User`s guide
PROBLEM:Thereis no heartrate reading.
SOLUTIOR: Removethe consoleand verifythat the heartrate cablesare attachedproperly,making sure that
the cablesare securelyinsertedinto the console.
• Check your exercise environment for sources of interference such as high power lines, large motors, etc.
YOUMAYEXPERIENCEAN ERRATICHEARTRATEREADOUTUNDERTHEFOLLOWINGCONDITIONS:
• Gripping the heart rate handlebars too tight. Tryto maintain moderate pressure while holding onto the heart
rate handlebars.
• Constant movement and vibration due to constantly holding the heart rate grips while exercising.
• Whenyou are breathing heavily during a workout.
• Whenyour hands are constricted by wearing a ring.
• Whenyour hands are dry or cold. Tryrnoisteningyour palms or rubbing them together to warm.
• Anyone with heavy arrhythrnia.
• Anyone with arteriosclerosis or peripheral circulation disorder.
• Anyone whose skin on the measuring palms is especially thick.
• Low light environments can also affect proper readings.
NOTE:Outsideinterferencesourcessuch as computers,motorsand fluorescentlights may causethereading to beerratic.
If the above troubleshooting section does not remedy the problem, discontinue use and turn the power off.
CALLCUSTOMERTECHSUPPORTATTHENUMBERONTHEBACKPANEL
WHENYOUARENEAR EQUIPMENT
Thefollowing information may be asked of you when you call. Please have these items readily available:
• Model Name
• Serial Number
• Date of Purchase (receipt or credit card statement)
In order for Customer TechSupport to service your ascent trainer, they may need to ask detailed questions about
the symptoms that are occurring. Some troubleshooting questions that may be asked are:
• I-low long has this problem been occurring?
• Does this problem occur with every use? With every user?
• If you are hearing a noise, does it come from the front, back or inside? What kind of noise is it (thumping,
grinding, squeaking, chirping etc.)?
• If you are having a resistance problem what is occurring? Is the resistance always too hard or too easy?
Does the resistance respond when pushing the buttons on the console? Does the resistance constantly cycle
through the levels during the workout?
• I-las the machine been maintained per the maintenance schedule?
• Does the problem occur when using the handlebars? Without using the handlebars?
Answering these and other questions will give the technicians the ability to send proper replacement parts and
the service necessary to get you and your AFGascent trainer running again!
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ARETHESOUNDSMYASCENTTRAINERMAKESNORMAL?
Our ascent trainers are some of the quietest available because they use belt drives and friction free magnetic
resistance. We use the highest grade bearings and belts to minimize noise. However, because the resistance
system itself is so quiet, you will occasionally hear other slight mechanical noises. Unlike older, louder
technologies, there are no fans, friction belts, or alternator noises to mask these sounds on our ascent trainers.
Thesemechanical noises, which may or may not be intermittent, are normal and are caused by the transfer of
significant amounts of energy to a rapidly spinning flywheel Aft bearings, belts and other rotating parts will
generate some noise which will transmit through the casing and frame. It is also normal for these sounds to
change slightly during a workout and over time because of thermal expansion of the parts.
WHYISTHEASCENTTRAINERI HADDELIVEREDLOUDERTHANTHEONEAT
THESTORE?
Aft fitness products seem quieter in a large store showroom because there is generally more background noise
than in your home. Also, there will be less reverberation on a carpeted concrete floor than on a wood overlay floor.
Sometimes a heavy rubber mat will help reduce reverberation through the floor. If a fitness product is placed
close to a wall, there will be more reflected noise.
HOWLONGWILLTHEDRIVEBELTLAST?
Thecomputer modeling wehave done indicated virtually thousands of maintenance free hours. Belts are now
commonly used in far more demanding applications such as motorcycle drives.
CANI MOVETHEASCENTTRAINEREASILYONCEIT ISASSEMBLED?
Yourascent trainer has a pair of transport wheels built into the front stabilizer bar. It is easy to move your
ascent trainer by rolling it on the front transport wheels. It is important that you place your ascent trainer in
a comfortable and inviting room. Yourascent trainer is designed to use minimal floor space. Many people will
place their ascent trainers facing the TVor a picture window. If at aft possible, avoid putting your ascent trainer
in a unfinished basement. Tomake exercise a desirable daily activity for you, the ascent trainer should be in a
comfortable setting.
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