Healthrider HMTL57808 manual Operation and Adjustment, PRE-LUBRICATED Walking Belt

OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT

THE PRE-LUBRICATED WALKING BELT

an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding

Your treadmill features a walking belt coated with high-

plug. Plug the power cord into a surge suppressor,

and plug the surge suppressor into an appropriate

performance lubricant. IMPORTANT: Never apply sil-

outlet that is properly installed and grounded in

icone spray or other substances to the walking

accordance with all local codes and ordinances.

belt or the walking platform. Such substances will

IMPORTANT: The treadmill is not compatible with

deteriorate the walking belt and cause excessive

GFCI-equipped outlets.

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 suppressor to a 2-pole

receptacle as shown in drawing 2 if a properly

of the equipment-grounding conductor can

grounded outlet is not available.

result in an increased risk of electric shock.

Check with a qualified electrician or service-

man if you are in doubt as to whether the

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product is properly grounded. Do not modify

Grounded

Outlet Box

the plug provided with the product—if it will

not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet

Surge Suppressor

installed by a qualified electrician.

Grounding Pin

Your treadmill, like any other type of sophisticated

electronic equipment, can be seriously damaged by

Grounding Pin

sudden voltage changes in your homeʼs power.

Grounded Outlet

Voltage surges, spikes, and noise interference can

Grounding Plug

result from weather conditions or from other appliances

being turned on or off. To decrease the possibility of

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your treadmill being damaged, always use a surge

Grounded Outlet Box

suppressor with your treadmill (see drawing 1 at

the right). To purchase a surge suppressor, please

Adapter

Surge Suppressor

see your local electronics store.

Use only a single-outlet surge suppressor that is

UL 1449 listed as a transient voltage surge sup-

pressor (TVSS). The surge suppressor must have a

Lug

UL suppressed voltage rating of 400 volts or less

and a minimum surge dissipation of 450 joules.

Metal Screw

The surge suppressor must be electrically rated for

120 volts AC and 15 amps. There must be a moni-

toring light on the surge suppressor to indicate

The temporary adapter should be used only until a

whether it is functioning properly. Failure to use a

properly functioning surge suppressor could result

properly grounded outlet (drawing 1) can be installed

in damage to the control system of the treadmill. If

by a qualified electrician.

the control system is damaged, the walking belt

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

may change speed, accelerate, or stop unexpect-

from the adapter must be connected to a permanent

edly, which may result in a fall and serious injury.

ground such as a properly grounded outlet box cover.

This product must be grounded. If it should malfunc-

Whenever the adapter is used it must be held in place

by a metal screw. Some 2-pole receptacle outlet box

tion or break down, grounding provides a path of least

covers are not grounded. Contact a qualified elec-

resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of elec-

trician to determine if the outlet box cover is

tric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having

grounded before using an adapter.

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