Sears 831.297432 Treadmill User Manual


 
OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT
THE PERFORMANT LUBETM WALKING BELT
Your treadmillfeatures a walking belt coated with
PERFORMANT LUBETM, a high-performance lubdcant.
IMPORTANT: Never apply silicone spray or other
substances to the walking belt or the walking plat-
form. They will deteriorate the walking belt and
cause excessive wear.
HOW TO PLUG IN THE POWER CORD
DANGER: improper connection
of the equipment-grounding conductor can
result in an increased risk of electric shock.
Check with a qualified electrician or service-
man if you are in doubt as to whether the
product is properly:grounded. Do not modify
the plug provide d with the product---if it will
'not fit the outle t havea 'proper outlet in-
stalled by a qualified electrician.'
Your treadmill, like any other type of sophisticated
electronicequipment, can be seriously damaged by
sudden voltage changes in your home's power,
Voltage surges, spikes, and noise interference can re-
sult from weather conditionsor from other appliances
being turned on or off.
To decrease the pos-
sibility of your tread- 1
mill being damaged,
always use a surge
protector (not in-
cluded) with your
treadmill.
Surge protectors are
sold at most hardware
stores and department
stores. Use only a UL-
listedsurge protector,
rated at 15 amps, with a
14-gauge cord of five
feet or less in length.
This product must be
grounded, If it should
malfunctionor break
down, grounding pro-
vides a path of least re-
sistance for electric cur-
rent to reduce the dsk of
electric shock. This productis equipped with a cord
having an equipment-grounding conductorand a
groundingplug. Plug the power cord into a surge
protector, and plug the surge protector into an ap-
propriate outlet that is properly installed and
grounded In accordance with all local codes and
ordinances.
This product isfor use on a nominal 120-volt circuit,
and has a groundingplug that looks like the plug illus-
trated in drawing I below. A temporary adapter that
looks like the adapter illustrated in drawing 2 may be
used to connect the surge protector to a 2-pole recep-
tacle as shown in drawing 2 if a propedy grounded out-
let isnot available.
The temporary adapter should be used only untila
propedy grounded outlet (drawing 1) can be installed
by a qualified electddan.
The graen-colorad rigidear, lug, or the like extending
from the adapter mustbe connected to a permanent
ground such as a properly grounded outlet box cover.
Whenever the adapter isused itmust be held in place
by a metal screw. Some 2-pole receptacle outlet box
covers are not grounded. Contact a qualified elec-
trician to determine if the outlet box Cover Is
grounded before using an adapter.
j Grounded Outlet Box
/ Grounding Pin
"_unding Plug
3rounded Outlet
Treadmill Power Cord-..
__ ,1,_/Grounded Outlet Box
Adapter
,_ Grounding Pin
Plug
Surge Protector