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Adjusting the Treadmill Belt
The treadmill belt must always be switched off with the mains cable plug removed from the socket before starting any mainte
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nance, cleaning, repairs or any other works!
Lubricating the Treadmill Belt
The most important maintencance work to do to a treadmill is regular and timely lubrication and care and mainte-
nance of the belt. Damages or defects caused by failure or lack of maintenance and care are in no way covered by
the warranty or guarantee.
The treadmill belt must always be lubricated if a significant increase of friction is detected. This will become apparent if the
belt makes jerking movements during training or if fault message E1 appears in the display on the cockpit.
Insufficient lubrication or care and the resulting increase in friction will inevitably lead to an increase in wear and cause
damage to the treadmill belt, deck, motor and circuit board.
How often you use the treadmill will generally determin how often you have to carry out the maintenance measures. As this
varies from person to person, we would recommend that you keep a maintenance book. You should set a specific day every
week in the first 6 months of use to check the treadmill belt lubrication. Lift up the front third part of the belt and feel with
your hand if there is still lubrication in the middle of the belt. If lubrication is present then write „ok“ next to the date in your
maintenance book. If there is little or no lubrication present then lubricate the belt and write this down in your maintenance
book accordingly. In time it will be possible to see at what time intervals lubrication is required.
Even if you do not want to keep a maintenance book, you must check the lubrication of the the treadmill belt
at least once a week!
If the treadmill is not used, of the treadmill remains folded-up for some longer period of time you must check the lubrication
of the belt before use and lubricate it if necessary.
To achieve optimum lubrication of the belt use the MAXXUS maintenance oil bottle, remove the normal screw bottle top (Di-
agram 1) and screw on the thin tube top (Diagram 2). Before lubricating the belt, make sure that the treadmill is switched-off
and that the belt is no longer moving. Lift up the belt (Diagram 3).
The belt should be lubricated from both sides. Lift up the belt from one side high enough so that you can reach the middle
of the belt with the end of the thin tube on the silicone oil bottle. Apply a wavey line of silicone oil from the middle of the belt
towards the sides. You should apply three to four lines of silicone oil running from the middle of the belt to the sides. At each
lubrication process you should not apply more than 10 to max 20ml of silicone oil. If too much silicon is applied this may
lead to the treadmill belt slipping through. In this case remove the excess oil from the deck and drive rollers with a dry cloth.
Only use the silicone bottle supplied or MAXXUS® maintenance oil
(available from www.maxxus.de) to lubricate the treadmill belt.
Do not at any time use any other types of silicone or lubricants! After completing a lubrication process, walk and run on the
treadmill with the belt running at a speed of 3 - 4 km/h for approx. 3 to 5 minutes. Whilst doing this, change your position
constantly from left to right and in the middle of the belt to distribute the silicone oil well.
Following lubrication do not fold up the treadmill for at least 3 days.
Motor Housing
Centre of the
running deck
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
Diagram 4
Area to lubricate
Treadmill deck
Treadmill belt
Back rollers
To achieve as long a service life as possible, the belt should always be kept
running straight and in the middle of the deck. Check therefore before each
training session if the belt is straight and running in the middle of the deck or
if it has changed position. Possible reasons for it changing position are:
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The ground on which the treadmill is standing is either uneven or at an
incline.
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Personal running style (eg. distribution of weight to one side, in or out-
turned feet etc)
The treadmill belt can be adjusted in the following way:
1. Start-up the treadmill belt and let it run at a constant speed of 4 km/h.
2.1 If the belt is running towards the left, turn the left adjustment screw
located at the back end of the belt by 1/8 turn clockwise and the right
adjustment screw 1/8 turn anti-clockwise. Wait for a short while to see
the results as this will not immediately be apparent.
The running direction of the belt will already be changed with a turn of
1/8 of the adjustment screw. Therefore, only adjust the screws a little at
a time.
2.2 If the belt is running towards the right, turn the right adjustment screw
by
1/8 turn clockwise and the left adjustment screw 1/8 turn anti-clockwise.
3. If the belt is now running in the middle of the deck, the adjustment will
be correct. If this is still not the case, repeat the steps described in 2.1
and 2.2 until the belt is running in the middle.
If the belt cannot be adjusted, please contact a specialist immediately.
If the belt has become so displaced that it is rubbing along one the foot
rails, this will cause interferences and defects to the treadmill belt. Dam-
ages caused by failure or insufficient adjustments to be made to the
treadmill belt will not be covered by the warranty or guarantee without
fail.
If the belt is slipping on the drive rollers during operation (this will be made
apparent by the belt jolting noticeably during running) the belt requires to be
retensioned. The belt is retensioned using the same adjustment screws as
when adjusting the belt.
1. Start-up the treadmill belt and let it run at a constant speed of 4 km/h.
2. Turn one adjustment screw after the other by 1/8 of a turn in a clockwise
direction.
3. Try to slow down the belt by walking on it as if you are walking down a
steep slope. If the front roller is stll turning through, repeat the tension-
ing process once again. The treadmill belt should be tensioned so that
the front roller only turns through with heavy braking.
Re-tensioning the Treadmill Belt
