INTRODUCTION Thank you for adding the STAR TRAC PERSONAL VIEWING SCREEN (PVS)to your Star Trac Purchase. The Personal Viewing Screen has been designed to provide the user with the most rewarding experience based upon the carefully planned features it possesses. The design elements of this Personal Viewing Screen will provide you with a comfortable, intuitive, safe and reliable experience, guiding you to a habit- forming lifestyle.
BEFORE YOU GETS TARTED CHECK FACILITIES PREPAREDNESS For a proper installation, please read this guide thoroughly and follow the instructions. Star Trac’s goal is to help you have a successful and reliable installation, for this reason we have come up with some helpful tips and check list to accomplish this goal.
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS This lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous volt age” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instruction in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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DO NOT disassemble the PVS. Any Un-authorized maintenance will void the warranty. Un-experienced technicians can cause serious damage, electric shock, and other hazards. Contact your dealer or an experienced technician for repair. DO NOT place sharp tools such as pin or metallic object near the display. May result in scratching the surface of the monitor as well as the frame.
STAR TRAC PERSONAL VIEWING SCREEN (PVS) UNPACK YOUR PERSONAL VIEWING SCREEN Inspect the shipping carton for any parts that may be missin g BEFORE discarding the carton. Items can shift during transportation, and may be accidentally discarded with the carton. If any parts are missing, please contact Star Trac Product Support at 800 -503-1221.
• Power Cord, CEE 7/7 • Power Cord, NEMA 6-15 • Power Cord, BS 1363 • Owners Manual • Warranty Card PAL/SECAM Kit (Europe, Middle East) • PVS assembly with Mounting Bracket, Cables, and Display Cap with Grommet (There are 4 cables in the neck) •...
INSTALLING YOUR PERSONAL VIEWING SCREEN (PVS) The Star Trac Personal Viewing Screen is different for each of your Star Trac S- Series Cardio products. Make sure you have the proper kit for the S-Series product you are installing. The S-TR, S-TRc and the S-TRx will follow the same basic steps for installation.
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LABEL, CENTER (4) Screws CONSOLE STEP3 CENTER Now, replace the TV Keypad on the CONSOLE front display. Carefully remove the Label of Center Console with a flat screw driver. And then, remove the (4) screws on the Center Console. Keypad cable STEP4 Power-in and Insert the Keypad cable into the oblong...
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STEP5 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove Headphone Black Cap the screw that holds in the Blank Head Jack Phone Jack Cap at the lower front of the display. Retain the screw (You will no Screw longer need the cap and, if desired, you can store it away for any possible future use).
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NOTE: For S -TRx PVS kits (bot h of Pal and NTSC), a power supply has to be installed. Following are the procedures for power supply installation: FRONT NECK SHROUD STEP1 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, loose the (2) screw (but, don’t take them off) and pull the front neck shroud up as shown.
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(2) M5 Screws Power Supply STEP3 At the right side corner on the base frame, there are (2) M5-thread-inserts. Before installing the power supply, put a (2) thread- 3”-long VELCRO LOOP tape on the base inserts and between the (2) thread-inserts (as shown).
To install on the S -RBx, S-UBx, and S-TBTx, follow these steps: STEP1 Using a Flat screwdriver, remove the CAP of TV HOLE COVER, from the back of the display. (You will no longer need this cap TV Hole Cap cover and, if desired, you can store it away for any possible future use).
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Polar Receiver TV Keypad Cable STEP4 Replace the TV Control Pad: 1) Using a #2 Phillip screwdriver, fasten the TV Control Pad with the (3) screws and install the Polar Receiver back to the Power-in same location. 2) Plug in the TV Keypad connector into JP5 3) Plug in the Interface Control connector into JP4 4) Plug in the Power-in connector into JP7...
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STEP7 Unpack the TV kit from the PVS package and pull out the (4) cables from the square hole on the bracket. (4) Cables STEP8 Connect the (4) cables on the TV Kit with the (4) cables on the unit as shown: Antenna Cable (coaxial) Antenna Cable...
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NOTE: The shown PVS assembly procedures are for S-UBx Bike. The PVS assembly procedures for S-RBx and S-TBTx are the same as the S- UBx bike. STAR TRAC S SERIES PVS O ’ WNER ANUAL...
SETTING UP YOUR PERSONAL VIEWING SCREEN Now that your Personal Viewing Screen is installed on your Star Trac Cardio Equipment, it is time to set it up. There are 2 types of Personal Viewing Screens, turn to the section that applies to your unit. NTSC &...
In the Channel Menu you will tell your system what type of signal it will be receiving. Check with your provider to insure the best possible output. In this menu you will also select what channels you would like your Personal Viewing Screen to show. You will also select the Language that will appear in the Sub Menus setup screens.
TUNING BAND Air: Use this selection when a terrestrial(indoor/outdoor) antenna is used. Cable: Use this selection for standard analogue cable. Consult cable provider of cable type prior to set up. HRC: Harmonically related carriers. IRC: Incrementally related carriers. CABLE AUTO: Use to automatically sense the cable type. CABLE MODE When you set Tuning Band to CABLE, your menu selections will change.
CONTRAST: Adjust the white level of the picture. BRIGHTNESS: Adjust to brighten or darken the picture. SHARPNESS: Further you go left, more the screen softens, and further you go right, more the screen sharpens. Caution: When sharpness is too high, video noise soars in some videos which may cause problems in image quality.
BALANCE: Will adjust the sound volume between the right and left ear. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT: Push the OK button, and it changes to PCM or RAW. Note: RAW is default in digital broadcasting. SETTING: When you execute this menu, all Audio-related values which were previously set will reset to the factory default.
AINTENANCE AND ROUBLESHOOTING Your Star Trac Personal Viewing Screen is designed with little maintenance in mind and rarely should you experience a problem once it is installed. However, you may find the cleaning and troubleshooting information in this section useful. We will also explain how to replace the headphone jack when it no longer provides good audio quality.
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Check the input signal cable, make sure it is in good shape and is connected snug to Bars or Snow on the RF input. Try a new channel; it may be the station is having difficulties. Check for the screen local interference.
REGULATORY INFORMATION Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Federal Communications Commission, Part 15 Warning: To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose this equipment to rain, moisture or excessive heat. The unit has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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