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Keys on the Display Console
Each key on the display console’s keypad provides specific functions. The following information
explains the different uses of the keys from left to right. To locate each key, look at the display
console or refer to Diagram 8.
Cross Ramp (Incline)
: Decrease or increase the ramp’s position from 1 to 14. The 1 position
provides the most elongated, elliptical movement. Increasing the ramp position, changes the
vertical angle of the ellipse which causes an upward movement in your stride path and works
different muscle groups in your lower body. As you press the or key, the number that appears
in the display indicates the ramp setting.
Enter: Work out specific prompts which appear on the display need to be addressed and then
“entered” into the unit’s memory by pressing the Enter key.
Pause: To pause during your workout, press the Pause key. The display continues scanning your
workout statistics. See
Pausing Your Workout. To resume where you left off, press Pause again.
Pause/Hold to Reset: Provides different options depending on the length of time you hold this key
down and what “mode” you were in when you pressed it.
While in a Course, you
press Pause/Hold to Reset
This is what happens...,
for < 2 seconds
You enter pause mode. See
Pausing Your Workout.
for 2 to 4 seconds
You exit the course and enter the cool down mode. See
Cooling Down After a Workout.
for > 4 seconds
You exit the course and FINAL flashes on the display. A
summary of your workout appears in sequence: Time,
Total Strides, and Calories (Heart Rate appears if a valid
heart rate is detected). After the FINAL workout statistics
are scanned several times, the display returns to the
Precor banner.
From Pause mode, you
press Pause/Hold to Reset
This is what happens...,
for < 2 seconds
You return to the course and can continue working out.
Note that if you pause for more than 10 minutes the
system resets to the Precor banner.
for 2 to 4 seconds
You exit the course and enter the cool down mode. See
Cooling Down After a Workout.
for > 4 seconds
You exit the course and FINAL flashes on the display. See
the explanation above.
If paused during cool down,
press Pause/Hold to Reset
This is what happens...,
for < 2 seconds
You return to cool down mode.
for > 2 seconds
The display flashes FINAL and a summary of your workout
statistics is displayed. Then, the display reverts to the
Precor banner.
Quick Start: Pressing Quick Start at the scrolling “PRECOR EFX5.21Si..., Workout Smarter ” banner or
during any of the setup prompts accesses Manual mode. A default weight of 150 lbs (68 kg) is used to
calculate the total caloric burn. (Refer to
Using the Quick Start Feature and Using Manual Mode.)
