True Fitness Z9 Series User manual

Commercial
Treadmill
Owner’s Guide
Z8 and Z9
Series

True is rapidly becoming the
choice for workouts among
beginners, rehab patients
and top athletes world-wide.
True treadmills are con-
sistently rated #1 for
their smooth, quiet and
comfortable performance.
Today, True is the choice for
workouts among beginners,
rehab patients and top
athletes world-wide.
Today True offers a full line
of treadmills, upright and
recumbent bikes, elliptical
trainers, strength and
flexibility equipment. True is
proud to “Deliver The Best!”
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 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 and cutting-
edge innovations for
their products: including
advanced features, manu-
facturing components and
technological breakthroughs.
Intensive quality control standards
guarantee excellence in every phase
of production, resulting in the finest
products available in the market-
place.
Thank You For Selecting A True Treadmill
“Our original
goal was to build
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treadmills, and
today we believe
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-Frank Trulaske

Table of Contents
Z8 and Z9 Series Treadmill Owner's Guide
1 - Introduction
Introduces key
features, as well as a
guide to where to go
next in this manual.
page 3
2 - The Console
Describes each key
and display window.
page 11
3 - Basic
Operation
How to get the treadmill
started and stopped,
as well as discussing
calories estimation and
heart rate monitoring.
page 19
4 - Operation in
Greater Detail
All the details of
manual and preset
programs.
page 29
5 - Heart Rate
Control Workouts
Four different kinds of
treadmill-controlled
heart rate feedback
workouts.
page 37
6 - User Programs
You can record your
workout to play back
as a custom-designed
workout.
page 47
7 - Designing an
Exercise Program
Advice on various ways
to use your treadmill
in a rewarding exercise
regime.
page 51
8 - Care and
Maintenance
Basic requirements,
as well as a simple
troubleshooting and
diagnostics guide.
page 61
9 - Important
Safety Instructions
Be sure to familiarize
yourself with this
section.
page 71
Appendix A - Target Heart Rate Chart: A guide to help you pick an
initial target heart rate. page 77
Appendix B - METs Table: How speed and incline affect workload,
expressed in METs. page 83
Appendix C - METs Explanation and Formulas: The metabolic
formulas behind energy expenditure estimates. page 87
Appendix D - Specifications: The physical attributes of your Z8 and Z9
Series Treadmill. page 91
Appendix E - Glossary: Fitness terms defined. page 95
Bibliography - References, selected readings and credits. page 103

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IntroductIon
Introduction
In This Chapter:
Model Differences
Where to Go From Here
chapter one
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Console
Chapter 3: Basic Operation
Chapter 4: Operation in Greater Detail
Chapter 5: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 6: User Programs
Chapter 7: Designing an Exercise Program: The F.I.T. Concept
Chapter 8: Care and Maintenance
Chapter 9: Important Safety Instructions
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IntroductIon
Model Differences
one :IntroduCtIon
Your new treadmill is part of the True Z8 and Z9 Series treadmills,
which are all built to the same heavy-duty standards. Since this
owner’s guide covers all five Z8 and Z9 Series models, you might
notice explanations of features that are different from your treadmill.
The main differences are in the consoles. The following section
describes the model differences:
Z8
A manual treadmill with a simplified display.
Z8.1
• Light-blue backlit LCD display with 7 x 20 progress matrix
• Four pre-set workout programs
• User programs
• Heart rate control
Model
dIfferences

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IntroductIon
Top Features
one :IntroduCtIon
Z9 and Z9.1
• Deep-blue backlit LCD display with 10 x 28 progress matrix
• Dot-matrix LCD message center
• Four pre-set workout programs
• User programs
• Heart rate control
For your maximum safety and comfort, make sure you read
Chapter 9, Important Safety Instructions.
For Your
Safety

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IntroductIon
Where to go from Here
one :IntroduCtIon
Chapter 1: Introduction. Introduces key features, as well as a guide
on where to go next in this manual.
Chapter 2: The Console. Describes each console key and display
window.
Chapter 3: Basic Operation. How to get the treadmill started and
stopped; calorie consumption estimates; heart rate monitoring.
Chapter 4: Operation in Greater Detail. All the details of manual and
pre-set programs.
Chapter 5: Heart Rate Control Workouts. Four different kinds of
treadmill-controlled heart rate feedback workouts.
Chapter 6: User Programs. You can record your workout to play
back as a custom-designed workout.
Chapter 7: Desiging an Exercise Program. Advice on various ways to
use your treadmill in a rewarding exercise regime.
Chapter 8: Care and Maintenance. Basic requirements, as well as a
simple troubleshooting and diagnostics guide.
Chapter 9: Important Safety Instructions. Make sure you familiarize
yourself with this section.
Where to
Go From
Here

Z8 and Z9 Series Treadmill Owner's Guide
Where to Go From Here
one :IntroduCtIon
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IntroductIon
Appendix A: Target Heart Rate Chart. A guide to help you pick an
initial target heart rate.
Appendix B: METs Table. How speed and incline affect workload,
expressed in METs.
Appendix C: METs Explanation and Formulas. The metabolic
calculations behind energy expenditure estimates.
Appendix D: Specifications.
Bibliography: References and selected readings.

The Console
In This Chapter:
Lower Console
Z9 and Z9.1 Console
Z8.1 Console
Z8 Standard Console
chapter two
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Console
Chapter 3: Basic Operation
Chapter 4: Operation in Greater Detail
Chapter 5: Heart Rate Control Workouts
Chapter 6: User Programs
Chapter 7: Designing an Exercise Program: The F.I.T. Concept
Chapter 8: Care and Maintenance
Chapter 9: Important Safety Instructions

Lower Console
two : the Console
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the console
Select/Enter Accepts workout parameters, and toggles the dual function displays.
Speed Slow/Fast Adjusts speed in 0.1 mph increments. Also used to set weight and other workout parameters.
Stop/Pause Stops the belt and pauses workout. If held for 3 seconds, resets all workout information.
Grade Up/Down Adjusts incline. Also used to choose programs.
Start/Reset Starts the belt in motion. Also resets workout data when held for 3 seconds.
Safety Key Removable magnetic key must be in place for treadmill to operate.
Numeric Keys Direct entry of numeric data.
Lower Console - Common to all Models
Enter Identical to Select/Enter with additional function when changing speed or incline using numeric keys.
Clear Clears current numeric entry.

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the console
Z9 and Z9.1
two : the Console
Distance Miles traveled in 0.01 mile increments up to 9.99 miles, or 0.10 mile increments past 10 miles. Can also be set to count down.
Grade Incline in percent grade in 0.5% increments.
Time Time remaining in your workout. (This is elapsed time in default Manual mode or Quick Start.)
Pace Time per mile at current speed.
Calories Estimated total calories burned.
METs Energy expenditure rate. See Appendix C.
Speed Miles per hour in 0.10 increments.
Matrix Display Shows workout progress.
Express Keys Instantly change from program to program.
Z9 and Z9.1 Console
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The above console readout definitions describe workout information available in
the message center. These readouts can be toggled while exercising by pressing the
key.

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the console
Z8.1
two : the Console
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Distance Miles traveled in 0.01 mile increments up to 9.99 miles, or 0.10 mile increments past 10 miles. Can also be set to count down.
Grade Incline in percent grade in 0.5% increments.
Time Time remaining in your workout. (This is elapsed time in default Manual mode or Quick Start.)
Pace Time per mile at current speed.
Calories Estimated total calories burned.
METs Energy expenditure rate. See Appendix C.
Speed Miles per hour in 0.10 increments.
Matrix Display Shows workout progress.
Express Keys Instantly change from program to program.
Z8.1 Console
The above console readout definitions describe workout information available in
the message center. These readouts can be toggled while exercising by pressing the
key.

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Z8 Standard Console
two : BasIC operatIon
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the console
Distance Miles traveled in 0.01 mile increments up to 9.99 miles, or 0.10 mile increments past 10 miles. Can also be set to count down.
Grade Incline in percent grade in 0.5% increments.
Time Time remaining in your workout. (This is elapsed time in default Manual mode or Quick Start.)
Pace Time per mile at current speed.
Calories Estimated total calories burned.
METs Energy expenditure rate. See Appendix C.
Speed Miles per hour in 0.10 increments.
Matrix Display Shows workout progress.
Z8 Standard Console
The above console readout definitions describe workout information available in
the message center. These readouts can be toggled while exercising by pressing the
key.