True Fitness PS75 User manual

Treadmill
Owner's
Manual

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PS 75 Treadmill Owner’s Guide
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
Do not exceed maximum user weight of 300 lbs.
Keep the top side of the moving surface clean and dry.
Keep children and animals away.
This treadmill is intended for residential use only.
All exercise equipment is potentially hazardous. If attention is not
paid to the conditions of equipment usage, death or serious injury
could occur.

Table of Contents
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Front Section
Safety instructions,
Quick Start Guide,
Model Differences
and Starting and
Stopping the
Treadmill Safely.
page 3
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 - Designing an
Exercise Program
page 27
5 - Care and
Maintenance
page 35

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Quick Start Guide
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 .

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Starting & Stopping Your Treadmill
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• Black-on-blue LCD data display
• Dedicated workout and speed and incline keys.
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 .
M a n u a l
Ca lorie B u rn er
Hill I n t erva ls
Speed I n t erv a ls (2)
Speed Ra 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 se C on t rol
Starting
And
Stopping
Your
Treadmill
Safely

chapter one
Basic Operations
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Chapter 1: Basic Operations
Chapter 2: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 3: User Programs
Chapter 4: Designing an Exercise Program
Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance 9

Using the Keyboard
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Using the
Keyboard
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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.

Manual Operation
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Manual
Operation
Details
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 .

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Heart Rate Monitoring
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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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Contact Heart Rate
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Contact
Heart Rate
(CHR)
For Best
CHR
Results
The contact heart rate (CHR) system lets you monitor your heart
rate without wearing a strap.
Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads as shown.
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.
5. See Appendix A for more details on
Contact Heart Rate monitoring.
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.
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.

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Special Workouts
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Pre-Set
Workouts
Walking:
Calorie
Burn
Walking:
Hill
Intervals
Each workout has a four-minute warm up and a two-minute cool
down. Speed or grade 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 grade from 4% to 10%;
speed and grade stay constant in the work section. Speed or grade
changes in the work section are permanent.
Walking intervals with grade alternate between hills and nearly
flat in two-minute segments. Speed changes are permanent; grade
changes affect the current two-minute segment only.
Changes in Grade
Changes in Grade

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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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Classic Pre-Set 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 grade change.
Glute
Buster
Leg
Shaper
Cardio
Challenge
= 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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chapter two
Heart Rate Control
Workouts
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Chapter 1: Basic Operations
Chapter 2: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 3: User Programs
Chapter 4: Designing an Exercise Program
Chapter 5: Care and Maintenance

HRC Introduction
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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.

Easy Steps to a Heart Rate Control Workout
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Easy
Steps to
a Heart
Rate
Control
Workout
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 time 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.

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Important Points About HRC
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Important
Points
About
Heart Rate
Control
The heart rate monitor transmitter strap provided with your
treadmill should be worn directly against your skin at about one
inch below the pectoral muscles/breast line. 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.
If the transmitter strap is adjusted or moved while exercising,
communication may be temporarily affected.
The transmitter strap sends a low-level radio signal to the
treadmill, so interference from other radio and sound waves
(including everything from cordless telephones to loudspeakers)
is possible. The good news is that interference is usually quite
brief. If you continue to have intermittent heart rate display
problems, consult your local service technician, as the transmitter
strap batteries may be low.
Make sure you breath smoothly and regularly.
Talking during your workout usually causes heart rate spikes
of five beats per minute or more, so avoid talking as much as
possible.
Maintain a smooth walking or running motion.
A grounded outlet is critical for the HRC system to
function properly. Use a dedicated 110 VAC, grounded
outlet to help prevent interference.