3 Start the walking belt.

After you have moved the speed control to the RESET position, slowly slide it upward until the walking belt begins to move at slow speed.

Carefully step onto the walking belt and begin ex- ercising. Change the speed of the walking belt as desired by sliding the speed control.

To stop the walking belt, step onto the foot rails and slide the speed control to the RESET position.

4 Adjust the incline of the treadmill as desired.

To change the incline of the treadmill, press the top or bottom of the in- cline control until the desired incline level is reached.

5 Follow your progress with the four displays.

SPEED display—This display shows the speed of the walking belt, in miles per hour.

TIME display—This display shows the elapsed time.

DISTANCE display— This display shows the distance that you have walked or run, in miles.

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14.) Every seven seconds, the display will change

from one number to the other. Arrows in the dis-

play will indicate which number is currently shown.

Note: This display also shows your pulse when the pulse sensor is used.

To reset the displays at any time, press the ON/RESET button.

6 Measure your pulse, if desired.

To measure your pulse,

Sensors

stand on the foot rails

 

and place both thumbs

 

on the pulse sensors as

 

shown. The pulse sen-

 

sors are pressure acti-

 

vated—f ully press them

 

down. Do not press

 

too hard, or the circu-

 

lation in your thumbs

 

will be restricted, and

 

your pulse will not be

 

detected. Next, raise

 

your thumbs slightly

Indicator

until the heart-shaped

 

indicator in the pulse

 

display flashes

 

steadily. Hold your

 

thumbs at this level.

 

After a few seconds,

 

three dashes will appear in the display and your

pulse will be shown. Hold your thumbs on the sen-

sor for another 15 seconds for the most accurate

reading.

 

If the displayed pulse appears to be too high or too low, or if your pulse is not displayed, lift your thumbs off the sensors and allow the display to reset. Press down again on the sensors as de- scribed above.

Make sure that your thumbs are positioned as shown, and that you are applying the proper amount of pressure. Try the pulse sensor several times until you become familiar with it. Remember to stand still while measuring your pulse.

7 When you are finished exercising, stop the walking belt and remove the key.

Step onto the foot rails, stop the walking belt and remove the key from the console. The displays will turn off about five minutes after the key is removed.

Note: To conserve the batteries, the displays will automatically turn off any time that the walking belt is stopped and the ON/RESET button is not pressed for five minutes.

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