ProForm 985 R Manual

							  
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PRO ORM 
TABLEOFCONTENTS 
IMPORTANTPRECAUTIONS.................................................................3 
BEFOREYOUBEGIN.......................................................................5 
ASSEMBLY...............................................................................6 
OPERATIONANDADJUSTMENT.............................................................7 
HOWTOFOLDANDMOVETHETREADMILL..................................................13 
MAINTENANCEANDTROUBLE-SHOOTING...................._..............................14 
CONDITIONINGGUIDELINES...............................................................16 
PARTLIST_.................................18 
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ORDERINGREPLACEMENTPARTS..................................................BackCover 
FULL90-DAYWARRANTY...........................................................BackCover 
Note:AnEXPLODEDDRAWINGisattachedInthecenterofthismanual. 
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IMPORTANTPRECAUTIONS  
						

							  
4 Thedecalsshownattherightand 
belowhavebeenplacedonyour 
treadmill.Ifoneofthedecalsis 
missing,orifitisnotlegible,please 
callourtoll-freeHELPLINEtoordera 
freereplacementdecal(seetheback 
coverofthismanual).Applythe 
decalinthelocationshown. 
KEEPHANDSANDFEETAWAY 
FROMTHISAREAWHILETHE 
TRE._DMILLISINOPERATION. Neverallowchildrenon 
oraroundtreadmill. 
Storagelatchmustbe 
fullyengagedbefore 
treadmillismovedor 
stored. 
Inclinemustbesetat 
lowestlevelbeforefolding 
treadmillintostorage 
position.  
						

							  
BEFOREYOUBEGIN 
CongratulationsforselectingtheinnovativePROFORM= 
985CDtreadmill,The985CDtreadmillfeaturesrevo- 
.utionaryCDCOACHtechnologyandanimpressive 
arrayofotherfeaturestohelpyougetthemostfrom 
everyworkout.Andwhenyourenotexercising,the 
unique985CDtreedmllicanbefoldedup,requiring 
lessthanhalfthefloorspaceofothertreadmills. 
Foryourbenefit,readthismanualcarefullybefore 
usingthetreadmill.Ifyouhaveadditionalquestions, 
pleasecallourtoll-freeHELPLINEat1-800-736-6879, MondaythroughSaturday,7a.m.until7p.m.Central 
Time(excludingholidays).Tohelpusassistyou, 
pleasenotetheproductmodelnumberandserialhum* 
berbeforecalling.Themodelnumberofthetreadmill 
is831.298301.Thesedalnumbercanbefoundona 
decalattachedtothetreadmill(seethefrontcoverof 
thismanualforthelocation). 
Beforereadingfurther,pleasereviewthedrawing 
belowandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththepartsthatare 
labeled. 
CDCaseHolder 
BookHolder 
WaterBottle 
Holder(Bottle 
notincluded) 
AccessoryTray 
Handrails 
StorageLatch 
Key/Clip 
LEFTSIDE RIGHTSIDE 
FootRails- Walking On/OffSwitch 
Circuit 
Breaker 
Wheel 
Power 
Cerd 
RearRoller• 
AdjustmentBolts CushionedWalkingPlatform 
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ASSEMBLY 
6 Assemblyrequirestwopeople.SetthetreadmillInaclearedareaandremoveallpaddngmaterials.Donot 
disposeofthepackingmaterialsuntilassemblyIscompleted.Aphillipsscrewdriver(_(notincluded) 
rnaybeneededfora_embly. 
Note:TheundersideofthetreadmiitwalkingbeltIscoatedwithhigh-performancelubdcant.Dudngshipping,a 
smallamountoflubricantmaybetransferredtothetopofthewalkingbeltortheshippingcarton.Thisisanormal 
conditionanddoesnotaffecttreadmillperformance.Ifthereislubricantontopofthewalkingbelt,simplywipeoff 
thelubdcentwithasoftclothandamild,non-abrasivecleaner. 
1.Withthehelpofasecondperson,carefullyraisethe 
Updghts(15)unt=lthetreadmillisinthepositionshown. 
2.MakesurethattheLockKnobSleeve(93)Isfullyin- 
sertedintotheleftUpright(15). 
RemovetheLookKnob(92)fromtheLookPin(97). 
MakesurethattheLookPinCollar(95)andtheSpring 
(94)areontheLookPin.InserttheLockPinintotheleft 
Updght(15)andtightentheLookKnobontoit. 
3.ObsewethetwoRearFeet(120)attherearofthetread- 
mill(seefigureIabove).IfthereIsaSpacebetweenone 
oftheFeetandthefloor,theincludedspacerwillneedto 
beattached. 
Holdthetreadmillfirmlywithbotl_hands,andraisethe 
treadmUltothestoragepositionasdescribedonpage13. 
Usingaphillipsscrawddver,removetheScrew(75)andthe 
RealLF.oot(120)fromthesidethatwasraisedoffthefloor. 
Snapthe_rovidedRearFootSpacer(102)ontotheRear 
Foot.ReattachtheRearFoottothetreadmillFrame(79). 
Holdthetreadmillfirmlywithbothhands,andlowerthe 
treadmillasdescribedonpage13. 120 
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4.Makesurethatallpartsaretightenedbeforeyouusethetreadmill.Placeamatunderthetreadmillto 
protectthefloororcarpet.Note:Keeptheincludedallenwrenchinasecurelocation.Theallenwrenchis 
usedtoadjustthewalkingbelt(seepaget5).  
						

							  
OPERATIONANDADJUSTMENT 
THEPERFORMANTLUBETMWALKINGBELT 
Yourtreadmillfeaturesawalkingbeltcoatedwith 
PERFORMANTLUBETM,ahigh-performancelubricant. 
IMPORTANT:Neverapplysilicenesprayorother 
substancestothewalkingbeltorthewalkingplat- 
form.Suchsubstanceswilldetedoratethewalking 
beltandcauseexcessivewear. 
HOWTOPLUGINTHEPOWERCORD 
Yourtreadmill,likeanyothertypeofsophisticated 
electronicequipment,canbeseriouslydamagedby 
suddenvoltagechangesinyourhomespower. 
Voltagesurges,spikes,andnoiseintederencacan 
resultfromweatherconditionsorfromotherappliances 
beingtumedonoroff.Todecreasethepossibilityof 
yourtreadmillbeingdamaged,alwaysuseasurge 
suppressorwithyourtreadmill(seedrawing1at 
theright). 
Surgesuppressorsaresoldatmosthardwarestores 
anddepartmentstores.Useonlyasingle-outletsurge 
suppressorthatIsUL1;_-49listedasatransientvoltage 
surgesuppressor(TVSS).Thesurgesuppressormust 
haveaULsuppressedvoltageratingof400voltsor 
lessandaminimumsurgedissipationof450Joules. 
Thesurgesuppressormustbeelectricallyratedfor 
120voltsACand15amps. 
Thisproductmustbegrounded.Ifitshouldmalfunc- 
tionorbreakdown,groundingprovidesapathofleast 
resistanceforelectdccurrenttoreducethe_iskofelec- 
tricshock.ThisproductIsequippedwithacordhaving 
anequipment-groundingconductorandagrounding 
plug.Plugthepowercordintoasurgesuppressor, 
andplugthesurgesuppressorintoanappropriate 
outletthatisproperlyinstalledandgroundedin 
accordancewithalllocalcodesandordinances. Thisproductisforuseonanominal120-voltcircuit, 
endhasagroundingplugthatlooksliketheplugIllus- 
tratedIndrawing1below.Atemporaryadapterthat 
looksliketheadapterillustratedIndrawing2maybe 
usedtoconnectthesurgesuppressortoa2-pole 
receptacleasshownIndrawing2ifapropedy 
groundedoutletIsnotavailable. 
2 ,._----GroundedOutletBox 
_.l_SurgeSuppressor 
iiGround,ngP,n 
GroundedOutletfiroundingPlug_ 
GrouededOutletBox 
tarSurgeSuppressor 
Met ,Screw 
Thetemporaryadaptershouldbeusedonlyuntila 
properlygroundedoutlet(drawing1)canbeinstalled 
byaqualifiedelectrician. 
Thegreen-coloreddgldear,lug,orthelikeextending 
fromtheadaptermustbeconnectedtoapermanent 
groundsuchasaproperlygroundedoutletboxcover. 
WhenevertheadapterIsuseditmustbeheldInplace 
byametalscrew.Some2-polereceptacleoutletbox 
coversarenotgrounded.Contactaqualifiedelec- 
triciantodetermineiftheoutletboxcoveris 
groundedbeforeusinganadapter. 
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CONSOLEDIAGRAM 
DL yConsoi dis ;lays 
\ 
\ PRO_ORA4... 
Liftheretoopen 
CD Program 
Select 
Buttons- 
Pause/ 
Bu_ons 
8 ThePROFORM°985CDconsoleoffersanimpressive 
arrayoffeaturestohelpyougetthemostfromyour 
workouts.Whenthemanualmodeoftheconsoleis 
selected,thespeedandinclineofthetreadmillcanbe 
changedwithatouchofabutton.Asyouexercise,four 
displayswillprovidecontinuousexercisefeedback. 
TheconsolealsofeaturesrevolutionaryPROFORM 
CDCOACHtechnology.Thisbreakthroughtechnology 
allowstheconsoletoplayspecially-designedCDs 
thatlnterectivelyedjustthespeedandinclineofthe 
treadmillwhileapersonaltrainercoachesyouthrough 
everystepofyourworkout.TheCDsincludehigh- 
energymusicforaddedmotivaUon.Andwiththe 
includedhandweights,youcanaddupper-body 
exercisetoyourworkouts. 
TheincludedCDsfeaturetwodifferent30-minute 
workoutprograms---oneprogramthattargetsf_.t- 
burningandoneprogramthatfocusesoninterval 
trainingforaerobicconditioning.Eachprogramwas 
speciallydesignedbyOurAFATMcertifiedpersonal 
trainer.AselectionofotherCDsisalsoavailable. 
Refertothecardaccompanyingthistreadmilltopur- 
chaseadditionalCDs. 
Note:Theconsolecandisplayspeedanddistancein 
milesorkilometers(seeHOWTOSELECTMILESOR 
KILOMETERSonpage12).Forsimplicity,allinstruc- 
tionsinthismanualrefertomiles.  
						

							  
Beforeusingtheconsole,makesurethatthepower 
cordisprepedypluggedIn. 
SeeHOWTOPLUGiN 
THEPOWERCORDon 
page7.)Inaddition,make 
surethattheon/offswitch, 
locatednearthepower 
cord,isintheonposition. OnJ  Position 
Whenyouarereadytobeginexercising,stepontothe 
footrailsofthetreadmill.Findtheclipattachedtothe 
keyandslidethedipontothewaistbandofyourclothing. 
Follow_stepsbelowtooperatetheconsole. 
UInsertthekeyintotheconsole. 
AmomentafterthekeyisI-___1 
inserted,thefourdisplays 
andthemanualindicator 
willlight.Inaddition,a 
numberwillappearinthe 
CDdisplayforfivesec- 
onds.Thisnumberindicatesthecurrentvolumeset- 
ringoftheCDplayer. 
B Selectthemanualmode. 
Whenthekeyisinserted, 
themanualmodewillau- 
tomaticallybeselected. 
Ifyouhaveselectedthe 
CDprogrammode, 
presstheSELECT 
MODEbuttontoselectthemanualmode. 
_1PresstheSPEEDZ_buttontostartthewalking 
belt. 
Amomentafterthebut- 
tonispressed,thewalk- 
ingbeltwillbeginto 
moveat1.0mph.Hold 
thehandrailsandbegin 
walking. 
Asyouexemise,changethespeedofthewalking 
beltasdesiredbypressingtheSPEEDbuttons. 
Eachtimeoneofthebuttonsispressed,the._. 
speedwillchangeby0.1mph.Ifthebuttonsar_ 
helddown,thespeedwillchangeinincrementsof 
0.5mph.Thespeedrangeis0.5mphto10.0mph. Tostopthewalkingbelt,presstheSTOPbutton. 
ThefourdisplayswillpauseandtheTIME/PACE 
dtsplay_111begintoflesh.Torestartthewalking 
belt,presstheSPEEDAbutton.Tostopthewalk- 
Ingbeltandresetthedisplays,presstheSTOP 
button,removethekey,andthenreinsertthekey. 
AdiusttheInclineasdesired. 
Tovarytheintensityof 
yourexercise,change 
theinclineofthetread- 
millasdesiredbypress- 
ingtheINCLINEbuttons. 
Eachtimeoneofthe 
buttonsispressed,the 
inclinewillchangeby0.5%.Theinclinerangeis 
1.5%to10%.Note:WhenoneoftheINCLINEbut- 
tonsispressed,theINCLINE/DISTANCE 
displaywillshowtheinclinesettingforseven 
seconds.Afterthebuttonsarepressed,itmay 
takeamomentforthetreadmilltoreachthese- 
lectedinclinesetting. 
Followyourprogresswiththefourdisplays. 
TIME/PACEdisplay-- 
Thisdisplayshowsthe 
elapsedtimeandyour 
currentpace(paceis 
measuredinminutesperi 
mi/e).Everysevensec- 
ends,thedisplaywillchangefromonenumberto 
theother.ThePACEindicatorwillI!ghtwhenyour 
paceIsshown. 
SPEEDdisplaymThis 
displayshowsthespeed 
ofthewalkingbelt,in 
milesperhourorkilome- 
tersperhour.(SeeHOW 
TOSELECTMILESOR 
KILOMETERSonpage12.) 
CALORIES/FAT-CALO- 
RIESdisplay--Thisdis- 
playshowsthenumbers 
ofcaloriesandfatcato- 
desyouhaveburned 
(seeFATBURNINGon 
page16foranexplanationoffatcalodes).Every 
sevenseconds,thedisplaywillchangefromone 
numbertotheother.TheFATCALSindica!orwill 
lightwhenthenumberoffatcaloriesisshown.  
						

							  
l0 showsthedmtanceJ_at 
thewalkingbelthas 
movedandtheIncfine 
levelofthetreadmill.Everysevenseconds,the 
displayyellchangefromonenumbertotheother. 
TheDISTANCEindicatorwilllightwhenthedis- 
tanceIsshown. 
r_wllenyouarefinishedexercising,stopthe 
walkingbeltandremovethekey. 
StepontothefootroilsandpresstheSTOPbutton. 
Next,changetheinclineofthetreadmillto1.5%. 
Theinclinemustbeat1.5%whenthetreadmill 
isfoldedtothestoragepositionorthetread- 
roillwillbedamaged. 
Removethekeyfromtheconsoleandputitina 
secureplace.Inaddition,movetheon/offswitchto 
theoffpositionandunplugthepowercord. 
WhenyouuseaCOworkoutprogram,acertifiedper- 
sonsltrainerwillguideyouth.roughyourworkoutasthe 
CDIntemctivelycontrolsthespeedandinclineofthe 
treadmill.Theincluded=RhythmMixCDscontaintwo 
workoutprograms: 
•FatBurning(Level1)--This30-rninuteworkout 
reachesamaximumspeedof4.2mphandhasan 
averagespeedof3.4mph.ThemaximumInclinelevel 
is9%andtheaverageinclinelevelis3%.Note:All 
programsaredesignatedlevel1orlevel2;level2 
programsprovidemoreintenseworkouts. 
•IntervalTraining(Level2)----This30--minuteworkout 
reachesamaximumspeedof6.0mphandhasan 
averagespeedof3.9mph.Themaximuminclinelevel 
is8%andtheaverageinclinelevelis3.5%. 
FollowthestepsbelowtouseaCDworkoutprogram. 
BPutontheheadphones. 
PIvgtheincluded 
hea.dphonesfullyinto 
•thejacl