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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 960OM-rev1 5/31/06 7:23 AM Page 3[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual Purc haser’s Reference Information IT IS IMPERA TIVE THA T YOU FILL IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMA TION AND REFER TO IT SHOULD THE NEED FOR SERVICE ARISE. Product Name: Diamondback 960Ef Elliptical Serial Number: T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T o Activate W arranty: REGISTER YOUR W ARRANTY A T www .diamondbackfitness.com OR COMPLETEL Y[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 1 T able of Contents Purchaser ’ s reference information Inside Front Cover Introduction 2 Safety Instructions and W arnings 3 Assembly Drawing 4 Assembly Instructions 5 W orkout Guidelines 6 Maximum Heart Rate & Training Zone 7 Quantity & Quality 7 Heart Rate Monitoring Devices 8 Pulse hand grips 8 Chest strap 8 [...]

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    2 960 E f Owner’s Manual Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new 960Ef elliptical trainer . Y ou are about to experience one of the most effective and technically advanced meth- ods of low-impact, cardiovascular exercise available today . Y our 960Ef ellip- tical trainer was created by Diamondback Fitness, the innovative value le[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 3 Safety Instructions and W arnings The 960Ef is built for optimum safety and is designed to meet or exceed all domes- tic and international standards. However , certain precautions need to be followed when operating any exercise equipment. BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR 960Ef UNIT . CAUT[...]

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    4 960 E f Owner’s Manual Assembl y Dra wing i n te r v a l m a n u a ta r g et HR HR i nt er v a l r an d o h i l l s t r e ngth Console Console Mast Handle Bar Handrail, Right Handrail Cover Rear Stabilizer Bar Handrail, Left Handrail Cover Console Mast Cover T ransformer Rubber mat Main Wire Harness Main Frame 960OM-rev1 5/31/06 7:23 AM Page 8[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 5 Assembl y Ins tructions Step 1: Rear Stabilizer Bar 1. Place rear stabilizer bar under rear mainframe and align the screw holes. 2. Insert and tighten these two (M8 x 16mm) screws, split lock washer and flat washers using 6mm Allen wrench. Step 2: Console Mast Assembly 1. Slide console mast cover onto console mast, making[...]

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    G ood health is an exercise in common sense. The Surgeon General released a new study in 2001, The Surgeon General’ s Call T o Action T o Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity . It indicates that 61% of American adults are either over weight or obese. The stor y states that over weight increases the risk of health problems, such as heart di[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 7 W ork out guidelines (continued) If exercise intensity is too low or too high, no gains will be made in fitness. If the inten- sity is too low , the stress levels are ineffective. If the intensity is too high, injur y or fatigue may set your exercise program back as you tr y to recover . The best way to monitor exercise i[...]

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    8 960 E f Owner’s Manual W ork out guidelines (continued) 1 . Always stretch before your workout to loosen muscles, and after wards to cool down. 2. The first few minutes of your workout should be devoted to warming up muscles before a vigorous workout, and building your heart rate slowly . 3. After your aerobic workout of about 24-32 minutes, sp[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 9 Console Glossar y of T erms • Idle mode = Console is reset and waiting for an entr y . The dot matrix display window will flash “DB”. If no rpm for 5 minutes, the console will enter power save mode and the display will be shut off. • LED = The lights on the face of the console. • W atts = The rate of energy curr[...]

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    10 960 E f Owner’s Manual Console (continued) • If 10 seconds passes and no other key is pressed, the program will resume back to previous activities. • Re-start a program: The user may re-start a program after the program ends. Simply press “Start” key during Cool Down or W orkout Summary mode. The program will be started right immediate[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 11 Console (continued) Dot matrix window Data display select key W orkout programs T ime & Pulse displays Function keys W orkout program selecting keys Data display window CONSOLE LA YOUT 960OM-rev1 5/31/06 7:23 AM Page 15[...]

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    12 960 E f Owner’s Manual Console (continued) D ISPLA YS a. Dot matrix/pr ofile display 1. It displays letters for instruction during setup: • Display “AGE” during age setup; “WT” for weight setup; “TM” for time setup & “HR” for HR setup. • Display “EN” or “ME” for English or Metric units switch. • Scroll “W AR[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 13 Console (continued) FUNCTION KEYS a. Level Up/Down keys: • During program setup, press “Level Up/Down key” to adjust the following – age, weight, time & HR setting. • After program started, press “Level Up/Down key” to adjust the level, difficulty level or HR setting during exercising. b. Enter key: •[...]

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    14 960 E f Owner’s Manual W ork out Prog r ams W ARM UP Getting Started The 960Ef automatically initiates a 3-minute W arm Up at the beginning of each pro- gram. It is designed to prepare your body for an intensive workout and to reduce the possibility of injur y during workout. Note: W ar m Up is skipped for the Quick Start or Manual programs. B[...]

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    During the Program Data Display • Once it is started, the data display window will display the default workout data of “calories, speed & level”. Press “Select” button to switch the data dis plays to “watts, distance & RPM”. • The time will display “3:00” and continuing down. • The pulse display will display the heart [...]

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    P ause, Reset, Re-start or Switch a program See Console Operating Tips section for details, pages: 9 & 10. QUICK ST ART Getting Started A Quick Start program is for someone who wants to bypass the setup mode and star t their workouts right away . By picking Quick Start program, you are accepting the default values for calculations. Be sure to i[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 17 W ork out Prog r ams (continued) Up period during your workout since the W arm Up mode is skipped in the Manual program. Beginning the Program During idle mode, the dot matrix window displays ”DB”. T o begin this program, press “Classic Program” key until “Manual” program LED indicator lights up. Accepting de[...]

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    18 960 E f Owner’s Manual W ork out Prog r ams (continued) A djustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the level from L1 to L16. The level data display will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly . Ending the Program • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will [...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 19 W ork out Prog r ams (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the difficulty level. The level data display will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly . Ending the Program • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end a[...]

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    20 960 E f Owner’s Manual W ork out Prog r ams (continued) T he level of the remaining Rest segments will be updated to the new setting and the dot matrix window will update the intensity profile accordingly as well. • Press “Level Up/Down” key during W ork segment to adjust the level from L10. The level of the remaining W ork segments will[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 21 W ork out Prog r ams (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the difficulty level. The level data display will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly . Ending the Program • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end a[...]

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    w ill update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly . Ending the Program • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end and Cool down will be active. See Cool down section for details. • There will be a beep sound to indicate the program ends. Pause, Reset, Re-start or Switch a [...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 23 W ork out Prog r ams (continued) 4. After HR adjustment, press “Enter” or “Star t” to accept and begin this program. (Note: you may press Start key anytime to skip the setup and begin the workout immediately .) During the Program As soon as the “Enter” or “Start” key is pressed, the W ar m Up will be acti[...]

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    24 960 E f Owner’s Manual W ork out Prog r ams (continued) B eginning the Program During idle mode, the dot matrix window displays ”DB”. T o begin this program, press “HR Interactive” key until “HR Inter val” program LED indicator lights up. Accepting default values or Entering the program setup mode When the dot matrix display shows [...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 25 W ork out Prog r ams (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key during Rest HR segment to adjust the Rest HR setting of the remaining program. The Pulse window will blink the Rest HR setting and adjust. Until the adjustment is done, it then will resume to display actual HR. Dot matrix window will update the[...]

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    26 960 E f Owner’s Manual Maintenance CAUTION – FOR SAFE OPERA TION Always inspect hardware prior to any exercise session. Look for loose hardware, loose pedals, loose handrails, loose cranks and frayed wires. Repair or replace any dam- aged or worn parts, tighten all loose hardware. After workout, always wipe down your 960Ef unit. Perspiration[...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual 27 Domestic w arr anty Information (Applies to all product sold and placed within the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puer to Rico only) Effective: August 2003 Diamondback warrants its 960Ef to be free from defects in material and workmanship u nder normal use in the home and light instructional environments. Diamondbac[...]

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    28 960 E f Owner’s Manual Domestic w arr anty Information (continued) W arranty voided if: The W arranty does not apply to any failure of the product, or any parts of the product, due to: assembly errors, alterations, modifications, misuse, abuse, accident, improper maintenance, or if the serial number on the product has been removed, altered or [...]

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    960 E f Owner’s Manual W arr anty card Important! • Impor tant! • Important! • Impor tant! • Impor tant! • Important! W arranty card must be completed and returned to Diamondback within 15 days of purchase. Failure to comply may void manufacturer ’s W arranty . Or , you may register your product at www .diamondbackfitness.com. Y our N[...]

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    Part no. 22-96-117 Diamondback Fitness 300 Camarillo Ranch Road Camarillo, CA 93012 T 800-776-7642 F 805-388-5890 960OM-rev1 5/31/06 7:23 AM Page 2[...]