Precor C954 Treadmill User Manual


 
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COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
The C954 provides one Manual course while the C956 lets you choose between 21
variable courses. This section provides information about the special features and
functions of the treadmill’s courses and how to best utilize the:
Smart Rate
®
feature Manual course (C954/C956)
Track course Cross Country courses
Aerobic courses Gluteal courses
Interval courses Custom courses
Random course Heart Rate course
Weight Loss course Goal-based courses
Note: To choose a course, begin at the Precor banner and press Enter. User-
friendly prompts guide you through the course selections. Refer to
Quick Steps to
Working Out
on page 34.
THE HEART RATE FEATURE
To use the heart rate features you must wear the POLAR
®
chest strap while
working out unless you are using the C956 with the touch-sensitive handrail grips.
The chest strap transmits your heart rate signal to the receiver installed in the
display console. The signal appears as your pulse rate on the display. During your
workout, the heart rate indicator lights and blinks at the same rate as your pulse.
This lets you see what your heart rate is doing even when the display is present-
ing other workout statistics.
Note: The Smart Rate
®
display does not appear if you use the Quick Start key to
access a course. Refer to QUICK START on page 30.
USING THE SMART RATE
®
FEATURE
Add the benefit of Smart Rate
®
to every course on the treadmill. Using Smart Rate
®
as a visual cue helps you adjust your exercise routine to suit specific needs. Smart
Rate
®
simplifies the correlation between heart rate and exercise. You don’t have to
stop concentrating on your workout to find your pulse. It is displayed right in front of
you along with the Smart Rate
®
zone. Once you begin a workout, a blinking seg-
ment in the bar graph appears on the left of the display, if you entered your age
during the Setup prompts. The blinking segment indicates the zone that your heart
rate is in: Weight Loss or Cardiovascular.
Important: Access to Smart Rate
®
is only available when the person exercising
wears a POLAR
®
chest strap or uses the touch-sensitive electrode grip on the hand-
rail. (The POLAR
®
chest strap and the “touch” capability are separate purchase
options.) The Smart Rate
®
indicator lights do not appear when Quick Start is used to
select a course.
Courses