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    EF X ® 5.21 EF X ® 5.23 Assembly Guide Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainers TM[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly 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 Limited W arranty . Obtaining Service Y ou should not attempt[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly Guide 2 Hardware Kit Fas t en e r s Qu a n ti t y (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 (M 8) 6 (K) Phillips-head screw (M5 x 16 mm) 3 Ad ditional Fasteners for E FX5. 23 only Quantity (E) Buttonhead screw (M10 x 20 mm)[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly 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 pr[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly Guide 4 Cut any wire ties that secure the cable to the stabilizer . Unwrap the cable and remove any kinks. F eed the cable throu gh 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[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly Guide 5 Important: If y our E F X is a 5.23 model, y ou will need to attac h the movable arms . If your E F X is a 5.21 model, please skip steps 8-11. 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 [...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly Guide 6 Connect the 4-pin connecto r and the R J45 to the appropriate recept acles on the back of the display console. Y ou will hear the cable clic k into place when it is properly attac h ed. Place the excess c able into the console bracket. Connect the green groun ding wire to the middle r[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly Guide 7 A djusting the Ramp Th e E FX ramp incline can be set to one of three positions : Low (15 degrees), Medium (20 degrees ), or High (25 degrees). If you are on the equipment, dismoun t. T o adjust the r amp, you can straddle the equipment with one f o ot on either side or stand to one s[...]

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    EFX 5.21/ 5.23 Elliptical Fi tness Crosstrainer Assembly Guide 8 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 slightly uneven surf ace, turning the leveling pads can help, but will not compensate for ex tremely uneven surfaces. 1. K neel by the side of the st abilizer [...]

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    ©2011 Precor Incorpor ated www .precor.com E FX 5.21/5.23 AG 30008 5-201, 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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    EF X ® 5.21 EF X ® 5.23  [...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Important Saf ety Instructions 1 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Important Safety Instructions Read the foll owing prec auti ons thoroughly before you begin assembly , and s ave them afterw ard for future reference. Important: (240 volt 5.23 model onl y) If the power cord attached to your equipment is not compatible with y our l[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Important Saf ety 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 Saf ety Instructions 3 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS • Do not operate the equipment where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where o xygen is being administer ed. • Do not use outdoors. • Do not attempt to service the equipment yourself, except to follow the maintenance instructions in thi s manual. •[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Important Saf ety Instructions 4 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Hazardous Materials and P r oper Disposal The batte ries within self-powered equipment contain 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, contact[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Important Saf ety Instructions 5 I MPOR TANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Regulatory Notices for Cardiovascular Exercise Equipment The regulatory information in this section a pplies t o the exercise equipme nt and its control console. Safety A pprovals for Cardiovascular Equipment Precor equipment has been tested and found to compl y wi[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Important Saf ety 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 Saf ety Instructions 7 Obtaining Service Y ou sh ould not a ttempt to servic e 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 Maintenan ce ........ ............ ............ ............ ......... ............. ........ 36 Cleaning the Equ ipment . ........... ............ ......... ........... ............ . 36 Long-Te rm Storage ........... ......... ............ ........... ......... ............ . 37 Precor Residentia l Equipment [...]

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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 (E FX 5.23 only) •P r e s e t p r o g r a m s • Comprehensive resistance settings • Manually adjustable r amp w[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: EFX Features 11 Using the Stationary Handrail T o maintain your balance, always gr asp a stationary 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 r ate or SmartRate features. • Consult your physician before engaging in any vigorous exercise. Do not use the heart rate programs until authorized by your physician. • Know you r heart r ate and your physician-r[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 13 Exercising to Y our T arge t Heart Rate C A UTI ON: B efore beginning any fitness program, see your physician for a thorough physical examination. Seek advice from your physician to learn the target heart rate appropriate for your fitness level. Y our heart rate should never exceed 85% of your maximum aerobi[...]

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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 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 fitness program, see your ph ysician for a thorough[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Display Console 16 Using the Upper Display H EART RA TE —Displays your heart rate when you gr asp both touc h-sensitive grips. Refer to Hear t 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 your weight. An ac[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Display Console 17 Using 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 —In most programs,[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Display Console 18 Using the Lower Display The lower display provides in fo rmation about your exercise session. The numbers that appear relate to your workout st atistics. On c erta in progr ams, th e lower disp lay is also used to occasionally indicate information suc h as an upcoming c hange to the resist ance or the percent of[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Display Console 19 Lower Ke ypad QU ICK ST ART –Press Q U IC KS T ART to st art your exercise session immediately using the Manual Program. Refer to Choosing QU I CKST ART. RESE T –Press R ES ET to end an exercise session or return to the Precor banner . RESIS T A N C E –Press and hold the R E S I ST AN C E arrow keys to inc[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 20 W ork out Options C A UTIO N: Before beginning any fitness program, see your physician for a comple te physic al examination. Know your physician-recomm ended heart 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 to the [...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 21 Adj u s t i n g t he R a m p The E FX ra mp incli ne can b e set to one of three po sitions: Low (15 degrees), Medium (20 degrees), or High (25 degrees). 1. If you are on t he equipment, dismount and straddle the equipment with one foot on either side or stand to one side of it. CA UTION: T o adjust the ramp, yo[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 22 Choosing QU I CK ST ART 1. W hile the Precor banner scrolls, pre ss Q U IC KS T ART to begin the Manual Program. Note: The SmartRate featu re is disabled 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[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 23 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 eac h progr am, refer to Programs . Note: Y ou can use the QU I CKST ART key to bypass the prompts for time, w[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 24 P a using During a W ork out or the Cool-Down P e riod Stop pedaling to pause anytime duri ng a workout or during a cool-down period. T he paus e mode has a default time limit of 10 minutes. If you do not resume exercising during that time, the display returns to the banner . 1. T o pause, stop pedaling. The cen[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Programs 25 Pr o g r a m s This sect ion describes the progr ams 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 prese nted in menu selection order . The programs available on the E FX are: [...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Programs 26 P r ogram Ti ps • Begin at the Precor banner . Refer to Workout Options . • A blinking column indi cates your position 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 27 W eight Loss Program The W eight Loss Progr am (P2) is targeted at lowering body fat while im proving muscle 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-minute in tervals. Y ou are not [...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Programs 28 CrossT rainer Program The CrossT r ainer Program (P4) has preprogrammed settings and an initial resistance of 1. The progra m consists of optimized se ttings comb ined with alternating forw ard and backward pedaling movements that focus on working t he thigh, gluteal, and calf muscle groups. Display prompts appe ar ind[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Programs 29 Hill Climb P r ogram The Hill Climb Program (P6) has preprogrammed settings in a fixed pattern. It is designed to increa se muscl e tone, ca rdio- conditioning, and endurance over sever al weeks. The progr am consists of alternating forward and backward pedaling movements that focus on working the gluteal muscle group.[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Programs 30 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 31 Heart Rate Program T ips C A UTIO N: Consult your physician to determine the appropriate target heart ra te for your age and fitness level. Y our heart rate should never exceed 85% of your maximum aerobic heart rate. Y our maximum heart rate is equal to 220 minus your age. The B asic H RC Progr am enhances your overall[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 32 A dvanced Programming and T roubleshooting Certain features remain hidden and can only be accessed using special keypresses. Read this sect ion if you want 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 s[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 33 Selecting a U.S. Standard or Metric Display The EFX can display measurements in either metric or U.S. standard. The default factory se tting is set to display U.S. standard. T o change this se tting, perform the foll owing steps: 1. At the Precor banner , press and hold E NTE R while pr[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 34 V iewing the Error Log The error log displays inform ation about errors that may have occurred while using the EFX. Up to ten errors are recorded along with the odometer and hour meter values at the time the error occurred. 1. At the Precor banner , press and hold the R ES ET key for at[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programmin g and Troubleshooting 35 T roubleshooting Heart Rate Program T able 2 may help you understand and troubleshoot erratic heart rate readings. Important: A h eart rate 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 hear[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 36 Maintenance It is import ant to perform th e minor ma intenanc e t asks 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 shock, always unplug the unit from its power source before cleaning it or performing any ma in[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 37 Long- T e rm Storage W hen the E FX is not in use for any le ngth 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 38 Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty For Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainers TM : EFX® 5.25, 5.23 , and 5.21 introduced in December 2010. The serial number can be found on a label on the base: • EFX 5.25 whose serial number begins with ATTK • EFX 5.23 whose serial number [...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 39 Options / Accessories Many options or accessories have components that are connected internally or mounted inside the electronic console. The following guidelines determine the warranty for these components. If the internal components are installed by the factory or by an authorized[...]

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    Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 40 Disclaimer and Release The warranties provided herein ar e the exclusive warranties given by Precor and supersede any prior, contrary or additional representations, whether oral or written. ANY IM PLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WA RRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICUL[...]

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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 ve 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 Precor[...]

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    EF X5 . 2 1 /EF X 5 . 2 3 Elliptical Fitness CrossT rainers TM Pro d u ct Specifications * See the product label to determine t he operating volt age of your equipment. EF X 5. 2 1 EF X5 . 23 Length: 7 7 in (19 6 cm) 7 7 in (19 6 cm) W idth: 29 in (7 4 cm) 29 in (7 4 cm) Height: 61 in (155 cm) 61 in (155 cm) W eight: 193 lb (7 2 kg) 193 lb (7 2 kg)[...]

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    E FX 5.21/5.23 OM 3009 98 -301, en W arranty #3 01997 -101, en Registration Card #45623-141, en 01 July 2012 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 2012 Precor Incorporated. Speci[...]