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T9250, T9350 

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T9450HRT

FOLDING TREADMILLS

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Page 1: ...O w n e r s G u i d e T9250 T9350 AND T9450HRT FOLDING TREADMILLS ...

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Page 4: ...will help you eliminate the obstacles that prevent you from getting in your exercise time Snow and rain and darkness won t interfere with your workout when you have your Treadmill in the comfort of your home This Owner s Guide provides you with basic information on starting an exercise program A more complete knowledge of your new Treadmill will assist you in realizing your goal of a healthy lifes...

Page 5: ...6 MONTHLY WORKOUT LOGS 58 A L L M O D E L S INTRODUCTION 12 FEEDBACK DISPLAY 13 CONSOLE PROGRAM DETAILS 23 EASY START 25 FEEDBACK DISPLAY 26 CHOOSING PROGRAM 28 ABOUT HEART RATE TRAINING 30 CHEST TRANSMITTER 31 HEART RATE TRAINING PROGRAM 33 ENTERING WEIGHT STARTING 34 WARM UP MODE 35 COOL DOWN MODE 36 CUSTOM USER PROGRAMS 38 G E N E R A L T 9 2 5 0 PROGRAM DETAILS 14 EASY START PAUSE 15 FEEDBACK ...

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Page 7: ...3 T 9 2 5 0 T 9 3 5 0 T 9 4 5 0 H R T G E N E R A L T 9 2 5 0 T 9 3 5 0 T 9 4 5 0 H R T FOLDING TREADMILLS LEVELERS CONSOLE MOTOR COVER TRANSPORT WHEELS SIDE RAILS HANDLEBARS RUNNING BELT ...

Page 8: ...ould be performed only by an authorized VISION FITNESS retailer Never operate this Treadmill if it has a damaged cord or plug if it is not working properly if it has been damaged or immersed in water Return the Treadmill to a retailer for examination and repair Keep the cord away from heated surfaces Do not use outdoors To disconnect turn the switch to the OFF position then remove plug from outlet...

Page 9: ...ding conductor can result in a risk of an electrical shock Do not modify the plug that was provided with this product If this plug does not fit into your outlet have a qualified electrician install the proper outlet Adapters extension cords and surge protectors should not be used with this product Also a GFI protected receptacle should not be used It is recommended to use a 20 amp dedicated circui...

Page 10: ...usea dizziness or shortness of breath stop exercising immediately and consult your physician before continuing Do not wear clothing that might catch on any part of the Treadmill Read this Owner s Guide before operating this Treadmill CLEANING Clean with soap and slightly damp cloth only never use solvents ...

Page 11: ...rst make sure the Elevation is set to 0 if it is not lower the Elevation if you do not set the Elevation to 0 the Treadmill will not fold and lock Then simply lift the back end of the Treadmill with both hands and push it up The Treadmill has a built in locking mechanism that will automatically engage and click into place when you reach a vertical point UNFOLDING To un fold your Treadmill from the...

Page 12: ...ING The Treadmill should be level for optimum use Once you have placed the Treadmill where you intend to use it raise or lower one or both of the adjustable levelers located on the front frame of the Treadmill A carpenter s level is recommended If your Treadmill is not level the running belt may not track properly Once you have leveled the Treadmill lock the levelers in place by tightening the nut...

Page 13: ...FITNESS Treadmill will not start unless the Safety Key is inserted into the keyhole in the center of the console case You should attach the clip end to your clothing If at any time you need to stop the Treadmill quickly simply pull the Safety Key off the console This will cut all power to the Treadmill and it will come to a complete stop To resume your workout place the Safety Key back in place Th...

Page 14: ...represents a mile kilometer per hour For example when you press 3 the treadmill will adjust the speed to 3 mph kmph ELEVATION QUICK KEYS After pressing the Start button you can change the elevation of the treadmill by pressing one of the Elevation Quick Key buttons numbered 1 9 Each key represents a incline For example if you press 3 the treadmill will elevate to a 3 incline ...

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Page 16: ... T 9 2 5 0 INTRODUCTION TO THE T9250 Simply press the Start Button to begin exercising PAUSE Press the Stop Button to pause during your workout RESET Press and hold the Stop Button to reset the Treadmill ...

Page 17: ...word itself ELEVATION Shown as a percentage of incline This Indicates how steeply inclined the running surface is to simulate running on a hill TIME Shown as Minutes Seconds View the Time elapsed in your workout DISTANCE Shown as miles or kilometers View Distance traveled during workout CALORIES Shown as estimated accumulated Calories burned during workout SPEED Shown as Miles Hour or Kilometers H...

Page 18: ...K BACKTRAIL RUN Improves your cardiovascular training by simulating a 5K run with hills no preset time with elevation changes P6 10K LAKESIDE RUN Improves your endurance training by simulating a 10K run with hills no preset time with elevation changes Programs P2 P6 have 9 levels By having 9 levels to chose from you can change the intensity of your workout as your fitness level improves In general...

Page 19: ... EASY START Simply press the Start Button to begin exercising in the MANUAL Program PAUSE Press the Stop button to pause during your workout RESET Press and hold the Stop button to reset the Treadmill T 9 3 0 0 ...

Page 20: ...s Seconds View the Time elapsed in your workout DISTANCE Shown as miles or kilometers View Distance traveled during workout CALORIES Shown as estimated accumulated Calories burned during workout PACE Shown as Time Minutes Seconds required to travel 1 mile at current Speed AVERAGE PACE Shown as Time Minutes Seconds required to travel 1 mile at Average Speed AVERAGE SPEED Shown as Miles Hour or Kilo...

Page 21: ... or Kilometers Hour Speed is visible in the right hand LED window Indicates how fast the running surface is moving to simulate outdoor running PROFILE Shown as a graphical representation of the Program you have chosen Intervals Weight Loss etc The left most column of orange LEDs indicates Elevation and corresponds to the main Elevation window The right most column of green LEDs indicates Speed and...

Page 22: ... one of the 9 Levels L1 provides the least resistance L9 the most Press the SELECT button CHOOSING A TIME After you have chosen a Level the Time will default depending on which Program you have chosen and then flash You may use this default Time or choose another by using either set of Arrow buttons If you are ready to begin exercising press START Optionally if you wish to enter your weight procee...

Page 23: ...g to your entered Weight If you are ready to begin exercising press START FINISHING When your work out is complete the Speed window will beep and flash three times letting you know that your Program is complete The Treadmill will return to its starting position and you will be able to use the SELECT button to scan through and check your DISTANCE CALORIES AVERAGE SPEED and PACE ...

Page 24: ...grams by setting the desired Speed and Elevation All Programs have 12 intervals and a minimum Program Time of 12 minutes By designing your own Programs you now can control your fitness goals workout by workout This allows you to modify your training based on certain events or milestones you may have set for yourself ENTER SEGMENT SPEED The 1 column will blink Press Speed Arrows to change the segme...

Page 25: ...l all 12 segments are completed BEGINING WORKOUT Begin your exercising in your new custom user program by pressing the START button NOTE This program will be saved permanentally and may be changed by repeating the steps above ENTER SEGMENT ELEVATION Then press the Elevation Arrows to change the segment column Elevation notice Elevation numeric values changing with orange column ...

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Page 27: ...ON SPEED CHANGE Promotes weight loss by raising and lowering your elevation level while still keeping you within your fat burning zone Time defaults to 32 minutes P5 5K BACKTRAIL RUN Improves your cardiovascular training by simulating a 5K run with hills no preset time with elevation changes P6 10K LAKESIDE RUN Improves your endurance training by simulating a 10K run with hills no preset time with...

Page 28: ...levels have lower level numbers and the most advanced levels have higher level numbers For example L9 will be the most advanced workout and L1 will be the beginner level If you are not sure what fitness level you are at you should start out at a lower level and work up to a comfortable level NOTE All the programs can provide an aerobic and cardiovascular benefit in addition to the specific benefit...

Page 29: ...H R T T9450HRT EASY START Simply press the START Button to begin exercising in the MANUAL Program PAUSE Press the STOP button to pause during your workout RESET Press and hold the STOP button to reset the Treadmill ...

Page 30: ...e Time elapsed in your workout DISTANCE Shown as Miles or Kilometers View Distance traveled during workout CALORIES Shown as estimated accumulated Calories burned during workout HEART RATE Shown as Beats per Minute You can monitor your Heart Rate at any time during a workout AVERAGE SPEED Shown as Miles Hour or Kilometers Hour Equals accumulated Distance plus elapsed Time Corresponds to simulated ...

Page 31: ...eed is visible in the right hand LED window Indicates how fast the running surface is moving to simulate outdoor running PROFILE Shown as a graphical representation of the Program you have chosen Intervals Weight Loss etc The left most column of orange LEDs indicates Elevation and corresponds to the main Elevation window The right most column of green LEDs indicates Speed and corresponds to the ma...

Page 32: ...ose one of the 9 Levels L1 provides the least resistance L9 the most Press SELECT CHOOSING A TIME After you have chosen a Level the Time will default depending on which Program you have chosen and then flash You may use this default Time or choose another by using either set of Arrow buttons If you are ready to begin exercising press START Optionally if you wish to enter your weight proceed first ...

Page 33: ...o your entered Weight FINISHING When your work out is complete the Speed window will beep and flash three times letting you know that your Program is complete The Treadmill will return to its starting position and you will be able to use the SELECT button to scan through and check your DISTANCE CALORIES AVERAGE SPEED and PACE STARTING When you are ready to begin exercising press START ...

Page 34: ...he Heart Rate Training Program EXERCISE INTENSITY To reap the most cardiovascular benefits from your workout it is necessary to exercise within a recommended intensity The three ways to monitor exercise intensity are Target Heart Rate Perceived Exertion and the Talk Test TARGET HEART RATE Target Heart Rate is a percentage of your maximum heart rate Target Rate will very for each individual dependi...

Page 35: ...bber contact pads with several drops of water and spread about with your fingers TRANSMITTER STRAP PLACEMENT Center the Transmitter Strap just below the breast or pectoral muscles directly over your sternum with the VISION FITNESS logo facing out Adjust the elastic strap length to avoid bouncing or sliding ...

Page 36: ...sed alone or together with heart rate when monitoring exercise intensity RPE SCALE 0 Nothing at all 5 Very very weak 1 Very weak 2 Weak 3 Moderate 4 Somewhat strong 5 Strong 6 7 very strong 8 9 10 Very very strong Maximal The recommended RPE range for most people is between 3 moderate and 5 strong The RPE should be independent of your pace it is dependent on the feelings caused by the exertion TAL...

Page 37: ...00 minutes Enter Target Heart Rate Time Weight The Treadmill has a manual mode warm up until you reach your Target Heart Rate During the warm up mode you control both speed and elevation This does not count for the program time Once you reach your Target Heart Rate the Treadmill controls Heart Rate by Speed and Elevation The speed will be automatically adjusted first up to 1 MPH greater than the c...

Page 38: ... enter your Time NOTE The Minimum Time is 5 minutes If you are ready to begin exercising press the START button Optionally if you wish to enter your weight proceed to the next step ENTER WEIGHT Using either set of Arrow buttons enter your Weight Press the SELECT button BEGIN THE PROGRAM Press the START button The console will begin three beep countdown The belt will begin to move once this countdo...

Page 39: ...d the console will beep 3 times and then enter the Heart Rate Training mode After the user has reached their target zone the speed will be adjusted first up to 1 MPH greater than the current target Heart Rate Speed in the program The speed can always decrease greater than the current speed After you speed up to 1 MPH more the elevation will take over and control elevation to keep in zone This woul...

Page 40: ...OL DOWN This is to let you know that the program has ended Now the user is in a manual mode cool down and has control of the Speed and Elevation buttons This lets the user cool down at their own pace COMPLETING YOUR WORKOUT Once you feel your cool down time is enough press STOP and the Treadmill will stop ...

Page 41: ...d is higher than the Target Zone by 15 BPM the console will beep 4 times stop and then continue beeping 4 times again and the same process will repeat 5 times If the user s Heart Rate is 20 beats over their Target Zone the Treadmill will beep 5 times then Shut Down Once the user is in their Target Zone 5 BPM the speed will adjust to stay at the current Heart Rate until the last 5 minutes of the pr...

Page 42: ...USTOM USER PROGRAMS U1 U5 Design your own Programs by setting the desired Speed and Elevation All Programs have 12 intervals and a minimum Program Time of 12 minutes By designing your own Programs you now can control your fitness goals workout by workout This allows you to modify your training based on certain events or milestones you may have set for yourself ENTERING YOUR WEIGHT After you have c...

Page 43: ...EGMENT DATA Press the SELECT button to store Speed and Elevation then proceed to the next column NOTE Repeat entering segment speed and segment elevation until all 12 segments are completed BEGINING WORKOUT Begin your exercising in your new custom user program by pressing the START button NOTE This program will be saved permanentally and may be changed by repeating the steps above ...

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Page 45: ...SION FITNESS retailer PROBLEM The Treadmill shuts off when elevated SOLUTION Check to make sure that the power cord is not stretched so tight that when the Treadmill is elevated the cord is pulled out of the wall outlet PROBLEM The running belt does not stay in the center of the Treadmill when you are running on it SOLUTION 1 Check to make sure the Treadmill is level 2 The running belt is loose an...

Page 46: ...ween transmitter and receiver is not beyond the recommended range of 36 inches PROBLEM There is an erratic pulse rate SOLUTION Chest strap is too loose readjust according to directions NOTE It is possible that heart rate monitors will not function properly on some people due to a variety of reasons It may be necessary to experiment with the fit and position of the chest strap Outside interference ...

Page 47: ...dmill is configured in English units miles mph an odd number represents a Metric configuration kilometers kph Press the SPEED arrows to toggle between English and Metric In order to save the modified value press SELECT Note that changing units does affect the stored value of weight and clears any stored user programs Changing units may also require you to perform auto calibration DEFAULT WEIGHT P8...

Page 48: ...te When auto calibration is complete it will take about 30 seconds to go to 0 elevation and return to the start up screen with P1 showing in the function window EXIT USER ENGINEERING MODE P14 represents exit mode When you press START to select the function the console performs a reboot returning to program setup AUTO CALIBRATION Model T9250 Only DO NOT STAND ON THE BELT WHEN PERFORMING THE AUTO CA...

Page 49: ...store A All fitness products seem quieter in a large store showroom because there is generally more background noise than in your home This is due to many acoustic differences A number of precautions can be take to reduce noise For instance a heavy rubber mat can help reduce reverberation through the floor And finally if a fitness product is placed close to a wall there will more reflected noise Q...

Page 50: ... belt no longer slips CENTERING THE BELT If the running belt is too far to the right side use the supplied 8MM Allen wrench to turn the right tension bolt clockwise 1 4 turn at a time until the belt remains centered during use If the running belt is too far to the left side turn the left tension bolt clockwise 1 4 turn at a time until the belt remains centered during use ...

Page 51: ...e original owner MOTOR TEN YEARS VISION FITNESS warrants the Motor against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of ten years from the date of original purchase so long as the device remains in the possession of the original owner ELECTRONICS PARTS TWO YEARS VISION FITNESS warrants the Electronic components and all original Parts other than the Motor against defects in workmanship and ...

Page 52: ...ccident abuse corrosion discoloration of paint or plastic or neglect VISION FITNESS shall not be responsible for incidental or consequential damages Parts and Electronic components reconditioned to As New Condition by VISION FITNESS or its vendors may sometimes be supplied as warranty replacement parts and constitute fulfillment of warranty terms Any warranty replacement parts shall be warranted f...

Page 53: ... up with A typical warm up will produce a small amount of perspiration but not leave you feeling fatigued Intensity and fitness level will affect the duration of your warm up but 5 to 10 minutes is usually recommended A gradual warm up will do the following Produce faster more forceful muscle contractions Increase your metabolic rate so oxygen is delivered to the working muscles more quickly Leads...

Page 54: ...ch hurts ease up SEATED TOE TOUCH Sit on the floor with your legs together and straight out in front of you Do not lock your knees Extend your fingers toward your toes exhaling as you go Hold the stretch for 15 to 30 seconds Return to the start position and repeat the stretch as necessary STANDING QUADRICEPS STRETCH Using a wall or your Bike to provide balance grasp your left ankle with your left ...

Page 55: ...f you Your elbows slightly bent shoulders hips and feet are pointed directly towards the wall Bend your left leg slowly using the movement to control the amount of stretch in the right calf Your heels should stay on the ground Slowly bring yourself back to the starting position and switch legs Alternate for the amount of desired repetitions ...

Page 56: ...days each week Warm up Warm up 5 to 10 minutes before aerobic activity Duration Maintain your exercise intensity for 20 to 60 minutes Cool Down Gradually decrease the intensity of your workout then stretch to cool down during the last 5 to 10 minutes NOTE If weight loss is major goal participate in your aerobic activity at least 30 minutes for five or more days each week ...

Page 57: ...ports Performance Improve Cardiovascular Endurance Stress Reduction Improve Sleep Patterns Improve muscular strength If possible try to define your personal goals in precise measurable terms and then put your goals in writing The more specific you can be the easier it will be to track your progress If your goals are long term divide them up into monthly and weekly segments Longer term goals can lo...

Page 58: ...4 minutes three days a week Goal Measurement Exercise Time 72 minutes a week To improve my body s ability to burn fat by exercising at a low intensity for 48 minutes per day 5 days a week Goal Measurement Exercise Time 240 minutes per week To burn off work related stress by exercising for 20 minutes a day on work days Goal Measurement Exercise Time 100 minutes per week KEEPING AN EXERCISE DIARY Ph...

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