Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions Important Electrical Instructions Important Operation Instructions Assembly Instructions Features Operation of Your New Elliptical Maintenance Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty Serial Number Sticker Location - Front Floor Support Tube Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
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Wear proper shoes. High heels, dress shoes, sandals or bare feet are not suitable for use on your elliptical. Quality athletic shoes are recommended to avoid leg fatigue. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS - THINK SAFETY! Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
This inherent play can result in slight noises during use such as clicks and small thumps. Please expect that the elliptical will not be completely silent. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
Console (42). Connect the white end, Resistance cable (47) into the white port, labeled “Load” on the back of the console. Secure the Console (42) onto the mounting plate with four M5×10mm Phillips Head Screws (123). Tighten them with the Phillips Head Screw Driver (162). Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
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Hex Head Bolt (107) and one 5/16” ×23×1.5T Flat Washer (146); tighten with the 12mm Wrench (163). Repeat this process on the right side with the right swing arm (11). Note: make sure the arms are placed on their respective shafts as shown in the illustra- tion. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
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Bolt (109), Rod End Sleeve (22), a 5/16” ×23x 1.5T Flat Washer (146), and a 5/16” ×7T Nyloc Nut (136). Tighten using 13/14 mm (160) and 12mm (163) Wrenches. Repeat the process for the Right Connecting Arm (9) and Right Swing Arm (11). Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
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Raise the incline to Level “8” and attach the Incline Cover (94) with two M5×15mm Phillips Head Screws (124). Secure using the Phillips Head Screw Driver (162). Return the Incline to “0”. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
Incline Adjustment The Xterra FS5.5e and FS5.7e have an exciting electronic incline feature that will increase the variety of your workouts. When the incline is at its lowest position you get a normal ellipti- cal workout. As the incline increases you will feel your knees rise higher with each step, which means you are involving different muscle groups.
The odometer will remain displayed for only a few seconds then the console will go to the start up display. The dot matrix display will be scrolling through the different workout profiles of the programs and operating instructions. You may now begin to use the console. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
The Elliptical has a built in heart rate monitoring system. Simply grasping the hand pulse sensors on the stationary handle bars or by wearing the chest strap (FS5.5e model: sold sepa- rately) will start the heart Icon blinking (this may take a few seconds). The Pulse Display Window will display your heart rate, or Pulse, in beats per minute.
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9. When the program ends the message window will show a summary of your workout. The summary will be displayed for a short time then the console will return to the start-up display. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
Preset Programs The Elliptical has seven different programs that have been designed for a variety of workouts. These seven programs have factory preset profiles for achieving different goals. The FS5.5e will not show the Incline profile graphs. P-1 Sunrise The Sunrise program simulates going up and down a gentle hill early in the morning. The resistance in the pedals will steadily increase and then decrease during the program.
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The Thrill Hill program combines a few types of workout in one, with variations of cardio and strength portions to give you a thrill. RESISTANCE INCLINE P-7 X-Country The X-Country program simulates a cross country run across uneven terrain. RESISTANCE INCLINE Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
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Incline switches on the console to manually control the incline angle setting during the program. (FS5.7e only; the FS5.5e needs to be adjusted manually in any program). 7. Now you are finished editing the settings and can begin your workout by pressing the Start key.
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Heart Rate Program Operation Note: You must wear a chest strap (FS5.5e sold separately) or grasp the contact heart rate grips with both hands for these programs. Both programs operate the same, the only difference is that HR1 is set to 60% and HR2 is set to 80% of your maximum heart rate. They both are programmed the same way.
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80% or 60%, respec- tively, of your MHR on a schedule approved by your physician. Consult your physician before participating in any exercise program. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
RPE will support this. If you are feeling tired and sluggish, it is because your body needs a break. In this condition, your pace will feel harder. Again, this will show up in your RPE and you will train at the proper level for that day. Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical...
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5. Some people have problems with the transmitter picking up a signal from their skin. If you have problems try wearing the transmitter upside down. Normally the transmitter will be oriented so the Xterra Fitness logo is right side up.
ODOMETER reset (reset the odometer) ii. Units (Set to English or Metric display readings) iii. Bike or Elliptical (changes settings so the console can be used on an Xterra bike or elliptical) iv. Sleep mode Turns on/off sleep mode.
Effective July 15, 2011 - ELLIPTICAL LIMITED WARRANTY Xterra Fitness Inc. warrants all its home use elliptical parts for a period of time listed below, from the date of retail sale, as determined by a sales receipt or in the absence of a sales receipt, eighteen (18) months from the original factory shipping date. Xterra’s responsibilities include providing new or remanufactured parts, at Xterra’s option, and technical support to our independent dealers and servicing organiza-...