True Fitness 450 SERIES Bedienungsanleitung

OWNERS MANUAL 450 SERIES 500 SERIES 550 SERIES RESIDENTIAL TREADMILL Manual • Pre-Program • Heart Rate Control • CI-Cardiointeractive ® ®[...]

“Our original goal was to build the world’s best treadmills, and today we believe we’re doing it!” — Frank Trulaske President In 1981 , Fr ank T rulask e launched T r ue Fitness T echnology , Inc. and began manufactur ing hand-cr afted tr eadmills. His team’s obsession with quality has pr opelled T rue to the top of the industry and has[...]

SECTION 1 S AFETY TIPS 1- 2 2 B A SICS 1- 3 3 A SSEMBL Y 1- 4 4 BEL T ADJUS TMENT S 1- 4 4 TREADBEL T TENSION 1- 5 5 S AFETY FEA TURES 1- 5 5 SECTION 2 450/500 HRC CONTROL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 1 1 550 HRC CONTROL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 2 2 550/500 CI (C ARDIOINTERA C TIVE) CONTROL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 3 3 S.O[...]

1 . Alw a ys use the saf ety k e y and attach lan y ard to y our clothing at about w aist height. 2. W ear comf ortable, good-quality w alking or running shoes. 3. W arm-up and cool-down periods ar e importan t for a complete w ork out. 4. Alw a ys str addle the belt and allow it to start moving bef or e stepping on to it. 5. Hold the gr ab bar whi[...]

SETTING UP YOUR TREADMILL Place your tr eadmill on a clean, lev el surface. Mak e sur e the electr ical cord easily r eaches a gr ounded thr ee-pr onged outlet and has enough slack to allow the deck to incline unhinder ed by the cord. Do not allow the tr eadmill assembly to r est on the cord. Although your tr eadmill is designed to oper ate on most[...]

P AR TS INCLUDED: 1 1 - - A A L L L L E E N N W W R R E E N N C C H H 6 6 - - S S C C R R E E W W S S 6 6 - - S S T T A A R R W W A A S S H H E E R R S S ( ( L L O O C C K K W W A A S S H H E E R R S S ) ) 1 1 - - O O W W N N E E R R S S M M A A N N U U A A L L 1 1 - - W W A A R R R R A A N N T T Y Y C C A A R R D D 1 1 - - H H E E A A R R T T R R [...]

N N O O T T E E : : Y Y o o u u r r a a u u t t h h o o r r i i z z e e d d T T r r u u e e d d e e a a l l e e r r m m a a y y p p r r o o v v i i d d e e a a d d d d i i t t i i o o n n a a l l s s u u p p p p o o r r t t . . A A L L T T E E R R N N A A T T I I V V E E M M E E T T H H O O D D 1 . Stand beside the tr eadmill, insert the saf e ty k[...]

Control Panel Functions 2-1 S T AR T/r ese t: Starts the tr eadbelt in mo tion. Also r ese ts distance, time, calories when held f or 3 seconds. SELEC T/en ter: Used to en ter y our weight. Also for vie wing dual function window s o f speed/pace and calories/me tabolic r a te UP/DO WN: A djusts the gr ade at any time dur ing y our work out. Sets di[...]

Control Panel Functions 2-2 DIS T ANCE: Indicates miles tr a v eled in .01 mile incr emen ts up to 9 .99 , and . 1 mile incr emen ts past 10 miles. Can also be set to coun tdown (See coun tdo wn on page 2- 7) SPEED: Indicates mph in . 1 incr emen ts P A CE: Indicates amoun t of time r equir ed to complete 1 mile a t that speed C AL ORIES: Indicates[...]

shock absorbing sy stem. Control Panel Functions 2-3 500/550 CI (CARDIOINTERACTIVE) CONTROL P ANEL[...]

T T H H E E T T R R U U E E S S . . O O . . F F . . T T . . S S Y Y S S T T E E M M I I S S A A D D I I F F F F E E R R E E N N C C E E Y Y O O U U C C A A N N F F E E E E L L . . T rue’s unique S.O.F . T . S yst em is the most adv anced shock-absorbing sy stem av ailable. It cushions the initial impact and then tr ansitions to a firm, secur e su[...]

Quick Reference Operating Instructions 2-5 BASICS: • • Str addle T r eadbelt • • Insert Saf e ty K e y , attach lany ard to clothing QUICK ST AR T : (Manual W ork out Only) P r ess A djust Speed Using K ey s A djust Gr ade Using K ey s PROGRAMS: Se t Y our W eight Using K e ys P r ess Scr oll T o Desir ed Pr ogr am Using K ey s Se t P r ogr[...]

Quick Reference Operating Instructions 2-6 W W i i t t h h E E x x p p r r e e s s s s C C o o m m m m a a n n d d K K e e y y s s The f ollo wing is a quick o v erview of the basic oper ating fea tur es of y our T rue tr eadmill. While mor e detailed oper ating instructions ar e on the f ollo wing pages, these quick r ef er ences will familiariz e[...]

Manual Program Operating Instructions B B A A S S I I C C S S T T A A R R T T - - U U P P • • Plug machine in to a g g r r o o u u n n d d e e d d 110 V A C outlet. • • T urn on the pow er switch. • • Step on to the tr eadmill. • • Str addle the tr eadbelt. • • Insert saf e ty k ey in to the console behind the gr ab b a r . C C [...]

Pre Program Operating Instructions 2-8 B B A A S S I I C C S S T T A A R R T T - - U U P P • • Plug machine in to a g g r r o o u u n n d d e e d d 110 V A C outlet. • • T urn on the pow er switch. • • Step on to the tr eadmill. • • Str addle the tr eadbelt. • • Insert saf e ty k ey in to the console behind the grab b a r . C C [...]

User Program Operating Instructions Pre-Program Profiles 2-9 MIN MAX MIN MAX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 SPEED (MPH) GRADE (%) MIN MAX MIN MAX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.8 2.4 2.[...]

Cardiointeractive & Heart Rate Control 2-10 I I N N T T R R O O D D U U C C T T I I O O N N Y ou ar e now the owner of the most sophisticat ed Heart Rat e Con tr ol tr eadmill av ailable. The TRUE HR C is unique and pat en ted. It accommodates user s fr om r ehabilitation to w orld class athle tes, and all those in betw een. The TRUE HRC tr ead[...]

T rue T arget Heart Rate Control: How It W orks 2-11 This unique, simple, and saf e sy stem is eas y to use and understand. The user first sets their per sonal maximums f f o o r r b b o o t t h h s s p p e e e e d d a a n n d d g g r r a a d d e e . . This allow s the user to customiz e and cr eate a v arie ty of work outs. B y setting personal ma[...]

O O P P E E R R A A T T I I N N G G I I N N S S T T R R U U C C T T I I O O N N S S 4 4 5 5 0 0 / / 5 5 0 0 0 0 / / 5 5 5 5 0 0 H H E E A A R R T T R R A A T T E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L Bef or e beginning oper ation in Heart Ra te Con tr ol, y ou must first attach the heart ra te tr ansmitter ar ound y our chest. The r adio fr equenc y tr ans[...]

P r ess (In the window labeled heart r ate the last edited heart r ate will appear .) The message will r ead: A A D D J J T T A A R R G G E E T T + - - N N E E X X T T - - S S E E L L E E C C T T P P R R E E S S S S S S T T A A R R T T . . Using , edit heart r a te. P r ess . The message will r ead: A A D D J J M M A A X X S S P P E E E E D D + + -[...]

When your heart ra te is within 15 beats fr om the target, the message will r ead A A P P P P R R O O A A C C H H I I N N G G T T A A R R G G E E T T X X X X X X N N O O T T E E : : If while y ou ar e warming up y ou feel that y our selected target is too high or too low , y ou can edit y our target heart to a new v alue as follo w s: P r ess Using[...]

C C O O O O L L D D O O W W N N S S T T A A G G E E Cool Down Stage Instructions: When time is elapsed or distance has r eached z er o and the HRC stage is complet ed, ther e will be an immediat e 50% MET r eduction in y our work load. The message will r ead: C C O O O O L L D D O O W W N N f ollow ed by audible signal A A V V G G H H E E A A R R T[...]

C C R R U U I I S S E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L H H E E A A R R T T R R A A T T E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L Her e’s the simplest w a y to en ter target heart r ate tr aining. While in manual w ork out on all HR C, CI models, y ou can easily en ter T arget Heart Rat e Con tr ol by simply pr essing the T arget Heart Ra te Expr ess K ey mark[...]

A A L L L L T T R R U U E E H H E E A A R R T T R R A A T T E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L W W O O R R K K O O U U T T S S C C O O N N S S I I S S T T O O F F T T H H R R E E E E S S T T A A G G E E S S : : 1 . W arm -up Stage 2. T arget Heart Ra te Con tr ol Stage 3. Cool Down Stage T T O O U U S S E E H H R R C C I I N N T T E E R R V V A A L L [...]

The message will r ead: S S T T A A R R T T I I N N G G 3 3 S S T T A A R R T T I I N N G G 2 2 S S T T A A R R T T I I N N G G 1 1 A A D D J J S S P P E E E E D D +- A A D D J J G G R R A A D D E E +- W W A A R R M M U U P P T T A A R R G G E E T T X X X X X X W W A A R R M M - - U U P P S S T T A A G G E E W arm-up Stage Instructions: The tr eadm[...]

The message will then r ead W W O O R R K K I I N N T T X X X X : : X X X X . . The time will decr ease fr om the work in terv al time y ou en ter ed. When y ou r each z er o, the message will r ead R R E E S S T T I I N N T T X X X X : : X X X X . . The time will decr ease fr om the r est in terv al time you en ter ed. I I N N T T H H R R C C N N [...]

• • The Heart Ra te Monitor str ap pr o vided with y our tr eadmill should be w orn dir ec tly against y ou skin, 1 -2 inches below the pector al muscles/br east line. Initially the tr ansmission signal for your heart ra te ma y be err atic or no n e xist en t. P erspir ation on your skin is necessary for p r oper tr ansmission. In most cases, [...]

Pre-Program Operating Instructions With Express Keys B B A A S S I I C C S S T T A A R R T T - - U U P P • • Plug machine in to a g g r r o o u u n n d d e e d d 110 V A C outlet. • • T urn on the pow er switch. • • Step on to the tr eadmill. • • Str addle the tr eadbelt. • • Insert saf e ty k ey in to the console behind the gra[...]

T arget Heart Rate Chart 2-22 W ARNING! Consult your physician to determine your target heart rate before using the heart rate control mode of this treadmill! The above chart is to be used only as an average reference point and is in NO W A Y a recommendation of your personal abilities! Medications may affect your heart rate. Consult your physician[...]

The F .I.T . Formula 2-23 THE F .I.T . FORMULA ( ( F F r r e e q q u u e e n n c c y y , , I I n n t t e e n n s s i i t t y y , , T T i i m m e e ) ) Y Y O O U U R R F F I I T T N N E E S S S S P P R R O O G G R R A A M M Y ou can get v aluable fitness benefits fr om y our TR UE T r eadmill. Using the tr eadmill r egularly ma y incr ease the abili[...]

UNDERST ANDING THE F .I.T . FORMULA The work out portion of y our e x ercise pr ogr am consists of thr ee major v ariables: F r equency , In tensity , and Time. F F R R E E Q Q U U E E N N C C Y Y : : H H o o w w O O f f t t e e n n Y Y o o u u E E x x e e r r c c i i s s e e Y ou should e x ercise thr ee to fiv e times a w eek to impr ov e your ca[...]

The F .I.T . Formula 2-25 B B E E G G I I N N N N I I N N G G F F I I T T N N E E S S S S P P R R O O G G R R A A M M If y ou cannot sustain 12 con tinuous minutes in y our target heart r a te z one, e x ercise sev er al times a day to get in to the habit of e x ercise. T ry to r each and main tain 60-65 percen t of y our maximum heart r a te. Alte[...]

Care & Maintenance 3-1 Y our TR UE tr eadmill is construct ed of quality mat er ials and manufactur ed to pr o vide many y ear s of faithful service. Simple r outine cleaning and a pr e v en tiv e main t enance pr ogr am will e xt end the life of y our tr eadmill. N N O O T T E E : : T o pr e v en t electr ical shock, be certain the tr eadmill [...]

T roubleshooting Guide 3-2 * * C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r L L E E D D D D i i s s p p l l a a y y s s a a r r e e i i l l l l u u m m i i n n a a t t e e d d S S Y Y M M P P T T O O M M C C A A U U S S E E S S O O L L U U T T I I O O N N Circuit br eak er on tr eadmill A. Damaged motor Service r equir ed trips when the pow er cord is plugged i[...]

Diagnostics 3-3 Y OUR TR UE TREADMILL IS EQUIPPED WITH BUIL T IN DIA GNOS TIC INFORMA TION AND MAINTENANCE REMINDERS The following err or messages will be display ed as they occur . E v ery time these messages ar e displa y ed, an audible will sound twice. E E 1 1 : : I I N N C C L L I I N N E E Incline mo ving when not commanded to. E E 1 1 : : M [...]

Performance Chart 4-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NAME ______ TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. P .O. BOX 8803, 865 HOFF ROAD, O’F ALLON, MO 63366 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CHAR T Phot ocop y this chart for repea ted use and k eep a w eekly r ecord of your performance pr ogr ess. DA T E W ORK OUT TIME DIS T ANCE A VERA GE SPEED PR OGRAM LEVEL GO A[...]

Performance Chart 4-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NAME ______ TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. P .O. BOX 8803, 865 HOFF ROAD, O’F ALLON, MO 63366 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CHAR T Phot ocop y this chart for repea ted use and k eep a w eekly r ecord of your performance pr ogr ess. DA T E W ORK OUT TIME DIS T ANCE A VERA GE SPEED PR OGRAM LEVEL GO A[...]

The engineering and design of T rue T r eadmills is the r esult of consultation with medical pr of essionals in the cardiac r ehabilitation and orthopedic sector s. Our service and support per sonnel work in unison with our e xt ensiv e factory tr ained dealer netw ork to pr o vide fast, friendly and knowledgeable r esponse to customer needs. If yo[...]

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