ProForm 85 Manual

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HOWTO LOW ERTHE TREA DM ILL FORUSE
1.Hold the upperend ofthe treadmil lwi th your right hand.
Pu llthe latch knob tothe leftand holdit.Itmay beneces -
saryto push thefra me forward as yo upull theknob to
thelef t.Pivo tth efra me down wardand release thelatch
knob.
2.Hol dthe meta lfra me firm lywit hboth hands and lower
itto the floor. CAUT ION:D o not grip only theplas tic
foot railsor drop the fram eto the floor. Bend your
legs and keepyour back straight.
Lat chKnob
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TROU BLESHO OTING
Mosttreadmi llproblem scan besolved byfollow ingthesim ple ste ps below .Find thesymptom that
applies,andfollow the steps listed. Iffurther assistanc eis needed, seethefront cover ofthis manual .
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\b equipped outlets .
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 e19 totu rn off th e demo mode.
PROB LEM:Thedisplays ofthe cons oledonot function properly
SOLU TION :a. Rem ovethekey from theconsole andUNPLUG
THE PO WER CORD.Wi ththe helpof asecon d
person\bcaref ully tip dow nthe Upri ghts (75\b8\f).
T here maybethr ee #8x2" Scre ws(16) inthe bot-
tom oftheBel ly Pan (73) .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 (75\b 8\f).
TrippedRe set
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Removethe thr ee #8x3/4" Screws(1) and care -
fully pivot theMot orHo od (6\f) off.
L ocat ethe Reed Switch (71) andtheMagn et(45)
on theleft si de ofthePu lley(46 ).Tu rnthe Pulley
u nt ilth eMa gnet isaligne dwi th the Ree dSwitch.
Ma ke sur etha tthe gap betwe enthe Magnet and
theRee dSw itc his about \f/8in.(3 mm ).Ifnec -
essary\b loosenthe3/4" Screw (1 7)\b move th e Reed
Sw itch sligh tly\b and then retight enthe Screw.
Reattach the MotorHo od (not sho wn). Reatt ach
the #8 x2" Scre ws (not show n) if n ecessary. Run
the trea dmillfora few minu testo che ckfor acor -
rect spe edreadi ng.
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 \b
move thekey. 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.Usi 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
caref 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.
Top
Vie w
45
17
71
1/8in.
46
I dl er Rol ler Bol ts
2–3 in.
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PROB LEM: The walking beltisoff\b center or slips whe nwalked on
SOLU TION: a. If the walking beltisoff\bcenter ,fir st remove the
key and UNPLU GTH EPOW ERCORD. 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
plug in the pow ercord\b insert thekey\b and run the
treadm ill for afew mi nutes. Repeatuntil the walk-
in g be lt is cent ered.
b. If the walking belt slips when walked on,firstre -
mo vetheke yand UN PLU GTHE POWER CORD .
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
ed ge ofth e walki ng belt 2to 3in. (5to7cm )off
the wal kin gplatfo rm. Becareful to keep thewalk -
ing be lt ce nter ed.Then\b plug inthe power cord\b in-
se rtthe key\b andcareful lywal kon thetrea dmill for
afew minut es.Repeat untilthe wal king beltis
pr op erly tigh te ned .
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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 \b
cia n. This is espe cially impor tant forpersons
over age 35 or perso nswithpre\b exis ting
health problems .
Thepulsesens orisnot am edical device.
V arious factors mayaf fect the acc uracy of
he art rate readi ngs. Thepulse sensor is in \b
te nde donl yas an exer cise aidindete rmining
heart rate tre nds inge nera l. 
						

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PART LIST—M odelNo.PFTL54509.0R\f11\fA
To locat ethe part slisted below \bsee theEXPLODED DRAWINGnear the end ofthis manu al.
KeyNo. Qty. Descr iption KeyNo. Qty . Description
1 26 #8x3/4" Screw
22 #8x1/2" Screw
34 ConsoleFanScr ew
44 #8x1" Tek Screw
51 ConsoleFan
66 5/16 "x 1" Bolt
73 3/8" x2" Bolt
81 3/8" x1 3/4" Bolt
94 3/8" x4" Bolt
1\f 2 1/4" x1 1/4" Bolt
11 3 3/8" Nu t
12 4 3/8" Sta rWa sher
13 4 5/16 "Star Washer
14 2 1/4" Sta rWa sher
15 5 #8x3/4" TekScrew
16 3 #8x2" Screw
17 9 3/4" Screw
18 2 5/16 "x 1 1/2" Bolt
19 2 5/16 "x 3 5/8" Bolt
2\f 2 3/8" x1" Bo lt
21 2 Idler Rol lerBolt
22 1 3/8" x1 3/4" Inclin eBo lt
23 1 3/8" x1 1/2" Bolt
24 2 3/8" x3/4" Bolt
25 7 #8x1/2" Bright Screw
26 8 #12x1 1/4" Scre w
27 2 MotorBolt
28 4 BeltGuide Screw
29 2 1/4" Wash er
3\f 2 1/4" Spli tW asher
31 4 3/8" Jam Nut
32 4 5/16 "Fla nge Nut
33 3 HoodCl ip
34 1 AccessDoor
35 2 FootRa ilD ecal
36 1 LeftFoot Rail
37 1 WarningDecal
38 2 PlatformCu shion
39 1 Walking Platfo rm
4\f 1 Walking Belt
41 2 BeltGuide
42 2 FrameCap
43 2 FrameSpacer
44 1 1/4" x1" Bo lt
45 1 Magnet
46 1 DriveRoll er/Pul ley
47 1 Latch Cap
48 1 Storag eLatch
49 1 Latch Knob
5\f 1 RightFoot Rail51 1Fram e
52 1Lef tR ear Fo ot
53 1Idl er R ol ler Gro und Wire
54 1Rig ht Rea rFoo t
55 1Idl er R ol ler
56 2Idl er R ol ler Bra cket
57 15/3 2" Hex Key
58 1Hex Key
59 1Hood Accent
6\f 1Moto r H oo d
61 1Lif t Fr am e
62 1Lif t Fr am e Gro und Wire
63 3Wire Tie
64 1Drive Bel t
65 1Drive Mot or
66 1Cont rol lerG roun dW ire
67 1Pow er C or d
68 1Pow er C or dGrom met
69 1Reset /O ff C ircui tB re aker
7\f 1Cont rol ler
71 1Reed Sw itch
72 1Reed Sw itch Clam p
73 1Bel ly Pan
74 2Cage Nut
75 1Lef tU prigh t
76 1Incl in e Mo tor
77 1Incl in e Mo torS pace r
78 1Incl in e Mo torWi re
79 1Uprig ht Wire
8\f 1Rig ht Upr ight
81 4Bol tS pace r
82 1Rig ht Upr ight Spacer
83 2Base Cap
84 4Base Foot
85 2Caut ion Decal
86 1Lef tU prigh tS pace r
87 1Base
88 2Wheel
89 2Base FootSpacer
9\f 215 1/2" Wire Tie
91 6Releaseab le Tie
92 68" Ti e
93 1Key Clip
94 1Lef tTr ay
95 1Aud io Cabl e
96 1Consol e
97 1Wire Tie
98 1Consol eBack
99 2#8 x1 1/2" Scr ew
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KeyNo. Qty. Descript ion KeyNo.Qty. Descripti on
1\f1 1 LeftHand rail
1\f2 1 Crossba r
1\f3 1 RightTra y1\f4 1 Rig ht Handr ail
*– 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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EXPLOD ED DRA WING C—Model No.PFTL545 09.0R\f11\fA