Spirit EL 5 Elliptical manual

PL EASE CAREFULL Y READ THIS ENTIRE M ANUA L BEFORE OPERATING YOUR NE W ELLIP TICAL! Z100 / Z300 Z500 Z700 EL 3 Elliptical E L 5 Ell ipt ical OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 1 Produ ct Reg i s trati on  . .2 Important Safety Instruc tions  3 Important Elect ri c al Inf ormation ?[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 2 Th an k you for you r p ur c hase of this qu ali ty elli ptical trainer fro m Spi ri t M anu factu r ing, Inc. Your n ew el lipti c al was m anuf ac tured by one of the lead i ng fitness m anufac turers in the worl d and is bac k ed by one of th e m os t c om pr ehen s iv e warranties av ailable. T hroug h your d[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 3 WARNING - Read al l instructio ns b efore us ing thi s app liance.  Do not operate the el lipti c al on deeply padded , plush or s hag c arpet. Damag e to both the carpet and elliptical may result. Set the elli ptical up on a hard, ev en surf ace .  Kee p c hildr e n a way from the elliptical . The r e are [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 4 WA RNING!  NEVER r em ove any cov er wi thout fi rst di s connecting AC power suppl y.  If A .C. v oltage v aries by ten perc en t (10% ) or more, th e performanc e of y o ur ell iptic al may be affected. Such conditions are not covered u nder your w arranty. If you sus pec t the vo ltage is low, cont ac t [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 5 Ass embly P ack Check List (EL3) S tep 1 M5 x 1 5m/m Phillip s Head Screw (6pcs ) 3/8" x 2-1/4" Hex Head Bolt (2p cs ) 3/8" x 1 9 x 1.5T Fl at W as her (2pcs) M5x12m/m Phillip s Head Screw (4 pcs ) 3/8" x23x2T Curved Washer (2pcs) 3/8" x2T S plit Washer (1pc ) 3/8" x 23 x 2T Cur v ed[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 6 3/8" x 5/8" Hex Head Bolt (2 pc s)  3.5x12m/m Self T apping Sc rew (6 pcs )  25 Wave Washer (2 pcs) 3/8" x 35 x 2.0T Flat Washer (2 pcs ) Step 3 S tep 4 5/16  x 1-1/4  Hex Head Bolt (2 pc s)  3.5x12m/m Self T apping Sc rew (2pcs ) 5/16" x 18 x 1.5T Flat Washer (2 pc s) 5/16"[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 7 Tools Phillip s Head Screw Driver (1 pc) Short Screw Dri v er (1 pc) 12m/m Wrench ( 2pcs ) 13/14m/m Wrench ( 1pc)[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 8 Asse mb ly Pack C heck List (EL5) Step 1 M5 x 15 m/m Philli ps Head S crew (6pcs) 3/8" x 2-1/4" Hex Head B olt (2pcs ) 3/8" x 3-3/4" Hex Head Bolt (4pc s) 3/8" x 19 x 1.5T Flat Washer (2pc s) 3/8" x 23 x 2 T Curved Was her ( 4pcs) Step 2 M5 x 12 m/m Phillip s Head Screw (4pc s) 3/8&q[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 9 Step 4 3/8" x 5 /8" Hex Head Sc rew (2 pcs )  3.5x12m/m Self T a pping Sc rew (6 pc s)  25 Wave Washer (2 pcs) 3/8" x 35 x 2.0T Flat Washer (2 pc s) 5/16  x 1-1/4  Hex Head Bolt (2 pc s)  3.5x12m/m Self T apping Screw (2pcs ) 5/16" x 18x 1.5T Flat Washer (2 pc s) 5/16" x 7T[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 10 Tools Phillip s Head Screw Driver (1 pc ) Short Screw Dr iver (1 pc) 12m/m Wrench (2pcs) 13/14m/m Wrench ( 1pc)[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 11  UNPACKIN G THE UNI T 1. Us ing a razor knife (Box Cutter) c ut the ou t s i de, bott om, edge of b ox along the dott ed Line. Lif t Box ov er the uni t and unp ack. 2. Carefully remove all parts f rom ca rton an d inspec t for any damage or mi s s ing part s . If damag ed part s a re found , or part s are mi[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 12 5. Put the flat was her onto t he 2-1/4  bolt and the two curv ed washers ont o the t wo 3/4  bolt s. In s tall , and han d tighten , the 2-1/4  bolt throug h the left side of the rec eiving tube into the c onso l e mas t. NOT E: There is a wire running through the tube. Be caref ul not to damag e or pi[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 13 4. Holding the axl e (r emov ed in st ep 2) in one ha nd, and the f o ot p a d in the other , li ne up the l a rge hole i n the side of the brac ket (under the foot pad) wi th th e hole i n the bu shing hou s ing and ins ert th e axle all the way until the was her is fl u s h aga inst the brac k et. Y ou may hav[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 14 STEP 1 &2 Asse mbly Drawing (EL3)[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 15 STEP 3 &4[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 16 STEP 1 & 2 Asse mbly Drawing (EL5)[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 17 STEP 3 & 4[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 18 A djustable foot pedals ( EL 5 onl y) , and ort hoped ically correct f oot pad s . Through r es ear ch perform ed wi th a l eadi ng sp or ts sc i enti st and physical re habi li t ati on expert , Spiri t engine ering has de v eloped a breakth rough in pedal des ign. No other ell iptical, at any p rice, offe rs t[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 19 Gett ing familiar wit h the EL3 contr ol panel Po w er up The E llipt ical is sup pli ed with an external power sup ply . W he n p ower is co nnec ted to t he Ell iptical, the c on sole wi ll automati c ally power up. If there is no input to the c ons ole for 20 mi n utes the co ns ole wil l go to s tand-by mode[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 20 Console Operat i on Quic k St art mode Thi s is the quickest way to start a work out. Af ter the c onso l e powers up y ou just pr ess the S t ar t key to begin, this wi ll initiate the Quick Start mode. In Quic k S tart the Ti me will co unt u p from zero and the workload may be adjus ted manua lly by press i n[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 21 En tering a pr ogram /Ch anging Sett ings Use the Up or Do wn key to sc roll through t he program s elec tions . The profile for eac h prog ram wil l be disp layed in t he dot matrix wi ndow . Pres s the en ter key to s elec t a program and beg in customi zi ng the s etti ng s. If y ou want to wor kout wi thout [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 22 The Progr ams HIL L The Hill program sim u l a te s g oing up an d down a hil l. T he re s istanc e in the peda l s will s tea dil y increas e and then dec rease du ring the program. T o s tart the Hi ll program f o l low the i n s truc tions below or j u st s e l e ct t he Hill program then the En ter button an[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 23 7. If you want to increas e or decreas e the workload at any tim e during the program press the Up o r Down key . This wil l o nly af fec t the workload for the presen t pos ition i n the profil e. W hen the profile c hang es to the ne xt c olumn i t will return to the pres e t work l ev el. 8 . Du ring th e Fat[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 24 experi ence d uri ng the progr am. Adj ust the level and then pr ess enter . 6 . No w you are finishe d editi ng the se ttings and c an beg i n your wo r ko ut b y p r e ss ing th e Star t key . Y ou c an al so go bac k and modi fy your setti ngs by pr essi ng the S top key t o go back one lev el, or s c reen. 7[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 25 5. No w the fi rst column wi l l be bli nking an d you are aske d to ad j ust the level for the f irst s egmen t of the worko ut. W h en you finish adjusting the first s egmen t, or if y ou d on  t want to c hang e, then pres s enter to c ontinue to th e next s egment. 6. T he nex t seg m ent wi ll sh ow the [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 26 Gett ing familiar wit h the EL5 contr ol panel Console Operat i on Quic k St art Thi s is the quickest way to start a work out. After the conso l e powers up you j ust pr ess the St ar t key to begin, this wi ll initiate the Quick Start mode. In Quic k S tart the Ti me will co unt u p from zero and the workloa d[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 27 program wi ll Pause the program for 5 m i nutes . If you need to get a drink, ans wer the pho ne or any o f the many things that c ould interrupt y ou r workout, this is a great feat ure. T o res ume your workout during Paus e jus t pres s the Start key . If the S top/ Res et button is pres s e d twice du ring a[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 28 W eight the f irst time y ou us e th e Elli ptic al you wil l not h av e to e nt er it e v ery ti me y ou wo rk out unles s either y o ur Ag e or W eight c hang es or s omeon e els e ent ers a d ifferent Ag e and W eight. Manual The M an ual program works a s the n ame i mplies ; manually . This means tha t y ou[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 29 12. Y ou are now asked to enter your We i ght . Y ou may adjust t he W eight number using the Up and Down key s or the num er i c key p ad, then pr ess enter to c onti nue. 1 3. Ne xt is Ti me . Y o u may adjust th e Ti me an d pres s ent er to c o ntinue. 14. Now you are asked to adjust the Max Lev el. This is [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 30 Cardio The Cardio pr ogram i s designe d to i nc re ase your Car di o va scular functi on. Thi s i s, sim pl y sai d, exerc is e for y our heart and l ungs . It wi ll buil d up your heart m us c le and increas e blood flow and lung ca pacity . This i s a c hieve d by incorporat ing a hi gher l ev el of exerti on[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 31 key . Y ou can al s o go bac k and modi fy y our setti ngs by pr essi ng the En ter key . NOTE: At an y tim e duri ng the ed i ti ng of Dat a you can press the S top key to go b ack one l evel , or screen. 16. If you want to increas e or de creas e t he workload at any tim e d uring the program press the Up o r [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 32 10. Press the User 1 or User 2 key . The mes s age wind ow will s how a welcome mes sage . If you had previ ously saved a progr am the message wil l con t ai n y our name. Th en pr ess the Enter key to b egin programmi ng. 1 1. W he n you pres s en ter , the mes sag e window will show  Name  A  , i f th[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 33 Heart Rate p ro grams Before we get start ed, a wo rd about Heart Rate: The o ld motto,  no pai n, no gain  , i s a m yth that has be en ove r po wered by the benefits of exer ci si ng com fort abl y. A grea t d eal of thi s succ ess has been prom oted b y the use of heart rate monitors. W ith the proper u[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 34 Rate of Per ceived Exert ion Hea rt rate i s important but li stening to your body al s o has a lot of adva ntages . The re are mor e va riables involved in how hard you should workou t than jus t heart rate. Y o ur stres s lev e l, phys ic al hea l th, emoti o nal health, temperature, humi dity , th e time of d[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 35 How to wear your wirel ess c h es t s trap trans mitter: 1. A ttac h the trans mi tter to the elast ic s trap us ing the locking parts . 2. A djust t he s trap as tightly as p os s ible as long a s the s trap is not t oo t ight to remain c omfortable. 3. P os ition the trans mitter w ith the POLAR l ogo c en ter[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 36 Heart Rate Control Program 1 & 2 ( H R 1, HR 2) operation Bot h programs ope rate the s ame, the only di f ferenc e i s that HR 1 is set to 60 % an d HR 2 is set to 80% of maximum heart rate . The y both are programmed the s a me way . T o s tart the HR 1 or HR 2 p rograms fo llow the ins truc tions b elow o[...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 37 Main t enance: 1. W ipe down all a r ea s i n the swe at path wit h a damp cloth a f ter eac h workou t. 2. If a s queak, thump, cli ck i ng o r rough feeling dev elops the m ain caus e i s mos t li kely one of t wo reasons: i. The h ard ware was not s ufficiently tigh tened during as s embly . A ll bolts th at [...]

E L 3 / E L 5 E l l i p t i c a l 38 Eff ect ive January 1, 20 07 ELLIPTICAL W ARRANTY Spirit Manufacturing Inc. w a rr a nt s all its e llip tica l p arts , f or a pe riod o f tim e listed belo w , fr om the date of reta il sale , a s d ete rm ined by sa le receip t, or in the a bs ence of a sale s receip t e ighte en (1 8) mo nt hs f rom the orig[...]