Bowflex TC5300 Service Manual page 37

elecTrical and mechanical TroubleshooTing guide
Condition/Problem
Speed displayed is not
accurate.
Heart rate not displayed
while using chest strap.
Walking belt misalignment.
Things to Check
Console control board
Display set to wrong unit of
measure. (English/Metric)
Out of calibration.
Transmitter not making
good contact with skin.
Electromagnetic interference.
Chest strap transmitter.
HR receiver.
Machine Powered Up
Wire connection
Wire
Controls
Tracking adjustment
Solution
If I/O cables are all functioning properly,
LEDs B & G are lit up, and machine still
will not power up replace upper console
control board
Change display units. (See Console
Display & Set Up section)
Re-calibrate machine. (See Calibration
Procedures, appendix 3)
Moisten skin contact area on the chest
strap. (See Heart Rate Monitoring section)
Turn off any television, AM radio,
microwave, or computer within 6
feet (2 meters) of the TreadClimber
fitness machine.
Test chest strap with another HR
monitoring device such as HR watch,
machine at a gym. If transmitter has
good skin contact and still is not found
to be emitting HR signal replace chest
strap transmitter.
If chest strap is known to work with
other devices and no sources of
interference are present, or if console
has been tested with a Pulse Simulator
and is not receiving the signal, replace
the following HR receiver and wire.
See Troubleshooting step 1
Check connection at board and at
controls
If connections good replace wire (see
Replacing ROC Cable instructions)
If problem persists replace ROC controls.
If either of the walking belts seem to be
tracking excessively to one side or the
other adjust belt at front of each treadle
(see Walking Belt Adjustment, Appendix 2)
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