Life Fitness 8973701 REV B-3 owner manual Service & Product Maintenance, Troubleshooting

7SERVICE & PRODUCT MAINTENANCE

7.1TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem	Cause / Solution
	Check to see that the power cord is fully plugged into the back of the
	Total-Body Elliptical Cross-Trainer and into the wall. Make sure the power
	cord is fully seated into the back of the Total-Body Elliptical Cross-Trainer.
No power.	You may be in “Energy Saver Mode”. Press the “Energy Saver” button to
	see if the console turns on.
	Verify that all customer assembly connections are working properly.
	Unplug and re-plug each connection to verify. Look to see if any cables
	were pinched during assembly.
	Remove the moving arm pivot covers and check to make certain the bolt
	holding the total body arm in place is fully tightened. If the total body arms
Total Body Arms feel loose.	still feel loose, you may want to disassemble the total body arms and
	make sure all of the proper hardware from the assembly instructions was
	used.
	Some noise from the pedals is normal. It will vary depending on the
Noise is coming from pedals.	weight of the user. Check assembly hardware beneath pedal to make
	certain it is tight.
Hear noise as speed increases.	It is normal for any mechanical device to become louder as speed
	increases.
	Your product may be in ‘Safety Mode’. Refer to the console manual on
Start-Up resistance seems very diffi-	how to turn off this setting.
cult.
	Turn the unit off and then on again.
Can’t feel a resistance change at the	The resistance curve of the Total-Body Elliptical Cross-Trainer is designed
beginning levels.	so that you can feel a greater difference in resistance at higher levels.
	Potential reasons for the wireless heart rate not to work properly include:
	1. The wireless heart rate is turned OFF in the Settings Menu. Enter
	the Settings Menu and verify that WIRELESS HR is turned ON.
	2. There is poor contact between the telemetry heart rate strap and
	the skin.
Wireless heart rate is not working.	3. There is electrical interference from electrical appliances with the
	telemetry heart rate strap from fluorescent lights, kitchen appliances,
	etc. Move the Total-Body Elliptical Cross-Trainer to a different
	location or move electrical appliances away from the Total-Body
	Elliptical Cross-Trainer.
	4. The battery in the Heart Rate Telemetry Strap needs to be replaced.
	The battery is a CR2032 (3V).

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