XE Series Elliptical
Console Operation
Safety lock
When the elliptical is powered on the resistance at the pedals will be set to the very highest
setting. This is a safety feature that makes sure that you have a stable platform to stand on and
the footpads wont move suddenly while setting the console data. It also ensures that children
cannot operate the elliptical unsupervised and injure themselves by pedaling too fast.
You can turn this feature off and have the elliptical set to the lightest resistance at power-up by
entering the maintenance menu:
l Press and hold down the Start, Stop and Enter keys. Keep holding the keys down for
about 5 seconds and the message window will display ALTXXXX Engineering mode.
l Press the enter key. Scroll down the menu to Functions and press the enter key. Scroll
down to Safety and press the enter key to toggle the setting to OFF. Press the stop key
twice to exit to the start-up display.
Quick Start
This is the quickest way to start a workout. After the console powers up you just press the Start
key to begin, this will initiate the Quick Start mode. In Quick Start the Time will count up from zero
and the workload and Incline may be adjusted manually by pressing the Up or Down buttons. The
dot matrix display will have only the bottom row lit at first. As you increase the work load more
rows will light indicating a harder workout. The elliptical will get harder to pedal as the rows
increase. When you press the Incline buttons, the dot matrix display will switch to show the incline
profile. There will also be an icon showing the word Incline just above the profile. To switch back
to view the work profile, press the up or down workload keys.
Basic information
The Message Window will initially be displaying Speed information in Miles Per Hour (MPH).
Each time the Enter button is pressed the next set of information will appear, five sets of data in
all.
l Speed in Miles Per Hour (MPH)
l Speed in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute). This is the actual pedal speed.
l “L” (Current Work Level) and MaxL” (Maximum Work Level of the program)
l
Watts Indication of workload. If 100 watts is displayed, you are doing enough work to keep a
100-watt light bulb lit.
l Ramp Shows incline level from 1 to 20. The dot matrix will switch to the incline profile at the
same time
l Scan the message window will show each set of data for four seconds then switch to the next
set of data in a continuous loop. Pressing the Enter button again will bring you back to the
beginning.
The Stop/Reset button actually has several functions. Pressing the Stop/Reset key once during a
program will Pause the program for 5 minutes. If you need to get a drink, answer the phone or
any of the many things that could interrupt your workout, this is a great feature. To resume your
workout during Pause, just press the Start key. If the Stop/Reset button is pressed twice during a
workout the program will end and the console will return to the start up screen. If the Stop/Reset
key is held down for 5 seconds the console will perform a complete Reset. During data entry for a
program the Stop/Reset key performs a Previous Screen function. This allows you to go back
one step in the programming each time you press the Stop/Reset key.
