versa climber VC 108 SRM Operational Manual

VC 108 SRM

OPERATIONAL

MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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MUSCLE CHART................................................................................................................3

GENERAL INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................4

CALORIE BURN RATE.......................................................................................................4-5

STEPPER USER GUIDE................................................................................................... 5

CLIMBING USER’S GUIDE............................................................................................... 5

MODULE DISPLAY............................................................................................................. 6

SELECTING EXERCISE TIME...........................................................................................7

SELECTING AN OPPONENT.............................................................................................7

USING HYDRAULICS TO CONTROL SPEED...................................................................7

SELECTING A LANDMARK................................................................................................7

HEART RATE TRAINING ZONE CHART............................................................................8

HOW TO FIND TARGET HEART RATE.............................................................................8

VERSACLIMBER SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................8

UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS...........................................................................................9

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................10-14

MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................14-15

TROUBLE SHOOTING.......................................................................................................15-16

SPARE PARTS....................................................................................................................17-18

WARRANTY.........................................................................................................................18-19

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First time users: You might have a tendency to
climb too fast and to take too long a step. Until
users become thoroughly familiar with the Versa
Climber, it is important to take short, slow steps.

BEFORE EXERCISING ON THE VERSACLIMBER,
READ THIS OPERATION MANUAL THOROUGHLY.
INSTRUCT OTHERS HOW TO USE THE
MACHINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THIS MANUAL.
ADDITIONAL MANUALS ARE AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST FROM HEART RATE, INC.
BEFORE BEGINNING THIS OR ANY OTHER
EXERCISE PROGRAM, CONSULT YOUR
PHYSICIAN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF
30 AND THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWN HEALTH
PROBLEMS. HRI ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE
SUSTAINED BY OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE
VERSACLIMBER.

of the arms and legs is performed that simulates
motion of climbing an endless ladder for any
selected step height, time, rate and distance. A
microcomputer monitors and displays climbing per­formance, heart rate, calories, distance and gives
audible instructions and motivational messages
during the exercise.

First time users of the VersaClimber have a tendency
to climb too fast and to take too long a step. Until
users become thoroughly familiar with the
VersaClimber, it is important to take short, slow
steps. To maintain a shock and trauma free
motion, it is mandatory not to “bottom out” or
impact the pedals at the end of each stroke.

OPTIONAL ARM EXTENDERS

On the standard VC-108 SRM a person up to 6
feet tall has a full arm extension while climbing.
With optional arm extenders a 6 foot 6 inch per­son gets a full stretch while climbing.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The VersaClimber, introduced in 1981, was the
first climbing exercise machine on the market;
and to this day remains the leader in total body
conditioning. This full body climbing exercise machine
provides an alternating arm and leg action
against gravity with variable force, stroke length
and speed. All the major muscles of the arms,
chest, shoulders, back, hips, buttocks and legs
are used while climbing. The VersaClimber has
been proven worldwide and is a widely accepted
total body exerciser that is used by health clubs,
sports medicine facilities, military, fire depart­ments, corporate gyms and wherever groups of
people gather to exercise.

The machine is oriented at a 75-degree climb
angle. To climb, the person stands in a vertically
erect position with both feet level on pedals while
grasping two handgrips located at about shoulder
height. Step on the higher foot pedal and pull on
the higher handgrip to initiate climbing motion.
When the foot and hand move vertically downward,
the other foot and hand move vertically upward
and then alternate synchronously. A cyclic action

Optional Arm Extender

CALORIE BURN RATE

Full body climbing ranks highest in calories
burned even though climbing speed is slower
than other activities. First time users often try to
maintain the speed they use in other activities
and tend to over exert themselves. It is important
to remember that because VersaClimbing is a total
body climb against gravity, it is not necessary to
climb at a high rate of speed demonstrated
as follows.

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CALORIES ACTIVITY

(For a 150 lb person)

SPEED

Burned

per hour

Walking 3.0 mph 228
Bicycling 9.4 mph 384
Swimming 2.0 mph 486
Running 7.5 mph 792
Stepping 1.9 mph 864
Climbing 0.9 mph 972

STEPPING USER GUIDE

USE THE VERSACLIMBER AS A STEPPING

MACHINE OR A CLIMBING MACHINE.

The side handrails not only provide support while
getting on and off the VersaClimber but they offer
the option of Stair Stepping. By holding the
handrails to the side of the body and stepping
with the legs only, the gluts, quads, hamstrings,
calves and shins can achieve a complete lower
body aerobic and strength exercise.

height. Adjust handles if necessary by depress­ing the pin at the end of the handgrip. Remove
the handgrip and reinsert it fully into another
position and release the pin.

NOTE:
WHEN GRASPING THE HAND RAILS OR
HAND GRIPS, KEEP FINGERS AND THUMBS
ON THE FOAM PADDING OF THE HANDRAILS
OR RUBBER GRIPS OF THE HANDLES. DO
NOT GRASP OR EXTEND ANY PORTION OF
THE HAND BEYOND THE FLANGES OF THE
MOVING HAND GRIPS. DO NOT HOLD ONTO
THE VERTICAL POST.

Push quick start on the module and follow verbal
user instructions. Time, Rate, Distance, Step
Height and other information is displayed. See
page 6 for detailed display functions including
Heart Rate and Calories.

The SRM provides a step height of 1-20 inches.
By shifting the hands from the stationary
handrails to the moving handgrips, the machine
automatically converts from a stepping machine
into a total body-climbing machine or back to a
stepping machine simply by changing hand posi­tion.

CLIMBING USER GUIDE

Hold handrails for support and step up on the
pedals until both feet are level. With both feet at
the same level, position handgrips at about chin

Begin climbing by taking a step stroke length of
approximately 5 inches at a speed of 20 feet per
minute for approximately 5 minutes. After 5 min­utes the step height and climbing speed can be
gradually increased if desired.

To maintain a shock and trauma free motion, it is
strongly suggested that you do not, under any
circumstances, “bottom out” at the end of each
stroke.

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IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE THIS OR ANY

EXERCISE IF THERE IS ANY DISCOMFORT,

SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR DIZZINESS.

MODULE DISPLAY
The control module consists of 17 push buttons
with associated back lit text descriptors, a 32
character LCD display and a voice message
system which provides verbal instructions for
new users. The text descriptors are back lit
descriptions of what function or activity is currently
associated to each button. Here is a brief
discussion of the functions provided by each
instruction.

1. QUICK START
When pressed, it clears the display of any previ­ous information and verbally guides the first
time user through a 15 minute workout.

2. SELECT AN OPPONENT
Press this button repeatedly to select one of six
virtual opponents to race against. This a speed
race.

3. SELECT A LANDMARK
Press this button repeatedly to select one of six
Landmark goals. This is a distance challenge
that you climb at your own desired speed.

4. ENTER WEIGHT
Press this button to enter your weight which is
used to calculate caloric burn rate. Use the yel­low LOCK SELECTION arrows to raise or lower
the number in the display until it matches your
weight within plus or minus five pounds (or two
kilograms). Then press the LOCK SELECTION
button to enter your weight into the computer.

5. ENTER TIME
Press this button to increase or decrease the
default workout period of 15 minutes. Use the
yellow LOCK SELECTION arrows to raise or
lower the number in the display until the desired
time is displayed. Then press the LOCK
SELECTION button to enter your time into the
computer.

6. LOCK SELECTION
Press this button to enter user selected values
into the computer.

7. YELLOW LOCK SELECTION ARROWS
These buttons are used to raise or lower the
number in the display.

8. “Upper” Left SELECT button.
Press this button to switch the display between
ELAPSED TIME and TIME REMAINING in the
workout period. The remaining time display
stops at zero while the elapsed time continues
counting up to 99 hours:59 minutes:59 seconds.

9. “Center” SELECT button.
Press this button to switch between TOTAL
CALORIES and CALORIES PER HOUR.

10. “Upper” right SELECT button.
If the machine is not running in one of the spe­cialty modes (Opponent, Landmark, Heart Rate
Control or Race Your Neighbor) this button has
no function as both STROKE LENGTH and DIS­TANCE PER MINUTE will be displayed continu­ously. When any of the specialty modes are
selected, this button will switch the display
between STROKE LENGTH and DISTANCE PER
MINUTE

11. “Lower left” SELECT button. Press this button to
switch between metric and imperial display units.

12. “Lower right” SELECT button.
Press this button to switch between OPPONENT’S
TOTAL DISTANCE and OPPONENT’S DISTANCE
PER MINUTE. This button is only active when
virtual opponent mode is selected.

13. VOLUME CONTROL
Press this button to sequentially play each of the
voice instructions.

14. YELLOW VOLUME CONTROL ARROWS
Use these buttons to raise or lower the voice
message volume level.

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