SportsArt Fitness Recumbent Bike SportsArt C520R Operating instructions

C520R/C531R Repair Manual
(Electronic)

Table of Contents
1-1-1. Display Picture - C520R/C531R
1-2-1. Component Placement - C520R/C520U Display
1-2-2. Component Placement - C520R/C531R Lower Body
1-3-1. Block Diagram - C520R/C531R Display Electronics
1-4-1. Cable Connections - C520R/C531R Display
1-4-2. Cable Connections - C520R/C531R Drive Board
1-5-1. Indicator LEDs – C520R/C531R Display
1-5-2. Indicator LEDs – C520R/C531R Drive Board
1-6-1. C520R Electronics Specifications
2-1-1. Display Malfunction Troubleshooting Table - C520R/C531R
2-1-2. Display Malfunction Troubleshooting Table - C520R/C531R, continued
3-1-1. Malfunction: No start up (alternator)
3-2-1. Malfunction: No start up (battery)
3-3-1. Malfunction: No RPM value
3-4-1. Malfunction: No resistance
3-5-1. Malfunction: Excessive resistance
3-6-1. Malfunction: Telemetry heart rate malfunction
3-7-1. Malfunction: Contact heart rate (HTR) malfunction
3-8-1. Malfunction: Remote control malfunction
4-1-1. Mechanical Maintenance Schedule -C531R/C520R
4-2-1. Mechanical Troubleshooting - C520R/C531R

1-1-1. Display Picture - C520R/C531R
1-1-1

1-2-1. Component Placement - C520R/C520U Display
1-2-1

1-2-2. Component Placement - C520R/C531R Lower Body
1-2-2
Bridge board
Electro-magnet Drive
board
Flywheel with
built-in alternator
Battery
Reed sensor

1-3-1. Block Diagram - C520R/C531R Display Electronics
1-3-1
Display
Board
Drive
board
Electro-magnet
Reed switch
HTR board
Bridge
board
HR receiver
Remote
control
Sensor – L
Sensor – R
Battery
Alternator
Battery Charger

1-4-1. Cable Connections - C520R/C531R Display
1-4-1
To bridge
board
LED1
Power supply
indicator
Main IC

1-4. Cable Connections - C520R/C531R Drive Board
1-4-2
Bridge board cable connections
To HTR
board
To remote control
To drive
b
oard
接至
To display
To bridge board (to
display)
To battery charger
To reed switch
To battery
To alternator
To electro-magnet

1-5. Indicator LEDs - C520R / C531R Display
1-5-1
Indicator Led1
Lit indicates that there
is incoming power
supply.

1-5. Indicator LEDs - C520R/C531R Drive Board
1-5-2
Alternator fuse F1
Battery fuse F2
CLK optic sensor
LED
LED flashes when
pedals move.
Drive board power
indicator
Lit indicates incoming
power supply.
Battery charger indicator
Lit indicates the
battery is being charged.
Exterior battery
charger fuse F3

1-6. C520R Electronics Specifications
Specification Contents Notes
Power supply AC alternator
Backup power
supply
6.4 VA battery
Battery automatically recharges or can be recharged via an exterior
charger.
Resistance Electro-magnet
Speed detection
Reed switch
Resistance LEVEL 1 - LEVEL 20
Display method Segment array and numerical LEDs
Main window Dot matrix
Character
window
65% HR TARGET, Heart rate, 80% HR TARGET
WORKOUT LEVEL / CALORIES / TIME / RPM
DISTANCE / CAL/HR / WATTS / SPEED
Workout
programs INTERVAL / RANDOM / HILL / TRACK / ZONE TRAINER / CARDIO / WT LOSS
Heart rate
control programs
CARDIO, WT LOSS, ZONE TRAINER
Heart rate Telemetry heart rate detection
User IDs Four user IDs（USER1- USER4）
Motion Belt operated
1-6-1

2-1. Display Malfunction Troubleshooting Table - C520R/C531R
Malfunction Circumstance Inspection and Test Points Suggested
Components Notes
Cannot
start unit The display is not lit; I pedal the
bike; but the
display still
doesn’t light.
1. Inspect cable connections.
2. Inspect drive board fuse.
3. Inspect drive board power LED.
4. Inspect the alternator.
1. drive board
fuse
2. drive board
3. alternator
Cannot
start unit When I don’t pedal the bike, the
display does not
light.
1. Inspect battery fuse on the drive board.
2. Measure battery voltage. Battery voltage should be 5.5V
or more.
3. If battery voltage is under 5.5V, pedal the unit at over 50
RPM to recharge the battery.
4. Replace the battery if voltage is under 2.0 and it won’t
recharge.
1. battery fuse
on the drive
board
2. battery
Display
won’t
operate
I start pedaling
the bike, but the
display shows no
reaction, and
values don’t
change.
RPM signal didn’t enter the display IC. Inspect RPM signal.
1. Inspect cable connections and the bridge board.
2. Inspect the reed switch and magnet.
3. Inspect the drive board CLK LED.
4. Inspect the reed switch and its wire.
1. magnet
2. reed switch
No
resistance I pedal the bike and press
resistance keys.
Resistance values
on the display
change. But there
is no resistance.
1. Inspect cable connections.
2. Inspect alternator startup. If alternator will not start unit,
there will be no resistance.
3. Inspect the electro-magnet and its wires.
4. Test whether the drive board emits voltage to the
electro-magnet.
1. drive board
2-1-1

Telemetry heart
rate detection
malfunction
Telemetry heart
rate malfunction 1. Inspect heart rate transmitter and its batteries. Replace batteries if batteries haven’t been replaced for a long time.
2. Inspect heart rate receiver board cable connections.
3. Test or replace the heart rate receiver board.
4. Inspect environment for sources of interference, such as
speakers and lights.
2. telemetry
heart rate
transmitter
3. telemetry
heart rate
receiver
board
Contact heart
rate
malfunction
Contact heart
rate malfunction 1. Inspect bridge board HTR cable. 2. Inspect HTR indicator LED on the drive board.
3. Replace the HTR board.
1. HTR board C531R
Key
malfunction
(display)
No key function,
or continual key
function
1. Replace the display key switches. 1. display
keys
Remote
malfunction Press remote keys; display
shows no
reaction.
1. Inspect the remote and bridge board wire connections.
2. Replace the remote controller. 1. remote control C531R
Excessive
resistance Pedal on the unit; resistance
is too heavy.
1. Inspect all wire connections and whether screws have
created an electrical short.
2. Move the flywheel with your hand to see whether the
electro-magnet is stuck on the flywheel.
3. Inspect whether drive board components have an
electrical short, sending maximum power to the
electro-magnet, causing excessive resistance.
1. drive board
Total distance 1. Press workout level<▲>+<▼>+<stop> to see total
distance.
2-1-2

Troubleshooting
Model: C520R/C531R
Malfunction: No start up (alternator)
Circumstance: Pedal on the bike; the display does not light.
Possible causes: 1. Cables are not connected.
2. Drive board malfunction
Troubleshooting: 1. Inspect all cable and bridge board connections.
2. Inspect alternator wire connections.
3. Inspect cable connections, fuse F1, and PWR
LED at the drive board.
4. Replace the drive board.
5. Inspect the display IC pin connections.
3-1-1
Drive
Board
Display
board
Alternator
Bridge board
EAC 驅動器組
F1 fuse
Power indicator
Inspect bridge
board wire
connections
Inspect alternator
wires
Inspect the
program IC
Speed sensor

Troubleshooting
Model: C520R/C531R
Malfunction: No start up (battery)
Circumstance: Display shuts off if you don’t pedal.
Possible causes: 1. Cables are not connected.
2. Battery voltage is too low.
Troubleshooting: 1. Inspect all cable connections.
Inspect connections at the bridge board.
2. Test battery voltage. Normal is 5.5V or more.
3. Inspect drive board F2 fuse.
4. If battery voltage is less than 5.5V, pedal at 50 RMP or faster to replenish the battery.
3-2-1
Drive
Board
Display
board
Battery
Bridge board
EAC 驅動器組
F3 fuse
Power indicator LED
Test battery voltage. The
display requires more than
5.3V to power up.
Inspect the
program IC.

Troubleshooting
Model: C520R/C531R
Malfunction: No RPM value
Circumstance: 1. No RPM value appears.
2. Pedal the bike; the display shows no reaction.
Possible causes: 1. Reed switch and magnet
2. Wire connections
Troubleshooting: 1. Inspect the reed switch and magnet.
2. Inspect all cable connections.
3. Inspect the drive board CLK signal
indicator LED.
3-3-1
Bridge
board
Display
board
Drive board
Reed switch
Reed switch and magnet
Inspect the CLK
indicator on the drive
board
When the reed
switch and magnet
come into contact, the
LED lights.

Troubleshooting
Model: C520R/C531R
Malfunction: No resistance
Circumstance: Pedal on the bike; there is no resistance.
Possible causes: 1. Cables are not connected.
2. Drive board is defective.
Troubleshooting: 1. Inspect all cable connections.
2. Inspect whether an RPM value appears when you pedal the bike. If not, inspect the reed switch
and magnet.
3. Inspect whether unit starts via the alternator.
4. Inspect the drive board fuse. Measure voltage from the drive board to the magnet.
5. Inspect the electro-magnet wires
and whether the electro-magnet has
attracts metal.
3-4-1
Drive board
Display board
Alternator
Reed switch
Electro-
magnet
Reed switch
F1 fuse
Inspect drive board
CON2 voltage:
LEV 5 6.3V
LEV 1510V

Troubleshooting
Model: C520R/C531R
Malfunction: Excessive resistance
Circumstance: Pedal the bike; resistance is excessively heavy.
Possible causes: 1. There is an electrical short in the cables.
2. Drive board components have an electrical short.
Troubleshooting: 1. Inspect all cable connections. Inspect cables for damage.
2. Inspect drive board power components for a short.
3. Replace the drive board.
3-5-1
Drive
board
Display board
Electro-
magnet
Inspect IGBTs for a short

Troubleshooting
Model: C520R/C531R
Malfunction: Telemetry heart rate malfunction
Circumstance: Heart rate value does not appear.
Possible causes: 1. Telemetry transmitter batteries.
2. Heart rate receiver board malfunction.
3. Environmental interference, possibly from
lights or speakers.
Troubleshooting: 1. Replace the heart rate transmit-
ter strap or its batteries.
2. Inspect heart rate receiver board connections.
3. Inspect the HTR board LEDs.
3-6-1
Bridge
board
Display
board
HTR board
HR receiver
Heart rate board container
Telemetry heart rate receiver board
Heart rate transmitter strap
(battery location)

Troubleshooting
Model: C531R
Malfunction: Contact heart rate (HTR) malfunction
Circumstance: Hold HTR contact plates; heart rate value is
incorrect.
Possible causes: 1. HTR wires are disconnected.
2. HTR board is defective.
Troubleshooting: 1. Inspect display wire connections.
2. Inspect the HTR wire on the drive board.
3. Inspect the HTR bridge board and HTR board
indicator LEDs.
4. Inspect the HTR contacts and their wire
connections.
3-7-1
Bridge board
Display
board
HTR board
Sensor Sensor
Drive board HTR board placement
HTR board indicator LEDs
LED Name Explanation
LED1 Telemetry Flashes to indicate incoming telemetry signal.
LED2 HTR contact Lights to indicate hands on contact plates.
LED3 HTR output Flashes to indicate incoming HTR (contact)
signal.
LED4 Heart rate
signal output
Flashes to indicate heart rate signal output to
the display