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O WNER’S MANUAL PN 001 -7076 REV A (05/1 1/07) ELLIPTICAL O WNER’S MANUAL.
CONGRA TULA TIONS! Thank you for making the Sc hwinn ® elliptical trainer a part of y our e x ercise and fitness act iv it ie s. F or ye ar s to c ome , you ’l l be abl e to rel y on S c hwi nn ® cr af tsma ns hip and durability as you pursue y our personal fitness goals.
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Saf ety Precautions .................................................................................. 4 Important Saf et y Instructions ............................................ 4 Saf ety W arning Labels .......................
IM POR T AN T SAFET Y I NSTR UCT IONS T he fo llo wi ng de fini t ion app lie s to t he wo rd “ War ning ” f ound t hr ough ou t thi s manu al : Ind icat es a po te nt iall y ha zard ous si t uat ion w hich , if no t avo ided , could r esu lt i n deat h or se rio us in jur y.
12 . T he recom mended mi nimum cl earance requ ired aro und each Ell ipt ical machine f or access t o passage ar ound and e mergenc y dismo unt s hall be s ta ted . T he mini mum dime nsion s are to be 0 . 5m ( 19.7 inch es ) on each side o f t he Ell ipt ical.
SA FE T Y WAR NING L A BEL S BEFORE USING YOUR PRODUCT : The following warning label is located on the Schwinn ® Elliptical T rainer Model 431. Please read all safety precautions and warning information prior to using your product. Be sure to replace any warning label if damaged, illegible or missing.
Label 1 Location: Affixed to the console mast just below the computer . Ser ial Number (in this for mat) on under - side (r ef er to the Contact Inf ormation section for r ecording) 7 SAFE GUARDS.
THE REV OLUTIONAR Y SCHwINN ® BIOFIT ™ COMFORT S Y STEM The unique and rev olutionar y Sc hwinn ® BioFit ™ Comfort Sy stem is designed specifically to ensure that eac h point of contact and user.
Other f eatur es: n The Sc hwinn ® BioGlide ™ Elliptical path of f ers biome- c hanically designed linkages to provide a comfortable mov ement of the foot throughout the elliptical motion n Multi-p.
Plug the A C adapter into the lo wer front of the mac hine. T o st art using y our Sc hwinn ® elliptical trainer , stand on the f oot pedals, with the front of y our shoes close to the front edge of the foot platform. Place your hands at a comfortable position on the upper body arms.
HO w T O U SE T HE SCHw INN ® EXE RC IS E EL LI PT IC AL COMPUTER Using the Computer Y our Sc hwinn ® elliptical is equipped with a versatile computer console whic h includes: • Quic k Start • 1.
Computer Feat ur es n LCD Display The large LCD (Liquid Cr y st al Display) screen located in the center of the console is your information center . This displa y is divided into sections that provide information about y our w orkout and an y preset information you ma y ha ve inp ut i nto the com pu te r .
USING THE 431 C OMPUTER n LCD Display Descr iptions TIME Display s the work out TIME. The TIME will count down from the TIME you entered when beginning the program and shows the TIME remaining for y our workout. INTERV AL TIME Display s the INTERV AL TIME.
USING THE 431 C OMPUTER n A uto Shut-Off (Sleep Mode) The console will automatically shut of f in approximately 2 minutes without use or input. There is no on/off switc h. (Press any but ton to pow er up the console and “ENTER PRO GRAM ” appears in the alphanumeric displa y .
SOFTwARE FEA TURES Quick Start: This is a “ one-touc h” w ay of starting the Manual P rogram. 1 Manual Progr am: Y ou manually adjust the resist ance level during y our workout to mak e the pro- gram easier or more c hallenging .
2 Cust om User -defined Pr ograms These programs enable you to set up, store into memor y and then work out in 2 dif ferent course profiles that you customize. Time T rial This program enables you to work out against a “pacer” to determine how long it takes y ou to cov er a preset distance.
Calor ie Goal: The Calorie Goal f eature lets y ou select an amount of Calories you would like to burn during your work out. When selecting “CAL ORIE GO AL ” , use the UP and DO WN buttons to select the amount of Calories you wish to “burn ” from 1 0 to 990.
rate. When both of these situations occur , then the console will perf orm the Reco very T est. The console will show “0 1:00 ST OP” and the time will begin to count do wn.
pause y our work out. The display will sho w “PRESS RESUL T OR PRESS ST AR T” . T hen if you press the RESUL TS but ton the computer will show your work out results and end the program, or if you press ST AR T / P A USE the computer will resume the program where y ou lef t off .
mis-readings and interf erence. Y ou may , from time to time find inconsisten- cies with the heart rate displa y on your display console. The re are man y e xt ern al fa ctor s th at c an af f ect th e he ar t rat e disp la y .
CONSOLE OPERA TION n Console Operation – Quick Start QUICK S T ART : Press QUICK S T ART to take you immediately to the Manual program. R esistance le vel will be Lev el 1 . Time will start from 00:0 0 and count up. Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance level by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time.
Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance le vel by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. T o S TOP or P A USE the program: P ress the ST AR T / P A USE button to stop or pause y our workout. The display will show “PRESS RESUL T OR PRESS S T ART” .
Select Pr ogram: P ress any but ton to pow er up the console and “ENTER PROGRM” appears in the alphanumeric display . T o access the heart rate c on- trol programs, scroll through the displa y by using the UP o r DOWN b ut tons until y ou reac h “H R C” then press ENTER .
Changing Lev els: Y ou can only increase or decrease the resistance lev el by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons when in the first interval column whic h is the “w arm-up column ” . This enables y ou to set y our st arting warm-up level. A longer warm-up at lo wer resist ance can burn more Calories than a shorter warm-up at higher resist ance.
Start: Y ou will then be prompted in the alphanumeric display to “PRESS ST AR T” . Depending on your c hoice when entering “CUS TOM PROGS” , “CUST OM 0 1” or “CUST OM 02” will display confirming y our selection. Y ou can now begin ex ercising, set up, or change your custom program.
Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance le vel by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. Changing le vels in this pr ogram is like c hanging gears on an elliptical. T o increase or decrease your speed use the UP and DO WN buttons.
another person ’ s score. This is because the test protocol only “ estimates” your “Maximum Heart R ate. ” ***Please not e: The Fitness T est program is a special program that re qui res un -i nte rr up te d e x er ci se.
Changing Lev els: Y ou can increase or decrease the resistance level by pressing the UP or DOWN but tons at any time. T o S TOP or P A USE the program: P ress the ST AR T / P A USE button to pause y our work out. The display will sho w “PRESS RESUL T OR PRESS ST AR T” .
MAINTENANCE OF Y OUR SCHwINN ® ELLIPTICAL TRAINER n Moving your Elliptical T rainer T o move the elliptical trainer , carefully but s ec ur ely l if t the re ar end of th e el lip ti- ca l tr ain er and slo wly steer the elliptical trainer to the desired location (Fig A).
FITNESS GUIDELINES n Exer cise and Health It is not a secret that lac k of exercise is increasingly becoming a major health is sue . Obe si ty is on the rise , and be ing ov er w eigh t can con tri bu te to an in cr eas ed r isk in h ea rt at tac k, d iab ete s , h ig h bl ood p res sur e an d o the r li f e t hr eat eni ng i lln e ss es .
STEPS T O GETTING S T ARTED Once y ou hav e made the commitment to start exercising at home, here are some suggestions that ma y help you stay motiv ated. The first step is the most dif ficult. Any new habit is difficult to establish at first, but it can be done.
COMPONENTS OF FITNESS O v er th e pa st 2 5 y ear s, ma ny p eo pl e ha v e f o cu sed on w al ki ng, ru nn in g, c y cli ng, sw imm in g an d ot her type s of aero bic ac ti vity as th ei r on ly me an s of ex erc ise . How ev er , we hav e learned that t wo other components of fitness are just as important.
W e have learned through a v ariety of studies that those individuals who just train aerobically (without strength training) do maint ain their cardio vascular endurance over the y ears, but they generally lose lean muscle mass as they get older .
NUTRITION Of course, ev er y good health and fitness program will also include a good nutrition component. Good nutrition is lik ely the most important factor in maintaining ideal body weight and managing weight loss. There are a variety of sc hools of thought regarding whic h nutrition program, di et o r eat ing pl an is be st.
MONIT ORING Y OUR INTENSITY When y ou are doing cardiov ascular workouts, it is import ant that y ou w ork at the appr opri at e int ensi ti es w hen y ou ar e firs t sta rti ng out . It is al so impo r - tant that yo u wor kou t at a va riety o f int ensi ti es a f ter yo u ha ve bui lt a fit ne ss ba se.
These Zones can be translated into target heart rate numbers if your home fitness product has a grip or telemetric heart rate counter . Researc h has shown the best wa y to do this is not to establish heart rate numbers based upon age, but rather based upon how you f eel.
BEA TING THE DROPOUT ODDS The Surgeon General’ s Report on Phy sical Activity and Health summariz es a f ew main points: 1 . Regular phy sical activity off ers substantial impro vements in health and w ell-being for a majority of Americans.
your work out so that y ou keep y our interest high and your boredom lo w . T he bo t tom lin e is yo u mu st be cr ea tiv e and inn o v at iv e to k ee p up yo ur fit nes s pro- gram. W ith some imagination and planning, it is easy to do. Exercise is one of lif e’ s joys.
SCHwINN ® ELLIPTIC AL TRAINER wORk OUT LOG K ee pin g a log of y our wo rko ut s is a goo d w a y to tra c k y ou r pr ogr ess to wa rd your goals and is an excellent visual indicator of y our increased lev el of phy sical fitness.
LIMITED wARRANTY FOR EXERCISE PRODUCTS All Schwinn ® exercise products are w arranted to the retail purc haser to be free from def ects in materials and workmanship. W arranty coverage valid to the original purc haser only and proof of purchase will be required.
IMPORT ANT CONT ACT NUMBERS If you need assistance, please hav e both the serial number of your mac hine and the date of purc hase available when y ou cont act the appropriate Nautilus office listed below . F or tec hnical assist ance and a list of distributors in y our area, please call or fax one of the f ollowing numbers.
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