Olympus VH-520 Instruction Manual page 65

Provisions of warranty
1 If this product proves to be defective, although it has been
used properly (in accordance with the written Handling
Care and Operating instructions supplied with it), during the
applicable national warranty period and has been purchased
from an authorized Olympus distributor within the business
area of Olympus Europa Holding GmbH as stipulated on
the website: http://www.olympus.com this product will be
repaired, or at Olympus's option replaced, free of charge. To
claim under this warranty the customer must take the product
before the end of the applicable national warranty period to
the dealer where the product was purchased or any other
Olympus service station within the business area of Olympus
Europa Holding GmbH as stipulated on the website: http://
www.olympus.com. During the one year period of the World
Wide Guarantee the customer may turn the product in at any
Olympus service station. Please notice that not in all countries
such Olympus service station exists.
2 The customer shall transport the product to the dealer or
Olympus authorized service station at his own risk and
shall be responsible for any costs incurred in transporting
the product.
Provisions of Guarantee
1 "OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP., 2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-
shi, Tokyo 192-8507, Japan grants a one year World Wide
Guarantee. This worldwide Guarantee must be presented
at an Olympus authorized repair service station before any
repair can be made under conditions of this Guarantee. This
Guarantee is valid only if the Guarantee Certifi cate and proof
of purchase are presented at the Olympus repair service
station. Please note that this Guarantee is in addition to and
does not affect the customer's legal warranty rights under the
applicable national legislation governing the sale of consumer
goods mentioned above.
2 This Guarantee does not cover the following and the customer
will be required to pay repair charge, even for defects
occurring within the Guarantee period referred to above.
a. Any defect that occurs due to mishandling (such as
an operation performed that is not mentioned in the
Handling Care or other sections of the instructions, etc.)
b. Any defect that occurs due to repair, modifi cation,
cleaning, etc. performed by anyone other than Olympus
or an Olympus authorized service station.
c. Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport, a
fall, shock, etc. after purchase of the product.
d. Any defect or damage that occurs due to fi re,
earthquake, fl ood damage, thunderbolt, other natural
disasters, environmental pollution and irregular voltage
sources.
e. Any defect that occurs due to careless or improper
storage (such as keeping the product under conditions
of high temperature and humidity, near insect repellents
such as naphthalene or harmful drugs, etc.), improper
maintenance, etc.
f. Any defect that occurs due to exhausted batteries, etc.
g. Any defect that occurs due to sand, mud, etc. entering
the inside of the product casing.
h. When the Guarantee Certifi cate is not returned with
the product.
i. When any alterations whatsoever are made to the
Guarantee Certifi cate regarding the year, month and
date of purchase, the customer's name, the dealer's
name, and the serial number.
j. When proof of purchase is not presented with this
Guarantee Certifi cate.
3 This Guarantee applies to the product only; the Guarantee
does not apply to any other accessory equipment, such as
the case, strap, lens cap and batteries.
4 Olympus's sole liability under this Guarantee shall be
limited to repairing or replacing the product. Any liability
under the Guarantee for indirect or consequential loss or
damage of any kind incurred or suffered by the customer
due to a defect of the product, and in particular any loss
or damage caused to any lenses, fi lms, other equipment
or accessories used with the product or for any loss
resulting from a delay in repair or loss of data, is excluded.
Compelling regulations by law remain unaffected by this.
Notes regarding Guarantee maintenance
1 This Guarantee will only be valid if the Guarantee
Certifi cate is duly completed by Olympus or an
authorized dealer or other documents contain suffi cient
proof. Therefore, please make sure that your name,
the name of the dealer, the serial number and the
year, month and date of purchase are all completed
or the original invoice or the sales receipt (indicating
the dealer's name, the date of purchase and product
type) is attached to this Guarantee Certifi cate. Olympus
reserves the right to refuse free-of-charge service if
neither Guarantee Certifi cate is completed nor the
above document is attached or if the information
contained in it is incomplete or illegible.
2 Since this Guarantee Certifi cate will not be re-issued,
keep it in a safe place.
* Please refer to the list on the web site: http://www.
olympus.com for the authorized international Olympus
service network.
65
EN