PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole User Guide

: June 12, 2024
: Pyle

Table of Contents

CRITICAL INFORMATION
What’s in the Box
POLE MAINTENANCE & REMOVAL
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SECTION
FEATURES:
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
TECHNICAL SPECS:
Documents / Resources
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User Guide SIXPL
Professional Spinning Pole
Portable & Removable Fitness Pole, Great For Training & Exercise

CRITICAL INFORMATION

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE ASSEMBLING THIS PRODUCT
To get the best from your sport pole – with SAFETY being the utmost priority – it is extremely important that you READ & FOLLOW the Instruction Manual from beginning to end and most importantly, understand it!
Follow the simple but explicit instructions in this manual to get the best results from your Dancing Pole.
Safety is a priority at all times.
ALL REMOVEABLE AND PORTABLE POLES USE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND CEILING TO KEEP THEM STABLE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT DAMAGE COULD BE CAUSED TO THE CEILING.
BY REMOVING THE SPORT POLE FROM ITS PACKAGING AND/OR ANY USE OF THE PRODUCT CONFIRMS ACCEPTANCE OF THE ABOVE WARNINGS AND THE USER’S RESPONSIBILITY IN USING THE PRODUCT.
CAUTION: The Professional Spinning Dancing Pole SHOULD NOT be installed under false, suspended or non- rigid ceilings. When searching for Joists please use a step ladder and have a second person holding the ladder providing additional assistance.
CAUTION: Take note that carpet, wooden or sprung foors can affect the stability of this product.
CAUTION: Never undo any of the screws unless you are explicitly told to do so in the instruction manual. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole -
INFORMATIO

What’s in the Box

PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - What’s in the Box WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU START: 1 x Tape Measure & 1 x Spirit Level
TIP: Measurement Calculation: 100mm = 10cm = 3.94 inches (or divide the amount of millimetres by 25.4 to get inches)
CHECKING THE PARTS
Check the contents of your Dancing Pole with the contents diagram (Fig 1.1).
If anything is missing or damaged, please contact your point of purchase.
Study the contents and the part descriptions in the diagram (Fig 1.1) as these are used throughout the instruction manual and are important for installation.
Try using the parts before assembling, it is important that you understand how they work.
HEIGHT CHART
Using the full allowed length (125mm/5”) of the Screw Adjuster (which adjusts the height of the pole) & both supplied extensions (125mm/5” & 250mm/10”) will allow the Dancing Pole to t ceilings between the ranges of 2235mm (88”) to 2745mm (108”).
The Screw Adjuster has the capability of extending the Dancing Pole by 125mm (5”). With the Screw Adjuster closed (contracted) you will be able to achieve a height of 2235mm (7’4”) & with it open (extended) using both the supplied extensions, you will achieve a height of 2745mm (9’).
CAUTION:
You should NEVER use more than 125mm (5”) of the Screw Adjuster.
CHOOSING THE BEST PLACE FOR YOUR SPORT POLE
LOCATING CEILING JOISTS
Try to and a suitable area in the centre of your room, where you would like to install your pole. Above this area, you will need to locate a ‘Joist’, please see instructions below on how to do this. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole -
G JOISTS

The Dancing Pole should be installed in the most secure location possible, like under a solid ceiling – if you do not have a solid ceiling, you will have to locate a ‘Joist’ or ‘girder’ to install the Upper Plate against.
Joists are beams of wood that run from wall to wall and support your ceilings.
The Upper Plate must be centred on the Joist.
To find a Joist above your ceiling, tap across the ceiling with your knuckle until a solid sound is heard – this will be the Joist. If you keep tapping across the ceiling the sound will become hollow – the space between the Joists.
Once a Joist is located, take a position measurement from the wall for future reference.
Write this measurement here:
X = _____
Make sure that the measurement is taken at 90° from the Joists.

TIP: Joists can be located using an optional Joist/stud finder; this can be purchased from most hardware stores.
TIP: Measure a circle with a diameter (measured from one point of a circle across to another) of approximately 3000 – 3500mm (120” – 138”) and locate your pole in the centre of the circle.

Place a chair beneath the location where you have identified your Joist or imagine a fully assembled pole beneath this spot.
Fully stretch both your arms & place one hand on the chair/ imaginary pole and walk around it in a circular motion.
Whilst rotating around the chair/imaginary pole you must not hit or touch anything else in the room.
This area will enable you to fully extend your arms & legs when using the pole.

Measuring the Height of the Ceiling
Accurately measure the height of the ceiling at the point of use and match the ceiling height to the pole height on the chart (Fig 1.2) PYLE SLXPL Portable
Dancing Pole - Ceiling Now you have found a suitable exercise area and the ideal spot for the installation of your pole.
HOW THE DANCING POLE’S JOINT WORK
This Dancing Pole uses a revolutionary joint that expands inside the pole tubes to lock them together and stops them from coming apart/separating.
To optimise the Joint’s key features and ensure correct operation, it is important that you carefully follow these instructions. PYLE SLXPL Portable
Dancing Pole - DANCING There are 2 sizes of Joints; 180mm (7”), 200mm (8”). PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING
1 The 180mm (7”) Joint has one half longer than the other & is marked with an arrow (on the shorter end), when used, this must be installed at the top with the arrow pointing upwards.
CAUTION:
The 180mm Joint should only be used with the 125mm extension. PYLE SLXPL
Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING 2 The Joint features a special mechanism which expands/contracts to lock/loosen the pole tubes together. Please test this prior to assembly.
The Joint expansion is done by FULLY inserting the 6mm Hex Key (with black plastic cover) into the pole tube & rotating clockwise. PYLE SLXPL Portable
Dancing Pole - DANCING 3 Always remember:
TO EXPAND/TIGHTEN: Clockwise
TO CONTRACT/LOOSEN: Anti/Counter-Clockwise PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing
Pole - DANCING 4 TIP: Before pole installation test the operation of the Joint on its own and then on 2 x Extension Tubes. It is better to loosely tighten the Joints and then undo and firmly re-tighten them when the pole is in place, as when vertical, the weight/pressure of the pole tubes will push the Joints tightly together. ”
Step 1
Connecting the A-POLE (main tube with screws & screw adjuster at one end) to the B-POLE. At the centre of the Joint are 2 x Keys. These Keys slide into the corresponding U Keyway slots in the pole tube. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing
Pole - DANCING 5 Step 2
Insert a 200mm Joint into the A-Pole (the pole tube with the screw adjuster) ensuring the keys locate into the U Slots and the expansion screws line up with the holes on the pole tubes.
Next attach the B-Pole to the A-Pole with the Joint ensuring the Keys engage with the U Keyway Slots. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING
6 Step 3
Check the tube edges are tight together – then loosely tighten the screw in the A-Pole – now loosely tighten the other tube (B-Pole)
– continue to tighten, alternating between the two until no further force could be applied to the screws. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING
7 Step 4
It is important to tighten the screws progressively – alternating between the screws, tightening Clockwise. This will ensure the pressure is equalized within the pole tubes. Step 5
Then, as required, keep adding Joints and Extensions to reach your desired height – minimising the number of Joints and tubes by using optional longer extensions; where possible. Extensions should always be installed at the opposite end to the height adjuster. The smallest extension always goes closest to the Upper Plate. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING
9 ** NEVER INSTALL EXTENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POLE – THIS IS DANGEROUS.
The Dancing Pole is always assembled on the floor first and then lifted/ installed in position after assembly.
Step 6
Whilst the Dancing Pole is on the floor, make sure the locking nut on the A-Pole is loose and you can see the hole in the screw adjuster rod. Step 7
Once the main pole is in place and the Joints tight, the base plate can be attached onto the Adjuster Shaft. Step 8
Once the A-Pole and B-Pole (and any additional extensions) are connected, insert the Upper Plate into the B-Pole or last extension used. Step 9
As you attach the Upper Plate onto the (B-Pole or last extension used), make sure the 2 x Keys on the Upper Plate locate into the corresponding U Keyway slots (Fig. 6.1) on the pole tubes. These Keys stop the pole from rotating. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING
12 CAUTION: DO NOT FORGET: If you are using extensions, you can ONLY use a 180mm JOINT with a 125mm extension and make sure the ARROW is always pointing towards the ceiling.
CAUTION: When assembled, the Dancing Pole is heavy and at full height, NOT easy to handle. It is therefore MANDATORY/COMPULSORY that 2 people install the Dancing Pole – i.e. 2 people should lift it into position and 1 person hold the pole while the other rotates/expands the height adjuster.
Make sure that the base of the pole is at the center point of your dance area – as explained in ‘ Finding a suitable exercise & dance area’ (Fig 3.1-3.4) and under the selected Joist (Fig 2.4).
Step 10
With one person holding the base, the other person should slowly and carefully lift the pole, raising it until it is vertical and under the Joist. Step 11
Once vertical, the person at the base should insert the tightening/ release tool into the hole in the adjuster. Step 12
This goes all the way through the adjuster until the black ring at the end seats against the adjuster. POLE ROTATION:
Rotating the pole tube from left to the right (Anti/Counter – Clockwise) will Expand/Tighten the Pole. Rotating the pole tube from right to the left (Clockwise) will Shorten/Loosen the Pole. Step 13
Next, with one person holding the base and adjuster tool in position, the other person rotates the whole pole anti/counter-clockwise – which will unwind the adjuster, expanding the pole – until it reaches the ceiling. Step 14
PLEASE NOTE: Adjuster Rotation.
When rotating the adjuster, it works in the opposite direction to the pole. Rotating the adjuster from left to the right (Anti/Counter- Clockwise) will Shorten/Loosen the Pole. Rotating the pole tube from right to the left (Clockwise) will Expand/Tighten the Pole. Step 15
Once the Upper Plate is against the ceiling and before it is tightened further, make sure that the pole is vertical. Best way to dothis is using a ‘spirit-level’ (which can be purchased from a local hardware store) or visually align the pole with a door or window frame.It is critical that the Upper Plate is flat against the ceiling/Joist.
DO NOT expand the adjuster further until the Upper Plate is flat against the ceiling/Joist.
If the Upper Plate is not flat, the plate could rotate, and slip or damage the ceiling.If the pole is not vertical, move the base in the required direction.
DO NOT move the Upper Plate which must be kept over the centre of the Joist at all times. Step16
Whilst holding the pole (not allowing the pole tube to rotate) rotate the Tightening/ Release Tool Clockwise to tightenthe Adjuster. Step17
Tighten the Dancing Pole pole until good positive pressure is felt and the pole is firmly in place.
DO NOT exert too much pressure. Rock/Shake the pole to ensure it
does not move from its position. Step 18
Now tighten the Locking Nut until it rises up the Adjuster Rod towards the A-Pole. Insert theadjuster tool into the hole in the locking nut & tighten firmly anti/ counter-clockwise. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART and ensures that your Adjuster Screwdoes not become unfastened during use. TIP: If the floor is not solid (concrete), it helps, once the pole is tight, to have someone stand on the base and then re-tighten.
CAUTION: Do not over-tighten the Dancing Pole – only tighten till good
positive pressure is felt and the pole is firmly in place.
Step19
Once the pole feels tight and does not move, try practicing a turn with at least one feet on the floor. Re-tighten as necessary until there is no movement.
Once you are certain that the pole has been installed safely – try a move with your feet of the ground. Your Dancing Pole pole is now ready for use** PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING 26 If the adjuster is extended, the threads on the adjuster are exposed and could roughen/scratch the dancer’s skin. In order to avoid this, a 125mm piece of foam, is included.
Fit the foam around the adjuster, by making a vertical slit on the foam, then wrapping this foam around the exposed thread area before use.
If the adjuster is less than 125mm cut the foam to the correct size.
You may also wish to secure the foam in position by using low-tac tape. PYLE
SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole - DANCING 27

POLE MAINTENANCE & REMOVAL

Because the Dancing Pole pole uses pressure to remain in position, over time it could release or become loose. The pole tightness should be checked regularly during use, ideally every 30 mins.
If there is any movement, DO NOT USE, until you have re-tightened.
Always check the Joints at the same time. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole -
DANCING 28 To take down the pole, undo the Locking Nut and then unwind theAdjuster Anti/Counter Clockwise until the pole is free from the ceiling.
Take care the pole does not fall over.
Once the pole has been removed from its position, the Upper Plate & Base Plate can be removed. Lay the pole tubes on the floor and undo the JOINTS to disassemble the Dancing Pole. PYLE SLXPL Portable Dancing Pole -
REMOVAL To disassemble/take apart your pole, lay the pole tubes on the floor and undo the Joints to disassemble the Dancing Pole. To undo the Joint – turn both Hex Screws Anti/Counter Clockwise – undo screws until there is pressure against the key.
CAUTION: STORE YOUR SPORT POLE ONLY IN A WARM, DRY PLACE.

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SECTION

PLEASE NOTE: ANTI-CLOCKWISE = COUNTER CLOCKWISE
A. As damage can occur from the pressure used to keep the Dancing Pole in place, it is mandatory that the pole is centred under one Joist. The better aligned the upper dome is under the centre of the Joist and the more care taken in assembly and set-up, the less potential there is for damage.
B. Most plasterboard or plaster ceilings, will flex/compress with pressure.
This means that the retaining nails/pins/screws can be pushed out of the plasterboard when pressure is applied by the pole adjuster.
If this happens, just re-nail or re-tighten the fixing screws, fill and re- paint.
C. Dance moves can be performed by experienced dancers in a smaller space than recommended but for beginners the above space is mandatory.
Once you have located the correct sized clear area you can look for the ceiling Joists above the area you have selected.