ProForm 85 Manual

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Model No.PFTL545 09.0
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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
No rdicTra ckis a reg istered tr ad em ark ofICON IP\bInc.
iPod isatr adem arkofAp ple Com puter\b Inc.\bregistered
inthe U.S .and oth er count rie s. iPo d
®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,se e
you rloc alPROF ORMdea leror ca llthe tele\b
phone numbe ron the front cover ofthis man \b
ualand orde rpa rtnum ber\f4 6\f4 8,or see yo 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®
8.5ZT treadmill. The8.5 ZTtread milloffers animpres -
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
Tra y
Key/Cl ip
Reset/Off
C ir cui tB reakerWa 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
Tohire anauthorized servicetechn ician toassem blethe trea dm ill,c all \f\b800\b 445\b2 48 0.
As sembly require stwo persons .Set thetread millinaclea redarea andremove all packing materials. Donot
dispos eof the packing materials until assembly iscompl eted.Note :The underside 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 hexkeys and your own Phillips 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 FootSpacer
(89)–2
#8x3/4 Screw
(1)–43/8Star
Washer (12)–41/4Star
Washer (14)–2
#8x1 Tek Screw
(4)–4
3/8 Nut(11)–35/16 Star
Washer (13)–4
5/16x1 Bolt (6)–6
3/8 x4 Bolt (9)–4
3/8 x1 3/4 Bolt(8)–13/8 x2 Bolt (7)–3
1/4 x1 1/4 Bolt(10)–2
BoltSpacer (81)–4 
						

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2.Attach aW hee l(8 8) tothe Base (87)with a3/8 "
x2" Bo lt(7 )and a3/8 "N ut (11). Do not over \b
tighte nthe Nut; theWhe elmust turn freely.
Press aBase Cap(8 3) into theBa se (87 ).
87
7
11
2
88
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 .
Remo veand discard theindicated bolts (A)and
th e sh ipp ing bracket (B).
Cut theshipp ingtie secur ingthe Upri ght Wire
(79)to the Base (87) .L ocate theplastictie in
th e indica tedhole inthe Base \ban duse thetieto
pull th eUprigh tWire outofthehole .
Attach twoBase Feet (84) to theBase (87)in the
locat ionsshown withtwo Base Foo tSp ace rs
(89) andtwo #8x1" Tek Scre ws (4).
Then\b attach theother twoBase Feet(8 4) wit h
two#8 x1" Tek Screws (4).1
87
4
51
84
84
4
4
4
84
89
84
79
Hol e
89
AB
83 
						

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4.Hold aBo ltSpa cer (81) insidethe lower end of
th e Rig htUprig ht(8\f).Inser ta 3/8" x4" Bolt (9)
with a3/8" Star Was her(12) into theRigh t
Uprig htan dthe Bolt Spacer .Re peat thisstep
with ase cond BoltSpac er(8\f) ,3 /8 "x 4" Bolt
(9), and 3/8" Sta rWashe r(\f2) .
Hold theRigh tUpr ight (8\f )aga inst theRight
Uprig htSp acer (82). Be care fulnot topinch
the Upright Wire (79). Tighten the3/8" x4"
Bolts (9)until the heads ofthe Bolts touch the
Uprig ht;do not fully tighten the Bolts yet.
82
8\f
79
12
81
81
94
3.Iden tifytheRig htUp right (8\f) andtheRig ht
Uprig htSp ace r(82) \bwhi charemar ked with
“Righ t”sticker s.
Insert theUprig htWi re (79) through theRight
Uprig htSp ace r(82) asshow n.Set theRight
Uprig htSp ace ron theBase (87).
Have aseco ndpers on holdtheRig htUp right
(8\f )near theBa se (87) .See the inset draw ing.
Tie thewire tie inthe RightUpr ight secu rely
aro un dthe endof theUpr ightW ire (79 ).Then\b
pull the other end ofthe wire tie unti lthe Uprigh t
Wire isrou ted comp letel ythr oug htheRi ght
Uprig ht.
87
Wi re Tie
79
8\f
82
79
3
Wi re
Tie
8\f
7 9 
						

							6.Press aBase Cap(8 3) into th e Base (87 ).
Hold aBo ltSpa cer (81) insidethe lower end of
th e Lef tUp righ t(75 ).Inser ta 3/8 "x 4" Bolt (9)
with a3/8" Star Was her(12) into theLeft
Uprig htan dthe Bolt Spacer .Re peat thisstep
with ase cond BoltSpac er(8\f) ,3 /8 "x 4" Bolt
(9), and 3/8" Sta rWashe r(\f2) .
Hold theLef tUprig htSpacer (86) andtheLeft
Uprig ht(75 )ag ainst theBase (87) .Ti ghten the
3/8" x4" Bolt s(9 )un tilthe hea dsofthe Bolts
to uch theUp righ t;do not fully tighten the
Boltsyet.
Wit hthe help ofa second perso n\btip thetrea d-
mill sothat theBa se (87) is flat on thefloor.
86
75
9
8781
81
83
12
6
9
5. Withthe help ofa second perso n\bcareful lytip
th e trea dmill ontoits rig ht side. Parti allyfo ld the
Frame (51)so tha tth etrea dmillis more stable;
do not fully fold theFram eyet .
Remo veand discard theindicated bolts (A)and
th e sh ipp ing bracket (B).
A ttach aW hee l(8 8) tothe Base (87) with a3/8 "
x2" Bo lt(7 )and a3/8 "N ut (11). Do not over \b
tighte nthe Nut; theWhe elmust turn freely.5
7
51
11
87
A
B
88 
						

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7.Set the con sole assem blyface down onaso ft
surf ace toavo idscr atchi ngthe conso leasse m-
bly. Hold the Righ tHan drail(1\f4) nearthecon-
sole asse mbly. Next\b insertthe consol ewire into
the large holeintheRigh tH andr ailand pullit
outo fthe top as sh ow n.Ifne cessar y\buse
needle nose plie rs to pul lthe conso le wi re out.
Attach the Righ tHan drail (1\f4 )and theLeft
Han drail (notsho wn) with four #8x3/4" Screws
(1)(only twoare show n).Make sur ethat no
wires arepinched. Start allfour Screws be\b
fore tighteni ngany ofthe m;donot over \b
tighte nthe Screws .
8.Start a1/4" x1 1/4" Bolt(1\f) witha1/4" Star
Was her(14) into thebracket andthe Crossbar
(1\f2) oneac hside ofthe consol eassembly (only
oneside is shown). Donot ful ly tighten the
Bolt syet.
Re mov ethe wire tie from the console wire and
the plas tic ties (only oneside is shown) .If neces -
sary\b press theCage Nuts(74) back intoplace
(o nlyone isshown).
1
1\f4
Con sole
Wire
C onsol e
Assem bly
7
1\f
14
1\f2
Con sole
Assem bly
Wi re
Ti e
Conso le
Wi re
P la sti cTi e
Bracket
8
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