ProForm 80 Zt Treadmill Manual

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HOWTOFOLD AND MOVE THETREAD MIL L
HOWTO FOLD THETREA DM ILL FORSTORAGE
Be fore foldingthe trea dmill, adjust the inc line tothe
lowe stposition \bIf you donotd o th is,you may dama gethe
trea dmil lwhen youfold it\bRemo vethe key and unplu gth e
po we rcord \bCA UTION :You must be able tosaf elylift 45
lbs\b (\f0 kg) torai se,lower ,or move thetreadmill\b
1. Hold themeta lfra me firmly in the loca tionshown by
thearrow atthe right\b CAUTION: Todec reas ethe pos -
sibil ity ofinjury ,do not lift the fr a m eby the plastic
foot rails\b Mak esure tobend yourlegs and keep your
back strai ghtas you raise the fram e\bRa ise theframe
a bou th alf way to the vertica lposi tion.
2. Raise the frame untilthelatch knob locks intothestor-
agepo sition .Ma ke sur etha tthe latch kno bis loc ked
in the stora geposit ion\b
Toprotect thefloor orcar pet from damage ,pla cea
ma tunder thetreadm ill\bKeep thetreadmill outofdi-
rec tsunli ght\b Donot leave the treadmill inthe stor -
age position in tem per atures above 85°F(30° C)\b
HOWTO MOV ETHE TREAD MILL
Before movin gthe treadmill\bconve rtitto thestorage position
as describ edabove. Make surethat thelatc hknob is
locked inthe storage position\b
1. Hold ahan drailan dthe fram e\band place one foot
aga inst oneof the wheels.
2. Tip the treadmi llback untilit rolls freel yon the wheel s.Do
no tpull back onthe fram e.Car efull ymove thetreadmil lto
th edesi red locat ion.Never move the trea dmi llwi tho ut
tip pin git back \bTo reduce the risk ofinjur y,us eex -
trem ecaution while moving thetreadm ill\b Do not at-
tempt tomov ethe treadmi ll over anuneven surface\b
3.Place one foot aga inst awhee l\band caref ully lowe rthe
trea dmill untilit is resti nginthe storagepo sition.
HO WTO LOW ERTHE TREA DM ILL FOR USE
1.See draw ing\f\bHo ldthe upper endof thetreadmill withyour right hand. Pullthelatch knob tothe leftand hold
it. It may be nece ssaryto pu sh theframe forward asyou pull the knob totheleft. Pivo tthe frame downward
andrele ase thelatch knob.
2.See draw ing1\bHold the meta lfra me firmly withboth hands andlower itto the floor\b CAUTION: Donot
griponly theplast icfoot rails ordrop theframe tothe floor\b Bend yourlegsandkeep yourback
str aight\b
Handr ail
Fr am e
Whe el
Latch
Knob
Fr am e
Fr am e
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TROU BLESHO OTING
Mosttreadmi llproblem scan besolved byfollow ingtheste ps below \bFind thesymptom thatappl ies, and
follow thesteps listed\b Iffur ther assista nceisne eded, pleasesee thefront cover ofthis manual\b
PROB LEM: The power doesnot turn on
SOLU TION: a. Ma kesur ethat the power cordisplugg edinto asurge suppressor\b andthat the surg e suppressor
is plug gedint oapr oper lygroun dedoutlet (seepage13). Use onlyasin gle-outl etsurge suppres -
sor that meet sall ofthe speci fica tions descri bedon page 13 .IMPORTANT :The tre admi llis not
compat iblewith GFCI- equipped outlets \b
b. Af ter the power cordhas been plugge din\b mak esure thatth eke yis inser ted int o th e consol e.
c.Ch eck there set/o ffcir cui tbr ea ker loca tedon the
trea dmi llfram enear thepow ercord.If th eswi tch
prot rud esasshow n\bthe circu itbr eake rha s
tri pp ed. Toreset the circuit brea ker \bw ait fo r five
mi nut es andthen press theswi tch back in .
P ROB LEM:Thepower tur ns off dur ing use
SOLU TION :a. Ch eck there set/o ffcircui tbrea ker(see thedrawing above). Ifth e circuit breaker hastripped\b wait
for five minut esand then press the switch backin.
b. Ma kesur ethat the power cordis plugg edin.Ifthe power cordisplugge din\bun plu g it\b wait for
five minu tes\b an dthen plugitback in.
c. Re move thekey from th e conso le.Re insert thekeyinto theconsole.
d. If the treadm ill stil lwi llnot run\b please seethefront cover ofthis manua l.
P ROB LEM: The console displays remainlitwhe nyou rem ove thekey from theconsole
SOLU TION: a. Th econsol efeatur esadispl aydemo mode\bdesigne dto be used ifthe tread mill is displayed ina
stor e. If th e displ ays remain lit wh en youre move thekey\b thedemo mode is tur ne don.To turn off
thedem omod e\bhold down the Sto pbu tton forafe w seco nds. Ifthe displa ysare still lit \b see THE
INFOR MATI ON MODE onpag e2\f totu rn off th e demo mode.
PROB LEM:Thedisplays ofthe cons oledonot function properly
SOLU TION :a. Adjust theincli nelevel ofthe treadmill to5perce nt.
Removethe key from thecons ole and UNPLUG
THE PO WER CORD\bWi ththe helpof asecon d
person\bcaref ully tip dow nthe Upri ghts (85\b89).
T here maybetw o Be llyPan Screws(A) inthe bot-
tom oftheBel ly Pan (84) .If ther ear e\b remove them.
Note:APhi lli ps screwdr iverwith ashaft atlea st5
in. (13 cm)long isrequir ed.
Then\b raise the Upr ights (85\b 89).
TrippedReset
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Removethe thr ee M4.2 x19m mHood Screws(12)
and caref ullypivot theMotor Hoo d(6 7) off.
Loca tethe Reed Switch (7\f) andth e Mag net(51)
onthelef tside ofthe Pulley (53) .Turn thePulley
until the Magn etis ali gned with the Reed Switch.
Make sure that thegap betwee nthe Magnet and
theReed Sw itch isabout 1/8 in\b (3 mm)\b Ifneces -
sary\b loo sen the M4.2 x19mm Screw (1)\b move the
ReedSwit ch slightly\b andthenret ighten theScrew.
Reat tach the Mot or Hood (not shown). Rea ttach the
twoBe lly Pan Scr ews (not shown) \bif ne cessary.
Run the tr eadm ill for afew minu testo che ckfor a
corre ctspeed read ing.
PROB LEM: Theinclin eof the treadmil ldoes notchange correctly
SOLU TION: a.With thekey inthe console\b press one ofthe Incline button s.While theincline ischang ing,re -
move thekey\b After afew second s\bre-insert thekey. Thetreadmill willautomatically risetothe
max imum incline level andthen retur nto the mini mum lev el.Thi swill recal ibrate theincline system.
PROB LEM: The walking beltslows whenwalkedon
SOLU TION: a. Use only asingle- outlet surge suppressor that mee tsall ofthe sp eci fications descri bed onpage 13.
b.If the walkin gbelt isove rtightene d\btread millperfor -
mance maydecrea seand thewal kin gbelt may be-
come dama ged. Removethekeyand UNPL UG
TH EPOW ER CO RD\bUsi ngthe hexke y\bturn both
idler roller bolt scoun tercl ockwi se\b1/4 ofa turn.
Wh enthe wal king beltis proper ly tig hten ed\byou
shou ldbe abl eto lift each edgeof the walkin gbelt
2 to 3in. (5 to 7cm )off thewal king platform .Be
ca ref ulto keep the walking bel tcen te re d. Then \b
plug in the pow ercord\b insert thekey\b and run the
treadm ill for afew mi nutes. Repeatuntil the walking
bel tis prope rly tightened .
c.If the walkin gbelt stillslow swh en walked on\bse ethefron tcove rof thisma nua l.
To p
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1/8 in.
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I dl er Rol ler Bol ts
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							PROB LEM: The walking beltisoff- center or slips whe nwalked on
SOLU TION: a. If the walking beltisoff-center ,fir st remove the
key and UNPLU GTH EPOW ERCORD\b Ifthe
wal king belthas shift edto the left, use th e he x
key toturn the leftidl er roller bol tcl ockw ise1/2 ofa
tur n;if the wal king belt hasshif ted tothe right,
turnthebolt count erclockw ise 1/2ofa turn. Be
caref ulnot to over tighten thewal king belt. Then\b
pl ug in the power cord\binsert the key\ban drun the
treadm ill for afew minutes. Repeatun tilthe walk -
ing be lt is cent ered.
b. If the walking belt slips when walked on,firstre -
mo vetheke yand UN PLU GTHE POWER CORD \b
Using the hex key\b turnbothidler roll er bolts clock -
wise \b1 /4 ofa tu rn .When the walking beltiscor -
rectl ytigh ten ed\byou should beable tolift each side
of the walkin gbelt 2 to 3in. (5to 7cm) offthe
wa lkin gpla tfo rm .B e careful to keep thewalking
beltcent ere d.Th en\bpl ug inthe pow ercord\b insert
the key\band ca ref ully walk on the treadm ill for a
few minut es. Re peat untilthe walking beltisprop -
erly tight ened .
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These guid eline swill hel p you toplan your exercise
program. Fordet ailed exerci seinfor mation\b obtaina
reputable book orcon sult your physi cian. Remembe r\b
propernutrition andade quate rest are essentia lfo r
su ccessful results.
EXERCIS EINTENSITY
Wh ether yourgo alisto bu rn fat ortostrengthe nyou r
cardiovascu larsystem \bexer cisingatthepro per inten -
sityis thekey to achie vingresul ts. Youcan useyour
hea rtrat eas aguide tofind the proper intensity level.
Thecha rtbelo wsh ows recom mended heart rates for
fat burn ing andaer obic exercise.
Tofind the pro perin te nsi tylevel \bfin dyour age atthe
bot tom ofthe chart (ag esarerounde doff tothe near -
estten years ).Th ethree num berslisted above your
age define you r“train ing zone.” Thelowest numberis
the hea rtrate for fatbu rning\b themiddl enumbe ris the
hea rtrat efor maximu mfat bur ning\band the highest
numbe ris the heart rate foraerob icexercise.Burni ngFat —To burnfat effect ively\byou must exer-
cise atalow in te nsi ty level fora sustaine dperi odof
time .D ur ing th e fir st few minu tesofexe rcise\b your
bod yuses ca\fbo\b yd\fatecal o\fiesfor energy. Onlyafter
the first few minu tesofexe rci se does your body begin
to use stor ed fat cal o\fies for ener gy.Ifyou rgo alis to
bur nfat \badj ust thein te nsi tyof your exercise untilyour
h ea rt rat eis near th e lowe stnu mb erinyou rtrai ning
zone .For maxi mum fat bur ning \bexe rcise withyour
hea rt rat enear the middl enum berin your training
zone .
Aerobi cExerc ise—I fyo ur goal is to strengthen your
cardiovascu larsyst em\byou must perfo rm aerobi cexer -
cise\b which is act ivi ty that requi res large amounts of
oxyge nforpr olon ged per iods oftime .For aerobicex -
erci se\b adjust th e in te nsi tyof your exercise untilyour
h ea rt rat eis near th e highest numberinyour traini ng
zone .
WORKOU TGUID ELI NES
W arm ingUp —Start with 5to 1\f minutes ofstre tching
and light exer cise. Awar m-up incr eases yourbody
tem per atur e\b hear trat e\b and circu la tion inprepar ation
for exer cise.
Trai ning Zone Exerci se—E xercise for2\f to3\f min-
utes with your hear trat ein your tr ai ning zone. (Dur ing
t he first few weeks ofyour exer cise pro gram\b donot
keep your hear trat ein your tr ai ning zone forlonger
t han 2\fminut es.)B re at he regul arly and deeplyasyou
exer cise–n ever holdyour breat h.
Cool ing Dow n—Fi nish with 5to 1\f minutes ofstretch -
ing. Stret chi ng incr eases theflexi bility ofyou rm uscl es
and hel ps to pre vent post-exer cise problems.
EXER CIS E FR EQ UEN CY
To mai ntain orimprov eyour condi tion\b com plete three
w ork outsea ch week\b wit h at le ast one day ofrest be-
tw een wor kout s.After afew mon th s ofregu larexer -
cise\b you may com plet eup to five workou ts each
week\b if de sired .R em ember \bthe key tosuccess isto
make exer cise are gula rand enjoy able part ofyo ur
eve ryday life.
EX ER CISE GUIDELI NES
WA RNING:Bef ore begi nningthis
orany exe rcise prog ram,consult your physi -
cia n\b This is espe cially impor tant forpersons
over age 35 or perso nswithpre- exis ting
health problems \b
Thepulsesens orisnot am edical device\b
V arious factors mayaf fect the acc uracy of
he art rate readi ngs\b Thepulse sensor is in -
te nde donl yas an exer cise aidindete rmining
heart rate tre nds inge nera l\b 
						

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PART LIST—M odelNo\bPFTL49509\b0R\f21\fA
To locat ethe part slisted below \bsee theEXPLODED DRAWINGnear the end ofthis manu al.
KeyNo\b Qty\b Descr iption KeyNo\b Qty \b Description
19 M4.2x19 mm Scr ew
22 M4x45 mm Scr ew
34 M4.2x25 mm Tek Screw
42 #8x1/2" Grou ndScr ew
56 M8x25 mm Patch Bol t
63 3/8" Locknu t
72 3/8" x1 3/4" Patch Bol t
82 M1\fx95mm Patch Bolt
94 M1\fStarWash er
1\f 8 M8Star Washe r
11 5 M4.2x13 mm Screw
12 3 M4.2x19 mm HoodScrew
13 3 HoodCl ip
14 4 M4.2x16 mm Screw
15 2 M8x35 mm Bolt
16 2 M8x9\f mm Bolt
17 2 FootRa ilD ecal
18 2 M1\fx3\fmm Bolt
19 4 M1\fNut
2\f 1 3/8" x1 3/4" Bolt
21 1 3/8" x1 1/2" Bolt
22 1 ControllerGrou ndWire
23 2 3/8" x1" Bo lt
24 2 3/8" Nu t
25 1 M6x45 mm Bolt
26 2 M6x7\f mm Bolt
27 2 M6Lock Washe r
28 2 M6Flat Washe r
29 8 M5x25 mm Screw
3\f 2 1/4" Mo torBolt
31 2 M1\fx5\fmm Bolt
32 4 M4.2x13 mm Washe rHea dScre w
33 6 M4.2x1\f mm Screw
34 2 M8Cage Nut
35 9 M4x19 mm Screw
36 2 M8Nut
37 12 M4x16 mm Screw
38 2 CableTie
39 9 8"Ca ble Tie
4\f 2 ReleasableTie
41 1 Key/Cli p
42 1 6mmHex Key
43 1 4mmHex Key
44 1 5mmHex Key
45 1 HexKey
46 1 LeftFoot Rail
47 1 WarningDecal
48 2 PlatformCu shion
49 2 BeltGuide
5\f 2 FrameCap51 1Magnet
52 1 Moto r B el t
53 1Drive Rol ler /Pu lle y
54 1Walking Bel t
55 1Walking Plat form
56 1Fram e
57 2Rolle rB racket
58 1Rig ht Fo otRai l
59 1Lat ch Cap
6\f 1Sto ra ge Lat ch
61 1Lat ch Knob
62 1Rig ht Fo ot
63 1Idl er R ol ler
64 2Rolle rB racket Pla te
65 1Lef tFoo t
66 2Consol eClam p
67 1Moto r H oo d
68 1Drive Mot or
69 3Lif t Fr am e Cabl eTie
7\f 1Reed Sw itch
71 1Reed Sw itch Clam p
72 2Fram eSpacer
73 21/4 " S ta rWa sher
74 1Lif t Fr am e
75 1Incl in e St op Bracket
76 1Lif t Fr am e/ Rol ler Groun dWir e
77 1Lif t M otor
78 1Lif t M otor Spacer
79 1Lif t M otor Wir e
8\f 1Cont rol ler
81 1Pow er C or d
82 1Pow er C or dGrom met
83 1Reset /O ff C ircui tB re aker
84 1Bel ly Pan
85 1Lef tU prigh t
86 1Lef tU prigh tS pace r
87 2Base Cap
88 1Uprig ht Wire
89 1Rig ht Upr ight
9\f 4Bol tS pace r
91 1Rig ht Upr ight Spacer
92 4Base Foot
93 2Caut ion Decal
94 2Base FootSpacer
95 1Base
96 1Lif t Fr am e/ Base Ground Wire
97 2Wheel
98 2Handr ailCa p
99 1Lef tH andr ail
1\f\f 1Pul se Bar 
						

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KeyNo\b Qty\b Descript ion KeyNo\bQty\b Descripti on
1\f1 1 RightHan drail
1\f2 1 Console Ground Wire
1\f3 1 Console Base
1\f4 1 LeftAcce ssor yTr ay
1\f5 1 Console
1\f6 1 RightAccessor yTr ay
1\f7 4 #8x1" Screw
1\f8 2 M5x16 mm Bo lt1\f 9 1 Lef tU pr ight Cover
11 \f 1 Rig ht Upr ight Cover
111 1 Conso le Fra me
112 1 Aud io W ire
11 3 4 5/1 6" x5/8 " P at ch Bolt
11 4 2 M1\f x68 mm Pat ch Bolt
115 2 M8 Flang eNu t
*– User ʼs M anu al
Note: Specifica tions are subj ecttochange witho utnotice .For info rmation about ordering replacement parts\bsee
theback coverof this manu al.*Th ese parts are not illustrated . 
						

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