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Table of Contents LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Important Precautions WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious injury, read the following important precautions before using the home gym system. 1. It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure 9. Always wear athletic shoes for foot protec- that all users of the home gym system are tion. adequately informed of all precautions. 10. Always stand on a foot plate when perform- 2. Read all instructions in this manual and in ing an exercise that could cause the home the accompanying literature befo
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Before You Begin ¨ Thank you for selecting the versatile WEIDER 8620 Service Department toll-free at 1-800-999-3756, ¨ Home Gym System. The WEIDER 8620 offers a Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Mountain selection of weight stations designed to develop every Time (excluding holidays). To help us assist you, major muscle group of the body. Whether your goal is please note the product model number and serial to tone your body, build dramatic muscle size and number before calling. The mode
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Assembly Before beginning assembly, carefully read the ¥ As you assemble the home gym system, be sure following information and instructions: that all parts are oriented as shown in the drawings. ¥ Place all parts of the home gym system in a cleared area and remove the packing materials; ¥ Tighten all parts as you assemble them, unless do not dispose of the packing materials until instructed to do otherwise. assembly is completed. THE FOLLOWING TOOLS (NOT INCLUDED) ARE ¥ The assembly is divid
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2. Slide the Front Upright (42) onto the 5/16Ó x 2 2 1/2Ó Carriage Bolts (1) in the Base (4). Hand tighten a 5/16Ó Nylon Locknut (3) onto each Carriage Bolt. Do not tighten the Nylon Locknuts yet. 42 3 4 1 3. Press a 2Ó Square Inner Cap (27) into the 3 11 open end of the Top Frame (55). Press a 1 11 3/4Ó Square Inner Cap (44) into each end of 8 the crossbar on the Top Frame. Press two 1Ó 27 8 44 Round Inner Caps (49) into the top of the crossbar. 55 Attach the Top Frame (55) to the Front Upright
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5. Press the Weight Tube Bumper (64) into the 5 end of the Weight Tube (63). Insert the Holes Weight Tube into the stack of Weights (25). Be sure that the pins on the Weight Tube are resting in the pin grooves in the upper Weight. Lubricate the insides of the holes in the Top 62 Weight (76). Set the Top Weight onto the stack of Weights (25). Insert both Weight Guides (62) into the stack 76 of Weights (25). Be sure that the holes in Lubricate the Weight Guides are at the top, as shown. 63 Pins
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8. Press a 1 3/4Ó Square Inner Cap (44) into the 8 44 top of a Press Arm (46). Wet the handle on the Press Arm with soapy water. Slide a 31 49 Handgrip (31) onto the handle. Press a 1Ó Round Inner Cap (49) into the other end of 44 the handle. Attach the Press Arm to one side of the Press Frame (17) with two 5/16Ó x 2 1/2Ó 46 Bolts (22) and two 5/16Ó Nylon Locknuts (3). 49 46 22 Assemble the other Press Arm (46) in the same manner. 3 17 9. Identify the Right Arm (48) and the Left Arm 9 50 (47). N
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11. Press a 1 3/4Ó Square Inner Cap (44) into the 11 Seat Frame (36). Attach a Bumper (73) to the Bracket Seat Frame with a 1/2Ó Tap Screw (65). 36 Slide the Seat Frame (36) onto the 5/16Ó x 2 1/2Ó Carriage Bolts (1) in the Base (4). See 17 the inset drawing. The bracket on the Seat Frame must be behind the Press Frame (17). Hand-tighten a 5/16Ó Nylon Locknut (3) 42 onto each Carriage Bolt. Do not tighten the Nylon Locknuts until the end of this assembly step. 3 Attach the Seat Frame (36) to th
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14. During steps 15 through 29, refer to the 14 CABLE DIAGRAM on page 19 of this manual to verify proper cable routing. Before begin- ning this section, identify the Long Cable (23) and the Short Cable (58) by comparing the lengths of the cables. 23 IMPORTANT: While assembling the cables, do not overtighten the bolts and nuts 58 securing the pulleys. The pulleys must be able to turn freely. 15. Locate the Long Cable (23). Route the Long 15 Cable around the indicated 3 1/2Ó Pulley (15) 23 55 atta
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18. Route the Long Cable (23) around the ÒVÓ- 18 7 50 Pulley (6) on the Right Arm (48). Be sure 6 that the Cable is in the groove of the ÒVÓ- Pulley and that the Long Cable Trap (50) is turned to hold the Cable in place. Tighten the 3/8Ó x 2 1/2Ó Bolt (7) and the 3/8Ó Nylon Locknut (not shown). 48 23 19. Route the Long Cable (23) around the 3 1/2Ó 19 68 66 Pulley (15) attached to the Pulley Bracket (20). Be sure that the Cable is in the groove of the Pulley and that the Cable Trap (66) is turned
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22. Locate the Short Cable (58). Route the 22 Short Cable under the 3 1/2Ó Low Pulley (77). Be sure that the end of the Cable with the ball is on the indicated side of the Pulley and that the Cable is between the Pulley and the welded spacer on the Leg Lever 29 (29). Tighten the 3/8Ó x 3 1/2Ó Bolt (16) and the 3/8Ó Nylon Locknut (not shown). 16 58 77 Ball Welded Spacer 23. Wrap the Short Cable (58) around a ÒVÓ- 23 Pulley (6). Attach the Pulley and a Long Cable Trap (50) inside the bracket on th
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26. Note: The 3 1/2Ó Pulley (15) labeled in this 26 step is pre-attached. It is shown removed for easy part identification. 16 9 Route the Short Cable (58) around the 3 1/2Ó Pulley (15) attached to the upper hole in the 17 Press Frame (17). Be sure that the Cable is routed around the Pulley as shown. Tighten the 3/8Ó Nylon Locknut (21) and the 3/8Ó x 3 1/2Ó Bolt (16). 58 15 21 66 27. Note: The 3 1/2Ó Pulley (15) labeled in this 27 step is pre-attached. It is shown removed 58 42 for easy part i
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29. Attach the Long Cable (23) to the Small ÒUÓ- 29 Bracket (67) with a 1/4Ó Nylon Locknut (2) and a 1/4Ó Flat Washer (10). Do not com- pletely tighten the Nylon Locknut. It should be threaded onto the end of the Cable only a couple of turns, as shown in the inset drawing. Attach the Small ÒUÓ-Bracket (67) to the Weight Tube (63) with the 5/16Ó x 1 3/4Ó Bolt (72) and a 5/16Ó Nylon Locknut (3). 23 67 72 3 63 10 2 23 10 2 67 30. Attach the Backrest (41) to the Front Upright 30 42 (42) with two 1/4
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32. Press a 1 3/4Ó Square Inner Cap (44) into the 32 44 Press Adjustment Tube (79). 79 3 8 Align one set of holes in the Press Adjustment Tube (79) with the holes in the Rocker Arm 8 (32). Insert the ÒLÓ-Pin (40) through the holes. Be sure that the Press Adjustment Tube is 22 oriented as shown. 40 32 78 Attach the Press Plate (78) to the Press Adjustment Tube (79) with a 5/16Ó x 2 1/2Ó Slant must be Bolt (22), two 5/16Ó Flat Washers (8), and a turned this way 5/16Ó Nylon Locknut (3). 33. Press a
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Adjustment The instructions below describe how each part of the home gym system can be adjusted. Refer to the exercise poster accompanying this manual to see how the home gym system should be set up for each exercise. IMPORTANT: When attaching the lat bar or nylon strap, make sure that the attachments are in the cor- rect starting position for the exercise to be performed. If there is any slack in the cables or chain as an exercise is performed, the effectiveness of the exercise will be reduced.
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ADJUSTING AND REMOVING THE LEG PRESS PLATE AND ADJUSTMENT TUBE 32 79 78 To adjust the position of the Leg Press Plate (78), remove the ÒLÓ-Pin (40) from the Press Adjustment 40 Tube (79) and the Rocker Arm (32). Align a different set of holes in the Press Adjustment Tube with the set of holes in the Rocker Arm. Re-insert the ÒLÓ-Pin. For some exercises, the Press Adjustment Tube (79) must be removed. Remove the ÒLÓ-Pin (40). Lift the Press Adjustment Tube off the bracket on the Rocker Arm (32).
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Trouble-shooting and Maintenance Inspect and tighten all parts each time you use the home gym system. Replace any worn parts immediately. The home gym system can be cleaned using a damp cloth and mild non-abrasive detergent. Do not use solvents. TIGHTENING THE CABLES 1 Woven cable, the type of cable used on the home gym system, can stretch slightly when it is first used. 23 If there is slack in the cables before resistance is felt, 67 the cables should be tightened. Slack can be removed from the
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Cable Diagram The cable diagram below shows the proper routing of the Short Cable (58) and the Long Cable (23). Use the diagram to be sure that the two cables and the cable traps have been assembled correctly. If the cables have not been correctly routed, the home gym system will not function properly and damage may occur. The numbers show the correct route for each cable. The starting and ending points of each cable are labeled. Be sure that the cable traps do not touch or bind the cables. Long
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1/2" x 3/4" Spacer (61) 1" x 7/8" Plastic Bushing (75) 3/4" Round Inner Cap (34) 1" Round Inner Cap (49) 1" Round Cover Cap (70) 1 3/4" Square Inner Cap (44) 2" Square Inner Cap (27) 2" Square Outer Cap (51)
