Precor 9.27 - Manuals

Owner’s Manual: Important Safety Instructions 4 I MPOR T ANT S AFE T Y I NS TRUCTIONS Obtaining Service You should not attempt to service the treadmill except for maintenance tasks as described in this manual. The treadmill does not contain any user-serviceable parts that require lubrication. For in...

Owner’s Manual: Table of Contents 5 Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions ............................. 1 Safety Approval ..................................................................... 3Grounding Instructions ........................................................ 3Obtaining Servic...

Owner’s Manual: Treadmill Safety Features 7 Treadmill Safety Features The treadmill is equipped with certain items that, when used properly, help sustain an enjoyable workout. These items include: • Safety clip and magnetic safety key • Handrails • Power switch Important: Before exercising, review t...

Owner’s Manual: Treadmill Safety Features 8 Using the Handrails To maintain your balance, always grasp a handrail when you step on or off the treadmill, and when you use the keypad. To learn more about the touch-sensitive handrail grips, refer to Heart Rate Features . Turning the Unit On and Off To ...

Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 9 Heart Rate Features Heart rate and SmartRate ® features are available when you grasp both touch-sensitive handrail grips or wear a chest strap on the 9.27 treadmill. When a heartbeat is detected, the heart icon continues to blink while a heart rate is discernibl...

Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 10 Diagram 5: Heart rate target zones • If you are using the chest strap on the 9.27, put it on and face the display console for a few seconds. This allows the receiver in the console to recognize the signal from the chest strap. • If the icon does not blink, the ...

Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 11 Wearing a Chest Strap on the 9.27 Treadmill During a workout, the heart rate features appear on the display when you wear a chest strap. To receive an accurate reading, the chest strap needs to be in direct contact with your skin. 1. Carefully dampen the back o...

Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 12 Using the Heart Rate Touch-Sensitive Handrail Grips While exercising, you must grasp both touch-sensitive handrail grips for a minimum of five to ten seconds to transmit your heart rate to the display. Refer to Diagram 9. Diagram 9: Touch-sensitive handrail gri...

Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 13 Using SmartRate The SmartRate feature helps you monitor and maintain your heart rate in the target zone best suited to your specific needs. After you begin a workout, a blinking bar appears on the SmartRate display. The blinking bar indicates the current zone t...

Owner’s Manual: Heart Rate Features 14 Exercise to Your Target Heart Rate A heart rate receiver is an integral part of the display so you can monitor your heart rate while exercising. You must wear a chest strap (9.27 only) or grasp both touch-sensitive handrail grips and enter your age. Your heart ...

Owner’s Manual: Display Console 15 Display Console Target HRAchieved PROGRAM GUEST User 1 User 2 120 21.5 0.3 25:05 0. 6.5 .0. 60.00 00 4.0 Center display: Initially shows the banner. It changes to the program profile when you select a program or press QUICKSTART. A blinking column in the profile in...

Owner’s Manual: Display Console 17 More Information about the Center Display The center display shows the program profile and other information pertinent to your workout. In most programs, the incline setting affects the column height as shown in Diagram 10. The profile raises or lowers according to...

Owner’s Manual: Display Console 18 Upper Display Workout Statistics: HEART RATE, CALOR IES, DISTANCE, and TIME HEART RATE —Your heart rate appears in the H EART RATE display if you are using a chest strap (9.27 only) or the touch-sensitive handrail grips. Refer to Heart Rate Features . CALOR IES —sh...

Owner’s Manual: Display Console 19 Keypad Use the keypad to enter your workout session selections, to affect what appears on the display, and to establish your incline and speed preferences. Diagram 11: Lower Display keypad PROG RAMS : Every time you press this key the display cycles through the ava...

Owner’s Manual: Display Console 20 I NCLI NE: Press and hold the INCLINE arrow keys to increase or decrease the incline from 0% to 15% in 0.5% increments. Changes to the incline are not immediate. It takes time for the lift to reach the target incline shown on the display. The incline setting affect...

Owner’s Manual: Display Console 21 9.27 USER Keys Diagram 12: USE R keys User Keys: On the 9.27, you can personalize your exercise session by pressing a USER key (1 or 2) at the banner. When you choose a USER key, personal information such as workout time, age, weight, and preferred program are rein...

Owner’s Manual: User Identification 22 User Identification Choosing a user identification (USER key) enables the treadmill to identify you and track your cumulative workout statistics. Once you configure your USE R key, you can personalize your workout session and store information about your workou...

Owner’s Manual: User Identification 23 3. Select a program by pressing the PROGRAMS key and then pressing E NTE R. Refer to Selecting a Program . Note: The workout time and program you choose becomes the default the next time you select the same USER key. You have the option to change the program, b...

Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 24 Workout Options CAUTION: Before beginning any fitness program, see your physician for a complete physical examination. Know your physician-recommended heart rate target zone. 1. Turn the unit On. The Precor banner scrolls across the lower display. 9.27 prompt: CHOO...

Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 25 Choosing QUICKSTART 1. While the banner scrolls, press QU ICKSTART to enter the Manual Program as a guest user. When you use the QU ICKSTART key, you enter the MANUAL program as a guest user. There is no time limit and weight and age are set to default values. Each...

Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 26 Selecting a Program 1. While the banner prompt scrolls, continually press the PROGRAMS key to review the list of programs. Choose the program you want, and then press E NTE R. For a description of each program, refer to Programs . 2. ENTER TIME appears in the displ...

Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 27 Selecting a USER Key To start your exercise session using personal identification and preferences set up in Adding a User , take the following steps: 1. At the banner, press the same USER key you designated in step 1, Adding a User . Note: Refer to User Identificat...

Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 28 Cooling Down After a Workout Incorporate a cool-down period into your workout to help lower your heart rate and minimize muscle stiffness or soreness. When you complete a program with a time or distance limit, you automatically enter a 5-minute, cool-down period. T...

Owner’s Manual: Workout Options 29 Ending a Workout CAUTION: Hold on to a handrail when you near the end of your exercise session. The incline automatically recalibrates to a 0% grade. If the lift is moving, wait until it stops before stepping off the treadmill. The running belt stops when you compl...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 30 Programs This section describes the programs available on the treadmill. Use this section as a reference tool to better understand each program’s purpose. For more information, refer to Selecting a Program . The program descriptions are presented in menu selection order. ...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 31 Manual Program The Manual Program profile, available by pressing the MANUAL key, begins as a flat line. You control incline and speed settings using the INCLINE or SPE ED arrow keys. The program profile reflects changes in all subsequent columns. The blinking column indic...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 32 Interval Program The Interval Program is among the best for conditioning your cardiovascular system. The program raises and lowers your level of exertion repeatedly for a specified period of time. When you begin the program, the incline is preset. You can change the incli...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 33 Hill Climb Program The Hill Climb Program is great for endurance building. The program uses the full range of incline (0% to 15%). You can change the speed or override pre-programmed inclines using the arrow keys. The blinking column indicates your position in the program...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 34 Walk Two Program The 9.27 Walk Two Program is a more intense cardio-conditioning program that provides higher levels of incline than the Walk One Program. As you move through the program, the profile mimics the prior column’s incline level unless you change it or the prog...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 35 Fun Run Program The distance for the Fun Run Program on the 9.23 and 9.27 is fixed at ten kilometers (6.2 miles) and the incline is preprogrammed. You can change the speed and override the preprogrammed incline using the arrow keys. Note: On the 9.23, the Fun Run Program ...

Owner’s Manual: Programs 36 Heart Rate Fat Burn Program Start with the 9.27 Heart Rate Fat Burn Program if this is the first time you have used a heart rate program or you are returning to an exercise fitness routine. The target heart rate set for this program is 65% of your maximum aerobic heart ra...

Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programming and Troubleshooting 37 Advanced Programming and Troubleshooting Certain features remain hidden and can only be accessed using special key presses. Read this section if you want to: • Change the display to U.S. standard or Metric • View the odometer • Display the ...

Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programming and Troubleshooting 38 5. Press ENTER to accept the displayed setting. The change will be retained in memory even if the treadmill is turned Off and unplugged. 6. If you want to exit without saving the change, press STOP. Informational Displays The treadmill prov...

Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programming and Troubleshooting 39 Red Reset Button A red button, near the power switch, resets the treadmill’s circuit breaker. If the running belt stops unexpectedly and all display console functions cease, the circuit breaker may have been tripped. To reset the system, ta...

Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programming and Troubleshooting 40 Troubleshooting Heart Rate Issues The following chart may help you understand and troubleshoot erratic heart rate readings. Note: The following chart does not apply to the 9.23 treadmill where it concerns the chest strap since the chest str...

Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 41 Maintenance It is important to perform the minor maintenance tasks described in this section. Failure to maintain the treadmill as described here could void the Precor Limited Warranty. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, always unplug the unit from its power sourc...

Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 42 Cleaning the Equipment Most of the working mechanisms are protected inside the hood and base of the treadmill. However, for efficient operation, the treadmill relies on low friction. To keep the friction low, the unit’s running belt, staging platforms, and internal mec...

Owner’s Manual: Maintenance 44 Adjusting the Running Belt If you are unsure about adjusting the running belt, call Precor Customer Support. Refer to Obtaining Service . CAUTION: For your safety, use the power switch to turn Off the treadmill before making any adjustments. Do not adjust the running b...

Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 45 Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty PLEASE READ THESE WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR PRECOR INCORPORATED PRODUCT. BY USING THE EQUIPMENT, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY TER...

Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 46 3. Warranty of all Precor products applies to residential use only and is void when products are used in a nonresidential environment or installed in a country other than where sold. 4. Except in Canada, Precor does not pay labor outsi...

Owner’s Manual: Precor Residential Equipment Limited Warranty 47 Exclusive Remedies For any product described above that fails to conform to its warranty, Precor will provide, at their option, one of the following: (1) repair; (2) replacement; or (3) refund of the purchase price. Precor Limited Warr...

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QUICKSTART ™ CAUTION: Before using the treadmill, read all these instructions. Failure to do so may result in serious injury. • Do not allow children or those unfamiliar with its operation, on or near this equipment. • Before beginning any fitness program, see your physician for a thorough physical ...

Choose a Program • Determine your level of fitness: beginner, intermediate, or advanced. • Determine your immediate goal: endurance training, cardio-conditioning, or weight loss. If you are a beginner, start a cardio-conditioning program to slowly adjust your body to a comfortable level of exercise....