ProForm 490 C Instruction Manual

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Model No.PFTL496 09.0
Seria lNo.
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CAU TION
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tions inthi smanu albefore using
this equipment. Savethis manua l
forfuture reference .
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							TAB LE OF CONTENTS
WARNING DECALPL ACEMEN T..............................................................2
IMP ORTA NTPRECAUT IONS................................................................3
B EFORE YOUBEGIN ......................................................................5
ASSEMB LY...............................................................................6
OPERA TIONANDADJUSTM ENT............................................................13
HO WTO FOL DAND MOVE THETREADMIL L..................................................2\f
TROUB LESHOO TING.....................................................................22
E XERCIS EGUIDELINES ...................................................................25
P ART LIST ..............................................................................26
E XPLO DEDDRAWING ....................................................................28
OR DERING REPLACEMENT PARTS..................................................Back Cover
LIMITEDWARRAN TY..............................................................Back Cover
Thisdrawing shows thelocati onsofthe
warn ingdecals. If a decal ismissing oril\b
le gibl e,ca llthe telephone numberonthe
front cove rof thism anual andreques ta
free replac ement decal. Applythe dec al
in the loca tion shown. Note: The deca ls
maynotb e sh own ata ctu alsize .
WAR NING DECAL PLACEMENT
2
P RO FORM isare giste redtrad em arkof ICON IP\bInc.
iP od is a trade mar kof App leCom puter\b Inc.\b registered
in theU. S.an dother coun tries. iP od
®is not incl uded . 
						

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\f. Be fore beginning anyexercise program, con\b
sult your physi cian.This isespec ially impor \b
tant for pers onsoverage 35orpersons with
pre\bexisting healt hproblem s.
2. It is the responsibility ofthe owner toens ure
thatall use rsofthis treadm illareadequa te ly
informed ofallw arnings andprecautions.
3. Us ethe treadm illonly asdescribed.
4. Pla ce the trea dmill onalevel surfac e,with at
least8ft. (2.4 m) ofcle ara nce behind itand 2
ft.(0.6 m) oneach side. Donot placethe
treadmi llon any surf ace that block sair open \b
ings. Toprotec tthe floor orcar pe tfr om dam\b
age, placeam at under the trea dmill.
5. Ke ep the trea dmill indoors ,away frommois\b
tureand dust .Do not putthe tr eadmil lin a
ga rage orcove red patio,ornear water.
6. Do not operate the tre admill whe re ae rosol
produc tsare used orwher eoxygen isbeing
admini stered.
7. Ke ep chil dren underage \f2and petsaway
from thetreadm illat all tim es.
8. The treadmi llshould beused only bypersons
wei ghing 300 lbs. (\f36kg) orless.
9. Ne veral low morethan oneperson onthe
treadmi llat atime.
\f0. W ea rappropriat eexer cise clothe swhe n
using thetrea dmill. Donot wearloose clothes
thatcould become caught inthe tre admill.
Athl eticsupport clothesare recommended
for both menand wome n.Always wearath �
leticshoes .Nev erusethe tre admill with\bare
\feet, wearing onlystock ings,or insandals.
\f\f. W hen conne ctingthepower cord(seepage
\f3),plug thepower cordinto asurge sup\b
pressor (not included) andplug thesurge
suppres sorinto agrounded circuit capable ofcarrying\f5ormor eamps. No ot her appliance
should beon the same cir cui t.Do not use an
extensi oncor d.
\f2.Us eon lyasin gle \bo utle tsur ge supp resso r tha t
mee ts all ofth espe cific ation sdes crib ed on
pag e\f3.To purc ha se asur ge supp resso r,see
your loca lP R O FO RM deal eror call the tele \b
phone numbe ron the front cover ofthis man \b
ualand orde rpart n um ber\f4 6\f48, or seeyo ur
lo ca le le ct ro nic sst ore .
\f3 .F ailu re to use apr operly func tio ning surge
supp re ss or cou ldre su lt in dama ge to the con \b
trols yste m ofth etread m ill. Ifth eco ntrol sys \b
tem isdam ag ed ,the wal king belt ma yslo w,
accele ra te,o r stop une xp ec tedly ,wh ich may
resul tin afa llan d serio us injury .
\f4 .K ee pthe pow ercor dand the sur gesuppr es\b
sor away from heatedsurf aces.
\f5.N ev er move the wal king beltwhile thepower
is turned off. D o not operat ethe treadm illif
the pow ercor dor plug is damage d,or ifthe
tre admi ll is not working properl y.(See TROU \b
BLESH OO TING on page 22 if the treadmill is
notworki ngproperl y.)
\f6 .R ea d, under stand, and tes tthe eme rgency
stop pro ced ure befo reusin gth e tread mill (see
HO WTO TURN ON THE POW ERon page \f5).
\f7 .N ev er start the treadmi ll w hi le you arestand \b
ingonthe walking belt. Al ways hold the
handrai ls whi le usi ng the treadmi ll.
\f8.The tre admi ll is capa bleofhigh speeds.
Adj ust the spe edin smal linc rements toavoid
sudden jumpsinspe ed.
\f9.The pulsesensor is not am edical device.
Various fac tor s, incl udi ngthe user's move \b
ment ,ma yaf fe ct the accuracy ofhear trate
readi ngs.Thepulsesensor is int ended only
asan exerc iseaid in det erm ini ng hear trate
tre nds ingene ral.
WAR NING:To reduce therisk ofser ious inj ury, read allimportant precautions andin\b
structi onsin thi sm anual and all warnings onyour treadmill befor eusing your tr eadmill. ICONas\b
sumes norespons ibilityfor per sonal injuryor prope rtydam agesustained byorthrough theuse of
thisproduct.
IMP ORTANT PRECAUTIO NS 
						

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20. Ne verle av ethe treadm illunat tended whileit
isrunning. Alwa ys rem ove the key, unplug
thepow ercord, and swit chthe res et/off cir\b
cuit break ertothe offpos ition whe nthe
tre admi llis not in use. (Se ethe drawing on
page 5for the locat ionofthe cir cuit brea ker.)
2\f. Do not attempt toraise, lower ,or mov ethe
tre admi llunti lit is proper lyassembled. (See
ASSEMBLY onpage 6,and HOW TOFOLD
AND MOVETHE TREA DM ILL onpage 20.)
You mustbe able to safe lylift45 lbs. (20kg)
to rai se, lowe r,or move the treadmill .
22. W hen foldi ngormoving the trea dmill, make
sure thatthestorage latch isholding the
frame securel yin the stor age position.
23. Ne verins ert any object intoanyopen ingon
thetreadmi ll.24. Inspect andproper lytight enallparts ofthe
treadm illregul arly.
25.
DA NGE R:Al ways unplugthe pow er
cord im me diately af te r use, be for eclea ning the
tread mill,an dbefo reperfo rmingthe mainte \b
nanc ean dad ju stm ent proce dure s des cribed in
thi sm anu al.Ne ver remo ve th e mo torho od un \b
less instru cted todo so by an authori zed ser\b
vice represen tative. Ser vici ng oth er than the
pr oc edu re s in th is m anu als ho uldbe pe rfo rmed
b y an authori zed service represen tative only.
26. Thi streadmi ll is int ended for in\bhome use
only.Do not use thi streadmi ll in acomm er\b
cial,rent al,or inst it ut iona lse tting.
2 7. Over exerci sing may resul tin serious injury
ordeat h.If you feel fai nt or if you exper ience
painwhil eex erci sing, stop imm ediately and
cooldown.
SAV ETHESE INSTRUCTI ONS 
						

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Thank youfor sele cting therevo lutionary PROFORM®
49\fCtre admill. The49 \fC treadm ill offers an impres -
siveselect ionoffea tures desi gned tomake yourwo rk-
out sat ho me moreenjoya bleandeffe ctive .And when
youʼre notexercis ing\btheuniq ue treadmil lcan be
folded up\brequir ingless thanhalf the floorsp ace of
other treadmills .
Foryour bene fit,rea dthis manual carefully before
using thetrea dmill. Ifyou have questi onsafterread -ing thi sma nual \bpl ease seethe fr ont cover ofthisman -
ual.To helpus assi styou\b please notetheproduct
model numberan dser ia lnu mb erbefore contacti ngus.
The mode lnu mb erand the lo cat ion ofth e seri alnum -
ber deca lar esho wnon thefron tcove rof this manual.
Bef or ereadi ngfur ther \bpl ease revi ew th e drawing
bel ow and fam iliar ize yoursel fw it h thelabeled parts.
BEF OREYOU BEGIN
Ha ndrail
Up right
A ccessory Tray
Key/Cl ip
Reset/Off
C ir cui tB reaker
Wa lking Belt
Plat form Cushi on FootRa il
Pow erCor d
Idler Roller
Adjustme ntBoltsC onsol e
Pul se Sensor 
						

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ASSEMBLY
Tohir ean authorize dser vice technician toassem blethe treadmill, call\f\b800\b44 5\b2480.
Assembly require stwo persons .Set thetread millinaclea redarea andremove all packing materials. Donot
dispos eof the packing materials until assembly iscompl eted.Note: Theunderside ofthe treadmill walking
beltiscoa tedwit hhig h-per forman celubrica nt.During shipping \bsome lubricant maybetransferred tothetop of
thewalking belt orthe shippi ngcarton. This isno rmal anddoes notaffect trea dmill performance. Ifthere islubri -
cant on top ofthe walking bel t\b sim plywip eoff thelu brica ntwith asoft clothand ami ld\b non -abrasive cleaner.
As sembly require sthe included hexkey andyour ownPhillips screwdriver ,
adjusta blewre nch ,needlenose pliers ,a nd scissors .
Usethedrawing sbelow toidenti fythe assembly hardware. The number inparenthe sesbelow eachdrawing is
the key numb erofthe part\bfrom the PART LIST near the end ofthis manual. Thenumbe rafter theparentheses
isthequ ant itynee dedfor assem bly.Note: If a par tis not in the hardware kit,check tosee ifitis preatt ached
toone ofthe parts tobe assem bled. Toavoid dam aging plastic parts,donot use power toolsforassem \b
bly.Extra hardwar emay beincluded.
Base PadSpacer
(13)–2
#8x3/4 Screw
(12)–14
#8x1 Tek Screw
(2)–4
3/8 Nut(8)–4
#10 x3/4 Screw
(5)–2
3/8x4 Bolt (6)–4 #8x3/4 Endcap
Screw (16)–2
#10Star
Washer (27)–23/8 Star
Washer (9)–8
3/8x2 Bolt (4)–4BoltSpacer (80)–43/8x1 1/4 Bolt(7)–4 
						

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2.Attach aW hee l(8 7) with a3/8" x2" Bolt (4)an d
a3/8 "Nut (8).Do not over tight enthe Nut; the
Wheelmust turnfreely.
Press aBase Cap(8 2) into theBa se (86 ).
86
4
8
282
87
1.Mak esure that thepower cord isunplugged.
With the help ofa second perso n\bcareful lytip
th e trea dmill ontoits left side. Parti allyfol dthe
Frame (51)so tha tth etrea dmillis more stable;
do not fully fold theFram eyet .
Remove anddiscard th e two indica tedbolts (A)
and the shipping bracket(B).
Cut theshipp ingtie secur ingthe Upri ght Wire
(79)to the Base (86) .U se atie topul lthe
Uprig htWire out ofthe indi cated hole.
Attach aBase Pad (88 )to the Bas e(8 6) inthe
locat ionshown witha#8 x1" Te kSc rew (2)and
a Base Pad Spac er(13 ).Th en\b attach another
Bas ePad (88) with only a#8 x1" Te kSc rew (2).
86
2
51
BA
88
1
882
79
Hole
13 
						

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3.Iden tifytheRig htUp right (81) andtheRig ht
Uprig htSp ace r(89) \bwhi charemar ked with
“Righ t”sticker s.Inser tthe Upri ght Wire (79)
th rou ghtheRig htUp right Spacer as sh own .Set
th e Right Upright Sp acer on theBa se (86).
Mak esure theUpright Wireis not pinc hed.
Have aseco ndpers on holdtheRig htUp right
(81)near theBa se (86) .See the inset draw ing.
Tie thelong tie inthe Right Upright secu rely
aro un dthe endof theUpr ightW ire (79 ).Then\b
pull the other end ofthe long tieuntilth eUpright
W ire isrou ted comp letel ythr oug htheRi ght
Uprig ht.
86
79
81
8979
3
Long
Tie
81
79
Long
Tie
4. Hold aBo ltSp acer (8\f) insid ethelow erend of
th e Right Upright (81 ).Inser ta 3/8" x4" Bo lt(6)
with a3/8" Sta rWa she r(9) into theRig ht
Uprig htan dtheBo ltSpace r.Repea tthis ste p
with ase cond BoltSpacer (80), 3/8" x4" Bolt
(6), and 3/8" Sta rWasher (9).
Setthe RightUp righ t(81) into theRigh tUpright
S pace r(89 ).Ma ke sure the Upr ight Wire (79)
is not pinche d.
Partia llytighten the 3/8 "x 4" Bol ts(6); do not
fullytighten theBolt syet .
89
81
6
4
79 9
8\f 
						

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6.PressaBa se Cap (82)intotheBase (86).
Setthe LeftUprig htSpacer (83) on the Base
(86 ).Ho ldaBolt Spa cer(8\f) insidethe lowe r
end ofthe Lef tUp righ t(76) .Inse rta3/8" x4"
B olt (6 )wit ha3/8" Star Washer (9)in to theLeft
Uprig htan dthe Bolt Spacer .Re peat thisstep
with ase cond BoltSpac er(80) ,3 /8 "x 4" Bolt
(6), and 3/8" Sta rWashe r(9). Set theLeft
Uprig htinthe Lef tUpr ightSpace r.
Partially tighte nthe3/8" x4" Bo lts (6); donot
fullytighten theBolts yet .
Withthe help ofa second perso n\btip thetrea d-
mill sothat theBa se (86) is flat on thefloor.
83
76
6
86
82
6
9
8\f
5. Withthe help ofa second perso n\bcareful lytip
th e trea dmill ontoits rig ht side. Parti allyfo ld the
Frame (51)so the treadm illis mo restabl e;do
not fullyfold theFram eyet .
Remove anddiscard th e two indica tedbolts (A)
and the shipping bracket(B).
A ttach aBa se Pad(8 8) tothe Base (86)in the
loca tion shown witha#8 x1" Tek Screw (2)an d
aBase Pad Spacer (13) .The n\battach another
B ase Pad (88 )wit honly a#8 x1" Tek Scre w
(2).
Attach aW hee l(8 7) with a3/8" x2" Bolt (4)an d
a3/8 "Nut (8).Do not over tight enthe Nut; the
Wheelmust turnfreely.5
86
BA
87
51
8
88
24
2
88
13 
						

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8.Insert theUp righ tWir e(7 9) through theRig ht
Colla r(84 ).Slide the Rig ht Coll ar onto theRigh t
Uprig ht(81 ).
Hold theRigh tHan drail (1\f9 )nea rthe Right
Uprig ht(81 ).Insert theUpr ight Wire (7 9) into the
hole inthe bottom ofthe Righ tH andrail andpull
it out ofthe large holein theside ofthe Righ t
Handrail.
See the inse tdr awing. Insertthe includ edplas -
tic tie throug hthehol esinthe Right Handra il
(1\f9)as sh own .Lo ok inside theRigh tH andrail.
Mak esure that theplast ictie holds the
Upright Wire (79 )to the side asshown inthe
ins etdra wing. Tighten theplastic tie.
Pre ss aFron tHan drailCap (1\f6 )in to the Right
Han drail (1\f9).Atta ch the Front Han drailC ap
with a#8 x3/4" En dca pScr ew (16).
Attach the Righ tHan drail (1\f9 )wi th two3/8" x1
1/4" Bolts (7)andtwo 3/8" Star Washers (9).
Firml ytighten theBolts.
Tigh tentwo #8 x3/4 "Scr ews(12 )in to the Right
Colla r(84 ).8
84
81
1\f6
79
1\f9
12 7
9 Plast ic TieLa rge
Hol e16
79
1\f 9Tie
84
Hol e
Hol e
7. PressaFron tHan drailCap (1\f6 )in to the Left
Han drail (11\f).Atta ch the Front Han drailC ap
with a#8 x3/4" En dca pScr ew (16).
Slid ethe LeftCollar (75) onto theLeft Upright
(76 ).Ali gn the large holesin the Left Collar
with the large hole sin the LeftUpright. Set
th e Lef tHa ndrail (11 \f) on the Left Coll ar.
Attach the LeftHand rail(11\f) with two3/8" x
11/4 "Bo lts (7) andtwo 3/8" Star Washers (9).
Firmlytighten theBolts.
Tigh tentwo #8 x3/4 "Scr ews(12 )in to the Left
Colla r(75 ).
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7
11\f
76
759
12
7
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