Postby SMc » June 29th, 2011, 3:00 pm
Here is a breakdown of what may be happening..
Before you get on it it scans your body profile and it goes from there. Alot of new equipment have one of those sensors that knows how fat you are and therefore sets itself to the level and timeframe that it thinks you should run for.
1.) 3 Minute startup- because the unit has a 'brain' it takes that long to contemplete whether or not it wants you to step your fat ass on it and potentially stomp the sh1t out of it.
2.) It starts without the safety key- this model is also known as the Carpe Diem model and will after scanning your body, tend to sacrifice itself for the better of the world
3.) The only way to stop it is to unplug it- this once again is a special feature whereby it makes the lazy go that 4 extra steps just to stop exersizing..irony at its best.
if all else fails, sell it for scrap; hold a bucket of KFC and stand on the side of the beetham and you will get to do all the running you want.