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Treadmill Owner's Guide
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In 1981, Frank Trulaske launched TRUE Fitness® Technology,
Inc. and began manufacturing hand-crafted treadmills.
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Review forYour Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 
When using this exercise machine, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:
Read and understand all instructions and warnings prior to use.
Obtain a medical exam before beginning any exercise program. If at any time during exercise you feel faint, dizzy, or experience pain, stop and consult your physician.
Obtain proper instruction prior to use.
Inspect the treadmill for incorrect, worn, or loose components and do not use until corrected, replaced, or tightened prior to use.
Do not wear loose or dangling clothing while using the treadmill.
Care should be used when mounting or dismounting the treadmill.
Read, understand, and test the emergency stop procedures before use.
Disconnect all power before servicing the treadmill.
Do not operate electrically powered treadmills in damp or wet locations.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Do not exceed maximum user weight of 350 lbs.
Keep the top side of the moving surface clean and dry.
Keep children and animals away.
All exercise equipment is potentially hazardous. If attention is not paid to the conditions of equipment, death or serious injury could occur.
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Quick Start Guide
Before Your
Workout
During Your
Workout
Quick Start into a manual workout by pressing 
, or set up a different workout by pressing a workout key and adjusting the setting as necessary.
You can keep fine-tuning your workout setup by repeatedly pressing to go to the next setting. Your workout starts only when you press 
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Adjust speed or incline at any time by using the dedicated speed 
and incline keys on the lower keypad, or by pressing a
Quick Speed or Quick Incline key.
Change workouts during your workout by pressing a program key.
Pause your workout by pressing 
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Table of Contents
Front Section |
1 - Basic |
2 - Heart |
Safety instructions, |
Operation |
Rate Control |
Quick Start Guide, |
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Workouts |
Model Differences |
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and Starting and |
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Stopping the |
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3 - User Programs |
4 - TV/Video |
5 - Designing an |
How to record and |
Systems |
Exercise Program |
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6 - Care and
Maintenance
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Model Di erences
Your new treadmill is part of the True Performance Series |
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PS100/300
•Black-on-blue LCD data display
•Dedicated workout and speed and incline keys.
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PS500/700
•LED data displays.
•7-inch video screen for TV and DVD viewing.
•Audio speakers.
•Music player input for speaker listening.
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StartingAndStoppingtheTreadmillSafely
Starting And
Stopping
Your
Treadmill
Safely
Place your feet on the straddle covers.
Attach the safety lanyard to your waistband.
Place the safety key on the key holder.
Set up your workout and press 
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Stop the treadmill by reducing speed to 2 mph, then press 
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chapter one
Basic Operation
In This Chapter:
Heart Rate Monitoring
Special Workouts
Classic Pre-Set Workouts
Chapter 1: Basic Operation
Chapter 2: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 3: User Workouts
Chapter 4: Audio and Video Systems
Chapter 5: Designing an Exercise Program
Chapter 6: Care and Maintenance
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Using the Keyboard
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION
Selecting Workouts: Press any of the workout keys and press 
to begin your workout using the default settings.
Before pressing
, you may adjust other settings like Workout Time and Body Weight, pressing
after adjusting each setting. Press
at any time to begin your workout. Note that HRC workouts require settings adjustments.
Adjusting Settings: Use the 
keys to adjust numeric settings. Press
to accept each settings adjustment.
Primary Controls: During your workout, press 
to stop the treadbelt and pause your workout. Press 
to resume your workout. Press and hold 
to clear your workout.
Change Data Display: During your workout, press
to change the data displayed.
Safety Lanyard: This magnetized cord must be in place on the treadmill balance bar location, and should be attached to your clothing. The treadmill will not operate if the lanyard is not attached.
Using the
Keyboard
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Manual & Operation Guide
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION 
Manual
Operation
Details
Press Quick Start: Start the treadbelt at 0.5 mph at the default workout time of 30 minutes.
OR...
Setting Time or Distance Targets: Enter your weight and press
. Now either enter a workout time and press 
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to be prompted for a target distance.
You can keep adjusting your workout setup by repeatedly pressing
. Your workout starts only when you press
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Heart Rate Monitoring
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION
This treadmill can monitor your heart rate using either the chest strap provided with the treadmill or the metal grips on the hand rails (called contact heart rate, or CHR pads). A chest strap transmits your heart rate to the treadmill via radio, and the CHR pads connect to a special computer circuit to extract your heart rate.
Although this treadmill functions fine without using the heart rate monitoring feature, this kind of monitoring gives you valuable feedback on your effort level. Chest strap monitoring also allows you to use Heart Rate Control, the most advanced exercise control system available.
When you wear a Polar® or compatible transmitter strap, the treadmill will display your heart rate as a digital beats-per-minute (bpm) readout.
The transmitter strap should be worn directly against your skin, about one inch below the pectoral muscles/breast line (see picture). Women should be careful to place the transmitter below their bra line.
Some moisture is necessary between the strap and your skin. Sweat from your exercise works best, but
ordinary tap water may be used prior to your workout if desired.
Monitoring
Your
Heart Rate
Chest Strap
Heart Rate
Monitoring
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Contact Heart Rate
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION 
Contact
Heart Rate
(CHR)
For Best
CHR Results
The contact heart rate (CHR) system lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a strap.
Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads.
When the system detects your hands, the Heart Rate label will start flashing in time with your heart beat. During this time, the system is analyzing and locking in your heart rate. Within about 15 seconds, your digital heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) should be displayed.
Important: The CHR System should only be used at speeds of
4 mph or lower. Above this speed the CHR accuracy is unavoidably unreliable due to large muscle movements.
1.Exercise with smooth body motions.
2.Breathe smoothly and regularly, and avoid talking. (Talking will cause unrepresentative heart rate spikes of 5 to 10 bpm.)
3.Grip the pads lightly, not tightly.
4.Make sure your hands are clean, free of both dirt and hand lotions.
A Note on CHR Accuracy
CHR monitoring may be a bit less accurate than a chest strap, since the heart rate signals are much stronger at the chest.
About 5% of the population cannot be picked up by any CHR system. This is because their heart is positioned in a more up-and-down manner in their chest, as opposed to leaning over to one side.
When using a Heart Rate Control
workout, it is best to use chest strap monitoring. These workouts work best with the extra accuracy gained from a chest-contact heart rate monitoring system.
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SpecialWorkouts
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION
Each workout has a four-minute warm up and a two-minute cool down. Speed or incline changes stay in effect until the next change requested by the program. Changing the default workout time adds or removes segments; it does not stretch or compress the workout profile.
Change workout levels during your workout by pressing the workout key you are using, adjusting the numeric level, then pressing 
. Change to a new pre-set workout during your workout by pressing the Program Profile key repeatedly and pressing
at your desired workout.
In a walking workout, all speeds are under 4 mph. Increasing levels increases speed from 2 to 4 mph and incline from 4% to 10%; speed and incline stay constant in the work section. Speed or incline changes in the work section are permanent.
Changes in Incline
Walking intervals with incline alternate between hills and nearly flat in two-minute segments. Speed changes are permanent; incline changes affect the current two-minute segment only.
Pre-Set
Workouts
Walking:
Calorie Burn
Walking:
Hill Intervals
Changes in Incline
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