Life Fitness 97T1 manual

IN T EGRITY SERIES TR EADMIL L (97TI) OPERA TION MANU AL 07 /24/10 M051-00K58-B389[...]

A MERICAS North America Life Fitness Inc. 5100 N River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 U.S.A T elephone: (847) 288 3300 Fax: (847) 288 3703 Service Email: commercialservicereply@lifefitness.com Sales/Marketing Email: commercialsales@lifefitness.com Operating Hours: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST) Brazil Life Fitness Brasil Av . Cidade Jardim, 900 Jd. Paulista[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Section Description 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.2 Setup . . . .[...]

Before using this product, it is essential to read this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL assembly 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 TOUTES les instruction[...]

This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following product: Integrity Series T readmill (97Ti) See "Specifications" in this manual for product specific features. Statement of Purpose: The treadmill is an exercise machine that enables users to walk or run, in place, on a moving surface. Life Fitness STRONGL Y recommends seeing [...]

1 G ETTING S T ARTED 1.1 I MPORT ANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS 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 imperat[...]

• When it is necessary to immobilize the treadmill, set the display to read SELECT WORKOUT . (Press the ST OP key twice if not already there.) Then hold down the SPEED DOWN key and press the P AUSE key . The treadmill now displays “IMMOBILIZED”. In this state, the treadmill cannot be operated. The belt and incline motors are disabled. The tre[...]

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, d[...]

• Les rampes latérales peuvent servir à rétablir son équilibre, mais ne sont pas destinées à un usage continu. • Ne jamais monter sur le tapis de course et ne pas en descendre jamais pendant qu'il tourne. Utiliser les rampes latérales afin de ne pas perdre l'équilibre. En cas d'urgence, par exemple, en cas de trébuchemen[...]

1.2 S ETUP Read the Operation Manual before setting up the Life Fitness T readmill. 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 with isolated neutral according to the electrical configurations listed in the chart below . * One[...]

H OW TO P OSITION AND S T ABILIZE THE L IFE F ITNESS T READMILL Follow all safety instructions in Section 1.1 and move the treadmill to the location in which it will be used. See Section 7 for the dimensions of the product footprint (assembled dimensions.). S AFETY C LEARANCES The following information is supplied as regional reference data regardi[...]

S TRIDE S ENSOR A UTO -S HUT OFF S YSTEM The Stride Sensor auto-shutoff system detects whether a user is on the belt/deck. If the user leaves the belt/deck during a workout, the system is triggered and the following message is displayed, "User not detected on belt - press enter to con- tinue workout." If the user presses ENTER during this[...]

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 clips 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, inser[...]

2 C ONSOLE O VERLA Y AND A CTIVITY Z ONE 2.1 C ONSOLE O VERLA Y AND A CTIVITY Z ONE 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. iPod [...]

2.2 C ONSOLE O VERLA Y D ESCRIPTION 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 corresponds to an incline percentage. B. MESSAGE CENTER: This window displays step-by-step instructions for setting up a workout. During a work[...]

J. HEAR T RA TE SIDE P ANEL DISPLA Y HEART RA TE: Displays the heart rate during a workout if the user grasps the Lifepulse™ sensor or wears a Polar ® telemetry heart rate chest strap. TIME IN ZONE: Displays the accumulated time that the heart rate stays within the selected target zone for a Heart Rate Zone T raining workout. See Section 3 for m[...]

2.3 A CTIVITY Z ONE Y . (W alk, Jog, Run) 3-Speed Keys: Press one of the 3-Speed keys prior to a workout to have the treadmill belt begin moving at a preset value. The preset values are 2 mph / 3 kph (W alk), 4 mph / 6 kph (Jog), and 6 mph / 9 kph (Run). During a workout, press these buttons to immediately change the belt speed to the preset value.[...]

3 H EART R AT E Z ONE T RAINING ® 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 exercise. Zone T rai[...]

3.2 H EART R AT E M ONITORING T HE L IFEPULSE TM S YSTEM T o use the treadmill’s Lifepulse TM system to check the heart rate during a workout, grasp the stainless steel sensors on the Ergo TM front handlebar . T wo sensors are located on each of the handlebars. Contact must be maintained with all four sen- sors to obtain a heart rate. The console[...]

4 T HE W ORKOUTS 4.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS The following workouts are pre-programmed for the Life Fitness T readmill. QUICK ST ART is the fastest way to begin exercising. After the QUICK ST ART key is pressed, a MANUAL workout begins immediately . MANUAL is a constant effort workout in which the user can change incline level or speed at any time. RAN[...]

4.2 U SING THE W ORKOUTS Select a workout or log on to a fitness network exercise database. See Section 4.5 Logging on to the Network for details. The chart below lists the steps for setting up each workout. Use the NUMERIC keypad to enter the values when prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER, or use TIME, INCLINE, or SPEED arrow keys to scroll to desired[...]

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 using the ENTER WEIGHT button. The incline level is set to zero by de- fault. Change the level using the INCLINE arrow key . Change the speed us[...]

H ILL The Life Fitness-patented HILL workout offers a variety of configurations for interval training. Intervals are periods of in- tense cardiovascular exercise separated by regular periods of lower-intensity exercise. The WORKOUT PROFILE window represents these high and low intervals as columns of illuminated LEDs, which together have the appeara[...]

C USTOM W ORKOUTS The treadmill console stores up to six custom workouts. These workouts are created by fitness club managers or other authorized personnel. For information on creating these workouts, see Programming Custom Workouts in Section 5. T o use custom workouts, press the PERSONAL TRAINER button repeatedly until the MESSAGE CENTER displays[...]

H EART R AT E H ILL TM This program combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone T raining. The default tar- get heart rate is calculated as 80% of the theoretical maximum (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup. All hills and valleys are percentages of HRmax. The workout consists [...]

H EART R AT E I NTER V AL TM This program also combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone T raining. The default target heart rate is calculated as 80% of the theoretical maximum (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup. The workout alternates between a hill, which brings the hear[...]

E XTREME H EART R AT E TM This intense, varied workout is designed to help more experienced users to break through fitness improvement plateaus. The workout alternates between two target heart rates as quickly as possible. The ef fect is similar to that of running sprints. The user must wear a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap or grip the Life[...]

F IT T EST The treadmill Fit T est program is another exclusive feature of this versatile treadmill. The Fit T est workout estimates car- diovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improvements in endurance every four to six weeks. The user must grasp the hand sensors (if equipped) when prompted, or wear a Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap[...]

I f you make an error when entering any Fit T est data, you can correct it by pressing CLEAR, inputting the correct informa- tion and pressing ENTER. It is important for you to take the Fit T est under similar circumstances each time. Y our heart rate is dependent on many factors, including: • amount of sleep the previous night (at least seven ho[...]

F ITNESS T ESTS The Life Fitness T readmill features fitness tests based upon specific predefined protocols. • ARMY PFT : 2.0 miles The U.S. Army Physical Fitness T est is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness. • NA VY PRT : 1.5 miles The running portion of the U.S. Navy Physical Readiness T[...]

4.4 M AXIMIZING W ORKOUTS ON A L IFE F ITNESS T READMILL S ELECTING A L EVEL The steps for setting up a HILL, RANDOM, SPORT TRAINING 5K, and SPORT TRAINING 10K workout include select- ing 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[...]

C OOL D OWN Life Fitness' unique Cool Down Protocol automatically customizes every cool down based on each user's workout per- formance. Workout performance factors such as speed, incline, duration and heart rate determine the duration and inten- sity of the cool down. D IMMING The dimming feature controls the brightness of the treadmill [...]

5 S ERVICE M ENU 5.1 E NTERING AND U SING THE S ERVICE M ENU Managers and other authorized personnel can use the Service Menu to access diagnostics, information, maintenance, and configuration submenus. Enter this menu system by pressing and holding down the P AUSE key and pressing the CLEAR key twice. Continue to hold down the P AUSE key until the[...]

5.2 M ANAGER ’ S C ONFIGURA TION (O PTIONAL S ETTINGS ) Setting Default V alue Description Language English This option allow for the setting of a new default language for user and service messages. Maximum Workout Duration 60 Minutes This feature allows the setting of maximum workout duration limits. English / Metric Units English (International[...]

M ANAGER ’ S C ONFIGURA TION (O PTIONAL S ETTINGS ) ( CONTINUED ) Setting Default V alue Description Erase Custom Workouts Not Applicable If this option is selected, all six custom workout programs will be erased. Maximum Incline 15.0 This option changes the maximum incline grade to a value lower than 15% Start Message Setup NO MESSAGE This optio[...]

P ROGRAMMING C USTOM W ORKOUTS After entering the Manager ’s Configuration (Optional Settings), use the TIME arrow keys to scroll through the list of config- uration options, or allow the MESSAGE CENTER to scroll automatically through the options. When “CUSTOM WORK- OUT ENTR Y” appears, press ENTER to select this option. The custom workouts a[...]

S A VING A S T ART M ESSAGE T o save the ST ART MESSAGE, press ENTER. “MESSAGE SA VED” will appear in the message center confirming the message has been saved. T o exit the start message setup without saving, press the clear key twice. “MESSAGE NOT SA VED” will appear in the MESSAGE CENTER confirming the message has not been saved. E RASING[...]

6 S ERVICE AND T ECHNICAL D ATA 6.1 P REVENTIVE M AINTENANCE T IPS The Life Fitness T readmill 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 T readmills are among the most popular of aerobic trainers in[...]

6.2 P REVENTIVE M AINTENANCE S CHEDULE ITEM WEEKL Y MONTHL Y QUARTERL Y BI-ANNUAL ANNUAL DISPLA Y CONSOLE ASSEMBL Y Hardware Inspect Console and Activity Zone Overlays Clean Inspect Accessory Cups Clean Inspect Stop Switch Clean Inspect Emergency Switch/Magnet Clean Inspect HANDLEBAR ASSEMBL Y Hardware Inspect Ergo TM Front Handlebar Clean Inspect [...]

6.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE T READMILL Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action No power . ON / OFF switch is not in proper position. T urn the switch to the ON position. Power source is insufficient. Plug treadmill into a dedicated 20 amp circuit. Using a voltmeter , verify power at outlet. If no power exists, reset circuit breaker at panel. Line[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING THE T READMILL ( CONTINUED ) Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action Striding belt slips off-center . Floor surface is uneven. Check levelers and level treadmill. Check striding belt & re-tension as necessary . Refer to Section 6.6. Maximum speed is reduced. User is pushing striding belt. This occurs when the runner is run[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING THE T READMILL ( CONTINUED ) Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action Unit resets randomly or pauses. Power source is insufficient. Plug treadmill into a dedicated 20 amp circuit. Damaged ground prong is on line cord. Replace line cord. Line cord improperly seated in elec- trical outlet Inspect power connection at electrical ou[...]

6.4 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE O PTIONAL P OLAR ® T ELEMETR Y H EART R AT E C HEST S TRAP Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action Heart rate reading is initially detected and functioning normally but then is lost. Use of personal electronic devices, such as cell phones and portable MP3 players, causes external noise interference. Remove the source [...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING THE O PTIONAL P OLAR ® T ELEMETR Y H EART R AT E C HEST S TRAP ( CONTINUED ) Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action Heart rate reading is erratic or absent entirely . Belt transmitter electrodes are not wet enough to pick up accurate heart rate readings. Wet the belt transmitter electrodes (see Section 3.2) . Belt transmitte[...]

6.5 T ROUBLESHOOTING THE iPod ® Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action Cannot control iPod using console keypad controls. iPod is not fully connected due to interference with after market iPod protective cases. Remove after market iPod protective case and reconnect. Cannot hear iPod. iPod paused. Use iPod keypad controls on console to play a[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING THE iPod ® ( CONTINUED ) Malfunction Probable Cause Corrective Action Cannot see iPod video on Life Fitness Attachable TV when played. No TV is attached. Attach a Life Fitness Attachable TV . Source select is switched to TV instead of iPod. Press Source Select until the iPod message is displayed. iPod was connected while cur- rent[...]

6.6 H OW TO A DJUST AND T ENSION THE S TRIDING B EL T Do not move the treadmill or place hands under the 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 tensi[...]

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 movin[...]

7 S PECIFICA TIONS 7.1 L IFE F ITNESS 97T i T READMILL S PECIFICA TIONS Designed use: Heavy / Commercial Maximum user weight: 400 pounds / 181 kilograms Speed range: 0.3 - 16.0 mph (0.5 - 26 kph) in 0.1 increments Elevation range: -3%-15% (in 0.1% increments) Drive train: AC motor with MagnaDrive™ motor controller Motor type: V ariable Speed AC M[...]

7.2 W ARRANTY I NFORMA TION W ARRANTY C OVERAGE : 97Ti T READMILL NOTE - Once any commercial product is placed in a private residence (home), it automatically becomes covered under that product category's consumer warranty . W arranty coverage begins at the original date of sale. WHA T IS COVERED: This Life Fitness commercial exercise equipmen[...]