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Procedure 6.12 - Replacing the Data Cable
1. Set the treadmill's on/off switch in the "off" position and remove the treadmill's power cord
from the AC outlet.
2. Remove the treadmill's hood.
3. Remove the four screws that fasten console to the backplate. Refer to Diagram 6.9.
4. Disconnect the data cable from the JK8 connector on the console. See Diagram 5.1.
5. Tie a seven to eight foot long piece of string onto the lower end of the data cable.
6. Draw the data cable out of the upper end of the targa upright. Stop when the string is
projecting out of the upper and lower ends of the targa upright. Remove the data cable from
the string and discard the data cable.
7. Tie the lower end of the string onto the replacement data cable. Carefully draw the string out
of the top of the targa upright while feeding the data cable into the lower end of the targa
upright. Stop when the data cable is projecting out of the upper and lower ends of the targa
upright. Untie the string from the data cable.
8. Connect the data cable to the JK8 connector on the console and the JK1 connector on the
lower PCA. See Diagrams 5.1. and 5.2
9. Set the console in its mounting position on the backplate and fasten it with the hardware
removed in step 3.
10. Replace the treadmill's hood.
11. Check treadmill operation per Section 3.
9.23, 9.27 Treadmill
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