950 Ef Owner’s Manual
Purchaser’s Reference Information IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU FILL IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND REFER TO IT SHOULD THE NEED FOR SERVICE ARISE. Product Name: Diamondback 950Ef Elliptical Serial Number: T__________ To Activate Warranty: SERIAL NUMBER T0409370001 IIII III IIIII IIIIII WARNING REMOVING OR ALTERATION OF THIS LABEL VOIDS WARRANTY REGISTER YOUR WARRANTY AT www.diamondbackfitness.
Table of Contents Purchaser’s reference information Inside Front Cover Introduction 2 Safety Instructions and Warnings 3 Assembly Drawing 4 Assembly Instructions 5 Workout Guidelines 6 Maximum Heart Rate & Training Zone 7 Quantity & Quality 7 Heart Rate Monitoring Devices 8 Pulse hand grips 8 Chest strap 8 Console 9 Glossary of Terms 9 Default Values 9 Operating Tips 9 Console Layout 11 Displays 12 Function Keys 13 Workout Programs 14 Warm Up 14 Cool Down 14 Workout
Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new 950Ef elliptical trainer. You are about to experience one of the most effective and technically advanced methods of low-impact, cardiovascular exercise available today. Your 950Ef elliptical trainer was created by Diamondback Fitness, the innovative value leaders in fitness and bicycle equipment for nearly three decades. Your power-packed 950Ef has feature after feature to make your workout extremely efficient and comfortable.
Safety Instructions and Warnings The 950Ef is built for optimum safety and is designed to meet or exceed all domestic and international standards. However, certain precautions need to be followed when operating any exercise equipment. BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING YOUR 950Ef UNIT. CAUTION – FOR SAFE OPERATION Figure A 1. Keep your hands and feet away from all moving parts and pinch points. See figure A for possible pinch points. 2.
Assembly Drawing Console gth stren hill inter val o rand ua man HR targe inter val t HR Console Mast Handle Bar Rubber mat Handrail, Right Console Mast Cover Main Wire Harness Transformer Handrail Cover Handrail, Left Handrail Cover Main Frame Rear Stabilizer Bar 4 950 Ef Owner’s Manual
Assembly Instructions Step 1: Rear Stabilizer Bar 1. Place rear stabilizer bar under rear mainframe and align the screw holes. 2. Insert and tighten these two (M8 x 16mm) screws, split lock washer and flat washers using 6mm Allen wrench. Step 2: Console Mast Assembly 1. Slide console mast cover onto console mast, making sure it is facing the right direction. 2. Connect the plug to the plug receptor of the main wire harness inside the console mast, taking care to install correctly.
Workout guidelines Good health is an exercise in common sense. The Surgeon General released a new study in 2001, The Surgeon General’s Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. It indicates that 61% of American adults are either overweight or obese. The story states that overweight increases the risk of health problems, such as heart disease, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, etc.
Workout guidelines (continued) If exercise intensity is too low or too high, no gains will be made in fitness. If the intensity is too low, the stress levels are ineffective. If the intensity is too high, injury or fatigue may set your exercise program back as you try to recover. The best way to monitor exercise intensity is to accurately count your pulse during exercise. Your heart rate can easily be determined by counting your pulse at the chest, wrist or at the carotid artery on your neck.
Workout guidelines (continued) 1. Always stretch before your workout to loosen muscles, and afterwards to cool down. 2. The first few minutes of your workout should be devoted to warming up muscles before a vigorous workout, and building your heart rate slowly. 3. After your aerobic workout of about 24-32 minutes, spend 10 minutes gradually reducing your heart rate with a lower resistance level. Remember, to start slow, with intensity low, until you build endurance and strength.
Console Glossary of Terms • • • • • • Idle mode = Console is reset and waiting for an entry. The dot matrix display window will flash “DB”. If no rpm for 5 minutes, the console will enter power save mode and the display will be shut off. LED = The lights on the face of the console. Watts = The rate of energy currently being expended. Work = The amount of energy expended during exercise. Level = The resistance provided by this elliptical. The resistance gradually increases as the level goes up.
Console (continued) • If 10 seconds passes and no other key is pressed, the program will resume back to previous activities. 10 • Re-start a program: The user may re-start a program after the program ends. Simply press “Start” key during Cool Down or Workout Summary mode. The program will be started right immediately without Warm up. The program default will remain the same as previous program; the calories and distance will continue accumulating.
Console (continued) CONSOLE LAYOUT Dot matrix window Data display window Data display select key Workout programs Workout program selecting keys Time & Pulse displays Function keys 950 Ef Owner’s Manual 11
Console (continued) DISPLAYS a. Dot matrix/profile display 1. It displays letters for instruction during setup: • Display “AGE” during age setup; “WT” for weight setup; “TM” for time setup & “HR” for HR setup. • Display “EN” or “ME” for English or Metric units switch. • Scroll “WARM UP” or “COOL DOWN” to indicate entering these modes. 2. It displays the program profile during the program execution. • Display the level profile during the Classic programs.
Console (continued) FUNCTION KEYS a. Level Up/Down keys: • During program setup, press “Level Up/Down key” to adjust the following – age, weight, time & HR setting. • After program started, press “Level Up/Down key” to adjust the level, difficulty level or HR setting during exercising. b. Enter key: • After program selecting, press “Enter” to accept the program and enter its setup mode. • After age, weight, level….. adjustment, press “Enter” key to accept your entry. c.
Workout Programs WARM UP Getting Started The 950Ef automatically initiates a 3-minute Warm Up at the beginning of each program. It is designed to prepare your body for an intensive workout and to reduce the possibility of injury during workout. Note: Warm Up is skipped for the Quick Start or Manual programs. Beginning the Program Warm Up is active as soon as the “Start” key is pressed and a program is executed. The Dot matrix window will scroll “WARM UP” and then display program profile.
Workout Programs (continued) During the Program Data Display • • • Once it is started, the data display window will display the default workout data of “calories, speed & level”. Press “Select” button to switch the data dis plays to “watts, distance & RPM”. The time will display “3:00” and continuing down. The pulse display will display the heart rate if there is valid pulse detected. Adjustment • • • Level = L1. Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the level from L1- L5 only.
Workout Programs (continued) Pause, Reset, Re-start or Switch a program See Console Operating Tips section for details, pages: 9 & 10. QUICK START Getting Started A Quick Start program is for someone who wants to bypass the setup mode and start their workouts right away. By picking Quick Start program, you are accepting the default values for calculations. Be sure to include a Warm Up period during your workout since the Warm Up mode is skipped in the Quick Start program.
Workout Programs (continued) Up period during your workout since the Warm Up mode is skipped in the Manual program. Beginning the Program During idle mode, the dot matrix window displays ”DB”. To begin this program, press “Classic Program” key until “Manual” program LED indicator lights up.
Workout Programs (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the level from L1 to L16. The level data display will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly. Ending the Program • • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end and Cool down will be active. See Cool down section for details. There will be a beep sound to indicate the program ends.
Workout Programs (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the difficulty level. The level data display will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly. Ending the Program • • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end and Cool down will be active. See Cool down section for details. There will be a beep sound to indicate the program ends.
Workout Programs (continued) • The level of the remaining Rest segments will be updated to the new setting and the dot matrix window will update the intensity profile accordingly as well. Press “Level Up/Down” key during Work segment to adjust the level from L10. The level of the remaining Work segments will be updated to the new setting and the dot matrix window will update the intensity profile accordingly as well.
Workout Programs (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key to adjust the difficulty level. The level data display will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly. Ending the Program • • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end and Cool down will be active. See Cool down section for details. There will be a beep sound to indicate the program ends.
Workout Programs (continued) will update the level and the dot matrix window will update the profile accordingly. Ending the Program • When selected program time is up or Stop key is pressed, this program will end and Cool down will be active. See Cool down section for details. • There will be a beep sound to indicate the program ends. Pause, Reset, Re-start or Switch a program See Console Operating Tips section for details, pages: 9 & 10.
Workout Programs (continued) 4. After HR adjustment, press “Enter” or “Start” to accept and begin this program. (Note: you may press Start key anytime to skip the setup and begin the workout immediately.) During the Program As soon as the “Enter” or “Start” key is pressed, the Warm Up will be active. See Warm Up mode section for details. Data Display • When Warm Up mode is completed, the data display window will display the default workout data of “calories, speed & level”.
Workout Programs (continued) Beginning the Program During idle mode, the dot matrix window displays ”DB”. To begin this program, press “HR Interactive” key until “HR Interval” program LED indicator lights up. Accepting default values or Entering the program setup mode When the dot matrix display shows HR Interval program profile, it indicates you are about to select the HR Interval program: • • Press “Start” key to accept current default values and begin HR Interval program workout.
Workout Programs (continued) Adjustment • Press “Level Up/Down” key during Rest HR segment to adjust the Rest HR setting of the remaining program. The Pulse window will blink the Rest HR setting and adjust. Until the adjustment is done, it then will resume to display actual HR. Dot matrix window will update the Rest %Max HR profile accordingly. • Press “Level Up/Down” key during Work HR segment to adjust the Work HR setting of the remaining program.
Maintenance CAUTION – FOR SAFE OPERATION Always inspect hardware prior to any exercise session. Look for loose hardware, loose pedals, loose handrails, loose cranks and frayed wires. Repair or replace any damaged or worn parts, tighten all loose hardware. After workout, always wipe down your 950Ef unit. Perspiration that continuously settles on frame, pads or casing may eventually cause rust or damage to the unit. Damage resulting from lack of proper maintenance will not be covered under warranty.
Domestic warranty Information (Applies to all product sold and placed within the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico only) Effective: August 2003 Diamondback warrants its 950Ef to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use in the home and light instructional environments.
Domestic warranty Information (continued) Warranty voided if: The Warranty does not apply to any failure of the product, or any parts of the product, due to: assembly errors, alterations, modifications, misuse, abuse, accident, improper maintenance, or if the serial number on the product has been removed, altered or defaced. Assembly errors include but are not limited to: Damaged wire harness. Stripped crank arms and/or pedals. Bolts used in the wrong location.
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