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Life Fitness Summit Trainer 95Le Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 95Le Summit Trainer o p e r a t i o n m a n u a l...
  • Page 2 800.735.3867 (Toll-free within U.S.A., Canada) LIFE FITNESS ASIA PACIFIC LTD Room 2610, Miramar Tower 132 Nathan Road Tsimshatsui, Kowloon HONG KONG Telephone: (+852) 2891.6677 FAX: (+852) 2575.6001 LIFE FITNESS ATLANTIC BV LIFE FITNESS BENELUX Bijdorpplein 25-31 2992 LB Barendrecht THE NETHERLANDS Telephone: (+31) 180.646.666...
  • Page 3 Before using this product, it is essential that this ENTIRE operation manual and ALL installation instructions be read. This will help in setting up the equipment quickly and in instructing others on how to use it correctly and safely. Avant toute utilisation de ce produit, il est indispensable de lire ce manuel d'utilisation dans son INTÉGRALITÉ, ainsi que TOUTES les instructions d'installations.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Life Fitness 95Le Summit Trainer Specifications ........
  • Page 5 This Operation Manual describes the functions of the following product: See "Specifications" page in this manual for product specific features. Statement of Purpose: The Life Fitness Summit Trainer is an exercise machine that combines low-impact pedaling with push/pull arm motion to provide an efficient, effective total body work- out.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Keep the power cord away from heated surfaces. Do not pull the equipment by the power cord or use the cord as a handle. Do not run the power cord on the floor under or along the side of the Life Fitness Summit Trainer.
  • Page 7 Ne renversez pas l’appareil sur le côté pendant son fonctionnement. • Montez et descendez avec précaution du Life Fitness Summit Trainer. Utilisez la barre fixe lorsque vous avez besoin de renforcer votre équilibre. Pendant les exercices, saisissez les bras mobiles.

  • Page 8: Integrated Lcd Features

    LCD F NTEGRATED The Integrated LCD Console on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer brings together the best LCD technology and the best cardio equipment. It combines eye-catching entertainment with an interactive exercise experi- ence. LCD F NTEGRATED EATURES ON THE •...

  • Page 9: Setup

    Any slight rocking indicates that the unit must be leveled. There are a total of (5) feet on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer for stability. The (2) rear feet under the rear step should require no adjustment. The (1) middle leveler should be adjusted last and is only for support, not leveling. Check the (2) front levelers to determine which foot does not rest fully on the floor.
  • Page 10 A 75-ohm external antenna terminal for VHF/UHF (>43dBuV (@75ohm) or > 65.8dBm) TV signal input must be present before TV setup can occur. Life Fitness is not responsible for the installation of CATV service or components required for the delivery of CATV service.
  • Page 11 ISPLAY ISPLAY ONSOLE The computerized display console allows the user to tailor a workout to personal fitness abilities and goals and to monitor progress. With this easy-to-use console, the user can track fitness improvement from one workout to the next. The console consists of two parts: The Touchscreen Display: The Touchscreen Display (the LCD screen) allows the user to easily choose a workout, set it up, and monitor it.

  • Page 12: Display Console Descriptions

    This section lists and describes the functions for the buttons on the Touchscreen Display and the keys on the Control Panel on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer. See Section 4, titled The Workouts, for detailed information on using the console to set up workouts.
  • Page 13 SPEED TRAINING, and FOOTHILLS. Choose ZONE TRAINING for HR Hill, HR Interval, and EXTREME HR. Choose PERSONAL TRAINER for CROSS-TRAIN AEROBICS and LIFE FITNESS FIT TEST. NOTE: Custom Workouts must be pre-configured by a training professional before they can be accessed by users. See section 5.1 Manager’s Configuration, Custom Workouts for instructions on how to configure these customized workouts.
  • Page 14 2) W ORKOUT ETUP WORKOUT SETUP screens are accessed automatically upon selection of a workout program. They allow the user to enter values or to choose a goal for the workout selected. These depend on the workout, but might include goal type (time, distance or calories), level, age, weight, and target heart rate* (for heart rate programs).
  • Page 15 YPES OF ORKOUT ETUP ETUP CREENS • Goal Type: The default setting of Goal Type is TIME (length of workout). Allows the user to choose a predetermined length of time for the workout. Users may also choose a more advanced Goal Type such as DISTANCE, CALORIES, or TIME IN ZONE (only available for heart rate programs) and Marathon Mode (if enabled).
  • Page 16 3) W ORKOUT ROGRESS The Workout Progress screen opens automatically upon completion of the setup, signaling the user to start the workout. The Workout Progress screen allows the user to monitor the progress of the workout. It provides a visual representation of the workout as it proceeds and monitors Distance, Calories, Watts, METs, Time, Level and Speed (depending on which workout is selected).
  • Page 17 Q. CHANGE WORKOUT: Choose this button to go back to the workout selection screen and choose a new workout, or to change a goal type or value, while retaining workout progress. To change workout programs mid-workout, choose the new program, enter any remaining values, and press ENTER.
  • Page 18 NUMERICAL KEYPAD: Use to enter a new channel selection. Z. PREVIOUS CHANNEL: Select this button to change the channel to the immediately previous channel viewed. AA. OPTIONS: Use to access channel interface menu options. Advanced Control is accessible by default. If enabled, Favorites and Channel List channel selection menus are also accessible. ADVANCED CONTROL: Use to access advanced picture/audio control menu.
  • Page 19 PTIONAL HANNEL If Favorites and/or Channel List options are enabled, an Options menu will be enabled for selecting a desired channel selection interface. Level DD. CHANNEL SELECT: Accesses the Channel Select keypad. EE. FAVORITE: If enabled, use to toggle to Favorite Channel selection. See Section 5.1 System Options Menu, TV / FM Radio Settings for more information.
  • Page 20 ONTROL ANEL The Control Panel allows the user to control workout and TV parameters without leaving the Workout Progress screen. It also provides a quick and easy way for maintenance staff to clean the Touchscreen Display without activating the screen. A.
  • Page 21 NOTE: Headphones are necessary to access the sound for the TV. The jack is located on the Control Panel on the lower right. The jack is a user-replaceable feature. Contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services for more information. (See Section 6.7 “How to Obtain Product Service.”)

  • Page 22: Heart Rate Zone Training Exercise

    NOTE: Consulting a fitness trainer is recommended for defining specific fitness goals and designing a workout program. The Life Fitness Summit Trainer features exclusive workouts designed to take full advantage of the benefits of heart rate zone training exercise: FAT BURN, CARDIO, HEART RATE HILL, HEART RATE INTERVAL, and EXTREME HEART RATE.

  • Page 23: Heart Rate Monitoring

    EART IFEPULSE IGITAL The patented Lifepulse system sensors are the built-in heart rate monitoring system on the Life Fitness Summit Trainer. For the most accurate reading possible, during a workout: • Grasp the sensors (A) firmly, but do not squeeze tightly. •...

  • Page 24: Telemetry

    These electrodes are attached to a chest strap that the user wears during the workout. The chest strap is optional. To order it, call Life Fitness Customer Support Services. See Section 6.4, titled How to Obtain Product Service.

  • Page 25: The Workouts

    ORKOUT VERVIEWS This section lists the Life Fitness Summit Trainer’s pre-programmed workouts. For more detailed information, see Section 4.2, titled Using the Workouts. QUICK START is the fastest way to begin exercising, and it bypasses the steps involved in selecting a specific workout program.

  • Page 26: Using The Workouts

    EGINNING A ORKOUT To mount the Life Fitness Summit Trainer, grasp the handrails and carefully step on the pedals. To dismount, step off the pedals while still holding the handrails. Then let go of the handrails. Without networking, touch the screen to START. The Message Area displays the prompt: “Select your workout or press ? for more information.”...
  • Page 27 3) E NTERING ORKOUT ELECTING A Goal Type defaults to TIME (length of workout). When prompted to enter a Goal Time, use the ARROW KEYS to increase or decrease the displayed time to the desired value, or key in the desired value with the NUMERIC KEYPAD, and press ENTER.
  • Page 28 ENTER. Adjust the level as needed or desired during the workout. • Intensity level: The Life Fitness Summit Trainer provides a selection of 26 intensity levels (0 to 25). The resistance is independent of speed. The Workout Profile Window displays the levels of intensity in a workout-in-progress as proportional columns.
  • Page 29 6) C HANGING NDING WITCHING ORKOUTS It is possible during a workout, to switch to another workout program. After a switch, the console retains all the progress information about the workout since its beginning. To change workouts “on the fly,” simply press CHANGE WORKOUT and then choose a new workout. To switch to a new workout, and restart the progress information, choose CHANGE WORKOUT and then RESET.
  • Page 30 The console continuously monitors and displays the heart rate, adjusting the intensity level of the Life Fitness Summit Trainer to reach and maintain the target*. This system eliminates over- and under-training, and it maximizes the aerobic benefits of exercise by using the body's fat stores for fuel.
  • Page 31 Enter weight Enter goal type and value Enter goal type and value Select level Select level Begin workout Begin workout LIFE FITNESS FIT TEST** MANUAL Select FIT TEST Select MANUAL Enter weight Enter weight Enter age Enter goal type and value...
  • Page 32 The Life Fitness-patented HILL workout offers a variety of configurations for interval training. Intervals are periods of intense aerobic exercise separated by regular periods of lower-intensity exercise. The WORK- OUT PROFILE window represents these high and low intervals as columns of light, which together have the appearance of hills and valleys.
  • Page 33 The Life Fitness patented HILL PLUS workouts give even more ways to vary interval training. Based on the same principles as the HILL workout, Hill Plus workouts are customized to resem- ble different locations/training scenarios to add variety and challenge to Hill workouts...
  • Page 34 RAINING Zone Training workouts target specific ranges, or zones, for maintaining a heart rate to achieve maximum exercise results. EART This program combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default target heart rate* is calculated as 80 percent of the theoretical maximum (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup.

  • Page 35: Heart Rate Interval

    2) H EART NTERVAL This program also combines the standard HILL workout profile with the concept of Heart Rate Zone Training. The default target heart rate* is calculated as 80 percent of the theoretical maxi- † (HRmax), but the user can adjust the target rate during the workout setup. The workout alternates between a hill, which brings the heart rate up to the target rate of 80 percent of HRmax, and a valley, which brings the heart rate down to 65 percent of HRmax.
  • Page 36 3) E XTREME EART This intense, varied workout is designed to help more experienced users break through fitness improvement plateaus. The workout alternates between two target heart rates* as quickly as possi- ble. The effect is similar to that of running sprints. The user must wear a chest strap or grip the Lifepulse sensors throughout the workout.

  • Page 37: Cross-Train Aerobics // Life Fitness Fit Test 4.4 Custom Workouts

    2) L ITNESS The Life Fitness Fit Test program is another exclusive feature of this versatile cross-trainer. The Life Fitness Fit Test measures cardiovascular fitness and can be used to monitor improvements in endurance every four to six weeks. The user must grasp the hand sensors when prompted or wear a heart rate chest strap, as the test score calculation is based on a heart rate reading.
  • Page 38 ROGRAM UGGESTED L1-4 men Summit Trainer Fit Test Level L1-3 women Suggested exertion levels should be used as a guideline for setting up the Fit Test program. The goal is to elevate the user's heart rate to a level that is between 60%-85% of their theoretical maximum heart rate (220-age).
  • Page 39 Very Low <28 Life Fitness developed this rating scale based on VO2 max percentile distributions referenced in American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" (6th Ed. 2000). It is designed to provide a qualitative description of a user's VO2 max estimation, and a means of assessing initial fitness level and tracking improvement.
  • Page 40 Using the console, fitness club managers and other authorized personnel can create up to six custom workouts for the Life Fitness Summit Trainer. Options include custom interval heart rate and hill workouts. Interval heart rate: The trainer can design a workout that sets a different target heart rate* for each inter- val and adjusts the resistance to the user's heart rate.

  • Page 41: Using The Life Fitness Summit Trainer

    RAINER OTION The Life Fitness Summit Trainer has a user-defined stride length with a maximum of 26 inches, or 66 centimeters. The unit features dependent stepping action, which means that the pedal move- ments are dependent upon each other from left to right and from lower body to upper body. The benefits of these features include: •...

  • Page 42: Using The System Options Menu

    Lifepulse Test EEPROM Test NFORMATION System usage statistics on main motor. Allows authorized personnel to access statistics on machine usage (Statistics and Usage Log). All other information is designed for use by trained Life Fitness service technicians. Statistics System Errors ONFIGURATION Allows access to all of the configurable settings of the unit.

  • Page 43: Configuration Menu

    ONFIGURATION 1) M ANAGERS ONFIGURATION Manager's Configuration accesses defaults for Workout Duration Configuration, Language, User Language, Program Timeout, Units (English or Metric), System Beeps, Pause Time, Marathon Mode, Custom Message Setup, and Stand By Configuration. SETTING LANGUAGE USER LANGUAGE ENGLISH/METRIC UNITS WORKOUT DURATION STANDBY CONFIGURATION PAUSE TIME...

  • Page 44: Tv / Fm Radio

    USTOM ESSAGES This configuration allows for a custom message to be displayed across the Welcome Screen. Creating/Changing a Custom Message — After entering the Manager’s Configuration, check to make sure that Custom Message is enabled, then select CUSTOM MESSAGE SETUP. Upon entering the setup screen, a message can be entered using the on-screen keyboard.
  • Page 45 Max Volume Setup: Opens the Max Volume controls. (Headphones must be used for this func- tion.) The upper set of arrows adjusts the volume capacity higher or lower, allowing clubs to com- pensate for average noise levels within. The maximum volume returns to this default after each workout.

  • Page 46: Custom Workouts

    ECURE HANNEL Opens the Secure Channel Setup screen. If enabled, one existing input channel can be selected to be a dedicated channel for non-broadcast use. Select the Channel Change button to scroll up or down to the desired channel. Select the Name Change button to input a name for the secure channel using the the keyboard display.

  • Page 47: Export And Import Settings

    For Level workouts, each interval is identified by the time at which it occurs during the workout. For target heart rate workouts, each interval is identified by a number (1 - 30). If Level is selected, a graph shows up displaying each interval. For Target Heart Rate workout one graph shows up display- ing each interval.

  • Page 48: Service And Technical Data

    ERVICE AND REVENTIVE The Life Fitness Summit Trainer is backed by the engineering excellence of Life Fitness and is one of the most rugged and trouble-free pieces of exercise equipment on the market today. Commercial Life Fitness products have proven to be durable in health clubs, colleges, and mili- tary facilities the world over.
  • Page 49 Make sure the chest strap trans- mitter is within three feet (one meter) of the heart rate receiver. Contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services* for instructions on how to have the chest strap replaced. Move the cross-trainer a few...

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting The Lifepulse System Sensors

    Locate the serial number plate, which is at the back end of the unit. Document the serial number, which consists of three letters followed by six numerals. Contact Life Fitness Customer Support Services via the Web at: www.lifefitness.com, or call the near- est Life Fitness Customer Support Services group:...

  • Page 52: Heart Rate Chest Strap

    Rate Hill, Heart Rate Interval, and Heart Rate Extreme. Hill Plus including: Around the World, Foothills, Kilimanjaro, Interval, Cascades, and Speed Training. Personal Trainer including: Cross-Train Aerobics, and Life Fitness Fit Test. Heart rate monitor: Lifepulse system sensors and Polar...
  • Page 53 M051-00K68-A009 Life Fitness World Headquarters 5100 North River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176...

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