True Fitness PS100 User manual

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PS Series
Treadmill Owner's Guide
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In 1981, Frank
Trulaske launched
TRUE Fitness®
Technology,
Inc. and began
manufacturing
hand-crafted
treadmills.
His team’s obsession
with quality has
propelled TRUE
to the top of the
fitness industry and
has created one of
America’s oldest,
largest and most
respected fitness
equipment manufacturers.
Over the years, TRUE has designed,
developed, patented and
fabricated many new cutting-edge
innovations for their products. Such
advancements include ground-
breaking new features, state-of-the-
art manufacturing components and
technological breakthroughs.
While TRUE has
expanded its line of
products, intensive
quality control
standards guarantee
excellence in every
phase of production.
This results in the finest
products available in
the marketplace.
TRUE is rapidly
becoming the choice
for workouts among
beginners, rehab
patients and top
athletes world-wide.
Today TRUE Fitness offers a full
line of premium elliptical trainers,
treadmills, upright and recumbent
bikes, and flexibility equipment.
TRUE is proud to deliver the best!
Thank You For Selecting True
“Our original goal was
to build the world’s
best fitness equipment,
and today we believe
we’re doing it!”
-Frank Trulaske

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Review for Your Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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When using this exercise machine, basic precautions should
always be followed, including the following:
Read and understand all instructions and warnings prior to use.
Obtain a medical exam before beginning any exercise program. If
at any time during exercise you feel faint, dizzy, or experience pain,
stop and consult your physician.
Obtain proper instruction prior to use.
Inspect the treadmill for incorrect, worn, or loose components and
do not use until corrected, replaced, or tightened prior to use.
Do not wear loose or dangling clothing while using the treadmill.
Care should be used when mounting or dismounting the treadmill.
Read, understand, and test the emergency stop procedures before
use.
Disconnect all power before servicing the treadmill.
Do not operate electrically powered treadmills in damp or wet
locations.

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Review for Your Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2
Do not exceed maximum user weight of 350 lbs.
Keep the top side of the moving surface clean and dry.
Keep children and animals away.
All exercise equipment is potentially hazardous. If attention is not
paid to the conditions of equipment, death or serious injury could
occur.

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Quick Start Guide
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Before Your
Workout
During Your
Workout
Quick Start into a manual workout by pressing , or set up
a different workout by pressing a workout key and adjusting the
setting as necessary.
You can keep fine-tuning your workout setup by repeatedly
pressing to go to the next setting. Your workout starts only
when you press .
Adjust speed or incline at any time by using the dedicated speed
and incline keys on the lower keypad, or by pressing a
Quick Speed or Quick Incline key.
Change workouts during your workout by pressing a program key.
Pause your workout by pressing .

Front Section
Safety instructions,
Quick Start Guide,
Model Differences
and Starting and
Stopping the
Treadmill Safely.
page 1
1 - Basic
Operation
page 9
2 - Heart
Rate Control
Workouts
page 19
3 - User Programs
How to record and
run User Programs.
page 23
4 - TV/Video
Systems
page 27
5 - Designing an
Exercise Program
page 31
6 - Care and
Maintenance
page 39
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Table of Contents
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Model
Differences
Your new treadmill is part of the True Performance Series
treadmills. Since this owner’s guide covers all five Performance
models, you might notice descriptions of features that are different
from your treadmill. The main differences are in the consoles.
PS100/300
• Black-on-blue LCD data display
• Dedicated workout and speed and incline keys.
PS500/700
• LED data displays.
• 7-inch video screen for TV and DVD viewing.
• Audio speakers.
• Music player input for speaker listening.
M a n u a l
Ca lorie Bu rn er
Hill I n t erva ls
Speed I n ter va ls (2)
Speed R a mp-Up
Glu te B u ster
Leg Sha per
Ca r dio Cha llen ge
Us er P rog ra ms
HR C Cru i s e Con tr ol
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Model Differences
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Starting And Stopping the Treadmill Safely
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Place your feet on the straddle covers.
Attach the safety lanyard to your waistband.
Place the safety key on the key holder.
Set up your workout and press .
Stop the treadmill by reducing speed to 2 mph, then press .
Starting And
Stopping
Your
Treadmill
Safely

Basic Operation
In This Chapter:
Heart Rate Monitoring
Special Workouts
Classic Pre-Set Workouts
chapter one
Chapter 1: Basic Operation
Chapter 2: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 3: User Workouts
Chapter 4: Audio and Video Systems
Chapter 5: Designing an Exercise Program
Chapter 6: Care and Maintenance
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Using the Keyboard
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION
Selecting Workouts: Press any of the workout keys and press
to begin your workout using the default settings.
Before pressing , you may adjust other settings like Workout
Time and Body Weight, pressing after adjusting each setting.
Press at any time to begin your workout. Note that HRC
workouts require settings adjustments.
Adjusting Settings: Use the keys to adjust numeric settings.
Press to accept each settings adjustment.
Primary Controls: During your workout, press to stop the
treadbelt and pause your workout. Press to resume your
workout. Press and hold to clear your workout.
Change Data Display: During your workout, press to change
the data displayed.
Safety Lanyard: This magnetized cord must be in place on the
treadmill balance bar location, and should be attached to your
clothing. The treadmill will not operate if the lanyard is not
attached.
Using the
Keyboard
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Press Quick Start: Start the treadbelt at 0.5 mph at the default
workout time of 30 minutes.
OR...
Setting Time or Distance Targets: Enter your weight and press
. Now either enter a workout time and press ,
or press to be prompted for a target distance.
You can keep adjusting your workout setup by repeatedly pressing
. Your workout starts only when you press .
Manual
Operation
Details
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Manual & Operation Guide
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This treadmill can monitor your heart rate using either the chest
strap provided with the treadmill or the metal grips on the hand
rails (called contact heart rate, or CHR pads). A chest strap
transmits your heart rate to the treadmill via radio, and the CHR
pads connect to a special computer circuit to extract your heart
rate.
Although this treadmill functions fine without using the heart rate
monitoring feature, this kind of monitoring gives you valuable
feedback on your effort level. Chest strap monitoring also allows
you to use Heart Rate Control, the most advanced exercise control
system available.
When you wear a Polar® or compatible transmitter strap, the
treadmill will display your heart rate as a digital beats-per-minute
(bpm) readout.
The transmitter strap should be
worn directly against your skin,
about one inch below the pectoral
muscles/breast line (see picture).
Women should be careful to place
the transmitter below their bra line.
Some moisture is necessary between
the strap and your skin. Sweat
from your exercise works best, but
ordinary tap water may be used prior
to your workout if desired.
Monitoring
Your
Heart Rate
Chest Strap
Heart Rate
Monitoring
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Heart Rate Monitoring
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION
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Contact Heart Rate
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATION
Contact
Heart Rate
(CHR)
The contact heart rate (CHR) system lets you monitor your heart
rate without wearing a strap.
Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads.
When the system detects your hands, the Heart Rate label will start
flashing in time with your heart beat. During this time, the system is
analyzing and locking in your heart rate. Within about 15 seconds,
your digital heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) should be displayed.
Important: The CHR System should only be used at speeds of
4 mph or lower. Above this speed the CHR accuracy is unavoidably
unreliable due to large muscle movements.
1. Exercise with smooth body
motions.
2. Breathe smoothly and
regularly, and avoid talking.
(Talking will cause
unrepresentative heart rate
spikes of 5 to 10 bpm.)
3. Grip the pads lightly, not
tightly.
4. Make sure your hands are
clean, free of both dirt and hand
lotions.
When using a Heart Rate Control
workout, it is best to use chest strap monitoring. These workouts
work best with the extra accuracy gained from a chest-contact heart
rate monitoring system.
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For Best
CHR Results
A Note on CHR Accuracy
CHR monitoring may be a
bit less accurate than a chest
strap, since the heart rate
signals are much stronger at
the chest.
About 5% of the population
cannot be picked up by any
CHR system. This is because
their heart is positioned in a
more up-and-down manner
in their chest, as opposed to
leaning over to one side.

Each workout has a four-minute warm up and a two-minute cool
down. Speed or incline changes stay in effect until the next change
requested by the program. Changing the default workout time
adds or removes segments; it does not stretch or compress the
workout profile.
Change workout levels during your workout by pressing the
workout key you are using, adjusting the numeric level, then
pressing . Change to a new pre-set workout during your
workout by pressing the Program Profile key repeatedly and
pressing at your desired workout.
In a walking workout, all speeds are under 4 mph. Increasing
levels increases speed from 2 to 4 mph and incline from 4% to
10%; speed and incline stay constant in the work section. Speed or
incline changes in the work section are permanent.
Walking intervals with incline alternate between hills and nearly
flat in two-minute segments. Speed changes are permanent;
incline changes affect the current two-minute segment only.
Pre-Set
Workouts
Walking:
Calorie Burn
Walking:
Hill Intervals
Changes in Incline
Changes in Incline
Special Workouts
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Zero-grade walking or running intervals are in one-minute
segments. Grade changes are permanent; speed changes affect the
current one-minute segment only.
Zero-grade gradually increases speed then decreases speed,
changing once per minute. Grade changes are permanent; speed
changes affect the current one-minute segment only.
Changes in Speed
Changes in Speed
Walking and
Running:
Speed
Intervals
Walking and
Running:
Speed Ramp
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Special Workouts
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These are True’s original four pre-set workouts. Changing the
workout time stretches and compresses the workout profile, in
contrast to the four new pre-set workouts. Other differences are
explained below in the individual workout sections.
Incline changes in varying amounts; the new Hills workout has
hills of the same size all throughout the workout.
Very similar to Hill Intervals, with varying incline changes.
Similar to Speed Ramp, except both speed and incline change.
Glute Buster
Leg Shaper
Cardio
Challenge
Classic Pre-Set Workouts
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= Incline
= Speed

Speed
Intervals 2
Different from Speed Intervals 1 with the speed changing in
varying amounts.
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Classic Pre-Set Workouts
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Heart Rate Control
Workouts
In This Chapter:
HRC Workout Introduction
The Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout
Important Points About HRC
chapter two
Chapter 1: Basic Operation
Chapter 2: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 3: User Workouts
Chapter 4: Audio and Video Systems
Chapter 5: Designing an Exercise Program
Chapter 6: Care and Maintenance
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HRC Introduction
CHAPTER TWO: HEART RATE CONTROL WORKOUTS
HRC
Workout
Introduction
True’s heart rate control (HRC) workouts let the treadmill monitor
your relative exercise intensity by way of your heart rate, then
automatically adjust the workload to keep you at your target heart
rate and thus your desired exercise intensity.
Your heart rate is a good measure of your body’s exercise stress
level. It reflects differences in your physical condition, how tired
you are, the comfort of the workout environment, even your diet
and emotional state. Using heart rate to control workload takes the
guesswork out of your workout settings.
Consult your physician before using heart rate
controlled workouts for advice on selecting a target
heart rate range. Also, it is important to use the
treadmill for several workouts in the manual mode
while monitoring your heart rate. Compare your
heart rate with how you feel to ensure your safety and comfort.
See Appendix A for a chart that may help you pick a target heart
rate.
You need to wear a heart rate monitoring chest strap to use heart
rate control. See the “Monitoring Your Heart Rate” section in
Chapter 1 for a guide to proper usage. It is not recommended
that you use the contact heart rate system for heart rate control
workouts.
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Easy Steps
to a Heart
Rate Control
Workout
Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout
CHAPTER TWO: HEART RATE CONTROL WORKOUTS
1. Press the Heart Rate Control key. Press .
2. Adjust your desired workout time. Press .
3. Adjust the target heart rate. Press . Use the chart in
Appendix A to help pick a target heart rate.
4. Adjust the maximum speed the treadmill will use during the
workout. Press . Tip: for a comfortable walking workout,
set a maximum speed of 2.5 or 3 mph.
5. Adjust the maximum incline the treadmill will use during the
workout. Press . Tip: if you prefer a walking workout
(see above’s tip), set a maximum incline of 15% to take full
advantage of the treadmill’s performance.
6. Press .
The treadmill will start at 0.5 mph. If you do not adjust either speed
or grade, the treadmill will gradually increase these to raise your
heart rate to your target heart rate. Depending on your condition,
age, and target heart rate, this should take between 5 and 10
minutes.
You may also manually adjust speed and incline during the ramp-
up to your target heart rate. For example, the 0.5 mph start speed
may be too slow for you, so you can increase it to 2.0 mph for a
comfortable walking pace. Do not increase either speed or incline
too much, or you may overshoot your target heart rate.
Once you reach your target heart rate, the treadmill will make small
adjustments during the remainder of your workout to keep you
close to your target, within about 3 beats per minute.