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® FITNESS, division of Procycle CANADA 9095, 25 Avenue, Saint-Georges (Québec) Canada G6A 1A1 The name “Bodyguard Fitness ” and heart logo are ® registered trademarks of Procycle Group Inc. T280P – T280C – T320 TREADMILLS O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L...
Wear proper exercise footwear when using the treadmill. Do not use the treadmill in bare feet or in socks. It is normal for the treadmill belt to discharge soil or rocks that are on the sole of your shoes. It is always good practice to clean the soles of your shoes before using the treadmill.
à l’humidité. En confier l’entretien à une personne qualifiée de Bodyguard If you have any questions about the assembly, proper use or repair of your treadmill, please call your local Bodyguard Dealer. All necessary adjustments or repairs during the warranty period must be made by an Authorized Bodyguard Dealer.
This Warranty is in addition to any statutory warranty. This Warranty supersedes all other written or expressed warranties. In the event your T280P – T280C – T320 treadmills should require service, you must contact the Authorized Bodyguard Dealer where you purchased your machine or the nearest Authorized Bodyguard...
The T280P – T280C – T320 come with a magnetic security key. The key’s magnet must be inserted in the appropriate slot in the console for the treadmill to be functional. For security purposes, make sure to attach the key’s clip to your clothes prior to starting an exercise.
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SPEED indicates the treadmill belt speed in miles per hour or kilometers per hour, ranging from 0.50 to 11.00 mph or 0.80 to 17.60 km/h. CALORIES will indicate total of your caloric expenditure from the start of the exercise. DISTANCE displays the total distance in miles or kilometers from the start of the exercise, ranging from 0.00 to 99.00 miles or 0.00 to 99.00 km.
The option will be displayed as “TO SAVE THIS EXERCISE PRESS ENTER IF NOT PRESS STOP”. If you wish to save the exercise at the end of the program: (The T280P–T280C treadmill has four custom program slots and the T320 has six.) 1.
Y Y o o u u r r E E n n v v i i r r o o n n m m e e n n t t The T280P – T280C – T320 treadmills offer unique features that allow the user to tailor the treadmill to its current environment.
From now on, weight values entered will be in the selected units. 2.4 User Identification Feature The User Identification feature allows the treadmill to recognize individuals and automatically enter their weight along with additional information. The T280P–T280C will recognize four and the T320 will recognize six.
select SPACE (blank character) between the 9 and the A characters. Press the JustGo Now the second character must be selected. Repeat this procedure until you have selected a USER ID name. If you wish to modify a character before all six spaces are accepted, press the CLEAR/STOP key to backspace. 6.
Doing a warm up period before an exercise and a cool down period after an exercise is strongly recommended for your safety. In your T280P – T280C – T320, you have a feature that will allow you to warm up and cool down on your treadmill.
The cool down has an adjustable duration of one to four minutes and has only one part. Cool down: Part 1: Is a half in intensity of the last segment exercise with a maximum of 3.5 mph (5.6 km/h). NOTE – The default value of the cool down is 3 minutes. The calories, time and the distance are not accumulated in the “WARM UP OR COOL DOWN”...
2.13 Learn Program Bodyguard machines have the incredible ability to learn (pre-program) profiles. This is especially useful if you would like to build a workout profile in advance. You now have the ability to build a program without actually doing it. This is great if you are customizing a program for a client for example.
2.14 Heart Rate Recovery Your T280P–T280C–T320 is pre programmed with a unique and useful program that is used to help determine your fitness level. After a program (workout) it can be used to count the time between the actual and your predetermined resting heart rate. In order to use this program you will need to turn ON Heart Rate Recovery in the settings menu.
2.19 Add/Remove Program (T320 only) The T320 treadmill offers you the possibility to manage your main menu with your favorite programs by deleting from the menu on the screen the programs that you would rather not have on screen. After deleting it, you can, if you changed your mind, put it back to your menu with the add option.
Program Levels The Cardiovascular, Interval, Random, Hill Climb and Speed Run programs have 5 individual exercise levels. LEVEL 1 is the easiest and LEVEL 5 is the most difficult. This feature allows you to alter the intensity of your workout. JustGo Program The JustGo...
NOTE – This program can only be used with the optional heart rate chest strap available from your Authorized Bodyguard Dealer. Use of the heart rate chest strap will allow the treadmill belt to change speed along with a change in elevation. To achieve optimal results, it is recommended to place the chest strap directly over the skin.
6. You can modify the heart rate level suggested by the computer or press the JustGo the exercise. 7. To start the exercise, press the JustGo During the Heart Rate Control or Weight Loss program, you can change the speed or elevation by pressing the Speed or Elevation INCREASE or DECREASE keys.
To select the Speed Run program: 1. Press the DECREASE key to select Speed RUN. Press the JustGo 2. Select your weight. Press the speed INCREASE or DECREASE keys to select the appropriate weight. The weight will vary from 50 to 400 pounds (23 to 182 kilograms). Press the JustGo 3.
The parameters values are: Interval distance: 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400 or 1600 meters Number of repeats: 1 to 20 Pace: number of min. for 1 mile or number of min. for 1 kilometer Recovery Time: 20 sec. to 20 min. Recovery Pace: number of min.
U U s s i i n n g g a a H H e e a a r r t t R R a a t t e e R R e e c c e e i i v v e e r r The Bodyguard® Heart Rate receiver inside each T280P – T280C – T320 treadmill is specifically designed to work in conjunction with the optional Heart Rate chest strap.
® receiver. The receiver is an integral part of the machine and it is hidden inside. The chest strap is an option on all machines and can be purchased from Bodyguard troubleshooting check list. Troubleshooting Check List – Table 1...
1. In the Diagnostics menu, select the ‘‘EPROM TEST’’ and accept it by pressing the JustGo will perform automatically. • The display will show ‘‘EPROM IS OK’’ if the EPROM is intact and it will display a “CHECKSUM” code (for Bodyguard internal use only).
2. The top left display will show the signal received from the chest strap and the bottom window will show the hand grip signal. Attach your heart rate chest strap. You do not need to step on the treadmill for this test, but simply stand near the computer.
Wait while the treadmill performs the motor check. That operation should take less than 30 seconds. Once completed, the message “MOTOR OK” will be displayed. WARNING – If the motor check procedure is canceled prematurely, do not use the treadmill. It is important to fully complete the motor check procedure prior to using the treadmill.
2. Press the JustGo /ENTER key to proceed. 3. Walk on the treadmill for a couple of minutes and the value of the current and voltage at the motor will appear on the central information window. 4. Vary the speed to ensure that you get good readings for different speeds.
ON, be sure that it is OFF. • Be sure that the treadmill is on a level surface and that it is not rocking. Excessive rocking may cause the running belt to track to one side of the deck resulting in accelerated wear of the running belt.
JUSTGO to start the belt turning at 0.5 MPH (or 0.8 KMH). Let the belt bring you a the back of the treadmill and come back where you were standing. Do this twice so the lubricant will be present on the total surface of the deck.
• Power cord. – Check that power cord is functional; replace if necessary. • Circuit breaker. – Reset the breaker. • Damaged motor circuit board. – Contact your Bodyguard • The belt is over tensioned. – Perform Belt Alignment. • The wires are not connected. – Remove the cover and connect the wires properly.
Error Codes Table 4 PROBLEM • Acceleration is too quick in the acceleration or reached speed phase. • Error 1 • Possible causes: Motor drive defective or user pushing on the running belt for too long. • Error 2 • Running belt not following the speed required in the reached speed phase. •...
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T280P – T280C – T320 product additions. Also, the warranty card is used to establish the actual sale date. NOTE – The warranty card is use to establish the beginning of the warranty of your treadmill. If you omit to send your warranty card to Bodyguard ®...
Safety requirements North America The T280P – T280C – T320 treadmills have been tested and approved to meet all ETL requirements concerning electrical and mechanical safety. In addition, the T280P – T280C – T320 treadmills conform to UL 1647 and CAN/CSA-E335-1/2E. International The equipment listed in this manual has been tested to meet the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC concerning the electrical and mechanical safety.
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