WaterRower 5 Series User manual

OTF TABLET ARM & SERIES 5 MONITOR ASSEMBLY
TOOLS NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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• Small Phillips head screwdriver (#1)
• Utility knife
• 3mm Allen key
• 5mm Allen key x2 (provided)
1. Place the handle on the forward riser.
2. Remove the handle rests using a 5mm Allen key then rotate the footboard away from the tank.
3. Undo the bungee from the recoil belt.
4. Remove the tank cover by sliding it backwards in an angled fashion away from the tank
assembly.
5. Pull the handle so that it unravels from the clutch fully, then use a 3mm Allen key to remove the
screw from the clutch. Remove the remainder of the handle strap from the machine.
6. Using a utility knife, remove and dispose of the the black plastic rivets from the forward riser
cover.
7. Remove the forward riser cover.
8. Using a 5mm Allen key, loosen the tie rods two to three revolutions.
Note: Do not fully unscrew or remove the tie rods.
9. Slide the tablet arm brackets onto the forward riser and hook them onto the tie rods, ensuring
the corner of the brackets are on the inside of the forward riser. Using your 5mm Allen key,
secure the tablet arm brackets by re-tightening the tie rods. You may have to hold the bracket in
place while retightening the tie rods.
10. Loosely place the kickstand pad between the forward riser and top deck. Do not press it down
or snap it into place.
Note: If the kickstand pad does click into place, reach below the top deck and press upwards on the
kickstand pad to release it.
11. Install the new forward riser cover and secure it into place using your new rivets.
12. Using a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the current rubber bumpers from the forward riser
and install the newer, larger bumpers with the new screws.
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Note: Estimated completion time: 30-40 minutes

OTF TABLET ARM & SERIES 5 MONITOR ASSEMBLY
INSTALLING THE S5 MONITOR BOARD
1. Use the Phillips head screwdriver to remove the 2 screws from the battery cover; set screws aside for
reassembly. Remove the 4 x AA alkaline batteries from the S4 monitor.
2. Using the Phillips head Screwdriver, remove the 4 remaining monitor housing screws; set aside for
reassembly.
3. Separate the housing from the S4 monitor board; carefully unplug the monitor wire (4-prong plug) from the
circuit board, taking note of its orientation and location. Set the S4 monitor board aside.
4. Locate the short power cable (the one with a 2-prong male connector) in your installation kit. If the two cords
(short and long power cable) arrive attached, detach the cords. Carefully thread the 2-prong male end of the
short power cable through the monitor housing ‘arm’ and onto the bottom deck. The monitor arm is the piece
that holds the monitor wire.
5. Locate the S5 monitor board in your installation kit. Plug the original monitor wire (4-prong plug) into the S5
circuit board in the bottom-left white port terminal.
6. Locate the white, 3-prong male terminal located at the upper-left corner of the S5 monitor’s circuit board.
Carefully plug the 3-prong female end of the short power cable into this terminal.
7. Assemble the S5 monitor board and housing, and then re-install the 4 housing screws into each corner using a
Phillips head screwdriver.
8. Install the 2 new rechargeable AA NiCad batteries in the top two slots. Be mindful to ensure correct orientation
of the positive and negative terminals. Replace the battery cover and secure it with the 2 battery cover screws
using a Phillips head screwdriver.
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OTF TABLET ARM & SERIES 5 MONITOR ASSEMBLY
INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK & CABLES
Important Notes:
• Before threading the cable through the WaterRower, ensure that your bottom deck is clear from any dirt or dust
build up and any water; failure to do so may prevent the cable guides from adhering to the bottom deck.
• Ensuring adequate clearance between the long power cable and any moving parts (pulleys and straps) is also
essential to proper installation of the tablet arm.
1. Install the new battery holder onto the front end pad. Fasten the battery holder in place using a Phillips head
screwdriver and 2 of the 4 small stainless-steel screws provided.
2. Place one of the provided large portable power banks in the battery holder with the USB ports open on top
and the battery logo to the outside.
3. Locate the long power cable (the one with several adhesive cable guides attached) in your installation kit.
Insert the USB end of the cable into the power bank.
4. Carefully thread the 2-prong female plug of the long power cable through the forward riser and bottom deck,
then plug this into the 2-prong male connector of the short power cable from the monitor.
5. Attach the two adhesive cable guides that are closest to the USB port to the interior of the forward riser so
that the edge of the adhesive guide sits flush to the edge of the tablet arm bracket (see images). Attach the
rest of the adhesive cable guides to the bottom deck, as close to the edge as possible (see images).
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OTF TABLET ARM & SERIES 5 MONITOR ASSEMBLY
INSTALLING THE TABLET ARM
1. Place the tablet arm on top of the forward riser and sit the kickstand of the tablet arm onto the pad,
ensuring the kickstand pad does not click into place. Check to make sure the orientation of the black
tablet holder is correct, the WaterRower logo on the back of the tablet holder shoule be right-side
up. Be sure that the tablet arm is sitting on the outside of the brackets, secure it into place using a
5mm Allen keys and provided JCNs and JCBs.
Note: If the kickstand pad does click into place, reach below the top deck and press upwards on the
kickstand pad to release it.
REASSEMBLING THE WATERROWER
1. Ensuring that the handle is facing the correct way, pass the strap of the handle assembly over the
large pulley in the Forward Riser as shown. Ensure the strap does not have any twists in it.
Note: To ensure the handle is facing the correct way, check to see that the rivet-side of the handle itself
is facing down towards the footboard.
2. Guide the end of the strap through the small guide pulleys, around the clutch and insert it into the
slot in the clutch (the slot without the bolt hole). Giving yourself some slack to work with, wrap the
strap around the clutch and insert the end of the strap into the slot with the hole for the bolt. Secure
the handle strap into the clutch using the original clutch screw and a 3mm Allen key.
3. With the handle in the full forward position, it is important that the Recoil Belt wraps around the
Recoil Bush one and a half times. Once this is so, pass the Recoil Belt inside (towards the center of
the machine) the Recoil Belt guide pulley (the lower of the two guide pulleys) and over the two
smaller pulleys in the Forward Riser. Pass the belt underneath the machine towards the bungee.
4. Re-attach the recoil belt to the bungee.
5. While holding the kickstand pad up to provide clearance, replace the tank cover by sliding it
forwards in an angled fashion towards the front of the unit.
6. Once the tank cover is in its normal position, press on the kickstand pad so that it audibly “clicks”
into place. Then, rotate the kickstand of the tablet arm outward and rest the tablet arm on the tank
cover.
7. Rotate the top of the footboard towards the front of the unit. Using a 5mm Allen key, reinstall the
handle rests.
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