Operation and Adjustment

THE PERFORMANT LUBE

TM WALKING BELT

electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord

having an equipment-grounding conductor and a

Your treadmill features a walking belt coated with

grounding plug.

Plug the power cord into a surge

PERFORMANT LUBE

, a high-performance lubricant.

protector, and plug the surge protector into an ap-

Important: Never apply silicone spray or other sub-

propriate outlet that is properly installed and

stances to the walking belt or the walking platform.

grounded in accordance with all local codes and

They will deteriorate the walking belt and cause ex-

ordinances.

cessive wear.

This product is for use on a nominal 120-volt circuit,

HOW TO PLUG IN THE POWER CORD

and has a grounding plug that looks like the plug illus-

trated in drawing 1 below. A temporary adapter that

looks like the adapter illustrated in drawing 2 may be

DANGER:

Improper connection

used to connect the surge protector to a 2-pole recep-

tacle as shown in drawing 2 if a properly grounded out-

of the equipment-grounding conductor can

let is not available.

result in an increased risk of electric shock.

Check with a qualified electrician or service-

The temporary adapter should be used only until a

man if you are in doubt as to whether the

properly grounded outlet (drawing 1) can be installed

product is properly grounded. Do not modify

by a qualified electrician.

the plug provided with the product—if it will

not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet in-

The green-colored rigid ear, lug, or the like extending

stalled by a qualified electrician.

from the adapter must be connected to a permanent

ground such as a properly grounded outlet box cover.

Your treadmill, like any other type of sophisticated

Whenever the adapter is used it must be held in place

by a metal screw.

Some 2-pole receptacle outlet box

electronic equipment, can be seriously damaged by

covers are not grounded. Contact a qualified elec-

sudden voltage changes in your home’s power.

trician to determine if the outlet box cover is

Voltage surges, spikes, and noise interference can re-

grounded before using an adapter.

sult from weather conditions or from other appliances

being turned on or off.

To decrease the pos-

sibility of your tread-

Grounded Outlet Box

mill being damaged,

Treadmill Power Cord

always use a surge

Grounding Pin

protector (not in-

cluded) with your

Grounding Plug

treadmill.

Surge protectors are

Grounding Pin

sold at most hardware

Grounded Outlet

stores and department

stores. Use only a CUL-

listed surge protector,

rated at 15 amps, with a

Grounded Outlet Box

14-gauge cord of five

feet or less in length.

Adapter

This product must be

Grounding Pin

grounded.

If it should

Surge Protector

Grounding Plug

malfunction or break

down, grounding pro-

Lug

vides a path of least re-

sistance for electric cur-

Metal Screw

rent to reduce the risk of