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Commercial Series
Treadmill
Owner’s Guide
800.426.6570 / www.truefitness.com
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Thank You For Selecting True In 1981 Frank Trulaske Today True also produces launched True Fitness award-winning exercise Technology with one goal bikes, ellipticals, and in mind – to make the TrueStretch, our patented finest fitness equipment on flexibility unit. the market. True Fitness is dedicated His team began by to always staying a step manufacturing premium, ahead of the competition handcrafted treadmills and supplying its valued “Our original with a focus on quality customers
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Review for Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using this exercise machine, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this treadmill. Consult your physician before beginning any exercise program. Do not use if you have a cold or fever. Warning: to reduce the risk of burns, fire and electric shock and injury to persons, follow these instructions: Danger: To reduce the risk of electric shock, always unplug the treadmill
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Review for Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Other safety precautions: Close supervision is necessary when the treadmill is being used by or near children, or disabled persons. Use this treadmill only for its intended use as described in this manual. Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer. Never drop or insert any object into any opening. Do not allow animals on or near the treadmill. Use the treadmill indoors only. Never use the treadmill near water or while wet.
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Table of Contents Front Section 1 - Basic 2 - Heart Safety instructions, Operation Rate Control Quick Start Guide, Table of Contents, Model Differences and Starting and Stopping the Treadmill Safely. page 3 page 21 page 11 3 - User Programs 4 - Fitness Tests 5 - Fan Three different types page 29 page 31 page 35 6 - Designing an 7- Care and Appendix A Maintenance Exercise Program page 49 page 37 page 45 Appendix B Appendix D Appendix C page 51 page 55 page 53 6 CS Treadmill Owner’s Gu
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Quick Start Guide Before Quick Start into a manual workout by pressing , or set up Your a different workout by selecting a workout and adjusting settings Workout if necessary. Use keys or numeric keys and press to accept each setting. During Adjust speed or incline at any time by using the dedicated Your speed and incline keys on the control pod or keyboard. Workout Change data readouts by pressing . Pause your workout by pressing . Place your feet on the straddle covers. Starting A
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Model Differences Model This new treadmill is part of the True Commercial Series treadmills. Since this owner’s guide covers all three commercial Differences models, you might notice descriptions of features that are different from your treadmill. The main differences are in the consoles. Adds to CS 8.0: • 8 Pre-set programs • Heart rate control • Cooling fans • Two window LCD display • 3% decline CS 6.0 Same as CS 8.0 except: • Single window LCD display • No decline 8 CS Treadmill Owner’s G
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Model Differences CS 4.0 • “Simple” LED display • All controls on main keyboard • Manual operation only 9 CS Treadmill Owner’s Guide
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chapter one Basic Operations In This Chapter: Using the Keyboard Quick Speed Heart Rate Monitoring Pre-Set Workouts Actual Speed Display Chapter 1: Basic Operations Chapter 2: The Console Chapter 3: User Programs Chapter 4: Fitness Tests Chapter 5: Fan Accessories Chapter 6: Designing an Exercise Program Chapter 7: Care and Maintenance 11
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Using the Keyboard CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS Selecting Workouts: Press any of the workout keys and press Using the to begin your workout using the default settings. Keyboard Before pressing , you CS 6.0 and CS 8.0 Workout Keys may adjust other settings like Workout Time and Body Weight, pressing after adjusting each setting. Press at any time to begin your workout. Note that HRC workouts require settings adjustments. Adjusting Settings: Use the numeric keypad or the keys to
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Manual Operation CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS Important: Quick speed keys change speed with a single key press, Quick so take care in the keys you press. Speed Press , lighting the enable LED. Now the numeric keys function as speed change keys from 1 mph to 9 mph. Quickspeed is functional in any workout except fitness tests and Heart Rate Control. Disable QuickSpeed by pressing again. During workout set up, set a correct body weight including clothes Body so the treadmill can better es
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Heart Rate Monitoring CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS This treadmill can monitor your heart rate using either a chest Monitoring strap or the metal grips on the hand rails (called contact heart Your rate or CHR pads). A chest strap transmits your heart rate to Heart RAte the treadmill via radio, and the CHR pads connect to a special computer circuit to extract your heart rate. Although this treadmill functions fine without using the heart rate monitoring feature, this kind of monitoring giv
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Contact Heart Rate CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS The contact heart rate (CHR) system lets you monitor your heart Contact rate without wearing a strap. Heart Rate (CHR) Gently grasp the contact heart rate pads as shown. When the system detects your hands, the Heart Rate label will start flashing in time with your heart beat. During this time, the system is analyzing and locking in your heart rate. Within about 15 seconds, your digital heart rate in beats per minute should be displayed.
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Contact Heart Rate CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS 1. Exercise with smooth body motions. For Best CHR Results 2. Breathe smoothly and regularly, and avoid talking. (Talking will cause unrepresentative heart rate spikes of 5 to 10 bpm.) 3. Grip the pads lightly, not tightly. 4. Make sure your hands are clean, free of both dirt and hand lotions. When using a Heart Rate Control workout, it is best to use chest strap monitoring. These workouts work best with the extra accuracy gained from a c
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Pre-Set Workouts CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS Each workout has a four-minute warm up and a two-minute cool Pre-Set down. Speed or grade changes stay in effect until the next change Workouts is requested by the program. Changing the default workout time adds or removes segments; it does not stretch or compress the workout profile. Change workout levels during your workout by pressing the key for the workout you are using (its LED will be lit), adjusting the numeric level, then pressing .
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Pre-Set Workouts CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS Zero-grade walking or running intervals are in one-minute Walking segments. Grade changes are permanent; speed changes affect the and current one-minute segment only. Running: Speed Intervals Changes in Speed Zero-grade gradually increases speed then decreases speed, Walking changing once per minute. Grade changes are permanent; speed and changes affect the current one-minute segment only. Running: Speed Ramp-Up Changes in Speed 18 CS
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Classic Pre-Set Workouts CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS These are True’s original four pre-set workouts. Changing the workout time stretches and compresses the workout profile, in ontrast to the four new pre-set workouts. Other differences are explained below in the individual workout sections. Incline changes in varying amounts in contrast to the new Hills Glute workout, which has hills of the same size all throughout the workout. Buster Very similar to Hill Intervals, with varying incline
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Classic Pre-Set Workouts CHAPTER ONE: BASIC OPERATIONS Different from Speed Intervals 2 with the speed changing in Sports varying amounts. Training When the treadmill is changing to a new target speed, the matrix Actual display readout will display the actual speed. As the speed is Speed changing, the message center will display Display TARGET = 12.0 MPH Once the treadmill reaches the new target speed, the Speed readout will show the target speed. 20 CS Treadmill Owner’s Guide
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chapter two The Console In This Chapter: Keyboard Function Display Chapter 1: Basic Operations Chapter 2: The Console Chapter 3: User Programs Chapter 4: Fitness Tests Chapter 5: Fan Accessories Chapter 6: Designing an Exercise Program Chapter 7: Care and Maintenance 21
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CS 8.0 Treadmill Cool Down Time period Activate Quickspeed Keyboard Enables the numeric to cool down muscles and keys to function as lower heart rate. speed change keys HRC Cruise Control Reset from 1 mph to 9 mph. While in any workout, Resets treadmill This is functional in Numeric Keys set your current heart completely. any workout except Advanced Options Direct entry of rate as the target Identical to User programs and fitness tests and heart numeric data. heart rate. pressin
