ProForm 490 C Instruction Manual

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HOWTO LOW ERTHE TREA DM ILL FORUSE
1.Hold the upperend ofthe treadmil lwi th your right hand.
Pu llthe latch knob tothe leftand holdit.Itmay beneces -
saryto push thefra me forward as yo upull theknob to
thelef t.Pivo tth efra me down wardand release thelatch
knob.
2.Hol dthe meta lfra me firm lywit hboth hands and lower
itto the floor. CAUT ION:D o not grip only theplas tic
foot railsor drop the fram eto the floor. Bend your
legs and keepyour back straight.
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TROU BLESHO OTING
Mosttreadmi llproblem scan besolved byfollow ingthesim ple ste ps below .Find thesymptom that
applies,andfollow the steps listed. Iffurther assistanc eis needed, seethefront cover ofthis manual .
PROB LEM: The power doesnot turn on
SOLU TION: a. Ma kesur ethat the power cordisplugg edinto asurge suppressor\b andthat the surg e suppressor
is plug gedint oapr oper lygroun dedoutlet (seepage13). Use onlyasin gle-outl etsurge suppres -
sor that meet sall ofthe speci fica tions descri bedon page 13 .IMPORTANT :The tre admi llis not
compat iblewith GFCI\b equipped outlets .
b. Af ter the power cordhas been plugge din\b mak esure thatth eke yis inser ted int o th e consol e.
c.Ch eck there set/o ffcir cui tbr ea ker loca tedon the
trea dmi llfram enear thepow ercord.If th eswi tch
prot rud esasshow n\bthe circu itbr eake rha s
tri pp ed. Toreset the circuit brea ker \bw ait fo r five
mi nut es andthen press theswi tch back in .
P ROB LEM:Thepower tur ns off dur ing use
SOLU TION :a. Ch eck there set/o ffcircui tbrea ker(see thedrawing above). Ifth e circuit breaker hastripped\b wait
for five minut esand then press the switch backin.
b. Ma kesur ethat the power cordis plugg edin.Ifthe power cordisplugge din\bun plu g it\b wait for
five minu tes\b an dthen plugitback in.
c. Re move thekey from th e conso le.Re insert thekeyinto theconsole.
d. If the treadm ill stil lwi llnot run\b please seethefront cover ofthis manua l.
P ROB LEM: The console displays remainlitwhe nyou rem ove thekey from theconsole
SOLU TION: a. Th econsol efeatur esadispl aydemo mode\bdesigne dto be used ifthe tread mill is displayed ina
stor e. If th e displ ays remain lit wh en youre move thekey\b thedemo mode is tur ne don.To turn off
thedem omod e\bhold down the Sto pbu tton forafe w seco nds. Ifthe displa ysare still lit \b see THE
INFOR MATI ON MODE onpag e19 totu rn off th e demo mode.
PROB LEM:Thedisplays ofthe cons oledonot function properly
SOLU TION :a. Rem ovethekey from theconsole andUNPLUG
THE PO WER CORD.Wi ththe helpof asecon d
person\bcaref ully tip dow nthe Upri ghts (76\b81).
T here maybetw o Bel lyPan Scre ws (A) inthe bot -
tom oftheBel ly Pan (74) .If ther ear e\b remove them.
Note:APhi lli ps screwdr iverwith ashaft atlea st5
in. (13 cm)long isrequir ed.Then\b raise the
Uprights.
TrippedR eset
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Removethe thr ee #8x3/4" Screws(12) and care -
fully pivot theMot orHo od (59) off.
L ocat ethe Reed Switch (72) andtheMagn et(45)
on theleft si de ofthePu lley(46 ).Tu rnthe Pulley
u nt ilth eMa gnet isaligne dwi th the Ree dSwitch.
Ma ke sur etha tthe gap betwe enthe Magnet and
theRee dSw itc his about \f/8in.(3 mm ).Ifnec -
essary\b loosenthe#8 x3/4" TrussHea dScrew
(1 7)\b move the Reed Switch slig ht ly\b and then
retig ht en the Scr ew. Reattach theMo torH ood (not
shown )wi th the #8 x3/4 "Scr ews(no tsho wn).
Reattach the Bell yPan Screws(n otsho wn)if ne c-
e ssary. Runthe tr eadm ill for afew minu testo
ch eck foracorr ectspeed read ing.
PROB LEM: Theinclin eof the treadmil ldoes notchange correctly
SOLU TION: a.With thekey inthe console\b press one ofthe Incline button s.While theincline ischang ing,re \b
move thekey. After afew second s\bre-insert thekey. Thetreadmill willautomatically risetothe
max imum incline level andthen retur nto the mini mum lev el.Thi swill recal ibrate theincline system.
PROB LEM: The walking beltslows whenwalkedon
SOLU TION: a. Use only asingle- outlet surge suppressor that mee tsall ofthe sp eci fications descri bed onpage 13.
b.If the walkin gbelt isove rtightene d\btread millperfor -
mance maydecrea seand thewal kin gbelt may be-
come dama ged. Removethekeyand UNPL UG
TH EPOW ER CO RD.Usi ngthe hexke y\bturn both
idler roller bolt scoun tercl ockwi se\b1/4 ofa turn.
Wh enthe wal king beltis proper ly tig hten ed\byou
shou ldbe abl eto lift each edgeof the walking belt
2 to 3in. (5 to 7cm )off thewal king platform. Be
caref ulto keep the walking bel tcen te re d. Then \b
plug in the pow ercord\b insert thekey\b and run the
treadm ill for afew mi nutes. Repeatuntil the walk-
in g be lt is proper lytig htened.
c. If the walkin gbelt stillslow swh en walked on\bse ethefron tcove rof thisma nua l.
Top
Vie w
45
17
72
1/8in.
46
Idl er Rol ler Bol ts
2–3 in.
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PROB LEM: The walking beltisoff\b center or slips whe nwalked on
SOLU TION: a. If the walking beltisoff\bcenter ,fir st remove the
key and UNPLU GTH EPOW ERCORD. Ifthe
wal king belthas shift edto the left, use th e he x
key toturn the leftidl er roller bol tcl ockw ise1/2 ofa
tur n;if the wal king belt hasshif ted tothe right,
turnthebolt count erclockw ise 1/2ofa turn. Be
caref ulnot to over tighten thewal king belt. Then\b
plug in the pow ercord\b insert thekey\b and run the
treadm ill for afew mi nutes. Repeatuntil the walk-
in g be lt is cent ered.
b. If the walking belt slips when walked on,firstre -
mo vetheke yand UN PLU GTHE POWER CORD .
Using the hex key\b turnbothidler roll er bolts clock -
wise \b1 /4 ofa tu rn .When the walking beltiscor -
rectl ytigh ten ed\byou should beable tolift each
ed ge ofth e walki ng belt 2to 3in. (5to7cm )off
the wal kin gplatfo rm. Becareful to keep thewalk -
ing be lt ce nter ed.Then\b plug inthe power cord\b in-
se rtthe key\b andcareful lywal kon thetrea dmill for
afew minut es.Repeat untilthe wal king beltis
pr op erly tigh te ned .
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Theseguidelin eswillhe lpyou toplan your exercise
program. Fordetailed exer cise info rmation \bob ta in a
rep utab leboo kor co nsul tyou rphysi cian.R eme mber\b
pro per nut rition and adequa terest are essentia lfor
successfu lre sults.
EX ERCI SEINTE NSITY
Whethe ryo ur goa lis to burn fatortostrength enyou r
card iovascula rsyste m\bexer cisingatthe proper inten-
sityisthe key toach ievingresul ts.You canuseyour
heart rate as agu ide to find the proper intensityleve l.
The chart below show sreco mmende dheart ratesfor
fatburnin gand aerob icexer cise.
Tofind the prope rintens itylevel \bfind your ageatthe
bott omofthecha rt(age sare round edofftothe near -
estten year s).The threenum berslisted above your
age defineyo ur “tra ining zone .”The lowest numb eris
the heart ratefor fat bur ning \bthe midd lenumbe ris the
heart rate forma xim um fatbur ning\b and thehighe st
number isthehear trate foraero bic exercise .BurningFat —To bur nfatef fect ivel y\byo umu stexer -
cise atalow in te nsi ty level for asustained period of
tim e. Du ring the fir st fe w minut esofexercise\b your
body uses ca\fbo\byd\f ate cal o\fies foren ergy. Onlyafter
the fir st few minut esofexer cise does yourbody begin
to use stor ed fa tca lo\fie s for ene rgy. Ifyour goalisto
bu rn fat\bad just the int ensi ty of your exercise until your
heartrat eis near the low est num berinyour training
zone. For maxi mum fat bur ning\b exercise with your
heartrat ene ar the middl enu mber in you rtrai ning
zo ne.
Aer obic Exe rci se—I fyour goalis to streng th en your
cardio vascul arsyste m\byou must perform aerobic exer-
cise\b whi ch is act ivi ty th at req uire slarge am ounts of
oxygen for prol onged perio ds oftim e. For aerobi cex -
erci se\b adjust th e int ensi ty of your exercise until your
heartrat eis near the highe stnu mber inyou rtrai ni ng
zo ne.
WOR KO UT GUID ELI NES
Wa rm ing Up—Sta rtwit h5to 1\f minutes ofstretc hing
an dlig ht exer cise .A war m- up in cr ea ses your body
tem pera tu re \bhe artrat e\b and circul ation inpreparati on
for exer cise.
Tr aining Zone Exer cise —E xercise for 2\fto3\f min-
ute swit h you rhear trat ein yo ur tr ai ning zone.(Duri ng
the fir st few weeks ofyour exercise program\b donot
keep your heartrat ein yo ur tr ai ning zon eforlonger
t ha n2\f min ut es. )B reat heregu la rly and deepl yas you
exercise –never holdyou rbr ea th.
Cool ing Dow n—Fi nish wit h 5to 1\f minu tesofstretch -
ing .S tr et chi ng in cr eases the flexi bility of your muscl es
andhel psto pr event post-exer cise problems.
EXE RCI SE FRE QUEN CY
To maint ain or impr oveyour condi tion\b compl etethr ee
wor kout seach week\b with at least onedayofrest be-
tween wor kou ts.Afte ra few mont hsofre gular exer-
cise\b youmay co mp lete up to five workouts each
week\bif desi re d. Reme mber\bthe key tosuccess is to
make exer cise are gula rand enjo ya ble part ofyou r
eve ryd ay life .
EXE RCISE GUI DE LINES
WAR NING:Bef ore beginni ngthis
or any exerc iseprogra m,consult your physi\b
cian .Thi sis es pec ially impor tant for persons
over age 35orper sons withpre \bexisting
he alth proble ms.
Thepulsesensor isnot amedica ldev ice.
Vari ous factors may aff ect the accura cyof
heart rate readings. Thepulse sensor isin\b
te nded onlyasan exe rcise aid indeterm ining
heart rate trends ingener al. 
						

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PART LIST—M odelNo.PFTL49609.0R\f31\fA
To locat ethe part slisted below \bsee theEXPLODED DRAWINGnear the end ofthis manu al.
KeyNo. Qty. Descr iption Key No. Qty. Description
15 #8x3/4" TekScrew
24 #8x1" Tek Screw
311 4.2x16m mScr ew
44 3/8" x2" Bolt
52 #1\fx3/4" Scre w
64 3/8" x4" Bolt
74 3/8" x1 1/4" Bolt
84 3/8" Nu t
98 3/8" Sta rWa sher
1\f 8 #8x1/2" Screw
11 2 #8x1/2" Pan Head Scre w
12 17 #8x3/4" Screw
13 2 Base Pad Spacer
14 4 #8x1/2" BeltGuide Screw
15 1 Pulse Bar Bottom
16 2 #8x3/4" Endcap Screw
17 11 #8x3/4" TrussHead Scre w
18 2 #8x1 1/2" Screw
19 2 5/16 "x 1 1/2" Bolt
2\f 2 5/16 "x 5/8" Bolt
21 2 3/8" x1" Bo lt
22 1 1/4" x1" Bo lt
23 2 RearR oll er Bol t
24 1 3/8" x1 1/2" Bolt
25 1 3/8" x1 3/4" Bolt
26 2 3/8" x3/4" Bolt
27 2 #1\fStar Washer
28 8 #12x1 1/4" Scre w
29 2 DriveMotor Bolt
3\f 2 1/4" Flat Washer
31 2 1/4" Lock Washer
32 4 3/8" Jam Nut
33 4 5/16 "Fla nge Nut
34 3 HoodCl ip
35 6 #3x1/4" Screw
36 2 FootR ail D ecal
37 1 LeftFoot Rail
38 1 WarningDecal
39 2 PlatformCu shion
4\f 1 Walking Platfo rm
41 1 Walking Belt
42 2 BeltGuide
43 2 FrameCap
44 2 FrameSpacer
45 1 Magnet
46 1 DriveRoll er/Pul ley
47 1 Latch Cap
48 1 Storag eLatch
49 1 Latch Knob
5\f 1 RightFoot Rail51 1Fram e
52 2Rolle rB racket
53 1 Rear Ro ller Groun dWire
54 1Rig ht Rea rFoo t
55 1Lef tR ear Fo ot
56 1Rear Ro ller
57 1Hex Key
58 2Handr ailCa p
59 1Moto r H oo d
6\f 1Hood Accent
61 1Lif t Fr am e
62 1Lif t Fr am e Gro und Wire
63 3Wire Tie
64 1Drive Mot or Bel t
65 1Drive Mot or
66 1Incl in e Mo torWi re
67 1Cont rol lerG roun dW ire
68 1Pow er C or d
69 1Gro m met
7\f 1Reset /O ff C ircui tB re aker
71 1Cont rol ler
72 1Reed Sw itch
73 1Reed Sw itch Clam p
74 1Bel ly Pan
75 1Lef tC ollar
76 1Lef tU prigh t
77 1Incl in e Mo tor
78 1Incl in e Mo torS pace r
79 1Uprig ht Wire
8\f 4Bol tS pace r
81 1Rig ht Upr ight
82 2Base Cap
83 1Lef tU prigh tS pace r
84 1Rig ht Col lar
85 2Caut ion Decal
86 1Base
87 2Wheel
88 4Base Pad
89 1Rig ht Upr ight Spacer
9\f 215 1/2" Wire Tie
91 2Releasabl eTie
92 12 8" W ir e Tie
93 1Consol e
94 1Lef tTr ay
95 1Rig ht Tray
96 1Consol eBase
97 1Rig ht To pPu lse Plat e
98 1Rig ht Bot tom Pulse Plate
99 1Key Board
1\f\f 1Lef tTop Pul se Plat e 
						

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KeyNo. Qty. Descript ion KeyNo. Qty. Description
1\f1 1 LeftBottom Pulse Plate
1\f 2 2 Plastic Tie
1\f3 1 Audio Wire
1 \f4 \f NotUsed
1\f5 1 AccessDoor
1\f6 2 FrontH and rai lCa p
1\f7 1 Key/Cli p
1\f8 4 Console Cla mp1\f 9 1 Rig ht Handr ail
11\f 1 Lef tH and rail
11 1 1 Pul se Bar Gro und Wire
*– 8" B lue Wire\b M/F
*– 1\f" Blue Wire\b 2F
*– 12" Re dWi re \bM /F
*– 1\f" Black Wire\b M/F
*– User ʼs M anu al
Note: Specifica tions are subj ecttochange witho utnotice .For info rmation about ordering replacement parts\bsee
theback coverof this manu al.*Th ese parts are not illustrated . 
						

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EXPLOD ED DRA WING A—Model No.PFTL496 09.0R\f31\fA 
						

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EXPLOD ED DRA WING C—Model No.PFTL496 09.0R\f31\fA