Horizon Fitness 4.3E manual

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    ELITE SERIES ELLIPTICAL USER’S GUIDE FOR MODELS : 2.3E 3.3E 4.3E[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y ASSEMBL Y 3 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY INTRODUCTION CONGRA TULA TIONS and THANK YOU for your purchase of this Elite Series elliptical! Whether your goal is to win races or simply enjoy a fuller , healthier lifestyle, [...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4 INTRODUCTION ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this elliptical. When using an electrical product, basic precautions should always be followed, inclu[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 5 INTRODUCTION ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY ASSEMBL Y IMPORT ANT : READ THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE! There are several areas during the assembly process of a elliptical that special attention must be paid. It is very important to follow the asse[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 6 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TOOLS INCLUDED PARTS INCLUDED c 5mm Allen Wrench c 4mm Allen Wrench c Phillips Screw Driver c 13/15mm Flat Wrench c 17mm Flat Wrench c 1 Console c 1 Console Mast c 1 Conso[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 7 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY BOLT (A) ARC W ASHER (C) SPRING W ASHER (B) FLA T WASHER (D) SPRING W ASHER (B) CONSOLE MAST TOP CAP CONSOLE WIRES MAIN FRAME BRACKET MAIN FRAME BOLT (A) ASSEMBL Y STEP 1 A) Open HARDW ARE[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 8 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y STEP 2 FLA T WASHER (E) BOLT (F) FOOT LEVELER MAIN FRAME FOOT LEVELER AXLE A) Open HARDW ARE BAG FOR STEP 2. B) Slide FOOT LEVELER AXLE through MAIN FRAME TUBE .[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 9 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY 9 8 11 10 PEDAL ARM PIVOT TUBE FLA T W ASHER (H) ARC W ASHER (I) FLA T W ASHER (J) BOLT (K) ASSEMBL Y STEP 4 BOLT (K) 13 mm Qty: 2 FLA T W ASHER (H) 29 mm Qty: 2 FLA T W ASHER (J) 27 mm Qt[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 10 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y STEP 4 (CONTINUED) A) HARDW ARE BAG FOR STEP 4 (continued) . B) Attach the PEDAL ARM COVER to the right PEDAL ARM using SCREW (L) . C) Repeat on the other side.[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 11 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY ASSEMBL Y STEP 5 PRE-A TTACHED BOLT AND W ASHER PRE-A TTACHED W ASHERS CONSOLE MAST LOWER HANDLEBAR NOTE: There is NO hardware bag for this step. All hardware is pre-installed. A) Remove [...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 12 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y STEP 5 (CONTINUED) PRE-A TTACHED SET SCREWS UPPER HANDLEBAR LOWER HANDLEBAR TAB NOTCH NOTE: There is NO hardware bag for this step. All hardware is pre-installe[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 13 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY ASSEMBL Y STEP 6 GUIDE RAIL LOWER LINK ARM SPACER TEFLON W ASHERS LOWER HANDLEBAR LOWER LINK ARM TEFLON W ASHERS (O) SPACER (P) L0WER HANDLEBAR NUT (Q) BOLT (N) A) Open HARDW ARE BAG FOR [...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 14 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES YOU’RE FINISHED! ASSEMBL Y STEP 7 CONSOLE CONSOLE WIRES CONSOLE MAST PRE-A TTACHED SCREWS NOTE: There is NO hardware bag for this step. A) Attach the CONSOLE MAST wires[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 15 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN CONGRA TULA TIONS! on choosing your elliptical. Y ou’ve taken an important step in developing and sustaining an exercise program! Y our ellip[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 16 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION POWER Y our programmable elliptical is powered by a power supply . The power must be plugged into the power jack, which is located in the [...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 17 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION ASSEMBL Y 2.3 - 3.3E CONSOLE DISPLA Y CHANGE DISPLAY 2 4 6 8 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 20 TIME SPEED HEART RATE DISTANCE CALORIES RESISTANCE/LEVEL P1: MANUAL P2: INTERVALS[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 18 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION 4.3E CONSOLE DISPLA Y CHANGE DISPLAY SPEED HEART RATE CALORIES RESISTANCE/LEVEL TIME DISTANCE 2 4 6 8 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 20 START QUICK S[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 19 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION ASSEMBL Y 2.3E - 4.3E CONSOLE OPERA TION 1 ) T urn on Elliptical. 2 ) Press START button and begin exercising. 3 ) Program will automatically default to MANUAL (P1),[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 20 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION 1 ) Select THR ZONE program using the PROGRAM QUICK KEY and press ENTER . • The HEART RA TE window will flash showing the default target[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 21 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION ASSEMBL Y ."/6"- */5&37 "-4 30--*/( 8&*()5-044 (0-'$0634& 3"$& $6450. $6450. 5)3;0/& 5)3;0[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 22 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION HANDLEBARS Place the palm of your hands directly on the grip pulse handlebars. Both hands must grip the bars for your heart rate to regist[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 23 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y AL W A YS CONSUL T YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE BEGINNING AN ExERCISE PROGRAM. HOW OFTEN? (Frequency of Workouts) The American Heart Association recommends that[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 24 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y CONDITIONING GUIDELINES T ARGET HEART RA TE ZONE CHART    #&" 541&3.*/65&         ?[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 25 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y STRETCH FIRST Before using your product, it is best to take a few minutes to do a few gentle stretching exercises. Stretching prior to exercise will impr[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 26 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y CONDITIONING GUIDELINES W ARM UP The first 2 to 5 minutes of a workout should be devoted to warming up. The warm-up will limber your muscles and prepare them fo[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 27 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y WEEKL Y LOG SHEETS 8&&, 8&&,- :(0"- 8&&,- :505"-4 % " : 46/%" : .0/%" : 56&4%"[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 28 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y CONDITIONING GUIDELINES WEEKL Y LOG SHEETS 8&&, 8&&,- :(0"- 8&&,- :505"-4 % " : 46/%" : .0/%"[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y 29 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y MONTHL Y LOG SHEETS .0/5) .0/5)- :(0"- .0/5)- :505"-4 8&&, %*45 "/$& $"-03*&4 5*.& .0/5) .0/5)-[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 30 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE Y our Horizon Fitness elliptical is designed to be reliable. However , if you do experience problems with your elliptical, please reference the troubleshooting [...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y ASSEMBL Y 31 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE PROBLEM: There is no heart rate reading. SOLUTION: Remove the console and verify that the heart rate cables are attached properly , making sure[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 32 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE ARE THE SOUNDS MY ELLIPTICAL MAKES NORMAL? Our ellipticals are some of the quietest available because they use belt drives and friction free magnetic resistance[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN ASSEMBL Y ASSEMBL Y 33 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION CONDITIONING GUIDELINES TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE WHA T KIND OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED? We use sealed bearings throughout our ellipticals so lubrication is not needed. The most importa[...]

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    BEFORE YOU BEGIN 34 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS ASSEMBL Y BEFORE YOU BEGIN ELLIPTICAL OPERA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE CONDITIONING GUIDELINES ASSEMBL Y LIMITED W ARRANTY FRAME • LIFETIME Horizon Fitness warrants the frame against defects in workmanship and materials for the lifetime of the original owner so l[...]

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    Elite 2.3E - 4.3E Rev. 1.7 | © 2006 Horizon Fitness Products | Designed & Engineered in the U.S.A. | Made in China 1620 Landmark Drive, Cottage Grove WI, 53527 T el: 1.800.244.4192 Fax: 608.842.1660 For fast and friendly service, please contact one of our trained customer technicians via phone, email or our website. Customer T ech Support Hotl[...]