice if not already there). Then hold down the SPEED DOWN Key and press the STOP Key. The treadmill now displays IMMOBILIZED. In this state, the tre admill cannot be opera ted. The main mo [...]

7 1.1 C ONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANT ES Lire toutes les instructions av ant d’utiliser le tapis roulant. DANGER: Pour rédui re les risques de décharge électrique, t oujours déb rancher cet appareil Life Fitness avant le nettoyage ou toute mesure d’entretien. AVERTISSEMENT: Afin de réduire les risques de brûlures, d’incendie, d’él[...]

8 • Lorsqu’il est nécessaire d’immobili ser l’appareil, régler l’affichage su r SELECT A WORKOUT (Sélectionner un exercice). (Appuyer deux fois sur la touche STOP s’il n’y est pas déjà). Maintenir ensuite la touche SPEED DOWN (Ralentissement) enfoncée, et appuyer sur STOP. L’appareil affiche désormai s IMMOBILIZED (Immobilis?[...]

9 1.2 S ETUP Read the Operation Manual before setting up the Life Fi tness treadmill. Place the tr eadmill where it will be used before beginning the setup pro ced ure. E LECTRICAL P OWER R EQUIREMENTS The Life Fitness Treadmill is intended for use on a normal 120-Volt electrical circuit in the United States and Canada. The following table provides[...]

10 H OW T O S TABILIZE T HE L IFE F ITNESS T READMILL After placing the unit where it will be us ed, check its stability. If there is even a slight rocking motion or the unit is not stable, determine which stabilizing leg is not resting on the floor. To adjust, loosen the JAM NUT (A) and t urn the STABILIZING LEG (B) until the rock ing motion cease[...]

11 C ENTERING T HE B ELT After the treadmill has been inst alled and leveled, the belt must be check ed to confirm proper tracking. First, plug the power cord into a suitable outlet. See the topic titled Electrical Requirements , which appears earli er in this section, for details. Then, turn the treadmill ON. Stand on the siderails of the treadm i[...]

12 2 T HE D ISPLAY C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE O VERVIEW The computerized display console on the treadmill allows the user to tailor a workout to personal fitness abilities and goals and to monitor progre ss. With this e asy-to-use console, the user can track fitness imp rovem ent from one workout to the next. 2.2 D ISPLAY C ONSOLE D ESCRIPTIONS[...]

13 E. MY WORKOUTS: The My Workout feature makes it possibl e to pre-set up to four workouts with pe rsonal setup information, such as age or desired speed, an d then store these worko uts in the console memory. These workouts are access ed with the MY WORKOUTS ke y. Any workout can be pre- set and stored, including the FAT BURN , CARDIO , HE AR T R[...]

14 3 H EART R ATE Z ONE T RAINING ® + E XERCISE 3.1 W HY H EART R ATE Z ONE T RAINING E XERCISE ? Research shows that maintaining a spe cific he art rate while exercising is t he optimal way to monitor the intensity of a workout and to achieve maximum results. That is the idea behind the Life Fitness Heart Rate Zone Training + approach to exercise[...]

15 3.2 H EART R ATE M ONITORING T HE P OLAR ® H EART R ATE C HEST S TRAP The Life Fitness Treadmill is equipped with Polar ® telemetry, a heart rate monitoring sy stem in which electrodes, pressed against the the skin, tr ansfer heart rate signals to the treadmill console. These electrodes are attached to a chest strap that the user wears during [...]

16 4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS The following workouts are pre-progra mm ed for the Life Fitness Treadmill. GO SYSTEM-QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program. Press t he WALK, JOG, or RUN key to begin a MANUAL worko ut at a preset speed. HILL is an in[...]

17 4.2 S ETTING U P W ORKOUTS The chart below lists the steps fo r setting up each work out program, except for those stored under the MY WORKOUT key. See section 4.4, titled My Workout, for more information. At the MESSAGE CENTER prompt to select a workout, press the WO RKOUT PROFILES key repeatedly, and press ENTER when the name of the de sired w[...]

18 4.3 W ORKOUT D ESCRIPTIONS G O S YSTEM -Q UICK S TART This is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypas ses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program. Press one of the GO SYSTEM-QUICK START keys to begin a MANUAL workout at a preset speed: English Units Metric Units WALK 3.0 mph (0.5-4) 5,0 kph (0,8-6,5) JOG 5.0 mph (0.5[...]

19 1 to 9 minutes: A workout with a duration of less than 10 minutes is insufficient for the Hill program to complete all four phases adequately. The pro gram, therefore, condenses a workout of this duration at variou s sta ges. 10 to 19 minutes: The interval durations initially are set at 30 seconds for a 10-minute worko ut. For every minute over [...]

20 Z ONE T RAINING ® + W ORKOUTS During the setup for each of these wo rkouts, the treadmill computer cal culat es a target heart rate* based on age and the workout type. The MESSAGE CENTER displays this ta rget rate and prompts the user to accept or change it. The workout program uses this value as the upper heart rate withi n the target zone. Th[...]

21 H EART R ATE H ILL TM This program combine s the standard HILL workout profile with a Heart Rate Zone Trainin g workout. It consists of three hills that target three heart rate goals: The first hill brings the heart rate to 90 percent of the target rate. The second hill increases the rate to 95 percent. The third hill matches the ta rget heart r[...]

22 H EART R ATE I NTERVAL TM This program also combi nes the standard HILL workout profile with a Heart Rate Zone Training workout. It alternates between a hill, which brings the heart rate up to the target rate*, and a valley, which brings the heart rate down to 90 percent of the target. After a standard three-minute warm-up, the wo rkout progress[...]

23 E XTREME H EART R ATE TM This intense, varied workout is designe d to help mo re experienced users to bre ak throug h fitness improvement plateaus. The workout alternates between t wo target heart rates* as quickly as possible. The effect is similar to that of running sprints. When setting up the workout, the user enters a target he ar t rate an[...]

24 4.4 M Y W ORKOUT The My Workout feature on this tre admill makes it possible to pre-set up to four workouts with personal setup information, such as age or desired speed, an d then st o re the workouts in the console memory. These workouts are accessed with the MY WORKOUTS k ey. Any workout can be pre-set and stored, including FAT BURN, CARDIO, [...]

25 4.5 S ELECTING AN I NTENSITY L EVEL The steps for setting up a HILL, RANDOM and SPO RT T RAINING work out include selecting a level. The word “level” refers to a range of incli ne percentages. The treadmill features 20 levels, with Level 1 having the lowest average incline grade and Lev el 20 having the hi ghest. LEVEL % Incline LEVEL % Incl[...]

26 5 U SER M ENU The USER MENU makes it possible to change certain settings in the treadmill software 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE U SER M ENU Enter the USER MENU BY using one of two pro cedures: Press the STOP key twice, and then hold down the ENTE R key. The u nit goes through a “warm” reset a n d beeps three times, indicating that the USER M[...]

27 5.3 U SER M ENU I TEMS S ETTING D EFAULT R ANGE D ESCRIPTION V ALUE USER STATISTICS Mode displays accumulated statistics of up to four different users. Select User Use Arrow Keys to select 1 of 4 users. † My Workout 1-4 MY WORKOUT X Press Enter to access accu mu lated statistics of the selected user . Statistics MILES: XXXX:XX Total accumulate[...]

28 6 S ERVICE A ND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENTATIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS The Life Fitness T-Series treadmill is backed by the engineering excellence a nd reliability of Life Fitness and i s one of the most rugged and trouble-free pi eces of exe rcise equipment on the ma rket today. Commercial Life Fitne ss treadmills are among the most popul ar of [...]

29 6.2 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG T HE H EART R ATE C HEST S TRAP H EART R ATE R EADING I S E RRATIC O R A BSENT E NTIRELY • Repeat the electrode wetting proced ure (see How to Us e the Heart Rate Monitor Che st Strap). The electrodes must be wet to pick up and transmit accurate heart rate readi ngs. • Make sure the electrodes are flat again st the ski [...]

30 6.3 H OW T O A DJUST A ND T ENSION T HE S TRIDING B ELT O N T HE L IFE F ITNESS T READMILL Do not move treadmill or place han ds under treadmill while it is plugged into an electrical outlet! Tool required: 5/16" hex key wrench T HE B ELT T ENSIONING B OLTS The Life Fitness treadmill has ac cess holes in the rear roller guards, which allow [...]

31 T ENSIONING A N E XISTING S TRIDING B ELT Under normal usage, the trea dmill striding belt may stretch slightly. If the belt starts to slip during use, take the steps listed below to correct the tensi on. 1 Using the STOP key, stop the treadmill. 2 Turn the belt tensioning bolts clockwi se a quarter-turn per side to tension the belt. Do not exce[...]

32 6.4 H OW T O O BTAIN P RODUCT S ERVICE 1. Verify the symptom and review t he operating instru ction s. The problem may be unfamiliarity with the product and its features and workouts. 2. Locate and document the serial num ber of the unit, which is located o n the serial number plate above the power entry area. 3. Contact the nearest Life Fitness[...]

33 7 S PECIFICATIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS T3i T READMILL S PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Consumer Maximum user weight: 300 pounds / 135 kilograms Speed range: 0.5 - 10.0 mph (0,8 – 16 kph) in 0.1 increments Elevation range: 0%-15% (in 0.5% increments) Motor: 2.5 HP continuous duty DC Lift Motor: Maximum duty cycle of oper ation is 1 minute on, 5 minu[...]

34 7.2 L IFE F ITNESS T5i T READMILL S PECIFICATIONS Designed use: Consumer Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 180 kilograms Speed range: 0.5 - 12.0 mph (0,8 - 20 kph) in 0.1 increments Elevation range: 0%-15% (in 0.5% increments) Motor: 2.75 HP continuous duty DC Lift Motor: Maximum duty cycle of oper ation is 1 minute on, 5 minutes off Rollers: 2.[...]

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