True ESX User manual

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ESX, TSXa, TSX
Elliptical Owner’s
Manual

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Frank Trulaske, founder and CEO of TRUE®, has had the same simple philosophy of delivering
superior products, service and support for over 29 years. Today, TRUE is the global leader in
premium cardio equipment for the commercial and residential markets. Our goal is to be
the leader in technology, innovation, performance, safety and style. TRUE has received many
awards for its commercial and retail product over the years and remains the benchmark
for the industry. Fitness facilities and consumers invest in TRUE products for their durable
commercial platforms used in all its cardio products, commercial, light commercial and
residential alike.
The proud manufacturing traditions of quality and the culture of innovation at TRUE has
given rise to a full line of truly extraordinary treadmills, indoor cycles and elliptical cross-
trainers. As a result, people all over the world are beneting from the TRUE experience.
Innovation across the full product line has made TRUE successful and is a trademark of
the TRUE heritage. TRUE’s patented Heart Rate Control® technology is just one of the
remarkable ways we deliver simple and superior performance every user can enjoy, and most
importantly, use to achieve personal health and tness goals.
TRUE strives to perfect biomechanically correct and orthopedically comfortable, functional
products. Whether it be the mesh seat in the recumbent bike, the Soft Step® in the elliptical
cross-trainers or the Soft System® in our treadmills, we deliver the best.
At the heart of our success is the relentless and systematic life testing of both our products
and their components. We have dedicated employees who understand our philosophy is to
deliver the best products in the world.
Our goal is not to sell the most cardio products in the world, but to deliver the world’s best
premium equipment for our customers’ health and tness solutions.
To own a TRUE machine is to be part of an exclusive tness community that delivers results
– your results.
Thank you for becoming a part of the TRUE experience.

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Table of contents
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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions.............................................4
Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview............................................10
Chapter 3: Display Console.................................................14
Chapter 4: Programming & Operation............................17
Chapter 5: Care & Maintenance........................................22
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting................................................24
Chapter 7: Additional Information...................................26
IMPORTANT:
Product specications, features & software are subject to change without notice.

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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview
Chapter 3: Display Console
Chapter 4: Programming & Operation
Chapter 5: Care & Maintenance
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Chapter 7: Additional Information

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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION: Health related injuries may result from incorrect or excessive use of exercise equipment.
TRUE STRONGLY recommends seeing a physician for a complete medical exam before undertaking an
exercise program, particularly if the user has a family history of high blood pressure or heart disease, is
over the age of 45, smokes, has high cholesterol, is obese or has not exercised regularly in the past year.
TRUE also recommends consulting a tness professional on the correct use of this product. If at any time
while exercising the user experiences faintness, dizziness, pain or shortness of breath, he or she must stop
immediately.
GETTING STARTED
WARNING: READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE ELLIPTICAL.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, always unplug this TRUE product before cleaning or
attempting any maintenance activity.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, re, electric shock or injury, it is imperative to connect each
product to a properly grounded electrical outlet. A risk of electrical shock may result from improper
connection of the equipment’s grounding conductor. Check with a qualied electrician if you are unsure
about proper grounding techniques. Do not modify the plug provided with this product. If it will not t an
electrical outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualied electrician. Your TRUE Fitness product must
be properly grounded to reduce risk of shock if the elliptical malfunctions. Your elliptical is equipped with
an electrical cord, which includes an equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must
be inserted into an outlet that has been properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes
and ordinances. A temporary adapter cannot be used to connect this plug to a two-pole receptacle in North
America. If a properly grounded 15 amp outlet is not available, a qualied electrician must install one.
WARNING: Keep instructions out of reach of children.
WARNING: Do not move the elliptical by lifting the console. Do not use the console as a handlebar during a
workout.

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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, re and electric shock or injury to persons, follow these
instructions:
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disabled persons.
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has been damaged or dropped, or if it has been submerged in water. In these cases, a qualied service
technician should examine this elliptical.
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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:
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warranty.
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are out of reach of the elliptical while it is in motion.
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
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least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a
cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into
an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and
ordinances.
DANGER: Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric
shock. Check with a qualied electrician or serviceman if you area in doubt as to whether the product is
properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with the product – if it will not t the outlet; have a
proper outlet installed by a qualied electrician.
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illustrated in gure A. Make sure the product is connected to an outlet having the same conguration as
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with a specic electric cord and has a grounding plug that looks like the plug illustrated in gure B. Make
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electric circuit, the reconnection should be made by qualied service personnel.

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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

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CAUTION:
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damaged, or even partially immersed in water. Contact TRUE Customer Service.
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cord as a handle. Do not run the power cord along the side or under the elliptical.
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agent, or a similarly qualied person to avoid a hazard.
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administered. Such substances create the danger of combustion and explosion.
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temperature changes
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obstructing material.
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unplug the power cord from the outlet and carefully retrieve it. If the item cannot be reached, contact TRUE
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the side handrails should be grabbed and the user should place his/her feet on the side platforms. The
front handlebars should be used to grasp the heart rate sensors or to rest the hand on while operating the
activity zone keys, but not for stability, emergency, or continuous use.
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Chapter 1: Basic Safety
Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview
Chapter 3: Display Console
Chapter 4: Programming & Operation
Chapter 5: Care & Maintenance
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Chapter 7: Additional Information

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Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview
Side Rails Footpad
Contact Heart Rate
Pads
Rotating Handgrips
Hand Rails
Keypad +
Console
ESX
Footpad
Handgrip
Adjustment

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Console
Contact Heart Rate
Pads
Hand Rails
Side Rails
Footpad
TSXa

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Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview
Console
Contact Heart Rate
Pads
Hand Rails
Side Rails
Footpad
TSX

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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview
Chapter 3: Display Console
Chapter 4: Programming & Operation
Chapter 5: Care & Maintenance
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Chapter 7: Additional Information

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Chapter 3: Display Console
QUICK START Key
mix3 WORKOUT Key
HRC WORKOUTS Key
MANUAL WORKOUT
Key
ESX, TSXa

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Chapter 3: Display Console
TSX
QUICK START Key
MANUAL WORKOUT Key
mix3 WORKOUT Key
HRC WORKOUTS Key

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Operation
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Chapter 1: Safety Instructions
Chapter 2: Elliptical Overview
Chapter 3: Display Console
Chapter 4: Programming & Operation
Chapter 5: Care & Maintenance
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Chapter 7: Additional Information

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Chapter 4: Programming &
Operation
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model. For more information on programming and operation please visit www.truetness.com.
mix3:
mix3:t is a cross-training workout that gives you the most exercise for your training time, both
lower-body and upper-body. The program takes you through a sequence of exercises that
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seconds.
Preset Workouts:
Rolling Hills:t a series of gently changing workloads
One Big Hill:t with the workload gradually increasing to a maximum at the halfway point, then
decreasing gradually to the end.
Easy Intervals:t with a moderate change between work and rest intervals.
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Chapter 4: Programming &
Operation
Target Heart Rate
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your heart rate, then automatically adjust the workload to keep you at your target heart rate and thus your
desired exercise intensity.
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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 elliptical 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.
You need to wear a heart rate monitoring chest strap to use heart rate control. Monitoring is not
recommended when using the contact heart rate system for heart rate control workouts.
Instructions:
Put on a Polar® or compatible transmitter chest strap.
Press ENTER until you reach desired program.
Enter your target heart rate using numeric keys or + and – keys and press ENTER
Adjust time using numeric keys or + and – keys and press ENTER
Enter maximum speed and press ENTER
Enter maximum grade and press ENTER
Press START to begin program
Warm up:
At the beginning of an HRC workout, the elliptical is in full Manual Control mode. Gradually increase your
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At the heart rate control stage the elliptical takes control of workload and resistance
keeping your heart rate within a few bpm of your target. If you are using interval HRC, the elliptical
alternates between work and rest intervals.
Cool-down:
At the end of your workout time or distance, the elliptical reduces workload by half and goes back into
Manual Control mode, where you directly control your cool-down.
Your elliptical can remember more than one workout setup for a heart rate control workout. You can select
these in later workouts so you don’t have to re-enter your workout parameters, which tend to stay the same
from workout to workout.
During workout setup, if you keep pressing ENTER you will continue to scroll through the workout setup
parameters. You can press ENTER at any time to accept the current parameters and begin your workout.

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Heart rate Cruise Control
While in any workout, set your current heart rate as your target heart rate by pressing the HRC CRUISE
CONTROL key.
User Defined Workouts/Settings:
Heart Rate Monitoring:
This treadmill can monitor your heart rate using either the chest strap provided with the treadmill or the
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to the treadmill via radio, and the CHR pads connect to a special computer circuit to extract your heart rate.
Chest Strap Heart Rate Monitoring:
Although this treadmill functions ne without using the heart rate monitoring
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level. Chest strap monitoring also allows you to use Heart Rate Control, the
most advanced exercise control system available.
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The transmitter strap should be worn directly against your skin, about one inch
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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.