XE500 Elliptical
Console Operation
Safety lock
When the elliptical is powered on the resistance at the pedals will be set to the very highest
setting. This is a safety feature that makes sure that you have a stable platform to stand on and
the footpads wont move suddenly while setting the console data. It also ensures that children
cannot operate the elliptical unsupervised and injure themselves by pedaling too fast.
You can turn this feature off and have the elliptical set to the lightest resistance at power-up by
entering the maintenance menu:
l Press and hold down the Start, Stop and Enter keys. Keep holding the keys down for
about 5 seconds and the message window will display ALTXXXX Engineering mode.
l Press the enter key. Scroll down the menu to Functions and press the enter key. Scroll
down to Safety and press the enter key to toggle the setting to OFF. Press the stop key
twice to exit to the start-up display.
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 and Incline 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 workload more rows
will light indicating a harder workout. The elliptical will get harder to pedal as the rows increase.
When you press the Incline buttons, the dot matrix display will switch to show the incline profile.
There will also be a blue LED light next to the matrix that is lit, indicating the Incline profile is being
displayed. You can press the Display button to scroll through the different matrix displays.
Basic information
The Message Window will initially be displaying Time and Distance information. On the bottom
left of the message window is a Display button. Each time this Display button is pressed the next
set of information will appear, four windows in all.
l Time and Distance
l Pulse and Calories (Kcal is shorthand for the standard measurement of nutritional calories)
l Speed in RPM and MPH
l Work Level and Watts (Watts is a measure of work. If the display reads 100 Watts, then you
are doing enough work to continuously light a 100 Watt light bulb.)
l Incline level
l Scan (If the Display 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 Display button again will bring you
back to the beginning).
To the right of the Dot matrix display is a Heart Icon and a Bar graph that shows your heart rate
as a percent of maximum. The XE Series 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 Message Window
will display your heart rate, or Pulse, in beats per minute. The Bar Graph represents the
percentage of your maximum heart rate you are currently achieving. See page 22 for more
information about heart rate.
l NOTE: You must enter your age for the Bar Graph to be accurate. Refer to Heart Rate
section for details about these features and how they can help you work out more efficiently.
