Cybex 800S Stepper Owner’s Manual
Group Racing
In a group race, you compete against from one to seven other users to reach a goal distance.
The progress of each user in the race is shown on your console. This section describes how
you can start a race, and how you can join a race being started by another user.
To start a group race:
1. Get on the 800S Stepper.
2. Press the Advanced Options key. If you press a key somewhere else on the console, an
arrow will point toward the program keys, instructing you to select one.
Press Advanced Options until the top display reads "Group Race," then press Enter
3. The display will show the default workout length. You can change this using the up and
down arrow keys, or use the keypad to type the number of minutes you want to work out.
You should enter a time that's long enough to reach the goal distance for the race, which
you'll set later. It's all right if the workout length is too long for the race, but it shouldn't be
too short. If you try to enter a time longer than the maximum for this, the 800S Stepper, it
won't accept your entry. Press Enter.
4. Enter your weight. The 800S Stepper uses this to calculate how many calories you burn,
so be sure to allow for your clothing and shoes. In general, add about five pounds to your
base weight to get an accurate reading. Again, either type the weight or use the arrow
keys to raise or lower the value shown. Press Enter.
5. Select the goal distance for the race. Use the arrow keys to raise or lower the value
shown. Any other stepper can also press Advanced Options until he or she is in Group
Race mode, then adjust the goal distance. When any one of the steppers in Group Race
mode presses Enter, the goal is set and the countdown starts.
6. During the countdown phase, any stepper can join the race in one of two ways:
• Press Advanced Options until he or she is in Group Race mode, then press Enter.
• If an unused 800S Stepper is announcing the race, someone can get on it and press
Enter.
Even if you first started the race, if someone else pressed Enter to set the goal, you must
now press Enter to join the race.
If you change your mind about being in the race after you press Enter, press Clear during
the countdown to drop out.
The countdown starts from ten seconds; each time another racer joins, the countdown
resets to ten seconds. When ten seconds goes by with no more racers joining, the race
begins.
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