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Quick Start Card PRECISION SERIES ™ AND ENERGY SERIES ™ TREADMILLS WELCOME TO A PERSONALIZED FITNESS EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR HOME...
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PRECISION SERIES AND ENERGY SERIES TREADMILLS WarnInG: Read through ALL of the safety information in the As you get to know your new Precor treadmill and your own fitness goals, you’ll use the advanced features of the treadmill more often.
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When these steps are complete, you are ready to view When these steps are complete, you are ready to view with fitness workouts from the Precor web site When these steps are complete, you are ready to view your heart rate! your heart rate! (www.precor.com).
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O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L Precision ™ & Energy ™ S E R I E S T R E A D M I L L S T R M 4 4 5 T R M 2 4 3 WELCOME TO A PERSONALIZED FITNESS EXPERIENCE...
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DANGER Important Safety To reduce the risk of electrical shock always unplug the treadmill from the electrical outlet Instructions immediately after using and before cleaning. When using the equipment, always take basic WARNING To reduce the risk of burns, fire, precautions, including the following: electric shock, or injury, take the following precautions:...
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Assemble and operate the equipment on a solid, Maintain the equipment in good working condition level surface. Locate the equipment a few feet from (refer to Maintenance). Make sure that all fasteners walls or furniture.
1 mile per hour (mph) or 1.6 kilometers per hour Precor equipment has been tested and found to (kph). Never step off the treadmill while the comply with the following applicable safety standards.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Grounding Instructions 120 V Units Designated for North American Markets The equipment must be grounded. If the equipment malfunctions or breaks down, grounding provides a The unit must be connected to a dedicated, grounded path of least resistance for electric current, which circuit.
Precor could void the cause harmful interference to radio communications. user’s authority to operate the If the equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Obtaining Service Canadian Department of Communications This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B You should not attempt to service the equipment limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus...
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The equipment serial number is located at the lower The console serial number is located inside the USB front edge of the treadmill cover, near the power connector compartment on the back of the console. switch and cord. You will need to open the cover of this compartment to see the number.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Table of Contents Setting Up Your Equipment ......22 Measuring Your Heart Rate ......26 Using SmartRate ........... 28 Important Safety Instructions ......1 Getting Accurate Heart Rate Readings ..30 Safety Approvals for Cardiovascular Setting Your Target Heart Rate ......
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Changing the System Settings ......66 Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty ........... 75 Retrieving System Information ......68 Displaying the Error Log ........69 Maintenance ............ 70 Inspection ...............70 Cleaning the Equipment ........71 Storing the Chest Strap ........71 Checking the Alignment of the Running Belt ...........
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Treadmill Safety Location It is important to keep the area around the treadmill Features open and free from encumbrances such as other equipment. The minimum space requirements needed...
Turning the Unit On and Off To turn the unit on and off, use the power switch located underneath the front of the unit, near the power cord connection. Refer to the following figure and the product label to see the location of the switch. Important: When the unit is not being used, turn it off.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Using the Treadmill Safety Clip The following figure shows the location of the STOP switch and the stop key. The treadmill is equipped with two different stop functions, which behave as follows: If the user …...
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4. Start the workout from the beginning, reducing the CAUTION: When you work out, ALWAYS attach the time as needed to account for the amount of safety clip to your clothing. A position near your waistline exercise that has been completed. normally works best.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Using the Handrails To maintain your balance, always grasp a handrail extension when you step on or off the treadmill, and when you use the keypad. To learn more about the touch-sensitive grips, refer to...
Getting Started 5. Touch one of the following buttons: – Go (to start the suggested workout) ® As you get to know your new Precor treadmill and – QuickStart your own fitness goals, you’ll use the advanced 6. After the console has displayed its countdown and features of the treadmill more often.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 7. Use the motion controls to adjust the incline angle 8. If you need to end your workout early, do one of of the treadmill and the speed of the belt.
Using the Console Controls The figure and table on the following page show the main areas on the front surface of the console. You can reach any menu, setting, control, or feature of your equipment by using these areas. Using the Console Controls...
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Table 1. Console feature descriptions Area Purpose The display screen shows you what the equipment is currently doing and how you are using it. As you work with the equipment, the available options appear next to the buttons along the left and right edges of this area.
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The following figure shows how the home screen Area Purpose appears on the console. All eight buttons are active, The level indicators show how intense your workout and the name of each button appears next to it. is at the moment. The indicator on the left shows the incline angle and the indicator on the right shows your speed.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 To connect your device to the display console: Connecting Your Apple Device Gently open the access cover on the back of the The reading tray at the top of your display console can console, as shown in the following figure.
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3. Insert the USB connector into the jack on the back 4. Close the access cover. of the console, as shown in the following figure. 5. Plug the other end of the cable into your device. 6. Feed any excess cable through the opening in the reading tray.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Setting Up Your To set up the console: Turn the equipment on. Equipment 2. At the Welcome screen, touch Start. After the console is installed, it needs the following...
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4. At the Treadmill Model screen, use the up and 5. At the Date screen, use the arrow buttons to enter down arrow buttons to select the model you have, the current date. then touch Next. When you have finished entering the date, touch Next.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 6. At the Time screen, use the 12 Hour / 24 Hour 7. At the Unit Preference screen, use the up and button and the arrow buttons to enter the current down arrow buttons to select kilometers or miles, time.
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8. At the Equipment Settings screen, review the 9. Continue according to whether you want to set up information you have entered. the first user profile for this equipment. If … Then touch … If … Then And … touch … All of the information is correct Save You want to set up a...
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Measuring Your Before you start working out, make sure you know your maximum heart rate. Then, as you work out, be sure to Heart Rate reduce the intensity of your exercise if you reach or exceed that number.
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The following graph shows how your effective heart On the Workout List, you can find several heart rate rate ranges vary with your age. workouts (refer to Available Workouts). These workout courses automatically manage your heart rate at a target level based on your age. By monitoring your heart rate and making changes to the equipment’s settings as you exercise, the workouts keep your heart rate within a few beats per minute of the target rate.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 The following table shows the percentage ranges for Using SmartRate each zone. You must be signed in under your user profile to use this feature. Table 2. SmartRate zone boundaries...
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If SmartRate is on, you will see a heart rate indicator Note: SmartRate is on by default, but it is not available ( ) over the SmartRate zone bar during your workout. if the Guest account is selected. This indicator shows where your current heart rate falls within the active zone.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Getting Accurate Heart Rate Note: To receive an accurate reading, the strap needs to be in direct contact with the skin on the lower Readings sternum (just below the bust line for women).
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2. Adjust the strap and fasten it around your chest. 4. After you put on the chest strap, face the display The strap should feel snug, not restrictive. Refer to console for a few seconds. This allows the receiver the following figure. in the console to recognize the signal from the chest strap.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Setting Your Target Heart Rate 3. At the Set Target Heart Rate screen, use the up and down arrow buttons to adjust your target You must be signed in under your user profile to use heart rate.
It must be a 5 kHz strap. Heart rate possible causes. If the solutions in this list do not solve straps that function at other frequencies, and the problem, contact your dealer or Precor Customer Bluetooth-based straps, are not compatible with Support.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Choosing and The human body is extremely efficient. If it makes the same motion regularly over many days or weeks, it Completing a learns to make that motion with less and less effort.
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The workouts on your Precor fitness equipment are Weight loss workouts are designed to maintain a organized by goal. Under each goal there are workouts steady-state, lower-intensity level of exercise, of different types, which provide different benefits: keeping you in a workout zone that burns a higher amount of fat calories.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Choosing a Workout Choosing QuickStart The QuickStart option allows you to get moving as When you start your workout, the following options quickly as possible—just touch QuickStart and start are available on the home screen: exercising.
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Repeating a Saved Favorite Workout Using the Suggested Workout The equipment always displays a suggested workout You must be signed in under your user profile to use when you first turn it on. If you are signed in under this feature. your user profile, the equipment suggests a workout that will help you concentrate on your primary focus.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Selecting a Workout from the Workout To select a workout: List At the home screen, touch Workouts. Your fitness equipment has been programmed with a library of workout plans designed to help you meet your fitness goals.
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3. Touch Open to show the workouts available for 4. Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight that focus. (Touch Close to hide them again.) the workout you want, then touch Start. Figure 24: Workout type selection Figure 25: Workout selection Choosing and Completing a Workout...
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Available Workouts Your fitness equipment includes a wide selection of workouts that are carefully designed to make sure you get the best results out of every workout. The training parameters for these workouts vary according to their training goals.
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Be Fit Workout Profile Incline Speed Rolling Hills: A simulated Workout Profile Incline Speed run over gradually steeper 1–1 Interval: Cycles of two hills. minutes of intense exercise and two minutes of rest. Mountain Peaks: A simulation of a two-summit 2–1 Interval: Cycles of two climb.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Lose Weight Workout Profile Incline Speed Fat Burner: Calorie-burning Workout Profile Incline Speed routine with cycles of 4–3 Interval: Cycles of four gradually increasing minutes of work and three resistance.
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Push Performance Get Toned Workout Profile Incline Speed Workout Profile Incline Speed 1–4 Interval: Cycles of one Glute Toner: Gradually minute of intense exercise increasing incline with an and four minutes of rest. abrupt drop-off, designed to improve the shape of your thighs and gluteal muscles.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Go the Distance This group of workouts allows you to set your preferred intensity levels and pace for one of the following distances: 1 Mile ...
After you complete the test, the treadmill displays your Fitness Test score. The score number shows the maximum amount This test is a modified version of a widely-used fitness of oxygen your body can take in over a period of time, test.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Refer to the following two tables to compare your Table 4. Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Score Category fitness level to typical levels for your age and gender. (Men)* Fitness Category Table 3.
Changing Settings and Metrics In addition, if you are signed in under your user profile, you can change the following: While You Work Out Target heart rate (except for heart rate controlled When you start a workout, you select a pre-defined workouts) program.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Changing Your Workout Length 2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the length of your workout. The normal length of your workout (the default duration) is preset to 30 minutes.
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Changing the Workout Display While you are working out, you can choose different measurements of your progress, or metrics, as shown in the following figure and table. Simply touch the button next to the measurement you want to change. Note: If you are signed in under your user profile, the equipment will save your display settings and metrics selections for the next workout, even if you don’t save your workout.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Table 5. Workout metrics Metric Types Available Speed Pace (amount of time required to Metric Types Available • complete one mile or kilometer, based on Workout Time Elapsed (the amount of time •...
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If you want to see all of this information during your Metric Types Available workout, you can turn on Metrics Scan. While Metrics Heart Rate Current HR (current heart rate) • Scan is on, each metric changes every three seconds to Current Zone (current SmartRate zone: show all of the types of information it can display.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 You can also change the information shown in the 4. Touch Save to save your changes and return to the progress graph during your workout. workout progress graph. The types of information you selected appears as lines in the graph.
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Changing Your Mind During Your To change a workout in progress: Workout Touch Options. As your workout continues, you might find that you’d 2. On the Options screen, touch Change Workout. rather be doing a different workout than the one you 3.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Finishing Your Workout If you finish the workout normally, you go through a short, less intense cooldown stage after the workout If you need to end your workout early, simply touch itself.
Saving Your Workout To save your workout: Touch Save Workout. You must be signed in under your user profile to use this feature. At the workout summary screen, you can save the workout you’ve just finished so you can use it again later.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 2. At the Name Your Workout screen, use the Shift To use a saved workout again: and arrow buttons to enter a name for this If necessary, switch to your own user profile (refer workout.
Checking Your Weekly Progress You must be signed in under your user profile to use this feature. To see how much progress you’ve made each week, touch the My Stats button on the home screen. This button takes you to the My Stats screen, where you can see the following weekly totals: Workouts completed ...
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Tracking Your Progress with To make sure Preva follows the progress you make Preva on your new fitness equipment: If necessary, download the free Preva app from Preva is a free, cloud-based service from Precor that ®...
Creating User Your user profile allows you to do the following things: Use SmartRate, or set your target heart rate, to Profiles help ensure you get the cardiovascular workout you want Receive workout suggestions based on your own When you first create your user profile, you start by fitness focus storing your personal information (age, weight, gender,...
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 The equipment can store profiles for up to four people. Each profile has a unique color and a unique name—you can enter your own name or leave the "User number"...
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3. On the User Name screen, use the arrow and Shift To create a profile: buttons to enter your name. At the home screen, touch Change User. 2. On the user list screen, the buttons on the right show the names of user profiles that have already been created.
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 5. On the Select Gender screen, use the up and down 7. On the Select Focus screen, use the up and down arrow buttons to confirm your gender, then touch arrow buttons to select your workout focus: Next.
Choosing a User Profile To choose a user profile: At the home screen, touch Change User. Your fitness equipment can store user profiles for up to four different people. Each person is represented by a 2. On the user list screen, touch one of the buttons on different color.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Changing Your Default To change your user settings: Settings At the home screen, touch Settings. 2. At the Settings screen, touch My Settings. You must be signed in under your user profile to use 3.
Deleting User Profiles You have to select a profile before you can delete it. This helps prevent people from accidentally deleting each other’s profiles. To delete a user profile: At the home screen, touch Change User. 2. Using the buttons on the right of the screen, select the user profile you want to delete.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Changing the To correct the model number: At the Settings screen, use the up and down arrow System Settings buttons to select Model, then touch Edit. 2. At the Set Model screen, use the up and down...
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To change the time: To switch between kilometers and miles: At the Settings screen, use the up and down arrow At the Settings screen, use the up and down arrow buttons to select Time, then touch Edit. buttons to select Distance Units, then touch Edit. 2.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Retrieving System Information To view the system information: At the home screen, touch Settings. If you ever need to contact your dealer or Precor Customer Service for help, you may be asked to check 2.
Displaying the Error Log To display the error log: At the home screen, touch Settings. Each entry in the error log includes the following information: 2. At the Settings screen, touch Information. 3. At the Information screen, touch Error Log. ...
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Maintenance Inspection Inspect the treadmill daily. It is important to perform the minor maintenance tasks Look and listen for slipping belts, loose fasteners, described in this section. Failure to maintain the...
CAUTION: Do not use any acidic cleaners. Doing so will weaken the paint or powder coatings and void the Precor Limited Warranty. Never pour water or spray liquids on any part of the treadmill, and remove any accumulated sweat from the treadmill after use.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Checking the Alignment of the To check the alignment of the running belt: Running Belt The treadmill has adjustable rear feet. Make sure that the running surface is level. If the treadmill is...
Off the treadmill before making any adjustments. Do not Important: Failure to align the belt may cause the belt adjust the running belt when someone is standing on the to tear or fray, which is not covered by the Precor unit. Limited Warranty.
Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Long-Term Storage To determine left and right, stand at the rear of the treadmill and face the display. Make all belt When the equipment is not in use for any length of adjustments on the right rear corner bolt using the time, turn it off.
To make claim under warranty, the buyer must notify EFX® 447, 425, 423, 245, 225, 222, and 221 Precor or their authorized Precor dealer within 30 days after the For Treadmills: date of discovery of any nonconformity and make the affected ...
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Options / Accessories Conditions and Restrictions Many options or accessories have components that are This warranty is valid only in accordance with the conditions set connected internally or mounted inside the electronic console.
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Disclaimer and Release The warranties provided herein are the exclusive warranties Software version upgrades. given by Precor and supersede any prior, contrary or additional Cosmetic items, including, but not limited to the following: representations, whether oral or written. ANY IMPLIED...
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Exclusive Remedies Exclusion of Consequential and Incidental For any product described above that fails to conform to its Damages warranty, Precor will provide, at their option, one of the PRECOR AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO following: (1) repair;...
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Precision Series / Energy Series Treadmill Owner's Manual: TRM 445 / 243 Notes:...
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TRM 445 / TRM 243 Low Impact Treadmills Product Specifications Workouts Metrics Available TRM 445 TRM 243 Be Fit 1-1 Interval Speed Calories per minute Length: 79 in 81 in 2-1 Interval Speed (average) Calories per hour (204 cm) (206 cm) 4-1 Interval Speed (graph) METs...
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20031 142nd Ave NE design. Any party contemplating the use of Precor product designs is hereby P.O. Box 7202 forewarned that Precor considers the unauthorized appropriation of its TRM 445 / 243 Owner’s Manual...
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Assembly Guide ENERGY SERIES TREADMILLS MODELS: 243, 223 WELCOME TO A PERSONALIZED FITNESS EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR HOME...
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Table of Contents Getting Started ....................2 Obtaining Service ........................ 2 Installation Requirements ....................2 Unpacking the Equipment ....................3 Required Tools ........................3 Hardware Kit (not to scale) ....................3 Assembling the Treadmill ................... 5 Assembling the Base Frame ..................... 6 Attaching the Handrail Assembly ...................
For more information regarding into a power source. Check the ON/OFF power switch on the front of the customer support numbers or a list of Precor authorized service dealers, visit the treadmill. Place the switch in the O (OFF) position.
The hardware kit shipped with this equipment contains the fasteners and other techniques. hardware components shown in the following table. Before you begin assembly, make sure that your hardware kit is complete. If not, please contact Precor To unpack the equipment: Customer Support.
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Treadmill 200 Series Assembly Guide Table 2. Other components 6 mm T-handle hex wrench Console bracket Left and right dash buckets Stop key and clip...
Assembling the Treadmill The following figure shows the names used in this manual for the major components of the equipment. CAUTION: The location of the On/Off switch is beneath the cutout on the base frame. Make sure the power switch is in the Off position. Make sure the power cord is disconnected from its power source.
If the head of the fastener is not flush with the head of the the fasteners. product, contact Customer Support at www.precor.com. To assembly the frame: Unwind the wire tie from the base of the left upright support and feed it through the large hole.
Partially tighten the fasteners. Important: Make sure the fasteners and assembled parts do not pinch the cable. Cables damaged by improper installation will not be covered by the Precor Limited Warranty. Note: Thread the bottom hole first on either side. This will help line up the other holes.
Treadmill 200 Series Assembly Guide Tightening the Fasteners Tighten the base screws in the order presented below. To tighten the base fasteners: Fully tighten the four front screws (two on each upright support) using the 5 mm hex key. 2. Use the 6 mm T-handle hex wrench to tighten the two side screws on each upright support.
Attaching the Console Attaching the Cables to the Console Four cables attach to the console. This guide feature helps ensure that the cables Before you begin, make sure there are four cables protruding upward from the top are not pinched when the console is attached to the treadmill. of the handrail assembly.
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Treadmill 200 Series Assembly Guide To attach the cables to the console: 2. Set the console onto the console bracket. It should sit flush on the bracket without gaps. If there is a gap, check to make sure that no cables are being Ask your assistant to hold the console over the console bracket while you pinched between the console and the console bracket.
Attaching the Dash Buckets b. The back edge of the dash bucket fits behind the console bracket. The handrail assembly arrives with a bucket clip already attached to each handrail. To attach the dash buckets: Tilt the dash bucket and slip it onto the handrail assembly so that: Figure 16: Back edge position 2.
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Treadmill 200 Series Assembly Guide 3. Secure the console to the dash buckets and console bracket using four ¹ ₄-inch x ⁵ ₈-inch buttonhead screws. Once you have threaded all four screws, you can fully tighten them. Figure 18: Console attachment...
Owner’s Manual. Removing the Protective Film The treadmill ships with a protective film over the Precor logos and on the face of the console. To remove the film, grasp the edge of it and peel it off the equipment.
Treadmill 200 Series Assembly Guide To level the treadmill: Leveling the Treadmill Ask your assistant to lift the rear portion of the treadmill. Important: Before using the treadmill, make sure it is completely level and that it sits Important: Use proper lifting techniques when lifting the treadmill. evenly on the floor.
Important: If the belt needs alignment, make the adjustments at once. Failure to Overtightening the bolt can damage the treadmill. align the belt may cause the belt to tear or fray, which is not covered by the Precor 3. Recheck the alignment of the running belt.
Treadmill 200 Series Assembly Guide Breaking in the Equipment Precor equipment does not require an actual break-in period. However, moving components such as belts, gears, and bearings can settle while the equipment is being stored or shipped. This can cause the equipment to operate with a small amount of roughness or noise when it starts up for the first time.
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U.S. and foreign patents for both the mechanical construction and the visual aspects P.O. Box 7202 of its product design. Any party contemplating the use of Precor product designs is hereby forewarned Energy™ Series TRM 200 Treadmill Assembly Guide...
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