Interactive Trainer Owners Manual For safe use and product knowledge, please completely read this Product OWNERS MANUAL. v. 1.0...
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Home series product is designed and manufactured to exceed your expectations for quality and durability, simple assembly and ease of operation. Please read this manual thoroughly before assembly and operation of your new LifeSpan equipment. It includes information on proper operation, safety precautions, product assem- bly and ongoing maintenance.
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Welcome Limited Home Use Warranty Important Safety Precautions Starting an Exercise Program Assembly Instructions Display Console Overview Operating Your Bike Custom User Setup Programs Reading Your Heart Rate and Special Features Program Overview Leveling and Moving Seat Adjustments Engineering Mode, Troubleshooting and Maintenance Extended Warranty Serial Number Information...
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Interactive Trainer The LifeSpan R3i Interactive Trainer comes with the following warranty, which applies only for home use, or light commercial purposes. Residential Commercial (4 hr/day) Lifetime 5 Years 5 Years 2 Years 2 Years 1 Year as outline above The customer may be responsible to pay for the Service Technician’s travel time where travel in excess of...
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Program Name, Date and Time, Workout Time, Calories, RPM Distance, Heart Rate, Speed, Resistance Level (Load), Watts Multi-Color LCD Manual, Preset (17), User Set-up (2), Heart Rate Control (2) 16 Rows by 20 Columns 16 Levels 5 Program Group Buttons for Heart Rate Control, Healthy Living, Sports Training, Weight Loss and User Set-up Programs...
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Interactive Trainer Since your recumbent bike is a heavy piece of equipment it is recommended you use two people during assembly and follow these assembly instructions to reduce any problems that could occur. Item# description Main Frame Front Support Rear Support Seat Rail Assembly Seatback/Armrest Seatback Shock...
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Hardware Located in hardware bag M8*75L Bolt M8 Curved Washer M8*50L Countersink Bolt 2pcs 2pcs 3pcs Multi-wrench - Allen wrench - 5 mm Allen wrench - 4 mm 10, 13, 14, 15, 17 , 22mm Pre-installed hardware Hardware will need to be removed and re-installed during the installation process M8*15L Bolt M8 Washer M8*16L Bolt...
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Interactive Trainer Step 1: Remove Components from Box B. Locate the hardware bag. Step 2: Rear Support Assembly A. Align the rear support assembly (3) with rear bracket (B). B. Set the rear of the main frame assembly on the seat (9) with bolts facing upward as shown below, this will raise the frame making it easier to install the rear support assembly.
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Step 3: Front Support Assembly A. Move the seat (9) forward so it is located in the position as shown below. B. Align the front support assembly (2) with the front bracket (A). C. Install two M8 bolts (15) and curve washers (16) through the front support assembly (2) and into the front bracket (A).
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Interactive Trainer Step 4: Seat Rail Assembly A. Check that the Seat Mount (14) is centered along the seat rail assembly (4), and tighten the Seat Mount stop lever (B) to lock the seat mount on the rail. B. Align the seat rail assembly (4) with its front (C) and rear (D) brackets on the main frame assembly (1).
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Step 5: Seatback / Armrest Assembly Note: Make sure seat is locked and remove wire ties from connectors (H) and (I). A. Plug connectors (H) from the top of seat mount (14) to connectors (I) from the base of the seatback/armrest assembly (5).
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Interactive Trainer Step 6: Seatback Shock Assembly A. A lign the shock assembly (6) to the lower shock bracket (L), handle should be on the lower right side. B. Install one bolt (23) through the lower shock bracket (L) and shock assembly (6). C.
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Step 6: Seatback Shock Assembly (Continued) E. Align the top of the shock assembly (6) with the upper shock bracket (M) on the seatback/armrest assembly (5). F. Install the bolt (24) through the upper shock bracket (M) and the top of the shock assembly (6).
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Interactive Trainer Step 7: Shock Assembly Covers A. Align the bottom shock cover (8) with the bottom of the lower shock bracket (L). B. Install the three M3 Screws (26) through the bottom shock cover (8) into the bottom of the lower shock bracket (L) and tighten securely.
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Step 8: Seat Bottom Assembly A. Place seat bottom (9) on the seat mount (14). B. Align the four inner holes on the seat bottom (9) with four holes on the seat mount (14). For a larger person use the four front holes and for a smaller person use the rear holes in the seat mount (14).
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Interactive Trainer Step 9: Console Upright Assembly A. Slide the upright cover (11) a third of the way up the console upright assembly (10) as shown below. Note: Remove wire ties from connectors (N) and (O). B. Align the console upright assembly (10) with the console upright bracket (P) on the main frame assembly (1).
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Step 10: Right and Left Pedal Assembly A. Identify which pedal goes on the right side and which goes on the left side by locating the “R” on the bolt of the right pedal (13) and the “L” on the bolt of the left pedal (12). B.
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Program Buttons: The R3i has Program Group buttons. These are designed to help you add variety to your exercise program while staying consistent with your exercise goals. To buttons. These 5 buttons group the programs into Heart Rate Training, Healthy Living, Sports Training, Weight Loss and Custum User Programs.
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(Continued) Alpha Numeric Window: The R3i comes with a 16 character alpha window that is used to show the program name and set user functions like date and time. Workout Feedback: The R3i display window will simultaneously display the following workout...
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Interactive Trainer Operating Your R3i Bike quick resistance Press ENTER Starting in Manual Mode - Use the Program buttons to select your desired Exercise Program. Each program button has multiple programs that you can scroll through. Each time you press the program button Set Program Level - There are 2 levels of intensity with each preset program (1 being the easiest Use the UP / Down arrows to make the selection then Press Enter.
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Operating Your R3i Bike (Continued) UP / DOWN UP / DOWN UP / DOWN...
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Interactive Trainer R3i bike. R3i has console You can also purchase a chest strap for a wireless heart rate readout. manual your...
Audio Package: Included are audio in and audio out jacks to use with MP3 players or other audio devices with standard input jacks. USB Port: The R3i includes a USB port that works with the Interactive Health Partner online console, after loading your information can then be uploaded into your account, summarized over time and used to compare your results with the goals you set in your personal IHP account.
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Moderate Interval: (30 minute workout default) As you begin to exercise on a regular basis ready to begin doing “Moderate Intensity Interval” workouts. You should begin with an intensity that is easy and then progress to an exercise an easy recovery interval followed by a higher intensity interval. You should feel comfortable to push yourself as you do this workout as you are never too far away from an easier recovery interval.
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Fartlek Varying your exercise intensity with a constantly changing interval workout that starts out at an easy pace and then increases to a moderate or higher intensity pace will add some great variety into your workouts, make your workouts go by faster than you ever imagined Increasing your exercise intensity at constantly changing intervals and then dropping that intensity to just a slightly lower level, and then returning to the higher level has great anaerobic cardiovascular pushing yourself a bit harder.
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Plateau Climb: A Plateau Climb workout will provide you workouts, but push you to maintain a higher of course always comfortably push yourself to higher overall exercise intensity for longer periods of time. Remember, if you simply get on your elliptical and go at the same pace, for the same amount of time every day when you workout, your body will only improve to the level of the workouts you are always “change”...
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Interactive Trainer Climb The Uphill Climb gradually increases the intensity of your exercise peaking at a high intensity. The goal of the Uphill Climb work- out is to stimulate your body to improve maximizing muscle cell development in working muscles. The Uphill Climb workout has been designed to start out at a slow, comfortable pace and gradually increase to a peak intensity then with a quick decrease in intensity back down to a recovery level.
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Your R3i bike comes with two leveling feet (S) in the back and two stationary feet (T) in the front. Your R3i bike is equipped with two transport wheels (U) located on the front support. Carefully lift desired location. Be sure to bend your knees and use proper lifting techniques while moving this...
Seat Back Tilt Adjustment Your R3i bike comes with the ability to adjust the tilt of the seat back. To tilt the seat back, pull up on the seat back adjustment lever (V) and push back on the seat back. When the desired position is reached, release the seat back adjustment lever.
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1 digit on the left and 3 digits on the right for a total of 4 digits. This is the total number of hours the bike has been used. Press Enter Console goes back to normal operating mode If everything is tight, contact LifeSpan Customer Service for replacement pedals frame components.
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- R3i RECUMBENT MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER : MADE IN TAIWAN...
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