ProForm 545 User Manual page 9

Follow the steps below to operate the console.
Insert the key fully into the console.
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Inserting the key will not
turn on the displays.
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 down to the RESET posi-
tion. 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 upward until
the walking belt begins to move at slow speed.
Carefully step onto the walking belt and begin ex-
ercising. 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.
Adjust the incline of the treadmill as desired.
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To change the incline of the treadmill, press the top
or bottom of the incline control until the desired in-
cline level is reached.
Follow your progress with the three displays.
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Time/Distance
display—This display
shows the elapsed time
and the distance that
you have walked or run.
Every few seconds, the
display will change from
one number to the
other, as shown by the arrows.
Speed display—This
display shows the
speed of the walking
belt.
Arrow
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Calories/Fat Calories/
Heart Rate display—
This display shows the
approximate numbers
of calories and fat calo-
ries you have burned.
(See FAT BURNING on
page 14.) Every few seconds, the display will
change from one number to the next, as shown by
the arrows. This display will also show your heart
rate when the pulse sensor is used (see step 5).
To reset the displays at any time, press the
ON/RESET button.
Measure your heart rate, if desired.
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To measure your
heart rate, stand on
the foot rails and
place your thumb on
the pulse sensor as
shown. The pulse
sensor is pressure ac-
tivated—fully press it
down. Do not press
too hard, or the cir-
culation in your
thumb will be re-
stricted, and your
pulse will not be de-
tected. Next, raise
your thumb slightly until the heart-shaped indicator
in the Calories/Fat Calories/Heart Rate display
flashes steadily. Hold your thumb at this level.
After a few seconds, three dashes will appear in the
display and then your heart rate will be shown. Hold
your thumb on the sensor for another 15 seconds
for the most accurate reading. If the displayed heart
rate appears to be too high or too low, or if your
heart rate is not displayed, lift your thumb off the
sensor and allow the display to reset. Press down
again on the sensor as described above.
Try the sensor several times until you become famil-
iar with it. Remember to stand still whilst measuring
your heart rate.
Remove the key from the console.
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When you are finished exercising, step onto the
foot rails, slide the speed control to the RESET po-
sition, and remove the key. The displays will turn
off after a few minutes. Note: Any time that the
walking belt is stationary and the console is
not used for a few minutes, the displays will
turn off automatically.
Pulse Sensor
Pulse Indicator