ProForm 995 C Manual

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							TAB LE OF CONTENTS
WARNING DECALPL ACEMEN T..............................................................2
IMP ORTA NTPRECAUT IONS................................................................3
B EFORE YOUBEGIN ......................................................................5
ASSEMB LY...............................................................................6
OPERA TIONANDADJUSTM ENT............................................................15
HO WTO FOL DAND MOVE THETREADMIL L..................................................24
TROUB LESHOO TING.....................................................................25
E XERCIS EGUIDELINES ...................................................................28
P ART LIST ..............................................................................30
E XPLO DEDDRAWING ....................................................................32
OR DERING REPLACEMENT PARTS..................................................Back Cover
LIMITEDWARRAN TY..............................................................Back Cover
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WAR NING DECAL PLACEMENT
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1. Be fore beginning anyexercise program\b con-
sult your physi cian.This isespec ially impor -
tant for pers onsoverage 35orpersons with
pre-existing healt hproblem s.
2. It is the responsibility ofthe owner toens ure
thatall use rsofthis treadm illareadequa te ly
informed ofallw arnings andprecautions.
3. Us ethe treadm illonly asdescribed.
4. Ke ep the trea dmill indoors \baway frommois-
tureand dust .Do not putthe tr eadmil lin a
ga rage orcove red patio\bornear water.
5. Pla ce the trea dmill onalevel surfac e\bwith at
least8ft. (2.4 m) ofcle ara nce behind itand 2
ft.(\f.6 m) oneach side. Donot placethe
treadmi llon any surf ace that block sair open -
ings. Toprotec tthe floor orcar pe tfr om dam-
age\b placeam at under the trea dmill.
6. Do not operate the tre admill whe re ae rosol
produc tsare used orwher eoxygen isbeing
admini stered.
7. Ke ep chil dren underage 12and petsaway
from thetreadm illat all tim es.
8. The treadmi llshould beused only bypersons
wei ghing 325 lbs. (147kg) orless.
9. Ne veral low morethan oneperson onthe
treadmi llat atime.
1\f. W ea rappropriat eexer cise clothe swhe n
using thetrea dmill. Donot wearloose clothes
thatcould become caught inthe tre admill.
Athl eticsupport clothesare recommended
for both menand wome n.Always wearath �
leticshoes .Nev erusethe tre admill with\bare
\feet, wearing onlystock ings,or insandals.
11. W hen conne ctingthepower cord(seepage
15)\bplug thepower cordinto asurge sup-
pressor (not included) andplug thesurge
suppres sorinto agrounded circuit capable ofcarrying15ormor eamps. No ot her appliance
should beon the same cir cui t.Do not use an
extensi oncor d.
12.Us eon lyasin gle -o utle tsur ge supp resso r tha t
mee ts all ofth espe cific ation sdes crib ed on
pag e15.To purc ha se asur ge supp resso r\bsee
your loca lP R O FO RM deal eror call the tele -
phone numbe ron the front cover ofthis man -
ualand orde rpart n um ber14 6148\b or seeyo ur
lo ca le le ct ro nic sst ore .
13 .F ailu re to use apr operly func tio ning surge
supp re ss or cou ldre su lt in dama ge to the con -
trols yste m ofth etread m ill. Ifth eco ntrol sys -
tem isdam ag ed \bthe wal king belt ma yslo w\b
accele ra te\bo r stop une xp ec tedly \bwh ich may
resul tin afa llan d serio us injury .
14 .K ee pthe pow ercor dand the sur gesuppr es-
sor away from heatedsurf aces.
15.N ev er move the wal king beltwhile thepower
is turned off. D o not operat ethe treadm illif
the pow ercor dor plug is damage d\bor ifthe
tre admi ll is not working properl y.(See TROU -
BLESH OO TING on page 25 if the treadmill is
notworki ngproperl y.)
16 .R ea d\b under stand\b and tes tthe eme rgency
stop pro ced ure befo reusin gth e tread mill (see
HO WTO TURN ON THE POW ERon page 17).
17 .N ev er start the treadmi ll w hi le you arestand -
ingonthe walking belt. Al ways hold the
handrai ls whi le usi ng the treadmi ll.
18.The tre admi ll is capa bleofhigh speeds.
Adj ust the spe edin smal linc rements toavoid
sudden jumpsinspe ed.
19.The pulsesensor is not am edical device.
Various fac tor s\b incl udi ngthe user's move -
ment \bma yaf fe ct the accuracy ofhear trate
readi ngs.Thepulsesensor is int ended only
asan exerc iseaid in det erm ini ng hear trate
tre nds ingene ral.
WAR NING:To reduce therisk ofser ious inj ury\b read allimportant precautions andin-
structi onsin thi sm anual and all warnings onyour treadmill befor eusing your tr eadmill. ICONas-
sumes norespons ibilityfor per sonal injuryor prope rtydam agesustained byorthrough theuse of
thisproduct.
IMP ORTANT PRECAUTIO NS 
						

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2\f. Ne verle av ethe treadm illunat tended whileit
isrunning. Alwa ys rem ove the key\b unplug
thepow ercord\b and pres sthe power switch
into theoffposi tion when thetr eadmill isnot
in us e.(Se ethe drawing onpage 5for the lo-
cati onofthe powe rswitc h.)
21. Do not attempt toraise\b lower \bor mov ethe
tre admi llunti lit is proper lyassembled. (See
ASSEMBLY onpage 6\band HOW TOFOLD
AND MOVETHE TREA DM ILL onpage 24.)
You mustbe able to safe lylift45 lbs. (2\fkg)
to rai se\b lowe r\bor move the treadmill .
22. W hen foldi ngormoving the trea dmill\b make
sure thatthestorage latch isholding the
frame securel yin the stor age position.
23. Ne verins ert any object intoanyopen ingon
thetreadmi ll.24. Inspect andproper lytight enallparts ofthe
treadm illregul arly.
25.
DA NGE R:Al ways unplugthe pow er
cord im me diately af te r use\b be for eclea ning the
tread mill\ban dbefo reperfo rmingthe mainte -
nanc ean dad ju stm ent proce dure s des cribed in
thi sm anu al.Ne ver remo ve th e mo torho od un -
less instru cted todo so by an authori zed ser-
vice represen tative. Ser vici ng oth er than the
pr oc edu re s in th is m anu als ho uldbe pe rfo rmed
b y an authori zed service represen tative only.
26. Thi streadmi ll is int ended for in-home use
only.Do not use thi streadmi ll in acomm er-
cial\brent al\bor inst it ut iona lse tting.
2 7. Over exerci sing may resul tin serious injury
ordeat h.If you feel fai nt or if you exper ience
painwhil eex erci sing\b stop imm ediately and
cooldown.
SAV ETHESE INSTRUCTI ONS 
						

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Thank youfor sele cting therevo lutionary PROFORM®
POWER995trea dmill.The POWER 995tread millof-
fers animp ressive selectionof fea tures design edto
makeyou rwo rkouts athom emore enjoya bleandef -
fect ive.And when youʼre notexe rcisin g,the unique
trea dmillcan befolded up,requiring lessth an half the
floor space ofother treadmills.
For your bene fit\brea dthis manual carefully before
using thetrea dmill. Ifyou have questi onsafterread -ing thi sma nual ,pl ease seethe fr ont cover ofthisman -
ual.To helpus assi styou, please notetheproduct
model numberan dser ia lnu mb erbefore contacti ngus.
The mode lnu mb erand the lo cat ion ofth e seri alnum -
ber deca lar esho wnon thefron tcove rof this manual.
Bef or ereadi ngfur ther ,pl ease revi ew th e drawing
bel ow and fam iliar ize yoursel fw it h thelabeled parts.
BEF OREYOU BEGIN
Ha ndrail
Up right
Tra y
Key\fCl ip
P ow erSwi tchWa lking Belt
Plat form Cushi on FootRa il
Pow erCor d
Idler Roller
Adjustme ntBoltsC onsol e
Pul se Sensor 
						

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ASSEMBLY
Tohir ean authorize dser vice technician toassem blethe treadmill\b call1-8\f\f-44 5-248\f.
Assembly require stwo persons .Set thetread millinaclea redarea andremove all packing materials. Donot
dispos eof the packing materials until assembly iscompl eted.Note :The underside ofthe treadmill walking
beltiscoa tedwit hhig h-per forman celubrica nt.During shipping ,some lubricant maybetransferred tothetop of
thewalking belt orthe shippi ngcarton. This isno rmal anddoes notaffect trea dmill performance. Ifthere islubri -
cant on top ofthe walking bel t, sim plywip eoff thelu brica ntwith asoft clothand ami ld, non -abrasive cleaner.
As sembly require sthe included hexkeys and your own Phillips screwdriver \ba djustable
wre nch \band scissor s .
Usethedrawing sbelow toidenti fythe assembly hardware. The number inparenthe sesbelow eachdrawing is
the key numb erofthe part,from the PART LIST near the end ofthis manual. Thenumbe rafter theparentheses
isthequ ant itynee dedfor assem bly.Note: Some smallpar tsmay have been preass embled. Toavoid dam-
aging parts\b donot use powe rtools forassem bly.Extra hardware maybeincluded.
#8x3/4 Screw
(2)–8
3/8Star
Washer (13)–43/8Nut(12)–25/16 Star
Washer (11)–4
#10x3/4 Screw
(9)–2
3/8x2 3/4 Bolt(7)–4
3/8 x1 3/4 Bolt(6)–1
3/8 x2 Bolt (3)–1 5/16 x1
Bolt (5)–4
#8x1/2 Ground
Screw (10)–1#8x1/2 Screw
(1)–18
5/16 x1 1/4
Bolt (4)–23/8 x1 1/4 Bolt(8)–4 1/4 Star
Washer (35)–6
1/4x1/2
Bolt (36)–4
5/16 Flat
Washer (113)–4
#10x3/4 Flat
Head Screw (112)–2 
						

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3.Ident ifythe Left Upright (89) ,w hich is mar ked
with a“Le ft”sticke ror an “L” sticker .H ave asec -
ond perso nhold the Left Upright near theBa se
(94 ).
See the inset drawing. Tie thewir etie in the
Left Uprig ht(89 )secu relyaro und theend ofthe
Uprig htWire (81) .Then, pullthe other endofth e
wire tieuntilthe Upri ghtWireis routed com-
ple tely throug htheLeft Upright.
81
3
1. Mak esure that thepower cord isunplugged.
Pla ce apiece ofcard boar dbel ow the rear ofthe
Frame (56)to pro tect the floor or carpet.
A ttach the LeftWh eelCap (96) totheBa se (94 )
with two#8 x3\f 4" Scr ews(2) .
Attac hthe Right Wheel Cap (not shown) to
theright side ofthe Base (94) inthe same
way.1
96
94
2
81
89
Wi re
Ti e
Wi re
Ti e
89
94
56
Ca rd boar d
81
2.Pull theUprig htWire (81) and theBase Ground
Wire (110) throu ghthe indi cated holein the
Base (94).
Attach the Base Grou nd Wire (110) totheBase
(94 )with a#8 x1\f 2" Ground Screw (10).
Pre ss theGro mmet (77) into thesqua rehole in
th e Base (94).
81
2
77
Hol e
10110
94 
						

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5.Iden tifytheLeft Base Cover (82) andtheRig ht
Base Cover (83).Slide theLeftBase Cover onto
th e Lef tUprigh t(8 9). Slide the Rig ht Ba se Cove r
onto theRight Upright (90) .Do not pres sthe
Bas eCovers into place yet.
Id en tify theLef tUpr ight Cove r(79) and the
Righ tUprigh tCover (80) .Sli de the LeftUpright
Cove ronto the LeftUpr ight (89) .Sli de theRig ht
Uprig htCove ront othe Rig ht Upr ight (90).
89
82
80
90
7983
5
4. Hold theLeft Upright (89) ag ainst the Base
(94).B e care fulnot topinch th e Upri ght
Wire (81).Ins ert two 3\f8 "x 1 1\f4 "Bolt s(8) with
two 3\f8"Star Washe rs(13) and two 3\f8" x
23\f4" Bolts(7) into th e Le ftUp right.
Partially tighte nthe3\f8" x2 3\f4" Bolts (7) and
th e 3\f8 "x 1 1\f4 "B olts (8) untilthe hea dsofthe
Bolts tou ch the Left Upr ight (89) ;do not fully
tighte nthe Boltsyet .Note: Itmay be helpful to
use theshort hexkeyon theBo ltshown.
Attac hthe Right Upr ight (not shown) inthe
s ame way .No te:Th ere are no wires on the
righ tsid e.
89
94
4
81
8
7Hex
Key
13
13 
						

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7.Attach the LeftHand rail(88) tothe Left Uprig ht
(89)with two 5\f16 "x 1" Bolts (5),two 5\f16 "Sta r
Washe rs(11 ),and a5\f1 6" x1 1\f4 "Bol t(4). Do
not fullytighte nthe Bolts yet.
Attac hthe Right Handr ail(87 )in the same
way.7
89
88
87
4
4
5511
11
6. Cut theplast ictie inthe LeftHa ndrail (88)and
th e Rig htHan drail (not show n).Ifnecessary,
pre ss the5\f1 6"Ca ge Nuts (31) back into place .
Ident ifythe Lef tHandr ail(8 8) andhold it n ea r
th e Lef tUp righ t(89 ).Inser tthe Upr ight Wire
(81)th rou ghthebra cket onthe bottom ofthe
L eft Han drail. Pull the Upr ight Wire out ofthe
en d ofthe Lef tHa ndrail.
88
6
89
31
81
Tie 
						

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10.Withthe help ofa second perso n,hold the con-
sole asse mbly near the Left Handrail(88).
Con nect the Uprig htWi re (81) totheconsole
wire. See the inset drawing. Theconnec tors
sh oul dslide toge thereas ily and snapinto
place. Ifth ey do not ,turn one conne ctorand try
again. IFYOU DONOT CONN ECTTHECON-
NECTO RSPROP ERLY\b THECONSOLE MAY
BECOMEDAMAGED WHEN YOU TURN ON
THEPOW ER.Rem ovethewire tie from the
Uprig htWire .
Consol e
Assembl y
Conso le
Wi re
Wi re
Tie
88
81
81
C onsol e
Wire
8. Set theconso leassem blyface down on asoft
surf ace toavo idscratchin gtheconsol eassem -
bly. Re move thetwo Scre ws(A) .N ext ,lift off the
Crossb ar(93 ).Disca rdthe two Screws.
93
Console
Assembl y
A
8
10
9.IMP ORTANT: Toavoid damaging the
Cross bar(93)\bdo not use power tool sand
do not overtight enthe #1\f x3/4" Screws (9)
orthe #1\f x3/4" Fla tH ead Scre ws(112).
Orie nt theCrossb ar(93) as sho wn. Attach the
Crossb artotheHan drail s(87, 88) withtwo #10
x3\f4 "Flat HeadScrew s(1 12) ,two #10 x3\f4"
Scre ws (9),and two 1\f4" Star Washers (35) as
sho wn. Start allfour Screws\b andthentighte n
each ofthem .
93
88
9
99
87
35
112
112
35