Life Fitness T5 manual

T5 TRACK CONSOLE OWNER’S MANUAL M051-00K59-0014 REV A[...]

1 C ORPORA TE H EADQUARTERS 5100 River Road, Schiller Park, Illinois 60176 • U.S.A. 847.288.3300 • F AX: 847.288.3703 Service phone number: 800.351.3737 (toll-free within U.S.A., Canada) Global Website: www .life fi tness.com I NTERNA TIONAL O FFICES AMERICAS North America LIFE FITNESS, Inc. 5100 N River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 U.S.A T el[...]

2 Thank you for purchasing a LIFE FITNESS product. Before using this product, please read this owner ’s manual along with the base assembly manual in it’s entirety to ensure that you have the knowledge to safely and properly operate all of this product’s features. W e hope you achieve the product experience that you expect, but if you do have[...]

3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1. Important Safety Instructions 5 2. Getting Started 9 2.1 The Heart Rate T elemetry Chest Strap 9 2.2 Contact Heart Rate 9 2.3 Heart Rate Zone T raining ® 10 3. T rack Console Overview 1 1 4. How to Use the T rack Console 13 4.1 USB Indicator 13 4.2 Message Center 13 4.3 iPod® Indicator 13 4.4 Heart Rate Display 13 4.5 T a[...]

4 This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following product: LIFE FITNESS T5 TRACK CONSOLE CAUTION: Health-related injuries may result from incorrect or excessive use of exercise equipment. LIFE FITNESS STRONGL Y recommends seeing a physician for a complete medical exam before undertaking an exercise program, particularly if the user h[...]

5 1 I MPORT ANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS W ARNING : READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE TREADMILL. SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 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, fi re, electric shock, or injury , it [...]

6  Do not reach into or underneath the unit, or tip it on its side during operation.  Do not allow other people to interfere with the user or equipment during a workout.  Keep an open area of 6.5 feet (2 meters) by 3 feet (1 meter) behind the treadmill clear of any obstructions, includ- ing walls, furniture and other equipment.  Allow L[...]

7 A VERTISSEMENT : 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 lenettoy- age ou toute mesure d’entretien. A VERTISSEMENT : Pour réduire les risques de brûlures, d’incendies, de décharges électriques ou de bl[...]

8  Ne jamais rien insérer dans les ouvertures de cet appareil. Si un objet tombe à l’intérieur de l’appareil, couper l’alimentation électrique, débrancher le cordon de la prise et le récupérer avec précaution. S’il est impossible de l’atteindre, communiquer avec le service à la clientèle de Life Fitness.  Ne jamais placer [...]

9 2 G ETTING S T ARTED 2.1 T HE H EART R AT E T ELEMETR Y C HEST S TRAP The console is equipped with a wireless heart rate monitoring system in which electrodes, pressed against the skin, transfer heart rate signals from the user to the console. The electrodes are inside the chest strap (A) that the user wears during the workout. The transmitter st[...]

10 2.3 H EART R AT E Z ONE T RAINING ® Research shows that maintaining a speci fi c 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 raining identi fi es an exerciser ’s ideal hea[...]

11 3 T RACK C ONSOLE O VER VIEW Read the entire Owner ’s Manual before setting up your equipment. 1. USB Indicator 2. Message Center 3. iPod® Indicator 4. Heart Rate Center 5. Workout Pro fi le Display 6. Results Center: Distance Display and Calorie Display 7. Incline / Level Display 8. Time Display 9. Speed Display 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9[...]

12 10. Settings Button 1 1. Pause / Resume Button 12. Reset Button 13. User Pro fi les Button 14. Headphone Jack 15. iPod Controls 16. Enter / Start Button 17. Navigation Buttons 18. Classic Workouts 19. HeartSync™ Workouts 20. Advanced Workouts 21. Goal Workouts 22. Custom Workouts 23. Virtual T rainer / USB 24. Energy Saver Button 25. USB Port[...]

13 4 H OW TO U SE THE T RACK C ONSOLE The T rack Console was designed to make navigation as simple as possible by using special colors and keys. The console display was designed to reduce toggling between workout information. The design of each button on the console was designed to give the user tactile feedback. Each piece of workout feedback, inc[...]

14 4.6 W ORKOUT P ROFILE D ISPLA Y The workout pro fi le graphically displays the intensity of a workout with columns of various heights. During the workout the current intensity level the user is in is signi fi ed by an arrow located above the appropriate column. During a heart rate workout the workout pro fi le acts like a graph of the user ?[...]

15 4.10 L EVEL / I NCLINE D ISPLA Y a. Level / Incline Display – There are two types of levels used on LIFE FITNESS treadmills. The fi rst type of level is an incline level or percentage. Incline level is only manually adjusted by the user in a MANUAL workout. The range of possible incline percentages is 0.8 - 15% and can be manually adjusted in[...]

16 4.1 1 T IME D ISPLA Y The time window displays the total workout time set by the user during workout setup, which is a range from 1-99 minutes depending on the program. During a workout the time display will show time remaining and count down. T ime can be changed to count up in the Settings Menu and the time display will show time elapsed. See [...]

17 4.18 E NTER / S T ART B UTTON The ENTER / ST ART button can be pressed at any time during initialization to begin a quick start 30 minute manual workout. During workout setup it is used as a selection key when choosing program parameters. 4.19 N A VIGA TION B UTTON Provides simple forward, back, up, and down software navigation as well as level [...]

18 5 W ORKOUTS , W ORKOUT S ELECTION B UTT ONS AND S ETTINGS 5.1 W ORKOUT O VERVIEWS The T rack Console has 16 specially designed pre-programmed workouts that have been developed by LIFE FITNESS. Each workout has a different goal. Read the workout descriptions carefully so that you can develop a workout routine that focuses on reaching your speci ?[...]

19 5.2 H OW TO U SE THE W ORKOUTS 1. Manual Workout (Beginner – Just Starting) Access: This workout can be started by using the CLASSIC WORK- OUTS button to scroll to the MANUAL workout pro fi le and pressing ENTER. Description: The MANUAL workout is a simple workout that has no pre-de fi ned intensity levels. The MANUAL workout starts the user[...]

20 4. Fat Burn Workout (Beginner – Just Starting) *Chest strap must be worn to execute the workout. Access: This workout can be started by using the HEAR TSYNC WORK- OUTS button to scroll to the F A T BURN workout pro fi le and pressing ENTER. Description: The user must wear a chest strap for this workout to adequately operate. This program only[...]

21 7. Heart Rate Interval Workout (Experienced – Fit) *Chest strap must be worn to execute the workout. Access: This workout can be started by using the HEARTSYNC WORK- OUTS button to scroll to the HEART RA TE INTERV AL workout pro fi le and pressing ENTER. Description: The user must wear a chest strap for this workout to adequately operate. Thi[...]

22 10. Fit T est Workout (Advanced – Athlete) *Chest strap must be worn to execute the workout. Access: This workout can be started by using the ADV ANCED WORKOUTS button to scroll to the FIT TEST workout pro fi le and pressing ENTER. Description: The FIT TEST workout estimates cardiovascular fi tness and can be used to monitor improvements in [...]

23 FIT TEST Results are listed in the tables below . Relative Fitness Classi fi cation for MEN Rating Elite Excellent V ery Good Above Average Average Below Average Low V ery Low Estimated V0 2 Max (ml/kg/min) per Age category 20 - 29 years 55+ 53 - 54 50 - 52 45 - 49 40 - 44 38 - 39 35 - 37 <35 30 - 39 years 52+ 50 - 51 48 - 49 43 - 47 38 - 42[...]

24 1 1. Sports T raining W orkout (Experienced – Fit) Access: This workout can be started by using the ADV ANCED WORK- OUTS button to scroll to the SPORTS TRAINING workout pro fi le and pressing ENTER. Description: SPORTS TRAINING is a workout that simulates working out outdoors by using a baseline value to simulate a fl at surface. The program[...]

25 5.3 H OW TO U SE C USTOM W ORKOUTS O VERVIEW There are three custom workouts per user pro fi le on the Track Console. When logged into one of the four user pro fi les, the custom workouts can be accessed by scrolling with the CUSTOM WORKOUTS button on the console. T o create a custom workout, fi rst press the USER PROFILES button and select o[...]

26 R E - EDITING A P REVIOUSL Y D ESIGNED C USTOM W ORKOUT In order to go back and edit a custom workout previously de fi ned, re-enter the User Pro fi les Menu and scroll to the CUS- TOM WORKOUT option to edit. See Section 5.4, How to Use the User Pro fi les , to enter Editing Mode. When in Editing Mode, select the CUSTOM WORKOUT that has alrea[...]

27  Low Incline Message center will display “Low Inc = XX.X”. Selection options are 0-15%.  Mid Incline Message center will display “Mid Inc = XX.X”. Selection options are 0-15%.  High Incline Message center will display “High Inc = XX.X”. Selection options are 0-15%.  Distance Goal Message center will display “Dist Goal =[...]

28  Beeps T urns ON or OFF audio feedback. Displays “Beeps”. Selection options are: On and Off.  Workout T imer Displays “T ime”. Selection options are: Up or Down.  METS Displays “METS = OFF”. Selection options are: On and Off.  Pace Displays “P ACE = OFF”. Selection options are: On and Off.  Contrast Changes the con[...]

29 6 LF CONNECT LFconnect is a unique website that allows you to create your favorite workouts anytime, anywhere and also gives you access to some of the same workouts you use on LIFE FITNESS products in health clubs, hotels or recreation centers. T ake advantage of these features and maximize your workout time. The workouts you create on the websi[...]

30 H OW TO B EGIN A W ORKOUT F ROM LF CONNECT A PP ON Y OUR A PPLE D EVICE OR A NDROID S MARTPHONE : Step 1: Log into the LFconnect App on your Apple device or Android Smartphone. Plug the Apple device into the iPod dock at the top of the console (see Section 3, T rack Console Overview) or plug your Android phone in to the console using your microU[...]

31 7 S ERVICE AND P RODUCT M AINTENANCE LIFE FITNESS products are backed by the engineering excellence and reliability of LIFE FITNESS and are one of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today . Note: Safety of the equipment can be maintained only if the equipment is examined regularly for damage or wear . Kee[...]

32 7.2 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE / SOLUTION No power . Check to see that the power cord is fully plugged into the back of the product and into the wall. Make sure the power cord is fully seated into the back of the product. Y ou may be in “Energy Saver Mode”. Press the “Energy Saver” button to see if the con- sole turns on. V erify that[...]

33 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE / SOLUTION Stuck key error is displayed. One of the keys is stuck under the plastic console shell. Check all keys and unstick the one that is stuck. If that does not work, unplug the unit and plug it back in. Console turns off when not in use. The unit will go into Energy Saver mode after fi ve minutes of inactivit[...]

34 8 T5 T RACK C ONSOLE S PECIFICA TIONS Number of Workouts: 16 User Pro fi les: 4 Interactive Heart Rate Programming: Y es Heart Rate T elemetry: Y es Contact Heart Rate: Y es Levels: 20 Message Center: Y es (16 character) Display T ype: Custom-etched LCD Energy Saver: Y es W arranty: 3 Y ears Parts, 1 year Labor and Batteries iPod Compatibility:[...]

35 9 W ARRANTY I NFORMA TION Model 3 Y ears 1 Y ear T rack Console Electrical & Mechanical Parts Note: Excludes 3V Batteries Labor W HA T I S C OVERED . This LIFE FITNESS consumer product (“Product”) is warranted to be free of all defects in material and workmanship. W HO I S C OVERED . The original purchaser or any person receiving a newly[...]