Spirit EL 3 Elliptical - Manual (Page 27)

EL3 /EL5 Elliptical
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Getting familiar with the EL5 control panel
Console Operation
Quick Start
This is the quickest way to start a workout. After the console powers up you just press the Start
key to begin, this will initiate the Quick Start mode. In Quick Start the Time will count up from zero
and the workload may be adjusted manually by pressing the Up or Down buttons. The dot matrix
display will have only the bottom row lit at first. As you increase the work load more rows will light
indicating a harder workout. The elliptical will get harder to pedal as the rows increase.
Basic information
The Message Window will initially be displaying Speed information. Each time the Enter button is
pressed the next set of information will appear, four windows in all. In order: Speed in RPM and
MPH, Work Level and Watts. If the Enter button is pressed during the Level and Watts display the
Scan light will come on and the message window will show each set of data for four seconds then
switch to the next set of data in a continuous loop. Pressing the Enter button again will bring you
back to the beginning.
The Elliptical has a built in heart rate monitoring system. Simply grasping the hand pulse sensors
on the stationary handle bars, or wearing the heart rate transmitter, will start the Heart Icon
blinking (this may take a few seconds). The Pulse Display Window will display your heart rate, or
Pulse, in beats per minute.
The Stop/Reset button actually has several functions. Pressing the Stop/Reset key once during a