Xterra FS5.5e Owner's Manual - page 18
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Xterra FS5.5e / 5.7e Elliptical
A message about Calories: Calorie readings on every piece of exercise equipment, whether it is
in a gym or at home, are not accurate and tend to vary widely. They are meant only as a guide to
monitor your progress from workout to workout. The only way to measure your calorie burn
accurately is in a clinical setting connected to a host of machines. This is because every person
is different and burns calories at a different rate.
Entering a Program/Changing Settings
Press the program keys to scroll through the program selections. The profile for each program
will be displayed in the dot matrix window. Press the enter key to select a program and begin
customizing the settings. If you want to workout without entering new settings then just press the
Start key. This will bypass the programming of data and take you directly to the start of your
workout. If you want to change the personal settings then just follow the instructions in the
message window. If you start a program without changing the settings, the default settings
will be used.
NOTE: Age and Weight default settings will change when you enter a new number. So the last
Age and Weight entered will be saved as the new default settings. If you enter an age and weight
the first time you use the Elliptical you will not have to enter it every time you work out unless
either your age or weight changes or someone else enters a different age and weight.
Programming
Manual
The Manual program works as the name implies, manually. This means that you control the
workload yourself and not the computer.
1. Press the Manual program button then press the Enter key.
2. The message window will ask you to enter your
Weight. You may adjust the weight setting
using the Up and Down keys, then press enter to continue.
3. The message window will ask you to enter your
Age. You may adjust the age
setting using the Up and Down keys, then press the Enter key to accept the new number and
proceed on to the next screen.
4. Next is the
Time. You may adjust the Time and press enter to continue.
5. Now you are finished editing the settings and can begin your workout by pressing the Start
key.
6. Once the program starts the elliptical will be set to level one. This is the easiest level and it is
a good idea to stay at level one for a while to warm up. If you want to increase the work load
at any time press the Up key on the console or stationary hand grips; the Down key will
decrease the workload.
7. The same holds true for the Incline. The program starts without any elevation. If you want to
increase the incline at any time press the Up key on the console under “Incline”; the Down key
will decrease the incline angle.
8. During the Manual program you will be able to switch between a quarter mile track or
profile display in the dot matrix window by pressing the enter key.
9. When the program ends the message window will show a summary of your workout. The
summary will be displayed for a short time then the console will return to the start-up
display.