Getting familiar with the EL5 control panel
Console Operation
Quick Start
This is the quickest way to start a workout. After the console powers up you just press the Start key to begin, this will initiate the Quick Start mode. In Quick Start the Time will count up from zero and the workload may be adjusted manually by pressing the Up or Down buttons. The dot matrix display will have only the bottom row lit at first. As you increase the work load more rows will light indicating a harder workout. The elliptical will get harder to pedal as the rows increase.
Basic information
The Message Window will initially be displaying Speed information. Each time the Enter button is pressed the next set of information will appear, four windows in all. In order: Speed in RPM and MPH, Work Level and Watts. If the Enter button is pressed during the Level and Watts display the Scan light will come on and the message window will show each set of data for four seconds then switch to the next set of data in a continuous loop. Pressing the Enter button again will bring you back to the beginning.
The Elliptical has a built in heart rate monitoring system. Simply grasping the hand pulse sensors on the stationary handle bars, or wearing the heart rate transmitter, 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.
The Stop/Reset button actually has several functions. Pressing the Stop/Reset key once during a
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