Operation; How To Use The Airdyne / Evolution Comp Bike; Getting Started - Schwinn Airdyne User Manual

HOW TO USE THE AIRDYNE
■ Seat adjustment
Pr o p e r seat h eig h t e nsu r es m axi m u m exe rcise e fficie n cy an d
co m f o r t, w hile r e d u cin g t h e risk o f inju ry.
1. Place o n e p e d al in t h e d o w n p ositio n, an d ce n t e r t h e b all o f
o f y o u r f o o t o v e r t h e ce n t e r o f t h e p e d al. Yo u r le g sh o uld b e
slig h tly b e n t at t h e kn e e (Fig. 1).
2. If y o u r le g is t o o st raig h t o r y o u r f o o t can n o t t o u ch t h e
p e d al, y o u w ill n e e d t o lo w e r t h e seat. If y o u r le g is b e n t t o o
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m u ch, y o u w ill n e e d t o raise t h e seat.
3. Dis m o u n t t h e bike. U nscr e w t h e adjust-
m e n t kn o b o n t h e seat t u b e an d p ull o u t t h e
lo ckin g pin (Fig. 2). Lo w e r o r raise t h e seat
t o t h e d esir e d h eig h t. Inse r t t h e lo ckin g pin
b ack in an d tig h t e n. Be su r e t h at t h e pin is
f ully tig h t e n e d.
■ Lower body workout
O n ce y o u ar e in p ositio n an d sit tin g co m f o r t-
ably, slo w ly b e gin p e d alin g, w it h y o u r ar m s
r elaxe d at y o u r sid es o r w it h y o u r h an ds r est-
in g o n t h e h an d g rips as t h e ar m lev e rs
m o v e. Pe d al at an easy p ace u n til y o u f e el
secu r e an d co m f o r t able. To in cr ease t h e air
r esist an ce an d w o rklo ad, in cr ease y o u r
p e d alin g sp e e d.
■ Lower and upper body workout
F o r a co m ple t e b o d y w o rko u t, g rasp t h e
h an d g rips w it h p al m s d o w n. P ush an d p ull
t h e ar m lev e rs as y o u p e d al, ke e pin g elb o ws
lo w an d n ext t o y o u r b o d y. To exe rcise all t h e
m uscle g r o u ps in y o u r ar m s, vary y o u r h an d
p ositio n o n t h e g rips (Fig. 3).
■ Upper body only workout
O n ce y o u h av e g ain e d m o m e n t u m w it h p e d-
alin g, y o u can exp e ri m e n t w it h an u p p e r
b o d y o nly w o rko u t t ech niq u e. Grasp t h e h an d
g rips fir m ly w it h p al m s d o w n an d place y o u r
f e e t o n t h e f o o t p e gs n ear t h e fan w h e el axle.
Lean f o r w ar d at t h e hips, ke e pin g y o u r b ack
st raig h t an d sh o uld e rs d o w n, w hile co n tin u-
in g t o p ush an d p ull t h e ar m lev e rs (Fig 4).
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F I T N E S S
Failure to follo w any of these safeguards may result in injury or serious health proble ms.
• Do not place fingers or any other objects into m oving parts of the exercise equip m ent.
• Keep children and pets away fro m the Airdyne / Evolution Co m p Bike. A child's curiosity
may result in injury. Do not allo w children to use the Airdyne / Evolution Co m p Bike. The
machine is designed and intended for adults, not children.
• Never turn pedal crank arms by hand. To avoid entangle m ent and possible injury, do not
expose hands or arms to the drive m echanism.
• Do not dism ount the Airdyne / Evolution Co m p Bike until the pedals are at a co m plete STOP.
• Warn bystanders to keep a safe distance. Do not allo w anyone to touch the bike w hile
it is in operation.
• Always engage the bike's locking m echanism w hen not in use (see page 8).
CAUTION! DISMOUNT THE AIRDYNE EVOLUTION COMP BIKE ONLY
AFTER THE PEDALS HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
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■ Getting started

1. To activat e t h e co m p u t e r, si m ply b e gin b y p e d alin g o r p r ess
an y key.
2. Pr o g ra m m in g y o u r cu rr e n t elevatio n in t o t h e co m p u t e r b e f o r e
b e gin nin g y o u r w o rko u t, w ill e nsu r e a m o r e accu rat e w o rk lev el.
To se t elevatio n, h old t h e u p p e r SELECT b u t t o n f o r 10 seco n ds.
Yo u w ill t h e n b e p r o m p t e d t o se t t h e co rr ect elevatio n usin g t h e
UP an d DOW N b u t t o ns. To secu r e y o u r selectio n, p r ess t h e lo w e r
SELECT b u t t o n (Fig. 5). Yo u m ay t h e n ch o ose t o se t y o u r co m p u t e r
t o r ead in En glish o r M e t ric u nits. Pr ess t h e lo w e r SELECT b u t t o n
t o ch o ose kilo m e t e rs o r m iles. Th e n p r ess t h e START / STOP b u t t o n
t o se t y o u r selectio n.
3. To b e gin y o u r w o rko u t, si m ply p r ess t h e START / STOP b u t t o n an d
b e gin p e d alin g (Fig. 6). Th e TIMER f u n ctio n w ill b e gin co u n tin g u p
fr o m z e r o. To st o p t h e TIMER, p r ess t h e START / STOP b u t t o n ag ain.
4. To se t t h e TIMER t o co u n t d o w n m o d e, p r ess t h e START / STOP
b u t t o n. Th e n use t h e lo w e r SELECT b u t t o n t o t o g gle t o t h e TIME
f u n ctio n in t h e lo w e r w in d o w . Use t h e UP an d DOW N b u t t o ns t o
select t h e d esir e d w o rko u t ti m e. Pr ess START / STOP t o st ar t t h e
TIMER. A b u z z e r w ill so u n d w h e n t h e p r e-se t ti m e h as elapse d. To
st o p t h e b u z z e r p r ess t h e START / STOP b u t t o n.
Th e Air d y n e co m p u t e r is d esig n e d w it h t w o m o d es o f o p e ratio n,
MANUAL an d AUTO-SCROLL. Th e m an u al m o d e allo ws t h e use r t o
select w hich f u n ctio ns w ill ap p ear at an y ti m e d u rin g an exe rcise
sessio n. Th e AUTO-SCROLL m o d e w ill au t o m atically scr oll t o each
f u n ctio n at 10 seco n d in t e rvals t o p r o vid e a co nst an t u p d at e o f
all f u n ctio ns. Th e co m p u t e r is p r e-se t in t h e MANUAL m o d e. To
activat e t h e AUTO-SCROLL m o d e, p r ess t h e TIME RESET an d UP b u t-
t o ns si m ult an e o usly. To d eactivat e, p r ess TIME RESET an d DOW N
b u t t o ns si m ult an e o usly.
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