ProForm 831.291610 User Manual page 9

Follow the steps below to operate the console.
Insert the key fully into the power switch.
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Inserting the key will
not turn on the dis-
plays. The displays will
turn on when the
ON/RESET button is
pressed or when the
walking belt is started.
Note: If you just
installed batteries, the displays will already be on.
Reset the speed control and start the walking
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belt.
Slide the speed control fully to the left to the reset
position. Note: Each time the walking belt is
stopped, the speed control must be moved to
the reset position before the walking belt can
be restarted.
Next, slowly slide the speed control to the right
until the walking belt begins to move at slow
speed. Carefully step onto the walking belt and
begin exercising. Change the speed of the walking
belt as desired by sliding the speed control.
To stop the walking belt, step onto the foot rails
and slide the speed control to the reset position.
During the first few minutes of using the treadmill,
inspect the alignment of the walking belt, and align
the walking belt if necessary (see page 13).
Adjust the incline of the treadmill as desired.
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To change the in-
cline of the treadmill,
press the increase
or decrease button
until the desired in-
cline level is
reached.
Monitor your progress with the two displays.
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TIME/DISTANCE dis-
play—This display
shows the elapsed time
and the distance that
you have walked or run,
in miles. Every seven
seconds, the display will
change from one number to the other, as shown
by the arrows in the display.
CALS/FAT CALS/
SPEED display—This
display shows the ap-
proximate numbers of
calories and fat calories
you have burned. (See
FAT BURNING on page
14.) In addition, the display shows the speed of
the walking belt, in miles per hour. Every seven
seconds, the display will change from one number
to the next, as shown by the arrows in the display.
To reset the displays at
any time, press the
ON/RESET button.
Note: The displays can
be shown in kilometers
by pressing down and
holding the ON/RESET button for 5 seconds.
Hold the ON/RESET for another 5 seconds to
change back to miles.
When you are finished exercising, stop the
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walking belt and remove the key.
Step onto the foot rails, slide the speed control to
the reset position, and remove the key from the
console. The displays will turn off about five min-
utes after the key is removed. Note: Any time
that the walking belt is stopped and the
ON/RESET button is not pressed for five min-
utes, the displays will automatically turn off in
order to conserve the batteries.
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