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EF X ® 5.25 Assembly Guide Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer TM[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 1 T hank you for choosing Precor . F or proper inst allation, please read this guide thoroughly and follow the assembly instru ctions. If you do not assemble the E FX according to these guidelines, you could void t h e Precor Limite d W arranty . Obtaining Service Y ou should not attempt to s[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 2 Hardware Kit Fas t en e r s Qu a nt i ty (A) Hex head screw (M8 x 20 mm) 8 (B) Flat w asher (M8) 8 (C) Buttonhead screw (M8 x 12 mm) 6 (D) Loc k w asher (M8) 6 (E) Buttonhead (M10 x 20 mm) 2 (F) Flat w asher (M10) 2 (G) Buttonhead screw (M5 x 50 mm) 2 (H) Flat w asher (M8) 4 (J) Locknut (M8[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 3 Assembly Steps Important: Read the Inst allation Requirements before assembling the E F X. Ask your assistant to hold the right stabilizer , whic h has the cable protruding from both ends, next to the base fr ame. Conn ect the base cable. An audible click is heard when the cable is properly[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 4 Cut any wire ties that secure the cable to the stabilizer . Unwrap the cable and remove a ny kinks. Feed th e cable through the console bra c ket as shown in the illustr ati on. Slide the console br acket into the right stabilizer and align the three mounting holes. Insert the top two butto[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 5 Attach the right moving handlebar . Slide the ha ndlebar pivot joint onto the st abilizer axle (use a rubber mallet if needed). Secure the ha ndlebar using one hex head sc rew (E) and one washer (F). Fully tighten. Snap the moveable arm cuff (M) into place and then place a handleba r cap (L[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 6 Connect the 4-pin connecto r and the R J45 to the appropriate recept acles on the back of the display console. An audible clic k is heard when the cable is properly att ached. Place the excess c able into the console bracket. Connect the green groun ding wire to the middle recept ac le mark[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 7 Before exercising, make sure th e E FX is level and does not wobble from side to side. Important: If the E F X is placed on a s lightly uneven sur face, turning the leveling pads can help, but w ill not compensate for extremely uneven surfaces. 1. Kneel by the side of the st abilizer and li[...]
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EFX5.25 Elliptical Fitness Cr ossTrainer Assemb ly Guide 8 Notes:[...]
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©2011 Precor Incorpor ated www .precor.com E FX 5.25 A G 3000 8 6-241, en 15 September 2011 Precor Incorporated 20031 142nd Avenue N E P .O. B ox 7 202 W oodinville, W A U SA 9 807 2-4 002 1- 8 00 -34 7 -4404[...]
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Q U IC KS T A R T ™ C AUTION: Before using the E FX, read all th ese instructions. F a ilure to do so may result in serious injury . • Do not allow children or those unfami liar with its operation, on or near this equipment. • Before beginning any fi tness program, see your physician for a thorough physical examination. Seek advice from your [...]
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Choosing a P rogram • Determine your level of fi tness: beginner, intermediate, or advanced. • Determine your immediate goal : endurance training, cardio-con ditioning , or weight loss. If you are a beginner , start a cardio-conditioning progr am to slowly adjust your body to a comfo rtable level of exercise. Over a recommended 8-week period, y[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 1 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Important Safety Instructions Read the foll owing prec auti ons thoroughl y before you begin assembly , and s ave them afterw ard for future reference. Important: (240 volt 5.25 model only) If the power cord attached to your equipment is not compatible with y our l[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 2 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS • Care should be taken when mounting or dismounting the equipment. • Read, understand, and test the emergency stop procedures before use. • Ke ep the power cord or op tional power adapter and plug aw ay from heated surfaces. • Route power cables so that the[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 3 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS • Do not attempt to service the equipment yourself, except to follow the maintenance instructions in thi s manual. • Never drop or insert obj ects into any opening. Keep hands awa y from moving parts. • Do not set anything on the stationary handrails, handleb[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 4 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Hazardous Materials and P r oper Disposal The batteries within self-powered equipmen t cont ain materials that are considered hazardous to the environment. Federal la w requires p roper disp os al of these batteries. If you plan to dispose of your equipment, contac[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 5 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Regulatory Notices for Cardiovascular Exercise Equipment The regulatory information in this se ction a pplies to the exercise equipme nt and its control console. Safety A pprovals for Cardiovascular Equipment Precor equipment has been test ed and found to comply wi[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 6 Canadian Department of Communic ations Thi s digit al apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digit al appar atus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. L e présent appareil numériqu e n’émet pas de bruits[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Important Safe ty Instructions 7 Obtaining Service Y ou sh ould not a ttempt to service the E FX except for maintenance tasks as described in this manual. T he E FX does not contain any user-serviceable parts that require lubrication. F or information about product operation or service, see the Precor web site at www .precor .com.[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Table of Contents 8 T able of Contents Important Safety Instructions .... ......................... 1 Safety Precaut ions ................ ................ ................ ................ ..... 1 Grounding Instr uctions ............. ......... ................ ......... ............... 3 Hazardous M aterials and Pro per Disposa [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Table of Contents 9 Maintena nce ........ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ...... 40 Inspecti ng the E FX Before Use ........... ........... ............ .......... 40 Cleaning the Equip ment ... ............ ........... ........... ............ ........ 40 Long-Ter m Storage ........... ...........[...]
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Owner’s Manual: EFX Features 10 EF X F e a t u r e s The EFX is equipped with feat ures designed to help you meet your fitness goals. T hese features include: • Stationary handgrips with heart r ate feature • Moving handlebars •P r e s e t p r o g r a m s • Comprehensive resistance settings • Automatic crossr amp T h e Loc king Pin C A [...]
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Owner’s Manual: EFX Features 11 Using the Stationary Handrail T o maintain your balance, always gr asp a st ationary handrail when you step on or off the foot pedals, and when you use the keypad. T o learn more about the touc h-sensitive grips on the E FX, refer to Heart R ate Fea tures . T urning the Unit On and Off T o turn the unit on and off,[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 12 Heart Rate F eatures Important Safety Instructions Read the following before using the heart ra te or SmartRate features. • Consult your physician before engagin g in any vigorous exercise. Do not use the heart rate programs until authorized by your physician. • Know your heart rate and your physician-re[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 13 Exercising to Y our T ar get Heart Rate C AUTION: Before beginning any fitness progr am, see your physician for a thorough ph ysical examination. Seek advice from your physician to lea rn the target heart rate appropriate for your fitn ess level. Y our heart rate should never exceed 85% of your maximum aerob[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 14 Using SmartRate ® The SmartRate feature he lps you monitor and maint ain your heart rate in the t arget zone best suited to your specific needs. W hen the E FX detects a heart rate, a single bar blinks and indicates your current heart rate zone. All 10 bars may appear during an exercise session. Important: [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Display Console 15 Display Console QUICK STAR T RESET CROSSRAMP STRIDES/min DISTANCE RESISTANCE HEART RATE CALORIES TIME © 2008 Precor Incorporated en USER P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 MANUAL WEIGHT LOSS F AT BURNER CROSS TRAINER INTERVAL HILL CLIMB GLUTEALS BASIC HRC Before beginning any tness program, see your ph ysician for a th[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Display Console 16 More Information about the Upper Display H EART RA TE —Displays your heart rate when you gr asp both touc h-sensitive grips. Refer to Heart R ate Features . CALOR I E S —Displays the estimated cumulative number of calories burned. The calorie calculation is derived from the pedaling speed, resistance, and yo[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Display Console 17 More Information about the Center Display SmartRate —Displays your heart r ate as a blinking bar which in dicates the zone you are in when you gr asp both touc h-sensitive grips. A heart icon blinks in the center display when a heart rate is being detected. Refer to Using SmartR ate® . PROGRA M PRO FI L E —[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Display Console 18 More Information about the Lower Display The lower display provides in fo rmation about your exercise session. The numbers that appear relate to your workout st atistics. O n cert ain progr ams, t he lower d isplay is a lso used to occasionally indicate information suc h as an upcoming c hange to the resist ance[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Display Console 19 Key s Use the keys to enter your exercise sessi on selections, to affect what appears on the display , and to establish your CrossRamp and resistance preferences. User Keys T o personalize your exercise session, press a USE R key (1 or 2) at the Precor banner . W hen you choose a US E R key , personal infor mati[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Display Console 20 Lower Ke ypad CROS S RAM P –Press and hold the C RO S S RAM P arrow keys to increase or decrease the ramp incline from 1 to 8. Changes to the ramp incline are not immediate. It t akes time for the lift to reac h the t arget incline shown on the display . Ramp changes occur only when the foot pedals are in moti[...]
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Owner’s Manual: User Identi fication 21 User Identification On the E FX 5.25, you can set up a user identification key . This use r identification (USE R) key enables the E FX to identify you and the information you have stored in the console. Once you configure your USE R key , you can personalize your exercise se ssion and store in formation ab[...]
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Owner’s Manual: User Identi fication 22 Continue holding the US E R key until US E R [ 1 or 2 ] SE TU P appears on the displa y . 2. T he display prompts you to enter a time, weight, and age. Use the arrow keys to answer each prompt, an d then press E NTE R. With eac h successful entry , you move on to the next prompt. After you enter the age, th[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 23 W ork out Options C AUTION: B efore beginning any fitness program, see your physician for a comple te physical examination. Know your physician-recommended h e art rate target zone. 1. T urn the unit On. The Precor banner scrolls across the display . 2. Hold on to a stationary handrail while stepping on the foot[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 24 1. W hile the Precor banner scrolls, pre ss Q U I C KS T ART to begin the Manual Program as a guest user . Note: The SmartRate featu re is dis abled when you select QU IC KS T ART from the Precor banner . If you select QU IC KS T ART after selecting a Progr am, the SmartRate feature is enabled an d the progr am [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 25 Selecting a Program 1. W hile the Precor banner scrolls, repeatedly pres s the PR O G RAM S key to review the list of progr ams. Choose the program you want, and then press E NTE R. For a description of each program, refer to Programs . Note: Y ou can use the QU I C KS T ART key to bypass the prompts for time, w[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 26 T o start your exercise session using personal identi fication and preferences specified in Setting Up a User , t ake the following steps: 1. At the Precor banner , press the same U S E R key you designated in Setting Up a User . Note: Refer to User Identification if you have not previously c hosen a U SE R key [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 27 W hen you complete a progra m with a time limit, you automatically enter a cool-down period. T he resist ance is reduced by 20%. T o readjust the CrossRamp or resistance, press the arrow keys. T o lower your heart r ate, reduce your strides per minute. A workout summary appears at the end of the cool-down period[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 28 1. Slow your pedaling when you c omplete the cool-down period. W hen the cool-down period ends, or you press the R E S ET key , workout statistics, such as T O T AL CAL O R I E S and D I ST AN C E, appear on the display . T he statistics flash eight times before the display automatically resets to the Precor ban[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 29 Pr o g r a m s Thi s section describes the programs available on the E FX. Use this section as a reference tool to better understand each program’s purpose. For more information, refer to Select ing a Program . The program descriptions are presented in menu selection order . The programs available on the E FX are: Ch[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 30 P r ogram T ips • Begin at the Precor banner . Refer to Workout Options . • A blinking column indicates your posi tion as you progress through a program. • T o use the SmartRate feature, you need to specify your age and hold on to the touch- sensitive grips. Refer to Using SmartR ate® . • T o exercise indefini[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 31 W eight Loss P rogram The W eight Loss Progr am (P2) is targeted at lowering body fat while im proving mu scle ton e and conditioning. Use this program if you are beginning or returning to a regular fitness routine. T he exercise session time is fixed at 28 minutes and consists of seven 4-minu te intervals. Y ou are no[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 32 CrossT rainer Program The CrossT r ainer Program (P4) has preprogrammed CrossRa mp sett ings and a n initial resistance of 1. The progr am consis ts of optim ized Cro ssRamp s ettings combined with alternating forward and bac kw ard pedaling movements that focus on working the thi gh, gluteal, and calf muscle groups. D[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 33 Hill Climb P r ogram The Hill Climb Program (P6) has preprogrammed CrossRa mp setting s in a fixed pattern. It is designed to increase muscle tone, cardio -conditionin g, and endur ance over several weeks. The progr am consis ts of optim ized Cross Ramp sett ing combined with alternating forward and bac kw ard pedaling[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 34 Heart Rate Program The Basic H R C Progr am (P8) adjusts the resist ance to maintain your heart r ate within two beats per minute of the target heart r ate while you exercise. T o help you monitor your heart rate while using this program, T arget H R Achieved appears at the top of the SmartRate display when your heart [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Programs 35 • The program sets the default target heart r ate as 7 0% of 220 minus your age. Cha nging your stride rate or CrossRamp affects the unit’s ability to maint ain your target heart r ate in the preferred zone . It t akes time for the E FX to readjust the resistance so that your heart rate remains on t arget. Chec k t[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 36 A dvanced Programming and T roubleshooting Certain features remain hidden and can only be accessed using special keypresses. Read this sect ion if you w ant to: • Select the units of measure • V iew the odometer • Display the number of hours you have use d your E FX • V iew the [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 37 1. At the Precor banner , press and hold E NTE R while pressing the following keys in sequenc e without pause: RES E T , CR OSS R AMP ▲ , R E S I ST AN C E ▼ The software part numbers scroll across the center display while the odometer and hour me ter scroll across the lower display[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 38 2. Use the arrow keys to cycle t h rough the error log. 3. Copy the error code information to paper so you can provide it to Customer Support if neede d. Be sure to copy it exactly as shown. 4. W hen you no longer need the information in the error log, press Q U I C KS T A RT for at lea[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 39 T roubleshooting Heart Rate T able 2 may help you understand and troubleshoot erratic heart rate readings. Important: A h eart ra te can only be detected when the E FX is turned On and you hold on to both touch-sensitive grips. T o conduct electrical impulses from a user’s heart, both[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 40 Maintenance It is import ant to perform th e minor main tenance ta sks described in this section. Failure to maintain the E FX as described here could void the Precor Limi ted W arranty . T o reduce the risk of electrical shoc k, always unplug the unit from its power source before cleaning it or performing any maint[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 41 Long- T e rm Storage W hen the E FX is not in use for any lengt h of time, turn it Off. Make sure that the powe r cord is unplugged from its power source and is positioned so that it will not become damaged or interfere with people or other equipment.[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 42 Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty PLEASE READ THESE WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR PRECOR INCORPORATED PRODUCT. BY USING THE EQUI PMENT, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Limited Warranty Precor Inco[...]
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Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 43 3. Warranty of all Precor products applies to residential use only and is void when products are used in a nonresidential environment or installed in a country other than where sold. 4. Except in Canada, Precor does not pay labor outside the United States. 5. Warranties outside the [...]
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Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 44 Exclusion of Consequential and I ncidental Damages PRECOR AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING I N CONTRACT (INCLUDING WARRANTY), TORT (INCLUDING AC TIVE, PASSIVE, OR IMPUTED NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT L IAB ILITY), OR O THERWISE, FOR DAMAGE TO THE [...]
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P/N 45623-141 TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW PRECOR PRODUCT TELL US ABOUT YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR PURCHASE Please detach and mail in the warranty registration within ten days of purchase. Gender: Marital status: Age : Annual household income: What are y our fitness goals? ❑ Male ❑ Married ❑ Under 18 ❑ Under $50,000 ❑ W eight loss/management ❑ Fe[...]
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Fold along dotted line and tape closed before mailing. RET . T o allow us to ser v e you better , please tak e a fe w moments to complete and return your warranty registration. Y OU MA Y ALSO REGISTER ONLINE A T www .precor .com (under Customer Service) If you ha ve questions or need additional inf or mation, contact your local dealer or call Preco[...]
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E FX5.25 Elliptical Fitness CrossT rainer TM Pro d uc t Specificatio ns * See the product label to determine t he operating volt age of your equipment. Length: 77 in (196 cm) W idth: 29 in (7 4 cm) Height: 65 in (165 cm) W eight: 214 lb(80 kg) Power:* 120 V AC, 60Hz 240 V AC, 50 Hz CrossRamp ® : 25° Incline Settings: 1–8 Resistance Levels 1–1[...]
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E FX 5.25 OM 30008 8-201, en W arranty #3 628 7-111, en Registration Card #45623-141, en 28 September 2011 Precor , C, CrossR amp, E FX, M, Move Beyond, an d SmartRate are registered tr ademarks of Precor Incorporated. Crosstrainer, QuickStart, and Stretc hT r ainer are trademarks of Precor Incorp orated. Copyright 2011 Precor Incorporated. Specifi[...]