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Malfunction

Probable Cause

Corrective action

 

 

 

 

 

Check levelers and level treadmill.

Striding belt slips off-center.

Floor surface is uneven.

Check striding belt & re-tension as

necessary. Refer to How to Adjust and

 

 

 

 

Tension the Striding Belt.

 

 

 

 

User is pushing striding belt. This oc-

 

 

curs when the runner is running faster

 

 

than the striding belt will travel, with

 

 

the result of the striding belt being

 

 

pushed with the runner’s feet.

Instruct users not to push striding belt

 

 

 

 

in either direction.

 

User is stalling striding belt.This will

 

 

 

occur with heavier users at lower strid-

 

 

ing belt speeds. The striding belt will

 

Maximum speed is reduced.

“stall” if the user is traveling slower

 

than the striding belt speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Striding belt/deck malfunctions. The

 

 

deck laminate is worn through or the

Replace belt and deck.

 

underside of striding belt is glazed

 

 

 

over (hard, glossy).

 

 

 

 

 

Power source is insufficient.

Plug treadmill into a 15 amp. circuit.

 

 

 

 

 

Inspect underneath striding belt and

Rubbing sound comes from

Foreign objects may be stuck under-

machine. Remove any debris or

underneath machine.

neath the machine.

objects that may cause interference

 

 

with the treadmill.

 

 

 

Display does not illuminate when

Loose 10 pin connection at display

Check all electrical connections for

proper attachment. Contact Life

machine is powered on.

console or DSP motor control board.

Fitness Customer Support Services.

 

 

 

 

 

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Life Fitness B098 operation manual Tension the Striding Belt