ProForm 7.0 Treadmill Manual

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HOWTO RES ETTHE FITNESS JOURNAL
1.Selec tthe usermode.
S ee step 1on pag e15.
2. Res etthe fitnes sjour nal.
Todele teexe rcise information storedinthefitn ess
journal\b firsthig hlight theSETU Poption andthen
pre ss theEn terbutto n.The setup menu willthen
appea rin thedisp lay.
Next \bh igh ligh tth eSETU PUSER 1or SET UP
USE R2op tion and press theEnter button .The
u se rinf orma tionmen uwil lthen appear inthe dis-
pla y.
The n\bhig hlig htthe RESET JOURNAL option and
pre ss theEn terbutto n.Acon firm atio nreq uest will
appea rin thedisp lay. To delete theinformation
st ored inthe fitn ess journa l\buse theleftand right
Navig ationbu tton sto hig hlight theRESET JOUR-
NALoptionand press theEnter button .To retain
th e info rmatio nsto redin the fitness journal\b high-
lightthe CANCE Lop tion andpre ssthe Enterbu t-
to n.
A fter you presstheEnter button\b theuser informa -
tio n me nu will aga inappea rin the displ ay.
\f. Exit theuser mode.
Pre ss theBack buttonrep eatedl yuntil you have
exit ed theuser informati onmenu s.HOWTO USETH ESTE REO SO UND SYSTEM
Thisprod uct has been designed specifically towork
wit h iPo dan dhas been certif ied bythe developer to
meetA ppl epe rfor mance stan dar ds. Toplay musicor
audi o books thr oug htheconsol eʼsstereo speaker s\b
youmu stcon nect your iPod \bM P3 player\b CDplayer \b
orothe rpe rso nal aud io player to the console through
the audi ojack orthr ou gh the Int eg rated Universal
Dock for iPo d.Th eIntegr ated Uni versal DockforiPod
will ch arge your iPo dwh ile you use it.
To use theau dio jack\b locat etheaudio wireandplug it
int othe audio jack near thespeaker s.Then\b plug the
audio wire int oajack onyour MP3 player\b CDplayer \b
orothe rpe rso nal aud io player .M ake surethat the
au dio wire is ful ly pl ugge din.
To use theIntegr ate d Uni ver sal Dock foriPod\b you
ne ed aniFI TUnive rsa liP od Conne ctor. Plug oneend
int othe Int eg rat ed Uni ver sal Dock for iPod near the
speaker sand the othe ren din to yo ur iPod. Make sure
that the iFIT Uni vers aliP od Connector isfully
plugged in. To purc hase aniFI TUniver saliPod
Connec tor ,pl eas ecal lthe tel ephone number on
the front cove rof thi smanual .
Next\bpr ess the Pla ybut tonon your iPod\bMP3 player\b
CD player \bor oth er per sona la udi oplaye r. Adj ust the
volum e on your personal audiopla yer or pres sthe
Vol um eincr ease and decrease but tons on the con-
sole.
If you areusi ng ape rso nal CD player andtheCD
ski ps\b setthe CD playe ron the floor oranothe rflat sur -
face inst eadofo n th e consol e. 
						

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THEINFORMAT IONMODE
Thecon sole feature san infor mation mode thatkee ps
track ofthe totaldistan cethat thewalki ngbeltha s
mo ved and thetotal number ofhour stha tthe treadmill
has been used. Theinfor mation mode also allows you
to select ameasu rementsystem ofmil es orkilome -
ters\btoturn on an doff thedisp laydemo mode\b andto
setthe cont rast ofthedispla y.
Toselect the informa tionmode\b holddow ntheStop
but ton while inserting thekeyinto theconsol e;whe na
ton esou nds\brelea setheSto pbutton. Whenthein fo r-
ma tion mod eis selected \bthe follow ing inform ation will
beshown:
Thedisp laywill show thetotal numberofhours the
treadmillha sbee nused .
Thedisp laywill also show the total number ofmiles (or
kilo meters) that thewalking belt has moved.
Theword “English ”fo rmi les or“Metri c”for kilo meters
will appe arinthe disp lay. Pressthe Spe edincrea se
button tocha ngetheun itof measu rement ifde sired .
Note: Theconso lefeatur esadispl aydemo mode\bde -
sig ned tobe used ifthe treadm illis disp layed ina
store. While the demo mode istur ned on\btheconsole
will funct ionnormally when you plug inthe powe rcord\b
swit chthereset /offcir cui tb rea ker tothe reset position \b
andinsert the key into theconsole. However\b when
youremo vethe key\bthedisp lays willremain lit\b al-
tho ugh thebut ton swill not function .If the demo mode
isturne don\b the word “On” willap pear inthe display
whiletheinfo rmat ionmode is selected .To turnon or
offthe demo mode\bpres sthe Spe eddecrease button .
Thedisp laywill also show the contrast level ofthedis -
play. Press theIncline increa seand decrease butto ns
toadjust the con trast.
To exit theinfo rmatio nmo de\b rem ove thekey fromthe
console.THE OPTI ONAL CHEST PU LS ESENSOR
An op tion alch est pul se sensor offer shands-free oper-
ation as it tra cks your hear trat edu ring your wor kouts.
Topurc hase the opt iona lche stpulse sensor, call
thetel ephone numberon the front cover ofthis
m anual . 
						

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HOWTOFOLD AND MOVE THETREAD MIL L
HOWTO FOLD THETREA DM ILL FORSTORAGE
Be fore foldingthe trea dmill, adjust the inc line tothe
lowe stposition .If you donotd o th is,you may dama gethe
trea dmil lwhen youfold it.Remo vethe key and unplu gth e
po we rcord .CA UTION :You must be able tosaf elylift 45
lbs. (20 kg) torai se,lower ,or move thetreadmill.
1. Hold the met alframe firml yin the loca tionshown bythe
arrow atthe right.CA UTION :To dec reasethe pos sibil -
ityofinjury, donot liftthe fra me bythe plastic foot
rails.Make sure tobend yourlegsand kee pyour
bac kstra ight asyou raise thefr ame .Raise th e frame
ab outhalf way to the vertical positi on.
2.Move your right handto thepositio nsho wnand hold th e
tre admill firmly. Usingyour lefthand \bpu llthe latch knob
tothe leftand hold it. Raise theframe untilthelatch pinis
alignedwith thegap betwe enthe frame andthewalking
platform\b andthen slow lyrelease thelatch knob .M ake
sur etha tthe latc hpin isfully inserted into the gap.
To protect thefloor orcar pet from damage ,pla cea
ma tunder thetreadm ill.Keep thetreadmill outofdi-
rec tsunli ght. Donot leave the treadmill inthe stor -
age position in tem per atures above 85°F(\f0° C).
HOWTO MOV ETHE TREAD MILL
Before movin gthe treadmill\bconve rtitto thestorage position
as describ edabove. Make surethat thelatc hpin isfully
inserted intothegap.
1.Hold aha ndrail and the frame andpla ce one foot against
one of thewh eels.
2.Tip the treadmill backuntilitrolls freely onthewheel s.
Car efully move thetreadmi llto the desired location. Never
mov ethe trea dmill without tippi ngitba ck.To reduce
the riskof injury, useextreme cautionwhilemoving
the tre adm ill.Do not attem pt tomov ethe treadmil l
over an uneven surface.
3.Place onefoot aga inst awheel \ba nd care fully lower th e
tre ad mill untilitis resting in thesto rag epo sition .
Handr ail
Fr am e
Whe el
Lat ch
Knob
Lat ch
Pin
Fr am e
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HOWTO LOW ER THE TREAD MILL FOR USE
1. Hold thetrea dmillwith your right hand .Pull the
latch knob totheleft an dhold it. Pivo tthe frame
downward unt ilit is past thelatch pin. Then \bslowly
rele ase thelatch knob.
2. Hold themetalframe firm lywith both handsand
lower itto the floo r.CA UTION :Do not grip only
the plasti cfoot rails ordrop the fr ame tothe
floor. Bend your legs andkeep yourback
strai ght.
Fram e
Lat ch
KnobPin 
						

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TROU BLESHO OTING
Mosttreadmi llproblem scan besolved byfollow ingtheste ps below .Find thesymptom thatappl ies, and
follow thesteps listed. Iffur ther assista nceisne eded, pleasesee thefront 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- 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 e22 andturn off the demo mod e.
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 the Upright s(73\b 78) down.
There maybetw o Scr ews (A)in the bottom ofthe
Belly Pan (69). If ther eare\b remove them. Note:A
P hilli psscr ew driver with ashaf tat least 5in. (13
cm) long is requi red.
TrippedRe set
c
A
A
73
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Remov ethe three M4.2 x19mm Hoo dScrews (13)
and caref ully pivo tthe Hood (53 )of f.
Loca tethe Reed Switch (54) andth e Mag net(42)
onthelef tside ofthe Pulley (44) .Turn thePulley
until the Magn etis ali gned with the Reed Switch.
Make sure that thegap betwee nthe Magnet and
theReed Sw itch isabout 1\b8 in. (\f mm). Ifneces -
sary\b loo sen the M4.2 x19mm Screw (1)\b move the
ReedSwit ch slightly\b andthenret ighten theScrew.
Reat tach the Hood (not show n)\ba nd ru nthetre ad-
mil lfo ra few mi nutes tocheck fora correct speed
reading.
P ROB LEM: Theinclin eof the treadmil ldoes notchange correctly
SOLU TION: a. With thekey inthe conso le\bpress oneof the Incline buttons. While theincline ischanging, re -
mov ethe key. After afew seco nds\b re-inse rtthekey. Thetrea dmill willauto m atica lly rise tothe
max imum incline level andthen return tothe minim um level .Thi swill recali bratethe incline 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
id ler 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 walkin gbelt
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
421
54
1/8in.
44
I dl er Rol le r B ol ts
2–3 in.b
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PROB LEM: The walking beltisoff- center or slips whe nwalked on
SOLU TION: a. If the walking beltisoff-center ,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
pl ug in the power cord\binsert the key\ban drun the
treadm ill for afew minutes. Repeatun tilthe walk -
ing 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 side
of the walkin gbelt 2 to 3in. (5to 7cm) offthe
wa lkin gpla tfo rm .B e careful to keep thewalking
beltcent ere d.Th en\bpl ug inthe pow ercord\b insert
the key\band ca ref ully walk on the treadm ill for a
few minut es. Re peat untilthe walking beltisprop -
erly tight ened .
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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).Thethree num 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 .Burni ngFat—To burnfat effect ivel y\byou must exer-
cise atalow in te nsi ty level fora sustaine dperi odof
time .D ur ing th e fir st few minu tesofexe rcise\b your
bod yuses ca\fbo\b yd\fatecal o\fies for ene rgy. Onl yafter
the first few minu tesofexe rci se does your body begin
to use stor ed fat calo \fies for energ y. Ifyour goalisto
bur nfat \badj ust thein te nsi tyof your exercise untilyour
h ea rt rat eis near th e lowe stnu mb erinyou rtrai ning
zone .For maxi mum fat bur ning \bexe rcise withyour
hea rt rat enear the middl enum berin your training
zone .
Aerobi cExerc ise—I fyo ur goal is to strengthen your
cardiovascu larsyst em\byou must perfo rm aerobi cexer -
cise\b which is act ivi ty that requi res large amounts of
oxyge nforpr olon ged per iods oftime .For aerobicex -
erci se\b adjust th e in te nsi tyof your exercise untilyour
h ea rt rat eis near th e highest numberinyour traini ng
zone .
WORKOU TGUID ELI NES
W arm ingUp —Sta rtwit h5to 1\f min utes ofstretc hing
a nd light exer cise. Awar m-up incr eases yourbody
tem per atur e\b hear trat e\b and circu la tion inprepar ation
for exer cise.
Trai ning Zone Exerci se—E xercise for 2\fto3\f min-
utes with your hear trat ein your tr ai ning zone. (Dur ing
t he first few weeks ofyour exer cise pro gram\b donot
keep your hear trat ein your tr ai ning zone forlonger
t han 2\fminut es.)B re at he regul arly and deeplyasyou
exer cise–n ever holdyour breat h.
Cool ing Dow n—Fin ishwit h 5to 1\f minutes ofstretch -
ing. Stret chi ng incr eases theflexi bility ofyou rm uscl es
and hel ps to pre vent post-exer cise problems.
EXER CIS E FR EQ UEN CY
To mai ntain orimprov eyour condi tion\b com plete three
w ork outsea ch week\b wit h at le ast one day ofrest be-
tw een wor kout s.After afew mon th s ofregu larexer -
cise\b you mayco mp le te up to five workouts each
week\b if de sired .R em ember \bthe key tosuccess isto
make exer cise areg ula rand en joyable partofyou r
eve ryday life.
EXE RCISE GUI DE LINES
WAR NING:Bef ore beginni ngthis
or any exerc iseprogra m,consult your physi-
cian .Thi sis es pec ially impor tant for persons
over age \f5orper sons withpre -existing
he alth proble ms.
Thepulsesensor isnot amedica ldev ice.
Vari ous factors may aff ect the accura cyof
heart rate readings. Thepulse sensor isin-
te nded onlyasan exe rcise aid indeterm ining
heart rate trends ingener al. 
						

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SUGGES TEDSTRETCH ES
Thecorre ctform for sever alba sic stretche sis shown attheright. Move slowly asyou stretch—neve rbo unce.
1.Toe Touch Stretc h
Sta nd withyo ur kne esbentsligh tly and slowly ben dforward from
yo ur hip s.Allow yourback and shoulde rsto relaxas yo ure ach
down towardyou rtoe sas fa ras possi ble.H old for15 cou nts\bthen
rel ax. Repeat3time s.Str etches: Hamstrings\b back ofkne esand
back.
2.Ham string Stretc h
Sit with one leg exte nde d.Bring thesole ofthe opposite foot toward
youand restitaga inst theinner thigh ofyour extend edleg.Reach
toward yourtoes asfar aspossi ble.Hold for15cou nts\b then relax.
Repeat 3time sfor each leg.Stre tches: Hamstrings\b lowe rback and
groin.
\f.Calf\bAc hilles Stre tch
Withone leg in fron tof theother \breach forwar dan dplace your
han dsagain stawall. Keep yourback leg straigh tan dyou rback
foo tflat onthefloo r.Bend yourfro ntleg\b leanforward andmove
your hip stoward thewall .H old for15coun ts\bthen relax. Repe at3
time sfor each leg.To cause furthe rstre tching ofth each ille ste n -
don s\bbe nd you rback leg as well.Stretche s:Calves\b achil les ten-
don sand ankles.
4. Qu adric epsStretc h
Withone hand again stawa llfor bala nce\b reach back andgrasp
one footwith yourother hand.Bring your heelas close toyour bu t-
tocks as po ssible .Hold for15counts\b thenrelax. Repea t3 times for
each leg. Stret che s:Qua driceps andhip muscle s.
5.Inn erThi ghStre tch
Sit with the sole sof you rfeet together andyourkne esoutward. Pull
your feet toward your groin area asfar aspossible. Holdfo r 15
co unts\b then relax. Repe at3time s.Stre tches: Qua drice psandhip
mu scle s.
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PART LIST—M odelNo.PCTL57809.0R\f9\f9A
Ke yNo. Qty. Descript ion KeyNo.Qty. Description
1 19 M4.2x19m mScr ew
24 M4.2x25m mTek Screw
32 M4x2\fm mScr ew
42 M1\fx5\fm mBol t
54 M1\fx96m mBol t
64 M8x25m mBolt
71 3/8" Star Washer
84 M1\fStarWasher
92 M8Nut
1\f 4 M8StarWa sher
11 5 M4.2x13m mBell yPa nScrew
12 13 M4.2x16m mScre w
13 3 M4.2x19m mHood Scre w
14 2 M8x35m mScre w
15 2 M8x9\fm mScre w
16 2 M1\fx3\fm mBol t
17 2 M6x7\fm mBolt
18 1 3/8" x1 3/4" Bolt
19 1 3/8" x1 1/2" Bolt
2\f 2 3/8" x1" Bolt
21 1 M6x45m mBolt
22 7 M4.2x13m mGro und Scre w
23 8 M5.5x25m mScre w
24 2 1/4" x3/8" Bolt
25 2 3/8" x3/4" Bolt
26 1 3/8" x4" Bolt
27 1 #8x1/2" Ground Screw
28 4 M4.2x13m mScre w
29 2 M6Lock Washer
3\f 2 M6Wash er
31 3 3/8" Jam Nut
32 2 3/8" Motor Nut
33 4 M1\fNut
34 1 6mmHex Key
35 2 PlatformCushi on
36 2 3/8" Locknut
37 3 HoodClip
3 8 4 CageNut
39 1 LeftFoot Rail
4\f 1 ConsoleGrou ndWire
41 2 BeltGui de
42 1 Magnet
43 1 MotorBelt
44 1 DriveRoller/Pull ey
45 1 Walking Belt
46 1 Walking Platfor m
47 1 RightFootR ail
48 1 Frame
49 1 English Warn ing Decal
5\f 2 IdlerRoll erBracket Plate51 1LeftFoot
52 1Right Foot
53 1Hood
54 1Reed Sw it ch
55 1Reed Sw it ch Clip
56 2Fram eSpacer
57 1Fram e/Rol ler Gro un dWire
58 1Incl ine Mot or
59 2Idl er Rol lerB racke t
6\f 1Mot or
61 1Mot or Bra cket
62 3Lift Fr ame Cab leTie
63 1Lift Fr ame
64 2M8 Flange Nut
65 1Pow erCor d
66 1Cont rol ler
67 1Pow erCor dGr om met
68 1Reset /O ff C ir cui tB reaker
69 1Bel ly Pan
7\f 2M4. 2Star Washer
71 1Latch Hou sin g
72 1Latch Pin Assem bly
73 1LeftUpr ight
74 1LeftBottom Pul se Plate
75 1Audi oWi re
76 2#1\fx1" Te kScr ew
77 1Upr ight Wire
78 1Right Upr ight
79 4Bol tS pacer
8\f 1Right Upr ight Spa cer
81 4Base Pad
82 2Base Endca p
83 1LeftUpr ight Spacer
84 2Caut ion Deca l
85 1Base
86 2Wheel
87 1Conso le
88 1Conso leBase
89 1LeftHandr ail
9\f 1Right Handr ail
91 2Hand railEnd cap \bLo we r
92 2Cabl eTie
93 1Key/ Clip
94 2Rel easa ble Tie
95 1\f 8"Cabl eTie
96 1LeftTop Pul se Plat e
97 1Access Door
98 1151/2 "C ab leTie
99 1Lift M oto r S pace r
1\f\f 1Idl er R olle r
To locat ethe part slisted below \bsee theEXPLODED DRAWINGnear the end ofthis manu al.