Metagenics Fitness MF-500 User manual

Installation instructions for Air Rowing Machine
Model-F500
Dear Customer:
Thank you for choosing our company's products, which will bring you health and happiness in the
process of using this product.
MF-500 Rower
Metagenics Fitness Inc.

Important safety guidelines
Warning: Please read the instructions carefully before operation.
①Please do not use this rowing device on soft ground such as thick padded floors and wool carpets.
②It is forbidden for children 13 years and younger to approach the equipment.
③During the movement of the equipment, keep your hands away from the moving parts.
④If any accessories are damaged, please do not operate this rowing machine. If the rowing machine is abnormal,
please contact the agent or after-sales personnel.
⑤Do not use this machine outdoors.
⑥Please wear suitable shoes before exercise. High heels, leather shoes, sandals or barefoot are not suitable for
exercise with this machine. It is recommended to use good quality sports shoes to avoid foot fatigue.
⑦Do not expose the equipment to rain or fog. Do not place the equipment near swimming pools, massage pools or
any other high humidity environment.
⑧Do not over-press the keys of the electronic display, just tap it with your fingers to have precise functions.
Product configuration:
Resistance system: Magnetic wind resistance system
Resistance level: 5-stage resistance adjustment
Resistance adjustment method: manual gear adjustment
Pedal adjustment: 6 steps of pedal length adjustment
Slide rail material: stainless steel slide rail moves more smoothly
Display screen: LED display
Folding size: 130*45*180 (length*width*height) cm
Folding movement: foldable front wheel movement
Instrument size: 235*45*100 (length*width*height) cm
Equipment weight: 50KG

Assembly instructions
Step 1
Connect the front foot of A to the main frame of B with ①(M10*30 outer hexagonal screws); then use ②(M8*16
half-round hexagon socket screws) and ③(Φ8 flat washers) to fix the C aluminum slide rail to B On the main frame;
then use ④(M5*16 round head Phillips screws) to fix the SL961 on the C aluminum slide rail;
Finally, thread the pulley block into the guide rail, and fix the D seat cushion on the pulley block with ⑧(Φ6 flat
washer) and ⑨(M6*20 hexagon socket screw);
Note: The direction of the groove of the cushion is backward! (Prevent collision with the tail vertebra)
Step 2
Use ⑥(M6*20 half round head hexagon socket screw) and ⑦(M6 self-locking nut) to connect the C aluminum slide
rail to the F rear foot;
Then use ⑤(M8*16 half-round head hexagon socket screw) to fix the E pedal group on the main frame;

Folding method
1.Unscrew the knob counterclockwise, as shown in Figure
Picture 5
2.Lift the track upwards, as shown in Figure 6
Picture 6
3.Then tighten the knob in a clockwise direction, and unfold it in the opposite way to the above, as shown in Figure 7
Picture 7
Move method
1. Fold the track
2. Raise the foot under the pedal, as shown in Figure 8
Picture 8

F500 Electronic Display User Manual
1. Parameter table of each function mode:
No.
Item
Range
Setting
Note
1
TIME
0:00~9
9:59
±1min
1.Mo setting:Cumulative count
2.Setting：Countdown
2
DIST
0~9999
±10m
1.Mo setting:Cumulative count
2.Setting：Countdown
3
CAL
0~9999
±10
1.Mo setting:Cumulative count
2.Setting：Countdown
4
SPM(Speed)
0~999
No
5
STROKES
0~9999
±10
Number of exercises
6
TOTAL STROKES
0~9999
No
STROKES(Sum number of exercises)
7
MANUL
Did not enter any mode, there is a signal to
enter the mode
8
INTERVAL 10/20
1. Intermittent exercise mode
2. Exercise for 10 seconds, rest for 20
seconds
9
INTERVAL 20/10
1.Intermittent exercise mode
2.Exercise for 10 seconds, rest for 20 seconds
10
INTERVAL CUSTOM
1.Intermittent exercise mode
2.Set exercise and rest time by user
11
TARGET TIME
Set time by user
12
TARGET DISTANCE
Set distance by user
13
TARGET
CALORIES
Set CALORIES by user
14
TARGET
STROKES
Set STROKES by user

2.Function mode description
In the standby interface, the function mode identification and instrument parameter identification are displayed in a
cyclic scan.
(1)MANUAL Mode
The way to enter the MANUAL mode: the standby mode has a signal input to enter or press the MODE button in
the standby mode, and then press the MODE button to enter.
When entering this mode, the button will have a prompt sound, and the buzzer will sound every time you press it.
After entering the MANUAL mode: the LCD screen displays MANUAL, and the LCD displays TIME, DISTANCE,
CALORIES, SPM, STROKES, and TOTAL STROKES parameter identification and the corresponding calculated value
of the parameter.
If you are in motion, press the START/STOP button, the LCD screen will change from MANUAL to STOP
blinking.
TIME, DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES parameter identification and parameter
value are the movement value before stopping.
If in the stopped state, press the START/STOP button to continue the movement, TIME, DISTANCE, CALORIES,
SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value;
If in the stopped state, press the RESET button, the LCD will be fully displayed and the buzzer will sound for 3
seconds and then return to the standby interface.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.
The key sequence is: 1-->1-->2-->3
Press the label 1 in the standby interface, press the screen once, the displayed MANUAL flashes, and then press the
label 1 to enter the MANUAL mode.
If it is in the START state, press to enter the label 2 to enter the STOP state, and the STOP displayed on the screen
flashes.
If it is in the STOP state, press to enter the label 2 to enter the START state, and the screen always displays
MANUAL.
If it is in the STOP state, press the label 3 to exit the MANUAL mode.
If it is in the START state, press the label 3 to not exit the MANUAL mode, and keep moving.
(2) INTERVAL Mode
A.Intermittent exercise INTERVAL 10/20
The way to enter interval exercise INTERVAL 10/20: In standby mode, press the MODE button and the screen will
flash MANUAL, then press the UP button to switch the display to INTERVAL flashing display, then press the MODE
button, and then press the UP button to switch to INTERVAL 10/20 , Press the MODE button to enter.
After entering the INTERVAL 10/20 intermittent exercise interface, the LCD screen flashes READY, the TIME
window counts down for 3 seconds, and the buzzer sounds for 1 second every second.

After 3 seconds of READY time, the screen displays WORK 01/08, TIME starts to count down 10 seconds,
DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value.
After 10 seconds of exercise, enter REST, LCD screen displays REST 01/08, TIME starts to count down 20 seconds,
DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value, the
LCD meter displays READY in the last three seconds, and READY counts down after 3 seconds Enter WORK 02/08.
Performing WORK and REST once is a cycle, and the LCD screen will display WORK 02/08 and REST 02/08
when the execution continues.
After eight cycles are executed, the LCD screen displays STOP, and after entering the interval motion INTERVAL
10/20, press the START/STOP key at any time to enter STOP.
If you press the REST KEY button, the LCD will be fully displayed and the buzzer will sound for 3 seconds and
then return to the standby interface; if you press the START/STOP button to resume exercise.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.
Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->1-->3-->4 or 5-->2-->1-->3-->4
In standby mode: Press label 1, the screen displays MANUAL flashing.
Press label 2 to switch the sport mode to the screen display INTERVAL flashing.
Press label 1 again, the screen flashes 10/20, and press label 1 again to enter INTERVAL 10/20.
Before entering the sports interface, press the label 5 at any time to enter the CUSTOM mode.
Press label 2 to switch to one mode each time you press it, and poll the display.
If you switch to the 10/20 exercise mode, and then press the label 1, you will enter the INTERVAL 10/20 mode
under intermittent exercise.
Exercise for 10 seconds and rest for 20 seconds, and the number of laps is 8. If you press the label 3 at this time, it
will enter the STOP mode and stop the movement.
If in the STOP mode, press the label 3 again, it will return to the state of the movement just now. If in STOP mode,
press label 4 to exit INTERVAL 10/20 mode and enter standby mode.
B.Intermittent exercise INTERVAL 20/10
The way to enter INTERVAL 20/10 for intermittent exercise: Press the MODE button in the standby mode to
display MANUAL flashing, then press the UP button to switch the display to INTERVAL flashing display, then press the
MODE button, and then press the UP button to switch to INTERVAL 20/10 , Press the MODE button to enter.
After entering the INTERVAL 20/10 intermittent exercise interface, the LCD screen flashes READY, the TIME
window counts down for 3 seconds, and the buzzer sounds for 1 second every second.
After 3 seconds of READY time, the screen displays WORK 01/08, TIME starts to count down 20 seconds,
DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value.
Enter REST after 20 seconds of exercise, LCD screen displays REST 01/08, TIME starts to count down for 10
seconds, DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES are displayed according to the calculated
value, the LCD screen displays READY in the last three seconds, and READY counts down after 3 seconds to enter
WORK 02/08.
Performing WORK and REST once is a cycle, and the LCD screen will display WORK 02/08 and REST 02/08
when the execution continues.

After eight cycles are executed, the LCD screen displays STOP, and after entering interval 20/10, press the
START/STOP key at any time to enter STOP.
If you press the REST KEY button, the LCD will be fully displayed and the buzzer will sound for 3 seconds and
then return to the standby interface; if you press the START/STOP button to resume exercise.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.
Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->2-->1-->3-->4 or 5-->2-->1-->3-->4
Refer to INTERVAL 10/20 for details.
C.INTERVAL CUSTOM
The way to enter the interval exercise INTERVAL CUSTOM: In standby mode, press the MODE key and the screen
MANUAL flashes, then press the UP key to switch the display to INTERVAL flashing display, then press the MODE key,
and then press the UP key to switch to INTERVAL CUSTOM, press MODE Key to enter.
After entering the INTERVAL CUSTOM intermittent exercise custom interface, the LCD screen displays SET
ROUND, press the UP key to set the number of intermittent exercises;
Press the MODE button again, the LCD screen displays SET WORK, press the UP button to set the WORK exercise
time;
Press the MODE button again, the LCD screen displays SET REST, press the UP button to set the rest time;
Press the MODE button again to enter the INTERVAL CUSTOM mode, the LCD screen flashes READY, and the
TIME window counts down for 3 seconds.
After READY 3 seconds, the screen displays WORK 01/XX (the value of SET ROUND), TIME starts to count
down XX (the time to set WORK) seconds, and displays DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL
STROKES parameter identification and parameter corresponding value.
After xx (time to set WORK) seconds, the LCD screen displays REST 01/XX (value of SET ROUND), TIME starts
to count down xx (time to set REST) seconds, DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES
depend on The calculated value is displayed, and the LCD screen displays READY in the last three seconds.
Performing WORK and REST once is a cycle. When the execution continues, the LCD screen displays WORK
02/XX (set value of SET ROUND), REST 02/XX (set value of SET ROUND).
After executing XX (the set value of SET ROUND) cycles, the LCD screen displays STOP, and after entering the
interval movement, press the START/STOP key at any time to enter STOP;
If you press the REST KEY button, the LCD will be fully displayed and the buzzer will sound for 3 seconds and
then return to the standby interface; if you press the START/STOP button to resume exercise.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.

Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->2-->1-->3-->4 or 5-->1-->3--4
Refer to INTERVAL 10/20 for details.
Note: In the REST state, the data of each motion parameter is invalid and the data will not change. In the WORK
state, each motion parameter is valid, and the data value of each parameter changes according to the motion.
(3) TARGET Mode
A.TARGET TIME
Target exercise time: Customers set the time for this exercise according to their own needs, and complete this target
training after the setting is completed.
How to enter TARGET TIME: Press the MODE button in standby mode, press the UP button to switch to the screen
flashing TARGET, press the MODE button, when the interface displays TIME, press the MODE button to enter the
target time setting.
The screen of the setting interface flashes SET, press the UP button to set the time, after setting the time you want to
set, press the MODE button to enter the target time movement interface, the TIME window displays the countdown,
DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and TOTAL STROKES are calculated according to the calculation Value
display.
When the TIME window is zero, the screen flashes STOP, and DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and
TOTAL STROKES display the movement value before stopping.
At the end of the target time movement or in the stopped state, press the REST button to return to the standby
interface.
Press the START/STOP button at any time to enter STOP, if you press the START/STOP button to resume
movement.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.
Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->1-->2-->1-->3-->4
In standby mode, press label 1 and the screen displays MANUAL, press label 2 to switch between MANUAL,
INTERVAL, and TARGET modes. When switching to TARGET mode, the screen flashes TARGET, press label 1 to
enter TARGET mode, and the screen always displays TARGET.
Press label 1 again to switch the target TIME, DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPOKES.
If you switch to the target TIME, press the label 1 to enter the target time setting interface, and the screen will
change from the constant display TARGET to the constant display SET. At this time, press the label 2 to set the TIME
time value.

Short press icon 2, TIME value increases by one, long press to quickly increase by one. If you press the label 1, you
will enter the target time movement interface.
If you press the label 3, it will enter the STOP mode if it is in the exercise state, and resume the exercise if it is in
the STOP mode. In the STOP mode, press the label 4 to enter the standby mode.
B.TARGET DISTANCE
How to enter TARGET DISTANCE: Press the MODE button in the standby mode, press the UP button to switch to
the screen flashing TARGET, press the MODE button, when the interface displays DISTANCE, press the MODE button
to enter the target distance setting.
The setting interface screen flashes SET, press the UP button to set the target distance, after setting the target
distance you want to set, press the MODE button to enter the target distance motion interface, the DISTANCE window is
displayed in descending order according to the motion speed, TIME, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES And TOTAL
STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value.
When the DISTANCE window is zero, the screen flashes STOP, and TIME, CALORIES, SPM, STROKES and
TOTAL STROKES display exercise values.
When the target distance movement is over, press the REST button to return to the standby interface, press the
START/STOP button at any time to enter STOP, if you press the START/STOP button to resume the exercise.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.
Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->1-->2-->1-->3-->4
Specific reference: TARGET TIME
C.TARGET CALORIES
How to enter TARGET CALORIES: Press the MODE button in standby mode, press the UP button to switch to the
screen flashing TARGET, press the MODE button, when the interface displays CALORIES, press the MODE button to
enter the target calorie setting.
The setting interface screen flashes SET, press the UP button to set the target calorie. After setting the target calorie
you want to set, press the MODE button to enter the target calorie exercise interface. The CALORIES window is
displayed in decreasing order according to the exercise speed, TIME, DISTANCE, SPM, STROKES And TOTAL
STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value.
When the CALORIES window is zero, the screen flashes STOP, and TIME, DISTANCE, SPM, STROKES, and
TOTAL STROKES display exercise values.
When the target calorie exercise is over, press the REST button to return to the standby interface, press the
START/STOP button at any time to enter STOP, if you press the START/STOP button to resume exercise.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.

Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->1-->2-->1-->3-->4
Specific reference for key operation: TARGET TIME
D.TARGET STROKES
The way to enter TARGET STROKES: In standby mode, press the MODE button, press the UP button to switch to
the screen flashing TARGET, press the MODE button, when the interface displays STROKES, press the MODE button
to enter the target exercise number setting.
The setting interface screen flashes SET, press the UP button to set the target number of exercises, after setting the
number of exercises you want to set, press the MODE button to enter the target number of exercises exercise interface,
the STROKES window displays in decreasing order according to the exercise, TIME, DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM
and TOTAL STROKES are displayed according to the calculated value.
When the STROKES window is zero, the screen flashes STOP, and TIME, DISTANCE, CALORIES, SPM and
TOTAL STROKES display exercise values.
At the end of the target number of exercises, press the REST button to return to the standby interface, press the
START/STOP button at any time to enter STOP, if you press the START/STOP button to resume exercise.
In exercise execution or STOP state, when there is no key press, no signal input, 4 minutes later, it enters the sleep
mode.
Key sequence: 1-->2-->1-->1-->2-->1-->3-->4
Specific reference: TARGET TIME
General maintenance
1. After each exercise, wipe with a rag along the sweaty area.
2. If there is a strange sound or rough feeling, the result may be the following three reasons:
1) The product is not tightened when assembling, all screws should be tightened as much as possible during assembly.
2) If there are persistent squeaking noises or other noises, please wipe them with a cloth and check whether the
equipment is placed on a flat ground.
3. If other abnormal sounds continue, check the levelness of the instrument and adjust the leveling feet at the bottom of
the horizontal tube of the instrument.

Remarks:
When the window display fades, the battery power is insufficient, replace the battery
When there is no signal input, please check whether the connection wire is connected