ProForm 500 F Manual

							USER'SMA NUA L
CAU TIO N
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TABLE OF CON TENTS
WARN INGDECA LPLAC EMEN T..............................................................2
IMP ORTANT PRECAUTIONS ................................................................3
B EFORE YOUBEGIN ......................................................................4
ASSEMB LY...............................................................................5
HO WTO USE THEEXERC ISECYCLE .......................................................\f2
MA INT ENANCE ANDTROU BLESHOOTI NG ...................................................23
E XERCIS EGUIDELINES ...................................................................24
PA RT LIS T ..............................................................................25
E XPLO DEDDRAWING ....................................................................26
OR DERING REPLACEMENT PARTS ..................................................Ba ck Cover
LIMI TEDWA RRAN TY..............................................................Ba ck Cover
WAR NING DECAL PLACEM ENT
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decal(s). If a dec alismissing orillegi ble,see
the front cover ofthis manual andreque sta
free replac eme ntdecal\b Apply the decal in the
loc ation sho wn\b Note: Thedecal (s)maynot be
shownatact ualsize.
P RO FORM isareg istered trade markof ICON IP,Inc. 
						

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WARNING:To re duce the ris k of ser ious inj ury, read all impor ta nt precautions and
ins tructi onsinthis manual and allwarnings onyour exercise cyclebefor eusing yourexercise
cycle\b ICO Nassum esno responsibility for pers onal injury orproperty damage sustained byor
through theuse ofthis product \b
1\bBefore beginning anyexer cise progr am,
consult yourphysician\b Thisisespecially
important forpersons over age35orper-
s ons with pre- existing health pr oblems \b
\f\bUsethe exer cise cycle onlyasdescribed in
thi sma nual \b
3\bIt is the respons ibilityofthe owne rto ensur e
thatal luser sof the exer cise cycle areade -
qua tely informe dof all pre caut ions\b
4\bThe exerc ise cyc leisint ended forhome use
only\bDo not usethe exerc ise cyc lein acom -
mercia l,rent al,or inst itut iona lsetting\b
5\b Keep your exercise cyc leindoors, awa yfr om
moi sture anddust \bPlace your exercise cycle
on alev el surf ace, wit hamat bene athitto
prote ctthe floor orcar pet\bMa ke sure that
thereis at lea st \fft\b (0\b6 m)of clearance
around your exe rcise cycle\b
6\bInspec tand proper lytight enall pa rts regu -
larly\b Repla ceany wornpar tsimmediately\b7\b Keep chi ldre nunder age 1\fand pets away
from the exerc ise cyc leat alltimes\b
8 \b Wear appropri ateclot hes while exercising;
do not wear loose clot hes thatcould becom e
caught onthe exer cise cycle\b Always wear
athletic shoes for foot prot ection\b
9 \b The exerci secycl eshoul dnot beuse dby
pers onswei ghi ng more tha n300 lbs\b
(136 kg)\b
10\b The pulsesensor is not am edical device\b
Various factors, incl udi ng the user 'smove -
ment ,ma yaf fect the accurac yof hear trate
rea dings \bThe pulsesensor is int ende donly
as an exe rcise aid in de termi ning hear trat e
trends ingene ral \b
11\b Alwa ys keep your back str ai ght while using
the exerci secycl e; do not arch your back\b
1\f\b Over exerc is ing may resul tin serious injury
ordeath\b Ifyou feel fai nt or if you experience
pai nwhi le exe rcis ing, stop im mediately and
cooldown\b
IMPOR TANTPRE CAUTIONS 
						

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*W ater bottle is not incl uded
Handl ebar
Seat
H andgr ip Pul se Sensor
SeatHandl e
Pedal/Str ap
Wheel
Level ing Foot
Uprigh tKnob
Consol e
Backrest
Han dle
Water Bot tle Hol der *
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Game Contr oller
Th ank youfor select ingthe re volu tionary PROFO RM®
ZR3exercise cycle.Cycling isan effective exercisefor
incr ea sing cardiovascular fit ness, building endurance ,
andtoning the bod y.The ZR3 exerci secycl eprovide s
animpressive selection offeatur esdesign edtoma ke
your worko utsat home more effective andenjoyab le.
For your bene fit,read this manua lcarefully before
youusetheexerc ise cycle\b Ifyo uhave question safter readi ngthi s m anual ,pl ea se see the front cover
of thi s m anu al.To hel p us assist you, note theproduct
model num ber and serial num berbefore contacti ng
us. The mode lnum ber andthe loca tion ofthe serial
num berdecal areshow non the fr ont cove rof this
manua l.
B ef or eread ing fur the r, pl ease fami liarize yourselfwi th
the par ts th at arela be led in the drawin gbelow. 
						

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M10x63mm BoltSet(62)–1
M8x50mm Patch
Screw(52)–4
M6x42mm Patch
Screw(51)–2
M8x38mm Button
Bolt(72)–4M8x16mm Patch
Screw(54)–6
M8Split
Washer (55)–10 M6Washer
(44)–4
M6x38mm Patch
Screw(81)–4
M8Locknut
(61)–4M10 Locknut
(87)–2
M6x18mm Patch
Screw(77)–2
M10x32mm
Button Bolt(78)–2
M4x16mm Flange
Screw(80)–4
ASSEMBLY
Assembl yrequi restwo persons\b Place allp arts ofthe exercise cycleinacleared areaandremove thepack \b
ingmate rials. Donotdisp ose ofthe packi ngmateria lsuntil assemblyiscompleted.
In add ition tothe included tool(s) ,ass emb lyrequir esaPhi llips screwdriver ,an adj ustable
wre nch ,an darubber mallet \b
Asyou assemble theexer cise cycle, use the drawin gsbelow toiden tifysmall parts. Thenumbe rin parentheses
below each drawing isthe key num ber ofthe part, fromthe PART LIST near theend of th is manual. Thenum ber
follow ingthe pare nthese sis the qua ntity needed forasse mbly.Note: Ifapa rtis not inthe hardware kit,
che cktoseeif it ha sbee npre assembled\b 
						

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\f.
Orient the Rig htFront Stabilizer (40)as shown.
Attach the Righ tFront Stabilizer(40) tothe right
side ofthe Frame (\f)with three M8x\f6mm
Patch Scre ws(54)and three M8 SplitWash ers
(55).
Attac hthe Left Front Stabilizer (notshown)
tothe left side ofthe Fram e(1) inthe same
way\b40
54\f\f
55
55
54
2. Whileano ther per son lifts the rear ofthe Frame
(\f), attach the RearStabi lizer(\f6) tothe Frame
with four M8 x50 mm Patch Screw s(52) and
fo ur M8 Split Washe rs(55) .2
55
55\f6
52 \f
Tomake assembly easier,readthe
in form ationon page 5bef ore you begi n\b 
						

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3
2
Avoid
pinchi ngthe
Wi re
Ha rnesses
(4\f, 43)
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3.Whileano the rperso nho lds the Upright (2) near
the Frame (\f), loca tethe wire tie insid ethe
Up righ t.
See theinsetdra wing\b Tiethe lower end of
the wire tieto the ends of th e Gam e/Pulseand
Main WireHarne sses (42,43) .Then, pullthe
oth erend of th e wire tie upw ardout of th e top
ofth e Up righ t(2) .
Tip: Do not pinch theWire Harness es (4\f,
43)\b Attach the Upr ight (2) tothe Frame (\f)with
anM\f0 x63m mBolt Set(62) .
62
42
6242, 43
43Wire Tie
4. Ide ntify the Righ tan dLeft Handl ebars (59, 60),
whi chare mark edwith “Right ”and “Left ”st ickers.
Orie ntthe Right and LeftHandlebars (59, 60)
so tha tthe hexago nalholes arein the indi -
cate dlocati ons\b
Attach each Hand lebar(59 ,60) tothe Upright
(2)wit htwo M8x38 mm Button Bolts(72) and
two M8Lock nuts(6\f ).Make sure thatthe
Lo cknuts are in the hexagonal holes\b4
59
2
60
6\f
72
6\f
He xagona l
Hole s
72 
						

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5
6.Whileano ther per son holds the Conso le(4)
near the Uprig ht(2), conne ctthe conso lewire
harnesse sto the Gam e/Pulseand Main Wire
Harnesses (42,43 );make sure toconnect the
cons olewire that has atag to the game wire
thathasatag\b Inser tthe exce sswire dow n\b
ward intothe Uprigh t.
Tip: Do not pinch theWireHar nesses (4\f,
43)\b At tach the Conso le(4) tothe Uprigh t(2 )
with four M4 x\f6 mm Flang eScre ws(80) .
2
6
4
42
Consol eW ire
Har nesses
80
80
Avoi dpinchi ngthe
Wi re Har nesses
(4\f, 43)
43
5. The Console (4)ca nuse four Dbatteries (not
inclu ded );alka linebatteri esarerecommend ed.
IMP ORT ANT: If the Console hasbeen
exposed tocold temper ature s,allow itto
warm toroo mtempe raturebef ore inserting
batteries \bOthe rwise,you may damage the
cons oledisplaysorother electronic compo-
nents \bRemo vethe indi cated screw, remo vethe
batte ry cover, insert thebatte ries into the bat \b
te ry comp artment ,and then reatta chthe batt ery
cove r.Make sure toorient the bat teries as
show nby the diagram sinside the battery
compa rtment\b
Topurcha sean opt ional AC adapter, contact
thestore whereyou purcha sedthis product
orcall the telephone number onthe front
cov er ofthis manual\b To avoid damaging the
cons ole, useonl yam anuf acturer-supplie d
ACadapter\b Plug one endof th eAC adap ter
into the jack onthe consol e;plug the other end
in to an out letinst alledin accor dance with all
loca lcod esand ordin ances.
4
Batter ies
Batter ies
Scr ew
Battery
Cover 
						

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7.Ident ifyand orient the Seat Handl ebar (\f\f)so
th at the Co ntroller sface upward.M ake sure
that thehexagonal holesare inthe indica ted
loc ations \b
Tip: Do not pinch theGam e/Puls eWire (58).
Attach the SeatHan dlebar (\f\f) tothe Seat
Carria ge(3) with twoM\f0 x32mm Button Bolts
(78 )an dtwo M\f0 Lockn uts(87). Do not fully
tighte nthe Lock nutsye t\b7
\f\f
Co ntrol ler H exago nal
Hol es Con tr ol ler
7858
87
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8. Tip: Donot pinch theGame /PulseWire (58 ).
Atta ch the Backre st(8) tothe Sea tCarriag e(3)
with two M6 x\f8m mPatch Screws (77) and
two M6 x42mm Patch Scre ws(5\f) .
Tip: First tighte nthe M6 x18m mPa tch
Screw s(7 7), and thentight enthe M6 x
4\fmm Patch Screws (51)\b
See step 7\bTig ht en the M\f0 Locknut s(8 7).8
877 5\f
3
58 
						

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99.Attach the Seat(9)to the Seat Carri age (3)with
fo ur M6 x38 mm Patch Screw s(8\f) and four
M6Wash ers(44)(on lytwoof each are shown).
Note: ThePatc hScr ews andWashe rsma y
bepreatta chedto the under sideofthe Seat\b9
44
8\f
44
3
\f0. Plugthe Game/Pulse Wire (58) into the
Game/P ulseRecep tacle(79) loca ted in the Left
Shield (26).\f0
58
26
79