The Bowflex® Blaze™ Home Gym Assembly Manual ��������������� PN 001-6903 Rev B (8/2006)
CONGRATULATIONS on your commitment to improving your health and fitness! With the Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym, you have everything you need to exceed all of your physical fitness, strength and health expectations! With all of the fitness choices available today, finding the best workout equipment for your needs can be confusing. Everyone at Nautilus would like to congratulate you and thank you for selecting the Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym.
Safety Precautions • Always read and follow the Warning and Safety labels attached to your Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym. Do not remove these labels. If you need replacement labels, please call a Nautilus Representative at (800) 628-8458. • Read the owner’s manual and follow it carefully before using the machine.
Get to Know Your Machine Before You Assemble Select where you are going to locate your Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym carefully. The best place for your Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym is on a hard, level surface. Assemble your Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym in the location where you intend to use it, as the Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym does not go through doors easily once fully assembled. Allow a workout area of at least 8’4” x 6’6” (2.6 m x 2.0 m) of free space for safe operation of the Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym.
Get To Know Your Machine Basic Assembly Principles Here are a few basic tips that will make your assembly of the Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym quick and easy. By using these principles, you can simplify each process and save yourself extra time and effort. 1. To make the assembly process go faster, gather the pieces you need for each step and thoroughly read the assembly instructions for that step prior to starting assembly for the step. 2.
Hardware Guide Tools You Will Need You will need the following tools to complete the assembly of your Bowflex® Blaze™ home gym. If you don’t have these tools, you can find them at any hardware or department store for a reasonable price. • 1/2" combination wrench • Phillips screw driver • Utility Knife or Scissors • 9/16" combination wrench • Rubber mallet (optional) • (2) Allen Wrenches (included) Note: Drawings are actual size Item #: A Qty.: 4 Descr: #10 X .75” Phillips Head Screw Item #: E Qty.
Assembly Guide Step 1 - Attach the Lower Lat Tower to the Base Platform Figure 1 Locate the following items: Mounting Channels • Item #1 - Lower Lat Tower • Item #2 - Base Platform • Item #H - (4) 3/8" X 3" Button Head Screws • Item #N - (8) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (4) 3/8" Nylock Nuts Forward Screws H N Set the Base Platform (Item #2) onto the floor as shown in Figure 1. Line up the bolt holes in the mounting channels on the Lower Lat Tower (Item #1) with the holes in the Base Platform tubes.
Assembly Guide Step 3 - Attach the Squat Platform to the Main Assembly Locate the following items: Figure 3a Base Platform/Lower Lat Tower Assembly O • From Step 2 - Base Platform/Lat Tower (Main) Assembly • Item #5 - Squat Platform • Item #I - (2) 3/8" X 3 1/4" Button Head Screws • Item #N - (4) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (2) 3/8" Nylock Nuts • Item #Q - (4) Bolt Covers N I With the Base Frame/Lower Lat Tower (Main) Assembly (from Step 2) on the floor, carefully lift up the front of the unit, then sli
Assembly Guide Step 4 - Attach the Chest Bar with Pulleys to the Main Assembly Figure 4 Locate the following items: Chest Bar Brackets K • From Step 3 - Main Assembly • Item #6 - Chest Bar w/ Pulleys - Do not unwrap cables! • Item #K - (2) 3/8" X 5" Button Head Screws • Item #N - (4) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (2) 3/8" Nylock Nuts 6 N Line up the bolt holes in the brackets on the Chest Bar with Pulleys (Item #6) with the lowest bolt holes on the Lower Lat Tower, as shown in Figure 4.
Assembly Guide Step 6 - Attach the Seat Rail to the Seat Assembly Figure 6 Locate the following items: • From Step 5 - Seat Pad/Seat Bracket Assembly • Item #9 - Seat Rail Seat Pad/Seat Bracket Assembly Undo the twist ties from the Rail Pivot Bushings and remove the Bushings. Set aside until the end of this step. Line up the Seat Rail (Item #9) with the Seat Assembly (from Step 5). Orient the Seat Rail so that the Pull Pin on the Seat Bracket is on the same side as the holes in the Seat Rail.
Assembly Guide Step 8 - Attach the Rear Leg to the Seat Rail Figure 8 Locate the following items: • From Step 6 - Seat Rail Assembly • From Step 7 - Rear Leg Assembly • Item #J - (1) 3/8" X 4 1/4" Button Head Screw • Item #N - (2) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (1) 3/8" Nylock Nut • Item #Q - (2) Bolt Covers Undo the twist ties from the Pivot Bushings on the end of the Rear Leg Assembly (from Step 6), but do not remove the Bushings.
Assembly Guide Step 9 - Attach the Seat Rail to the Main Assembly Figure 9 Locate the following items: • From Step 4 - Main Assembly • From Step 8 - Seat Rail Assembly • Item #12 - Seat Rail Knob • Item #J - (1) 3/8" X 4 1/4" Button Head Screw • Item #N - (2) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (1) 3/8" Nylock Nut • Item #Q - (1) Bolt Cover Align the holes on the Seat Rail Assembly (from Step 8) with the holes in the Rail Bracket on the Main Assembly (from Step 4), as shown in Figure 9.
Assembly Guide Step 10 - Attach the Leg Extension Pivot Tube Figure 10a G Locate the following items: Bracket N • Item #13 - Leg Extension Pivot Tube • From Step 9 - Main Assembly • Item #30 - Lock Out Pin • Item #G - (1) 3/8" X 2 3/4" Button Head Screw • Item #N - (2) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (1) 3/8" Nylock Nut • Item #Q - (1) Bolt Cover O “Curve” 13 Undo the twist ties from the Pivot Bushings.
Assembly Guide Step 11 - Attach the Rollers to the Leg Extension Figure 11 Locate the following items: • From Step 10 - Main Assembly • Item #14 - Foam Rollers • Item #15 - Foam Roller End Caps • Item #16 - Short Chrome Roller Tubes • Item #17 - Long Chrome Roller Tube • Item #18 - Roller Tube Spacers 18 15 17 14 There are (3) Chrome Roller Tubes on the Leg Extension. Place the Long Chrome Roller Tube (Item #17) through the hole closest to the Seat.
Assembly Guide Figure 13 Step 13 - Assemble the Leg Extension Seat C Locate the following items: • Item #19 - Leg Extension Seat Pad • Item #21 - Leg Extension Seat Support Tube • Item #C - (4) 5/16" X 3/4" Button Head Screws • Item #M - (4) 5/16" Washers 21 M Rail Bracket Place the Leg Extension Seat Pad (Item #19) cushion-side down. Align the holes in the Leg Extension Seat Support Tube (Item #21) with the holes on the underside of the Seat Pad.
Assembly Guide Step 14 - Attach the Leg Extension Seat to the Main Assembly Figure 14 Leg Extension Seat Locate the following items: Back Edge • From Step 13 - Leg Extension Seat Assembly • From Step 12 - Main Assembly The Leg Extension Seat Assembly is removable, and can be attached to the Rear Leg Assembly easily by placing the Rail Bracket Hooks over the Rear Rollers.
Assembly Guide Step 16 - Attach the Upper Lat Tower to the Lower Figure 16 Locate the following items: Upper Lat Tower • From Step 15 - Upper Lat Tower Assembly • From Step 14 - Main Assembly • Item #E - (6) 3/8" X 3/4" Button Head Screw • Item #N - (6) 3/8" Washers N Carefully insert the end of the Upper Lat Tower into the open end of the Lower Lat Tower. Align the holes on the Upper Lat Tower with the holes on the Lower Lat Tower.
Assembly Guide Step 18 - Attach the Rod Box Frame to the Lat Tower Figure 18 Locate the following items: • From Step 16 - Main Assembly • From Step 17 - Rod Box/Frame Assembly • Item #K - (2) 3/8" X 5" Button Head Screws • Item #N - (4) 3/8" Washers • Item #O - (2) 3/8" Nylock Nuts K N Rod Box Brackets Align the bolt holes on the Rod Box brackets with the bolt holes on the Lat Tower above the Chest Bar , as shown in Figure 18.
Assembly Guide Step 20 - Attach the Faceplate Back Panels Figure 20 Locate the following items: • Item #27 - Faceplate Right Back Panels • Item #28 - Faceplate Left Back Panels • From Step 19 - Main Assembly • Item #A - (2) #10 Phillips Head Screws 28 27 A Slide each Faceplate Back Panel (Items #27 & 28), textured side out, against the textured (back) side of the Faceplate.
Assembly Guide Step 22 - Attach the Bench to the Seat Assembly Figure 22 Locate the following items: • Item #29 - Bench Pad • From Step 6 - Seat Assembly The Bench easily attaches and releases from the Seat. To attach the Bench, insert the half hinge on the end of the Bench into the half hinge on the seat. To remove the Bench, lift up on the long portion and pull away from Seat.
Assembly Guide Step 24 - Attach the Accessory Basket Figure 24 Locate the following items: • Item #CC - Accessory Basket Place the hooks on the Accessory Basket over the the Chest Bar as shown. Chest Bar Accessory Basket Figure 25 - Rod Cables Step 25 - Route the Rod Cables Locate the following items: Rod Cap • Item #S - (2) Hand Grips • Item #V - (2) Snap Hooks • Item #Y - (2) Rod Cables with (2) Snap Hooks (attached) Rod Hook Unwrap the Cables from both Pulleys on the Chest bar.
Assembly Guide Step 26 - Route the Lat Cables Locate the following items: • Item #S- (2) Hand Grips • Item #R- (1) Bent lat Bar (optional) • Item #Z- (2) Lat Cableswith (2) Snap Hooks (attached) Unwrap the Lat Cables with Snap Hooks from both pulleys on the Lat Cross Bar. Pull one end if the cables down from the Lat Cross Bar and fasten to Chest Cable Snap Hook.
IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS If you need assistance, please have both the serial number of your machine and the date of purchase available when you contact the appropriate Nautilus, Inc. office listed below. WORLDWIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE • NORTH AMERICA OFFICE Nautilus, Inc. World Headquarters 16400 S.E. Nautilus Drive Vancouver, Washington, USA 98683 Phone: 800-NAUTILUS e-mail: customerservice@nautilus.com INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE • SWITZERLAND OFFICE Nautilus International S.A.
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