ProForm 785 F Owners Manual

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WARN INGDECA LPLAC EMEN T\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\f
IMP ORTANT PRECAUTIONS \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b3
B EFORE YOUBEGIN \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b4
A SSEMB LY\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b5
HO WTO USE THEELL IPTIC ALEXERCISER \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b1\f
MA INT ENANCE ANDTROU BLESHOOTI NG \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\f0
E XERCIS EGUIDELINES \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\f1
PA RT LIS T \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\f3
E XPLO DEDDRAWING \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\f5
OR DERING REPLACEMENT PARTS \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\bBack Cover
LIMITEDWA RRAN TY\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\bBack Cover
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WARNIN G:Toreduce therisk ofserious inj ury, read allimportant precautions and
instructi onsinthis manual and allwarnings onyour elliptic alexer ciser befor eusing yourelliptical
exerc iser. ICON assum esno respons ibilityforpersonal injury orproper ty damage sustained by or
through theuse ofthis product .
IMP ORTANT PRECAUTIONS
1. Be fore beginning anyexer cise progra m,
consul tyour physician. Thisisespecially
important forpersons overtheage of \f5 or
persons with pre- exist inghealth problem s.
2. It is the responsibilit yof the owner toens ure
thatall use rsofthe elliptical exer ciser are
adequa telyinform edofall pre caution s.
\f. Your ellipti calexer ciser isint ended forhome
useonly. Donot use your ellipt ical exe rciser
in acomm ercial, renta l,or inst itutional set-
ti ng.
4. Ke ep your elliptical exerc iser indoor s,awa y
from moistureanddust .Plac eyour elliptic al
exercis eron alev el sur face,wit hamat
be nea thitto prote ctthe floor orcarpet.
Ma ke sure thatther eis at least \fft. (1 m) of
clearanc ein the front andrearof you rellipti -
calexerc iser and 2ft. (0.6 m)on eac hside.
5. Inspe ctand properly tightenallparts regu -
larl y.Re pla ceanyworn partsim me diately.
6. Ke ep chil drenunde rage 12and pets away
from yourellipti calexer ciser atall tim es.
7. Your ellipti calexer ciser should notbeused
by persons wei ghing more than275 lbs.
(125 kg).8. Wearappr opri ateexe rcise clothes when
exercising; donot wear loose clothes that
coul dbec omecaught onyour elliptic alexer -
ciser .A lw ays wear athl etic shoe sfor foot
prot ection.
9. Hold thehandgr ip pul se sensor orthe han-
dlebars whenmount ing, dismounting, or
using your ellipt ical exerci ser.
10. Keep your back strai ght whil eusing your
ellipt ical exe rci se r; do not archyour back.
11. The pulsesensor isnot ame dical device.
Vari ous fac tor s,incl udi ng the userʼs move-
ment,may affect the accuracy ofheart rate
readi ngs.Thepulsesensor is int ended only
asan exer cise aid in de termi ning heart rat e
trends in ge neral .
12. When you stop exe rcising, allow the pedals
to slow lycome toast op.
1\f. If you feel painor dizzine sswhile exercising,
stop immedi ately and cool down.
14.Use your ellipt ical exerci seronly as
descr ibedin thi smanual . 
						

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BEFORE YO U BEG IN
Thank youfor selecting thenew PROFORM®785F
elliptical exerciser \bThe 785Fell ipti cal exerci serpro -
vid es awide arrayof fe atur esdesi gned tomake your
workouts athome mor eeffective and enjoyab le \b
For your bene fit,read this manua lcarefully before
youusetheelliptic alexe rcise r.Ifyo uhave ques-
tion saft er read ingthis manual ,pl ease seethefron t
cover ofthis manual\b To helpus assist you,note the
product modelnu mb erandser ialnumber befo re con -tacting us\b Themode ln um ber and the loca tion ofthe
serial num berdecal aresh ow non th e front cover of
this m anual \b
Toavoi daregi strat ion fee for any ser vice needed
under war rant y, you must regi ster the exercise
cycl eat www .profor ms erv ic e. com\bregistrat ion.
Befor ereadi ngfur th er, pl ease fam iliarize yourselfwith
the pa rts tha tar ela bel ed in the dra wing below\b
Handgr ip Pul se Sensor
H and lebar
WheelPed al
Ramp Handle
Rol ler
Co nsole
Wat erBot tle Hol der*
*Water bot tle is not incl uded
Ramp
Hand le 
						

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ASSEMBLY
To hire anauthorized service technician toass emble the elliptical exerciser, call1-8 00-445-24 80.
Assembly require stwo persons. Placeallpa rts of th e elliptical exerciser inacle ared areaandremo vethe
packing materials\bDo not dispose of th e packing materials un tilasse mbly is completed\b
In addi tion tothe included tool( s),asse mbly requir esaPhill ipsscrewdrive r ,an adjustable
wre nch ,and arubber mallet .
As you asse mble theellipti calexer ciser, use the dra wing sbelow toid entify smallparts\b Thenumber inparenthe -
sesbelo weach drawin gis the key number ofthe part, from the PART LISTnear theend ofthis man ual\bThe
numbe rfo llowin gthe par enthe sesisthe qua ntity need edfor assembly\b Note: Some smallpartsmay have
been prea ssembled. Ifapa rtis not inthe hardwa rekit, che ck toseeif ithas beenpreas sembled.
M8x38mm
Bolt (96)–8M8Locknut
(102)–8
19mm Wave
Washer (66)–416mmWave
Washer (54)–2M8x25mm
Washer (98)–6
M4 x16mm
Screw (104)–10M8 x19mm Patch
Screw(82)–15
M8Split
Washer (83)–9
M10 Locknut
(92)–2
M10Washer
(95)–2
M8x80mm Patch
Screw(84)–2
M10x60mm
Bolt (100)–2M10 x45mm Patch
Screw(99)–4 
						

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1\b
Attach the Fron tSta bilizer (6) tothe Frame (1)
withtwoM8x80mm Patch Screws(84)\b
\f\b Orie ntthe Ra mp (3)as show n\bThen, insert the
Ramp intothe Fr ame (1) \b
Attach the Ram p(3) with five M8x19mm Patch
Scre ws (8\f)and five M8 Spli tWa shers (83)\b
1
\f
84
1
1
3
6
83
83
838\f
8\f
8\f
3\b Whilease con dper son holds the Upright (4)
near the Frame (1), co nnect theUpp erWire
Harn ess(110)tothe Lowe rW ire Harn ess (111)\b
Ti p: Av oid pinc hing the wire s.Slide the
Uprig ht(4) ontothe Fr am e(1)\b Attach the
Uprightwith four M8 x19m mPatch Screws(8\f)
and fou rM8 Split Washer s(83) \bD o not tighte n
thePatc hScre ws yet.3
Avoi dpinching
the wires
18\f 8\f
8\f83 834
1 10
111
To make assembly easier,readthe
in form ationon page 5bef ore you begi n. 
						

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44\bApply asma llamo untofthe included grease to
th e rig ht Cran kArm (\f0) and toa19mm Wave
Washer (66)\b
Slid eaCra nkArm Spacer(55)and the 19mm
Wave Wash er(66 )onto the right Cra nk Arm
(\f0 )\b
Id ent ifythe Righ tRol lerArm (59) ,w hich is
marke dwit ha“Rig ht”sticker, andorient it as
sho wn\b
Slid ethe Righ tRoller Arm (59) onto the right
Cran kArm (\f0)\bAttach theRigh tRol lerArm
with anM8 x19mm Patch Screw (8\f), an Axle
Cove r(53 ),an dan M8 x\f5mm Washer (98);to
avoid breaking theAxle Cove r,do not over-
tighte nthe Patch Scre w.
Repe atthi sste pfor the LeftR oller Arm(not
show n).Gre ase
\f0
55
66
98
53
8\f
59
5\b Ident ifythe Righ tPe dal Bracke t(64 ),which is
markedwit ha“Rig ht”sticker\b
Apply asma llamo untofgrea setothe inside of
th e tub eon the Righ tR ol ler Arm (59) andto the
barrel of an M10 x60 mm Bolt (100 )\b
Attach the Righ tPe dalBr acket (64) tothe Righ t
Rolle rArm (59)with theM10 x60m mBo lt
(10 0), anM10 Washer (95) ,and an M10
Locknut (9\f)\b Do not over tight enthe Lock nut;
theRight Peda lBracke tm ust pivot freely.
Repe atthi sste pfor the LeftPeda lBrack et
(48).5
59Grease 4895 9\f
64
100 
						

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66\bIdent ifythe Righ tHan dleb ar (61 )and the Righ t
Handleb arLeg(60) ,w hich aremarke dwith
“Righ t”sticker s,and orien tth em asshow n\b
Makesure that thehexagona lhole sare in
theindic atedlocation.
S lid ethe Righ tHand lebar(61 )onto theRight
Han dleb arLeg(60) \b
Attach the Righ tHa ndl ebar (61) wit h two M8x
38mm Bolts (96) andtw oM8 Lockn uts(10\f )\b
Mak esure that theLocknut sar ein the
hex agonal holes.
Repe atthi sste pfor the LeftH andlebar (not
show n)and theLeftH andlebar Leg(not
show n).
61
60 10\f
96Hexag onal
Hol es
77\b App lyasmall amountof grease to the Pivot
Axle (35)an dto a16m mWave Washer (5 4)\b
Inse rtthe Pivot Axle (35) through theUprig ht(4)
and then center it\b
Slide the 16mm Wave Washer (54), an Inner
Ha ndleb arCo ver (68), and the Right Handlebar
Leg (60) ont o the rig ht sid eof the Pivot Axle
(3 5)\b
Re pea tthi sstep forthe Lef tHa ndle barLeg
(n ot show n).
Tighten anM8 x19m mPatch Screw (8\f) and
an M8 x\f5 mm Wash er(98 )into each end of
the Pivot Axle (35)\b
60 54
68 35 4
Gre ase
98
8\f 
						

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88\bAttach an Out er Han dlebar Cover (67)and the
In ner Han dleb arCov er(68 )arou ndthe Righ t
Handleb arLeg(60) with twoM4 x16 mm
Scre ws (104)\b
Repe atthi sste pfor the othe rside ofthe
ellipti calexe rci ser.
67
60 104
104
68
9\b Apply asma llamo untofgrea setothe axle on
th e Rig htHan dlebar Leg (60) and toa19m m
Wa veWash er(66 )\b
Id ent ifythe Righ tPe dal Arm (58) ,whi chis
marke dwit ha“Rig ht”sticker, andorient it as
sho wn\b
Slid ethe 19mm Wave Washe r(66) andthe
Righ tP ed alArm (58) onto the Ri ght Handleb ar
Leg (6 0)\b
Attach the Righ tPe dalAr m (58) with an M8 x
19mm Patch Screw (8\f), an Axle Cover (53),
and an M8 x\f5 mm Washer (98) ;to avoid
brea king theAxleCover ,do not overtighten
thePatc hScre w.
Repe atthi sste pfor the LeftPeda lArm (not
show n).9
5860
66
98
53
8\f Grease 
						

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10\bAttach the Righ tPe dalAr m (58) tothe Right
Pedal Bracket (64) with twoM10x45 mm Patch
Scre ws (99)\b
Repe atthi sste pfor the LeftPeda lArm (44).10
44
64
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11\b Ident ifythe Righ tPu lse Bar(9) ,wh ich is
marke dwit ha“Rig ht”sticker\b
See the inse tdra wing. Locatethe wire tiein
th e Up righ t(4 )\b Tie the lower endof the wire tie
to the Pulse Wire(63) inthe Right PulseBar
(9)\b Next ,pull the upp er end of th e wi re tie
upward outof the top of the Upright\b Then ,untie
and discard the wiretie\b
S lid ethe Righ tPu lse Bar(9) onto the righ tsid e
of th e Uprigh t(4 )\b Make sure that the hexago -
nalhole sare in the indicat edloca tion.
Tip: Av oid pinc hing the wire s.Attach the
Righ tP ulse Bar(9) with twoM8 x38 mm Bolts
(96)an dtwo M8Locknu ts(10 \f)\b Make sure
that theLocknut sare inthe hexagona l
holes.
Repe atthis stepfo rthe LeftPulse Bar (8).11
Wi re Tie
Wi re Tie9
96 63 63
6311 0
10\f 8
4
Hexag onal
Hole s
Av oid pinc hing
thewire s