Life Fitness 93T manual

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    93T T readmill oper a tion manual[...]

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    1 LIFE FITNESS ASIA P ACIFIC L TD Room 2610, Miramar T ower 132 Nathan Road T simshatsui, Kowloon HONG KONG T elephone: (+852) 2891.6677 F AX: (+852) 2575.6001 LIFE FITNESS A TLANTIC BV LIFE FITNESS BENELUX Bijdorpplein 25-31 2992 LB Barendrecht THE NETHERLANDS T elephone: (+31) 180.646.666 F AX: (+31) 180.646.699 LIFE FITNESS BENELUX NV Parc Indus[...]

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    2 Before using this product, it is essential to read this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL installation instructions. It describes equipment setup and instructs members on how to use it correctly and safely . Avant d'utiliser ce produit, il est indispensable de lire ce manuel d'utilisation dans son INTÉGRALITÉ, ainsi que T OUTES les inst[...]

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    3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Section Description Page 1. Getting S tarted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 1.1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 1.2 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6. Service and T echnical Dat a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 6.1 Preventive Maintenance T ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 6.2 Preventive Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 6.3 T r[...]

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    5 This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following products: Life Fitness T readmill: 93T See "S pecifications" in this manual for product specific features. Life Fitness STRONGL Y recommends seeing a physician for a complete medical exam before undertaking an exercise program, p articularly if the user has a family history [...]

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    1 G ETTING S T ARTED 1.1 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using the treadmill. • DANGER: T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, always unplug this Life Fitness product before cleaning or attempting any maintenance activity . • W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of burns, fire, electric shock, or injury , it is impera- ti[...]

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    • Never place liquids of any type directly on the unit, except in an accessory tray or holder . Containers with lids are recommended. • Do not use this product in bare feet. Always wear shoes. Wear shoes with rubber or high- traction soles. Do not use shoes with heels, leather soles, cleats or spikes. Make sure no stones are embedded in the sol[...]

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    8 1 D ÉMARRAGE 1.1 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORT ANTES Lire toutes les instructions avant d'utiliser le tapis roulant. • DANGER: Pour réduire les risques de décharge électrique, toujours débrancher cet appareil Life Fitness avant le nettoyage ou toute mesure d'entretien. • A VERTISSEMENT : Pour réduire les risques de brûlures,[...]

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    • Ne jamais faire fonctionner d'appareil Life Fitness dont les orifices d'aération seraient blo- qués. Les garder exempts de peluches, de cheveux ou de toute obstruction. • Ne jamais rien insérer dans les ouvertures de cet appareil. Si un objet tombe à l'intérieur de l'appareil, couper l'aliment ation électrique, [...]

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    10 1.2 S ETUP Read the Operation Manual before setting up the Life Fitness treadmill. Place the treadmill where it will be used before beginning the setup procedure. E LECTRICAL P OWER R EQUIREMENTS The Life Fitness T readmill requires a dedicated* line according to the electrical configurations listed in the chart below . * One individual branch c[...]

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    W AX B AG I NSTRUCTIONS T o install the wax bag, turn the power of f at the ON/OFF switch, and unplug the unit from the electrical outlet. Remove the access p anel. Remove the two screws (A) securing the wax bag access panel (B), located on the user left side of the unit. Remove the p anel and set it aside. Inst all the wax bag. V erify that the wa[...]

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    12 H OW TO P OSITION AND S T ABILIZE THE L IFE F ITNESS T READMILL Following all safety instructions in Section 1.1, move the treadmill to the location in which it will be used. See Section 7, titled Specifications, for the dimensions of the footprint. Allow a distance of eight inches, or 21 centime- ters, between the treadmill and other units on e[...]

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    13 T o enter the Clock's configuration, press and hold down the P AUSE key and press the CLEAR key twice. Continue to hold down the P AUSE key until the MESSAGE CENTER displays the words "SER- VICE MENU". Then, release the P AUSE key and press the QUICK ST ART key . The MESSAGE CENTER then displays "MANAGER CONFIG". Press t[...]

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    14 F ITNESS N ETWORKING The two interchangeable type RJ45 networking ports (A) are located on the back of the display console. These network port s, located behind the display console rear access door , allow the treadmill to be connected to a fitness entertainment system and/or a fitness network, such as FitLinxx®. • Networking: The built-in ne[...]

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    P OWER C ORD R OUTING The power cord can be run straight from the treadmill, shortened and exited out the user-front left side, or run under the frame using the power cord clip s and exited out the user right-rear side of the treadmill. For efficient cord management, the following routing options are recommended: With the power cord unplugged, inse[...]

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    2 T HE D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE 2.1 D ISPLA Y 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 progress. With this easy-to-use console, the user can track fitness improvement from one workout to the next. Heart Rate Calories Distance Time Inclin[...]

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    17 2.2 D ISPLA Y C ONSOLE D ESCRIPTIONS A WORKOUT PROFILE WINDOW: During a workout, interval hills and valleys appear in this window as rows of light stacked in columns. The number of lit rows within a column corre- sponds to an incline percentage. B MESSAGE CENTER: This window displays step-by-step instructions for setting up a work- out. During a[...]

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    18 H A circular-shaped ST OP button is located on the right side of the panel below the display console. Press the button to stop the striding belt and end the current workout. 2.3 R EADING R ACK AND A CCESSOR Y T RA YS The display console design includes a built-in reading rack (A) allowing a book or magazine to be supported during the workout. Al[...]

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    19 3 H EART R AT E Z ONE T RAINING ® E XERCISE 3.1 W HY H EART R AT E Z ONE T RAINING ® E XERCISE ? Research shows that maintaining a specific heart rate while exercising is the 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 T raining® approach to exercis[...]

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    3.2 H EART R AT E M ONIT ORING T HE O PTIONAL H EART R AT E C HEST S TRAP The Life Fitness T readmill is equipped with Polar® telemetry , a heart rate monitoring system in which electrodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the treadmill console. These electrodes are attached to a chest strap that the user wears during the w[...]

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    21 4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS The following workouts are preprogrammed for the Life Fitness Treadmill. QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising. After the QUICK ST ART key is pressed, a MANUAL workout begins. F A T BURN is a low-intensity workout for burning the body’s fat reserves. The user wears a heart rate chest strap[...]

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    22 4.3 W ORKOUT D ESCRIPTIONS Q UICK S T ART QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising. After the QUICK ST ART key is pressed, a MANUAL workout begins. For accurate caloric expenditure, enter weight when prompted by the mes- sage center using the SELECTION keys. The prompt will appear ten seconds af ter the workout begins. The incline lev[...]

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    23 H ILL The Life Fitness-patented HILL workout of fers a variety of configurations for interval training. Intervals are periods of intense cardiovascular exercise separated by regular periods of lower- intensity exercise. The WORKOUT PROFILE window represents these high and low intervals as columns of light, which together have the appearance of h[...]

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    24 1 to 9 minutes: A workout with a duration of less than 10 minutes is insuf ficient for the HILL program to complete all four phases adequately . The program, therefore, condenses a workout of this duration at various stages. 10 to 19 minutes: The interval durations initially are set at 30 seconds for a 10-minute workout. For every minute over 10[...]

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    25 25 F IT T EST P ROGRAM S UGGESTED E XERTION L EVELS Inactive Active V ery Active T readmill Fit T est Level 2-3 mph 3-4 mph 3.5-4.5 mph 3.2-4.8 kph 4.8-6.4 kph 5.6-7.2 kph NOTE: T readmill will incline to 5% after a one minute warm-up. Suggested exertion levels should be used as a guideline for setting up the Fit T est program. The goal is to el[...]

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    26 The tables below list fit test result s. R ELA TIVE F ITNESS C LASSIFICA TION FOR M EN Men Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Elite 52+ 51+ 48+ 45+ 42+ Excellent 50-51 48-50 46-47 42-44 39-41 V ery Good 47-49 45-47 43-45 40-41 36-38 Above Average 44-46 42-44 40-42 37-39 33-35 Average 41-43 39-41 37-[...]

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    27 F AT B URN The F A T BURN workout is designed to maintain a user’s heart rate at 65 percent of the theoretical maximum † for optimal results. Throughout the workout, the user wears a chest strap. The console continuously monitors and displays the heart rate, adjusting the intensity level of the treadmill to reach and maintain the t arget*. T[...]

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    28 4.4 M AXIMIZING W ORKOUTS ON A L IFE F ITNESS T READMILL S ELECTING A N I NTENSITY L EVEL The steps for setting up a HILL or RANDOM workout include selecting a level. The word “level” refers to a range of incline percentages. The treadmill features 20 levels, with Level 1 having the lowest average incline grade and Level 20 having the highes[...]

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    29 each user's workout performance. Workout performance factors, such as speed, incline, dura- tion, and heart rate, determine the duration and intensity of the cool-down. H OLD -N-S CROLL This feature enables the user to scroll automatically through options simply by holding down an ARROW key , making it unnecessary to press the ARROW key rep[...]

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    30 5 T HE M ANAGER ’ S C ONFIGURA TION 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE M ANAGER ’ S C ONFIGURA TION T o enter the Manager's Configuration, press and hold down the P AUSE key and press the CLEAR key twice. Continue to hold down the P AUSE key until the MESSAGE CENTER dis- plays the words “SERVICE MENU”. Then, release the P AUSE key , press[...]

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    31 5.2 C ONFIGURA TION S ETTINGS CONFIGURATION FACTORY SETTING DEFAULT DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE ENGLISH The language of the MESSAGE CENTER display . Choices include Portugese, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Italian, French, and German. MAXTIME TM SETUP OFF This feature enables fitness club managers to set workout duration limits during peak and non-peak hou[...]

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    32 U SING T HE S T ART M ESSAGE S ETUP This configuration allows for a custom start-up message to be displayed before the default “Select Workout or Press Quick S tart” message. The custom message can cont ain up to 52 characters. C REA TING A S T ART M ESSAGE After entering the Manager’s Configuration, scroll to the ST ART MESSAGE SETUP opti[...]

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    33 U SING T HE S T ANDBY S ETUP This feature will automatically turn the treadmill power off and on at designated times, typically at the opening and closing of a facility . The real-time clock must be correct to fully utilize this fea- ture. Refer to Section 1.2 Setting the Clock. Select the ST ANDBY SETUP option. The MESSAGE CENTER displays the s[...]

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    34 6 S ERVICE AND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENT A TIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS The Life Fitness treadmill is backed by the engineering excellence and reliability of Life Fitness and is one of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today . Commercial Life Fitness treadmills are among the most popular of aerobic traine[...]

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    35 6.2 P REVENT A TIVE M AINTENANCE S CHEDULE Follow the schedule below to ensure proper operation of the product. ITEM WEEKL Y MONTHL Y QUARTERL Y BI-ANNUAL ANNUAL DISPLA Y CONSOLE ASSEMBL Y Hardware Inspect Overlay Clean Inspect Accessory Cups Clean Inspect S top Switch Clean Inspect Emergency Clean Inspect Switch/Magnet HANDLEBAR ASSEMBL Y Hardw[...]

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    36 6.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE T READMILL Malfunction No Power Probable Cause On/Off switch. Insufficient power source. Damaged line cord. Line cord improperly seat- ed in socket. T ripped circuit breaker . Corrective Action T urn the switch to the ON position. Plug treadmill into a dedi- cated 20 amp circuit. Refer to the Operations Manual. Using a v[...]

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    37 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE T READMILL (C ONTINUED ) Malfunction S triding Belt slips off-center Maximum speed is reduced Rubbing sound from underneath machine Display does not illuminate when machine is powered on Probable Cause Uneven floor surface. User is pushing striding belt. This occurs when the runner is running faster than the striding belt wi[...]

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    38 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE T READMILL (C ONTINUED ) Malfunction Unit resets randomly or pauses Probable Cause Insufficient power source. Damaged ground prong on line cord. Line cord improperly seated in electrical outlet. Emergency stop magnet not engaged. T owel or other item may be making contact with stop switch while user is running. T owel or oth[...]

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    39 6.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE O PTIONAL H EART R AT E C HEST S TRAP H EART R AT E R EADING I S E RRA TIC O R A BSENT E NTIREL Y Malfunction Heart rate reading is erratic or absent entirely Abnormally elevated heart rate readings Probable Cause Belt transmitter electrodes are not wet enough to pick up accurate heart rate readings. Belt transmitter ele[...]

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    40 6.5 H OW TO A DJUST AND T ENSION THE S TRIDING B EL T Do not move treadmill or place hands under treadmill while it is plugged into an electrical outlet! T HE B EL T T ENSIONING B OL TS A 5/16-inch hex key wrench is required for this task. The Life Fitness T readmill has access holes in the rear roller guards which allow access to the tensioning[...]

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    41 T ENSIONING AN E XISTING S TRIDING B EL T 1 Enter the Manual workout and operate the treadmill for five minutes at 5.0 MPH (8.0 KPH). NOTE: DO NOT RUN OR WALK ON BEL T . 2 Reduce the speed to 2.0 MPH (3.2 KPH). W alk on the treadmill. T ightly grip the handrails and apply force with feet on the striding belt near the motor cover against the movi[...]

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    42 6.6 C LEANING THE W AX N OZZLE The MESSAGE CENTER periodically displays a wax reminder message, if the W AX REMINDER setting is enabled in the MANAGER’S CONFIGURA TION. When this message appears, take the following step s: A. Remove panel on right side to access nozzle (A). B. Make sure that the unit is off, and the electrical plug has been re[...]

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    43 6.7 H OW TO O BT AIN P RODUCT S ERVICE 1. V erify the symptom and review the operating instructions. The problem may be unfamiliarity with the product and its features and workout s. 2. Locate and write down the serial number of the unit, which is located on a plate near the power switch. 3. Contact the nearest Life Fitness Customer Support Serv[...]

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    44 7 S PECIFICA TIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS 93T T READMILL S PECIFICA TIONS Designed use: Heavy/Commercial Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 181 1kilograms S peed range: 0.5 - 10.0 MPH (0.8 - 16 KPH) in 0.1 increments for U.S. 0.5 - 12.0 MPH (0.8 - 20 KPH) in 0.1 for international Elevation range: 0%-15% (in 0.1% increments) Drive train: AC motor with[...]

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