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Sophisticated Computer
Computercontrolledresistance.
12
presetpro'
grams
and one userdefinedprogramincluding
HeartRatecontrol (HRO,
constantPower(WATT9,
Recovery
FitnessTest,
RPM,Calories,Distance
andTime
Battery Powered Cornputer
4 "C" cellhatteries
provideup to a Vear
of
seivice
life.Nocablesor walloutletsare
required
providingmoreflexibleposition'
ing of the unit in ahomesetting.
Heavy Duty Construction
lnstitutionai grade
steelconstruction
standsup
to the most intenseworkout environment
Low Step Over Height
Provideseasyentryandexit from the bike.
Wide RideTM Pedals
Extralargefoot platform with two wav
adjustable
strapsfor acomfortable,
sure-footed
gripfor anvfoot size
Adjustable Seat
Fastandeasvseatadjustmentaccommodates
ridersof allbody sizes.
Transport Wheetrs
Built-in transport wheelsmakefor quickand
easymovement,
positioning
andstorageof the bike.

GONGRATULATT('NS!
Thank
youfor makingthe SchwinnSR8"1500exercisebikea part
of yourexercise
program.
Formany
years
to come,
youwillbe
ableto relyon the quality of schwinn'scraftsmanshipanddura-
bility.
Wehaveincluded
some
general
fitness
guidelines
for your
useandhope
you
willfindtheinformationvaluablein
assisting
youinyourpursuit
of ahealthylifestyle.
The
SRB-1500exercisebikewillenable
vou
to customizeand
monitor
yourworkoutsto:
A Increase your enerElylevel
A Increase cardiovascular and aerobic fitness
A Increase lower body muscle stren$th
V Decrease your overall percentaEle
of body fat
Whether
you
are
justgetting
startedinanexercise
program
or
are
already
physically
fit,the sRB-1500is
designedto beaneffi-
cient,easyandenjoyablewayto achieveanimprovedleveloffit-
ness.You
canexercise
your
way
to amorefit andhealthybody.
Theon-boarddigitalcomputerenables
you
to accurately
monitor
yourprogress
bytrackingtime,distance,speed,calories,RPMS,
calories
per
hour,loadandheartrate.
Thisowner'sManualcontainsalltheinformation
you
needto
operateandenjoy
yourSRB-'1500exercisebike.Pleasereadthe
manualin itsentiretybeforeattempting
to exerciseonthe
SRB-1500.Let's
getstarted.
FITNESS SAFEGUARDS
Beforestartinganyexercise
program,
c0nsultwith
y0urphysician
0rhealth
professional.
He0rshecanhelp
establishtheexercisefrequency,intensity
(target
heartratezone)
andtimeappropriate
for
your
particular
ageandconditi0n.lf
you
haveany
pain
0rtightnessin
your
chest,anirregularheartbeat,shortness0f
breath,feelfaint0rhaveanydiscomfortwhile
you
exercise,ST0P!Consult
yourphysician
beforecontinu'
Ing.
l,vARNTNG
Failuret0f0llowany0fthesesatuguardsmayresultininjury0rserioushealth
pr0blems.
. D0not
place
fingers0ranyotherobjectsintomoving
parts
0fthe
exerciseequipment.
. Keepchildrenand
pets
awayfromthebike.
Achild'scuriositymayresultininjury
. Donot
allowchildrentousetheSRB-1500bike.
Themachine
is
designed
and
intendedfor
adults,
not
children.
. Neverturn
pedal
crankarmsbyhand.T0avoidenhnglementand
possible
injuryd0notexpose
hands0rarmst0thedrivemechanism.
. D0
notdismounttheSR8.1500bikeuntilthe
pedals
areatacompleteSToP
. Warn
bvstanderst0
keep
asafedishnce.
Donot
allowan\/onetotouchthebikewhileitisinoperation
TABLE OF C('NTENTS
Operation....-.. ....................6
How
to usethesRB-'1500
exercisebike.................................................6
Howto usethe
sRB-1500exercise
bikecomputer........................7-15
Maintenance. ..............16
..............16
Moving
your
SRB-'1500exercise
bike...............................
Abalanced
workout................ ............22
warmup ...................22
Aerobic/strength
exercise...... ................................-...22
cooldown...... ....-.-...23
Howto determine
your
maximumheart
rate...................................23
Target
heartratetraining
zones............... ................23
Beating
the dropoutodds:
Jumpstart
your
fitness
program
.......24
summarvof surgeon
ceneral's
Reporton
physical
activity
andhealth .............24
Makeexercise
ahabit............. ............-..25
lt'snevertoo late
for fitness ...........26
Suggested
readings ........-.................26
SchwinnFitness Limited Warranty .............................-27

H('vl' T(' USE THE SRB.1sOO EXERCISE BII(E
IltG-l I Seat adjustment
Proper
seat
adjustmenthelps
ensure
maximum
exerciseefficiency
andcomfort,
whilereducing
the riskof injurV.
1.Place
one
pedal
in
theforward
position
and
centerthe ballof
Vour
footoverthe
centerof
the
pedal.
Your
legshould
beslightlv
bentat
the
knee
(Fig.'1
).
2.lfyour legis
too straight
or Vour foot cannot
touch
thepedal,
you
willneed
to movethe
seatforward.
lfyourlegisbent
too much,
you
willneedto movethe
seatbackward.
3.Adjustthe
seatby
pulling
uptheseat
lever
located
ontherider'slower
right-hand-side
of
the seat.slide
the seatforward
or backwords
asrequired
to achieve
thecorrect
position.
Push
downfirmlV
ontheseatlever
to lock
the
slider
position.
I Foot positioning!/pedal strap adjustment
Place
theball
ofeachfootonthepedals.
Rotate
thepedals
untilone
footiswithin
arms
reach.Then,
reach
downcarefully
andfasten
therubber
strapover
your
shoeand
secureit
to thepedal
byslippingthenubatthe
endof
thepedal
through
oneofthe
slotsinthe
strap.
Pull
downonthestrapuntilit snapsinto
place
(Fig
2.).
Repeatfor theotherfoot. Keep
your
knees
andtoesfacingforward
to ensuremaxi-
mum
pedaling
efficiency.
Pedalstraps
canbe
left
in
place
for subsequent
workouts.
I Lower body workout
Once
you
arein
position
and
sittingcomfort-
ably,slowly
begin
pedaling
with
vour
hands
resting
onthehandgrips.
Pedalatan
easy
pace
withlowresistance
until
you
feelsecure
and
comfortable.
Then
try experimenting
with the
range
of resistance levels
and
thevarietvof
programs
availablewith
thecomputer
console.
USING THE SRB.'-sOO G('MPUTER
I Usingthe SRe1s(X)Computer
Yourschwinn@sRB-1500recumbentbike
is
equipped
witha
versatilecomputerconsole.
Thisconsole
providesyou
with
importantinformationabout
your
workout
as
well
ascon-
trolstheresistancelevels.Thefollowingsectionwilldescribe
how
to utilizethemanyfunctions
provided
bythiscomputer.
Keepthismanualaccessiblefor
futurereference,
Vou
will
wantto experiment
with
the
variousfunctionswhile
vou
become
familiarwiththeSRB-1500recumbent
I ComputerConsoleDesiEln
Beforewe
discussusing
thespecific functionofthecomputerlets
get
familiar
with
the
displavandvariousbuttonslocatedontheconsole.
I LCDDisplay
The
SRB-1500console
isshippedwithaprotective
plastic
filmcoveringthecomputer
displav.Besureto carefullyremovethis
prior
to your firstuse.
ThelargeLcD
(Liquid
crvstalDisplay)screen
locatedin
thecenterofthe sRB-1500con-
soleis
your
information
center.
This
display
isdivideclintosectionsthat
provide
infor-
mationabout
Vour
workoutandany
preset
information
you
mayhaveinput
into
the
computer.Thedisplay
provides
alargemainwindowthatindicatestheworkoutmode,
resistancelevel
and
whethera program isrunningor stopped.Notethat the resistance
levelisshownintwoways.Therearenumbersindicatingtheresistancelevelsfrom1
(lowest)
to'16
(highest).
Thenumbersare
shown
with
odd
numbersontheleftsideof
thescreen
and
even
numbersontherightside.As
you
increaseordecrease
resistance
you
willseethenumberincrementallyappearordisappear.
Theresistanceisalsoshown
viathe "brick road",thisisastackof blacksquaresthat willindicatethe relativeresis-
tance
level.
As
moreresistanceisaddedmorebrickswillbecomeblackindirectrelation
to theresistancenumberreflectedonthedisplay.
The
lower
portion
oftheLCD display
provides
workoutroutinedetails.This
portion
is
divided
intofive
separate
cellsthat provide differentinformation.Let'sdiscussthe infor-
mation
provided
byeachofthesecellsstartingwiththefirstcellontheleft-hand-side.
Thiscellorovidesboth
RPM
(Revolutions
PerMinute
- ofthecranks)aswellas
vour
rela-
tivespeed.ThecomputerwillscrollbackandforthbetweenRPMandSPEED
while
you
areworkingout.Thesecondcell
(to
therightof RPM,/SPEED)
provides
theworkoutTlME
and
will
eithercount
down
orcountupthetimeofVour
workoutdependingonthe
modebeingusecl.TotherightoftheTIMEcellisthewAfi/cALoRlEs
cell.Thiscell
pro-
vides
theapproximate
wattage
(workload)
fora
given
resistancelevelaswellasthe
approximateamountofcaloriesburned.Wewilldiscussthesefunctions
in
greater
detaillaterinthismanual.TotherightofthewATT/cALoRlEscell
is
thePULSEcell.
ThePULSEcellwilldisplav
yourpulse
rate
while
riding
(both
ofyour handsmustbein
contactwiththe
grip
heartratesensorslocatedonthehandlebarsforthis
function
to
work).Your
pulse
rate
canbeutilizedto enhance
your
training
inmanvways,wewill
discuss
thesewavslaterinthismanual.
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USING THE SRB.'-sOO C('MPUTER
I Buttons
There
are
sixbuttonslocated
direcflvonthefront
ofthe
SRB-'1500
Console,
thevare,
ST/STOP
(Start/Stop),
RESET,
ENTER,UP,
DOWN
&RECOVERY.
Let's
discuss
thebasic
function
ofeachof
these
buttons. sT/sToP
isthe START
and
sTopbutton
that
you
will
useto begin,end
orpause
a
pro-
gram.
RESET
canbe
usedto simply
reset
a
pro-
gram,
oritcan
be
pushed
for2seconds
ormore
to do afull resetof the computer.
Afull reset
will
clearcertain
user
information
that
you
may
haveinput
into
tne
computer.
ENTER
isused
to select
a
function
andaccept
information
that
you
have
programmed
into
thecomputer.
TheUP
andtheDOWN
buttons
are
usedto scrollupthrough
program
modes,
to increase
ordecrease
resistance
anclto
select
user
provided
information
during
programming.
The
RECOVERY
button
islocated
separatelv
from
theother
but-
tonsand
provides
accessto afitness
testthatwill
allow
you
to gaugeyourgeneral
fitness
level
andtrack
yourimprove-
ments
overtime
(based
on
your
bodiesability
to recoverv
fromphVsical
exertion).
I Program Profiles
You
willnotice
'12
different
program
profiles
listed
onthe
frontofthesRB-1500
console.
Eachof
theprofile
pl through
P12represents
adifferent
workout
routine
thatis
prepro-
grammed
intothe
computer.
you
mav
findthese
profiles
helpful
in
deciding
which
preprogrammed
profileyou
would
like
to use.You
will
accessthese
profiles
through
thepRo-
CRAM
modein
thecomputer,
notbV
pushing
ontheprofile
pictures
provided
on
thefrontoftheconsole
I Program
Modes
Your
SRB-1500
computer
provides
four
basicworkout
modes,
MANUAL,
PROCRAM,
USERandTARCET
H.R..
Eachmode
Dro.
vides
manyoptions
for
customizing
your
workout.
The
manV
options
provided
will
become
morefamiliar
and
usefulto Vou
as
you
spend
time
eletting
to know
your
new
schwinn@
sRB-
1500
recumbent.
Belowwewill
discuss
howto accessand
use
each
ofthese
modes
andthevarious
subroutines
thev
con-
tain.In
orderto makethislearning
process
as
simpleas
possi-
blewewill
alwavs
startourdiscussion
from
the,,start-uo"
screen
on
your
computer.
Thisis
thescreen
that
you
first
see
wnen
youyour
computer
powers
up. you can
simply
push
anyof
thebuttons
to power
upthecomputer
orget onthe
bike
andstart
pedaling.
tf
atanv
time
you
want
to return
to
thestart-up
screen,
simply
push
theRESET
button
andhold
it
for
atleast2
seconds,
thiswill
perform
afull
resetand
return
you
to thestart-up
screen.
USING THE SRB-'-sOO C(,MPUTER
I Mode:
Function:
Manualmode
provides
a
verysimplewayofcontrollingtheresistance.
Forasimple
workoutroutine,
withonlytheresistancelevelto adjust,
thisistheprogram to use.
Howto usethis mode:
1.Fromthestart-upscreen
push
theuPbuttononetimesothe
MANUALmodeisflashing
2.PushENTERonceto selecttheMANUALmode.
3.PushtheuPbuttonto selectthe
resistancelevelfrom1
(easiest)
to 16
(hardest).
4.PushtheST/STOPbutton
to begintheprogram. You
willnoticethattheflashing
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iconintheupperleft-handcorneroftheLCD display
willdisappear.Thisindicates (l
thattheprogram isrunning.
5.Youmayadjusttheresistance
levelbVusingtheUPorDOWNbuttons
atanytime
duringthe
workout.
6.Youmay
pause
theworkoutbv
pushing
thesT/sToPonce.Restarttheprogram
from
where
Vou
leftoffby
pushing
theST/STOPagain.
r Mode:
ItrNm * rrfiIr sub-routine
Function:
Thismodewillallowtheuserto program aspecific
workouttimewhileriding
inthe
Manualmode.Thecomputer
will
count
downtheworkouttimeuntil
the
clock
reaches
zero.Whentheclockreaches
zeroanalarmwillsoundto notify
you
that
you
have
reachedthedesiredtimelimit.
Howto usethis mode:
1.From
the
start-upscreen
push
theUPbuttonone
timesotheMANUALmode
isflash-
ing
2.PushENTERonceto select
theMANUALmode.
3-PushtheuPbuttonto selecttheresistance
levelfrom1
(easiest)
to 16
(hardest).
4.PushENTERonceto select
TIMEsub-routine
(TIME
willflash).
5.
Push
theuPbuttonto selectthelengthoftime
fortheworkout.
6.PushtheST/STOPbuttonto begintheprogram.
Youwillnoticethatthe
flashing
rl
icon
in
the
upperleft-handcorneroftheLCDdisplay
will
disappear.
Thisindicates (l
thattheprogram isrunning.
7.YoumavadjusttheresistancelevelbyusingtheUPorDOWN buttons
atanytime
duringtheworkout
8.
You
mav
pause
theworkoutby
pushing
thesT/sToPonce.Restarttheprogram
from
where
you
leftoffbV
pushing
theST/STOPagain.
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