Life Fitness Essential FT6 User Manual
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ISPLAY
C
ONSOLE
D
ESCRIPTIONS
The functions for the keys and display windows on the treadmill console are listed and described in this section. See
Section 4, titled The Workouts, for detailed information on using the console to set up workouts.
A ELEVATION: During a workout-in-progress, press this key to change the current elevation. Then, press the
NUMERIC keys to select a new elevation.
B SPEED: During a workout-in-progress, press this key to change the current speed. Then, press the NUMERIC
keys to select a new speed.
C ENTER: During a workout setup, press this key to accept a displayed value, such as speed or elevation.
D CLEAR: During a workout setup, press this key to clear incorrect data, such as speed or elevation. When setting
up a CUSTOM PROGRAM, use this key to clear previously saved settings as described in section 4.4, titled CUS-
TOM PROGRAMS.
E
WORKOUT/NUMERIC keys: During a workout setup, press one of these keys when prompted by the MESSAGE
CENTER to select a workout.
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CUSTOM A: Press this key to select the CUSTOM A workout if it has been pre-programmed.
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CUSTOM B: Press this key to select the CUSTOM B workout if it has been pre-programmed.
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SPEED INTERVAL: Press this key to select the SPEED INTERVAL workout.
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WEIGHT LOSS: Press this key to select the WEIGHT LOSS workout.
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HILL CLIMB: Press this key to select the HILL CLIMB workout.
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HR CONTROL: Press this key to select the HEART RATE CONTROL workout.
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TARGET TIME: Press this key to select a workout that targets a specific time duration as a goal.
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TARGET DISTANCE: Press this key to select a workout that targets a specific distance as a goal.
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TARGET CALORIES: Press this key to select a workout that targets a specific number of caloires as a goal.
Additionally, each of these 10 keys is labled with a numeral, from “0” to “9”. During a workout setup, use these keys
to enter numeric values, such as age or workout duration, as prompted by the MESSAGE CENTER. During a
workout-in-progress, use these keys to easily enter a new numeric value after pressing the SPEED or ELEVATION key
to change the current speed or elevation. The up and down arrow keys may also be used to select workout values.
F
ELEVATION ARROW keys: Press these keys to change an elevation level while a workout is in progress.
G SPEED ARROW keys: Press these keys to change an speed while a workout is in progress.
H QUICK START/START: Press this key to begin a workout immediately, bypassing workout setup steps. This workout
runs at a preset duration, elevation, and speed. These settings do not change automatically, but may changed manually.
Also press this key after setting up a workout to begin the workout.
I
VIEW: During a workout-in-progress, press this key to scroll through workout statistics as displayed in the MESSAGE
CENTER.
J
COOL DOWN: Press this key during a workout in progress to enter a four minute cool down period. During the first two
minutes of the cool down period, the current speed and elevation will be reduced by half. During the last two minutes of
the cool down period, the reduced speed and elevation will be reduced by half again.
K PAUSE/STOP: Press this key to pause a workout-in-progress. Press the key again to stop the workout.
L
ELEVATION window: This window displays the elevation of a workout-in-progress.
M MESSAGE CENTER: This window displays step-by-step instructions for setting up a workout. When a workout is in
progress, it displays statistics about the progress of the workout, as seen below:
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Time: the time elapsed since the start of the workout.
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Distance: the distance traveled since the beginning of the workout.
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Calories: the number of calories burned since beginning the workout.
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Pulse: the detected heart rate if the user is wearing telemetry heart rate chest strap.
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Percentage of Maximum Heart Rate: the user’s heart rate expressed as a percent of the theoretical maxi-
mum heart rate
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if the user is wearing a telemetry chest strap.
N SPEED window: This window displays the current treadmill speed of a workout-in-progress.
O STOP KEY: A magnetized key that cuts the main power in emergency situations.
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Defined by the American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" as equal to 220 minus an individual’s age.