Nautilus Commercial Series TreadClimber TC916, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Be Strong model TC916 P N 17805 rev C 05 12 2006 Owner s manual TreadClimber Model TC916 Commercial Series...

Page 2: ...and is a valuable tool for your facility please carefully read through this manual to familiarize yourself with the operation of your new nautilus treadclimber machine doing so will help to insure th...

Page 3: ...ACTIVITY READINESS QUESTIONNAIRE PAR Q 32 Nautilus Sub maximal Fit Test 33 Fitness Rating Norms VO2max 35 Options During a Workout 36 Changing Walk Speed Treadle Displacement or Target Heart Rate Duri...

Page 4: ...4 console roc tm bar system Power on off switch adjustable Feet model tc916 TrEAdCLimBEr FEATurES...

Page 5: ...eparation between the belts Metric Walk Surface 53 x 122 cm Floor Space W x L 36 x 70 91 5 x 178 cm TreadClimber Weight 684 lbs 310 kg Shipping Weight Fully Assembled Configuration 806 lbs 366 kg Powe...

Page 6: ...t information is available in the Important Contact Numbers section in this manual Product Specifications Regulatory Approvals Meets Safety EN 60335 1 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Machinery Directive 98 3...

Page 7: ...warning label if damaged illegible or missing If you need replacement labels please call a Nautilus Representative at 41 26 460 77 77 Label 1 Warning If you have not been exercising regularly consult...

Page 8: ...ion or injury 5 Although all equipment manufactured by Nautilus Inc has been thoroughly inspected by the manufacturing facility personnel prior to shipment proper installation and regular maintenance...

Page 9: ...lace hands beneath the TreadClimber exercise machine while the machine is plugged into a power source 2 Do not start the TreadClimber machine when someone else is standing on the walk belts 3 Keep wal...

Page 10: ...12 Do not stand on the TreadClimber TC916 s hood or front trim cover 13 Close supervision is necessary whenever the machine is used by or near children invalids or disabled persons Failure to follow...

Page 11: ...ets you restrict TreadClimber machine use to authorized personnel It also lets you stop the TreadClimber machine in an emergency The magnetically activated control is located on the bottom of the disp...

Page 12: ...OWN keys to scroll through the options until the console displays ENABLE MAGKEY Step 2 Press ENTER and the display will either read ON or OFF Press Speed UP or Speed DOWN to toggle between ON and OFF...

Page 13: ...m walk speed and treadle displacement until you feel comfortable with the motion Step 4 While walking on the TreadClimber machine Face forward Avoid looking down at the moving treadles Maintain walk s...

Page 14: ...s displayed in the lower display upper left area The interval timer counts down the remaining time within each interval METs Gives you the relative energy cost of exercise MET stands for multiple of t...

Page 15: ...treadle results in full displacement given a full stride length Min treadle results in one half of the full displacement with a full stride Walk Speed The TreadClimber walk speed is displayed in mile...

Page 16: ...ey The Quick Start Key provides an immediate start to a workout session without having to provide any user information Remote Operation Control ROC The Remote Operation Control system is located on th...

Page 17: ...y Press the STOP Key any time you want to pause the workout program for up to two minutes Press the STOP Key a second time and the workout statistics will be displayed then the console will return to...

Page 18: ...d Terrain and Random Play 2 5 mph 4 0 kph in Intervals Age HR Zone Trainer program only 40 years Workout Time The default time in the programmed workouts and Quick Start is 20 minutes The Manual and H...

Page 19: ...ntil changed using the Speed keys Treadle displacement may be changed at any time during the workout by pressing the Treadle MAX key to increase the height or the Treadle MIN key to decrease the heigh...

Page 20: ...ou to control the speed and treadle displacement of the TreadClimber during the workout while accurately calculating exercise statistics based on your weight The default speed is 2 0 mph 3 2 kph unles...

Page 21: ...ay be changed at any time during the workout by pressing the Speed UP key to increase the walk speed or the Speed DOWN key to decrease the walk speed Any changes to the walk speed will be displayed in...

Page 22: ...mode Enter the desired work walk speed using the numeric keypad and press ENTER Or press ENTER to accept the default value NOTE Treadles will be set to MIN during the work portion of the interval unle...

Page 23: ...k phase To change the walk speed of the rest phase you must change the walk speed during a rest phase Changing the walk speed will not change the look of the remaining profile however the new walk spe...

Page 24: ...n from 20 00 5 The console will display PRESS START Press the QUICK START button and the workout will commence Walk speed may be changed at any time during the workout by pressing the Speed UP key to...

Page 25: ...timer will count down from 20 00 5 The console will display PRESS START Press the QUICK START button and the workout will commence Walk speed may be changed at any time during the workout by pressing...

Page 26: ...ries burned for each minute of exercise and the total number of calories burned for the exercise session 5 The console will display ENTER AGE 10 99 Enter your age using the numeric keypad and press EN...

Page 27: ...8 The console will display ENTER TIME 5 99 Enter the desired time and press ENTER Or press ENTER to accept the default value 9 The console will display PRESS START Press the QUICK START button and the...

Page 28: ...ress ENTER Or press ENTER to accept the default value The target heart rate selected by the console is based on age and is equal to 80 of your maximum heart rate which is calculated by the following e...

Page 29: ...using the numeric keypad to enter the new target heart rate and then press ENTER 8 The console will display ENTER REST TIME This is the amount of time you want to exercise in the rest target heart rat...

Page 30: ...cise at a given workload and again after the third minute of exercise at that workload These two heart rates should then be compared If a difference of more than five beats per minute between the two...

Page 31: ...re efficient at performing a given task than others As a result the average oxygen consumption associated with a given workload may vary significantly from one person to another Thus VO2 max predicted...

Page 32: ...en questions taken from the PAR Q would disqualify a participant from taking part in an exercise test until appropriate medical clearance was obtained PHYSICAL ACTIVITY READINESS QUESTIONNAIRE PAR Q 1...

Page 33: ...e 115 beats per minute are obtained in two consecutive stages The line generated from the plotted points is then extended to the age predicted maximal heart rate A corresponding maximal work rate and...

Page 34: ...HR BELT Indicates that the heart rate signal has been missing for the last 30 seconds 7 The test will be terminated early and the messages TEST TERMINATED TRY AGAIN LATER will be displayed if The user...

Page 35: ...4 35 2 35 2 31 8 Fair 42 4 39 5 40 9 37 4 38 0 35 1 35 1 32 3 31 7 28 7 Low 39 4 or less 37 3 or less 35 0 or less 32 2 or less 28 6 or less Women High 44 2 41 0 39 5 35 2 35 2 Good 44 1 38 1 40 9 36...

Page 36: ...g the workout the walk speed may be changed at any time by pressing the Speed UP key to increase the walk speed or the Speed DOWN key to decrease the walk speed The console will display INCREASING SPE...

Page 37: ...ave the PAUSE state At the end of the two minute count down the current workout ends the accumulated exercise statistics are scrolled and the program returns to the opening message If the user presses...

Page 38: ...hest belt and step within range of the receiver in the machine Two electrodes on the underside of the chest belt sense the heart rate signal and sends it to the receiver The far right decimal point in...

Page 39: ...es of the upper body produces an electrical signal muscle artifact that will interfere with the detection of the heart rate signal by the sensors Movement of the hands while they are in contact with t...

Page 40: ...rt rate then you are limited to using only contact heart rate during your workout session even if the signal is lost while performing the workout and vice versa EITHER INPUT allows either telemetry or...

Page 41: ...ight to moderate intensities may have an easier time sticking to their exercise programs than those people who work out harder and more often So you do not need to be an athlete or a fitness die hard...

Page 42: ...sier How many days do you want to exercise this week How many workouts would you like to have done in 90 days or a year Components of Fitness Over the past 25 years many people have focused on walking...

Page 43: ...it it in Whatever you do just make sure you get your body moving and your heart and lungs pumping for some period of time every day Muscular Strength is training your muscles to remain strong using re...

Page 44: ...need to stretch This could be as simple as reaching for your toes or reaching overhead when you wake up in the morning Or maybe you enjoy it so much that you would be interested in trying the Nautilus...

Page 45: ...of foods Regardless of your eating plan you should be sure to include a variety of foods in your diet maximizing your intake of fruits and vegetables whenever possible Colorful meals and snacks that a...

Page 46: ...eriods of time Remember when you begin to incorporate Zone 3 and Zone 4 intensities you will find that you will likely have to drop down to Zone 1 intensities shortly thereafter as brief recovery peri...

Page 47: ...y find that numbers that usually feel fairly easy are one day much harder and is a good sign to take a break If you notice that numbers that are usually very challenging are one day fairly easy then i...

Page 48: ...an be gradual and won t happen overnight it is important to focus on other benefits so that you will remain motivated Thrive on the energy that exercise gives you Watch your health risks scores go dow...

Page 49: ...t high and your boredom low The bottom line is you must be creative and innovative to keep up your fitness program With some imagination and planning it is easy to do Suggested Reading The Complete Ho...

Page 50: ...kout time between 10 and 99 minutes Press ENTER to accept the new value Change default age Use the numeric keypad or Speed UP or Speed DOWN keys to change the desired default age used to calculate tar...

Page 51: ...default Cool Down Time Press ENTER then use the numeric keypad or Speed UP or Speed DOWN keys to change the desired default cool down time between 1 and 10 minutes Press ENTER to accept the new value...

Page 52: ...STOMIZE press the CLEAR key Machine Status Codes To view maintenance information such as the run time in hours number of workouts and distance as well a machine type and software revision 1 Press Spee...

Page 53: ...aintenance calls To run diagnostics and view diagnostic information 1 Press Speed UP 6 ENTER The console will display DIAGNOSTICS 2 Press Speed UP or Speed DOWN to scan through the choices Select the...

Page 54: ...which will display the text message but continue system operation until you press the CLEAR key The second way is a fatal ERROR which will stop the exercise and return the system to an idle intensity...

Page 55: ...UP key Step 2 Press the number 4 Step 3 Press ENTER Step 4 The console will then display MACHINE STATUS Use the Speed UP and Speed DOWN keys to scroll through the options For details refer to the Mach...

Page 56: ...Repair the damaged area with a touch up paint kit purchased from Nautilus Inc call Customer Service for order information 2 Inspect the power cord and walking belt for wear 3 Check the position of the...

Page 57: ...machine To check for proper belt alignment Step 1 Operate TreadClimber machine so belt is running at 2 5 3 mph 4 0 4 8 kph Step 2 Belt is aligned when 1 8 of roller is showing see Figure 6 2 Step 3 T...

Page 58: ...then roll it to the new site using the wheels on the front of the TreadClimber machine When storing for prolonged periods cover the TreadClimber exercise machine with a dust cover Do not store in dam...

Page 59: ...or incidental or consequential losses damages or expenses in connection with its exercise products Nautilus liability hereunder is expressly limited to the replacement of goods not complying with this...

Page 60: ...purchase available when you contact the appropriate Nautilus office listed below For technical assistance and a list of distributors in your area please call or fax one of the following numbers INTERN...

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