Brother MFC-8480DN User Manual page 6

Brother™ One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service
Who is covered:
This limited warranty ("warranty") is given
only to the original
purchaser (referred to in this warranty as
"Original Purchaser") of the accompanying
product, consumables and accessories
(collectively referred to in this warranty as
"this Product").
If you purchased a product from someone
other than an authorized Brother reseller in
the United States or if the product was used
(including but not limited to floor models or
refurbished product by someone other than
Brother), prior to your purchase you are not
the Original Purchaser and the product that
you purchased is not covered by this
warranty.
What is covered:
This Product includes a Machine and
Consumable and
Consumable and Accessory Items include
but are not limited to print heads, toner,
drums, ink cartridges, print cartridges,
cordless handset battery, refill ribbons,
therma PLUS paper and thermal paper.
Except as otherwise provided herein,
Brother warrants that the Machine and the
accompanying
Accessory Items will be free from defects in
materials and workmanship, when used
under normal conditions.
This warranty applies only to products
purchased and used in the United States.
For products purchased in, but used
outside, the United States, this warranty
covers only warranty service within the
United States (and does not include
shipping outside the United States).
What is the length of the Warranty Periods:
Machines: one year from the original
purchase date.
Accompanying
Accessory Items: 90 days from the original
purchase date or the rated life of
consumable, whichever comes first.
What is NOT covered:
This warranty does not cover:
1 Physical damage to this Product;
2 Damage caused by improper installation,
improper or abnormal use, misuse, neglect
or accident (including but not limited to
transporting this Product without the proper
preparation and/or packaging);
iv
(USA Only)
end-user/retail
Accessory Items.
Consumable and
Consumable and
3 Damage caused by another device or
software used with this Product (including
but not limited to damage resulting from
use of non Brother™-brand parts and
Consumable and Accessory Items);
4 Consumable and Accessory Items that
expired in accordance with a rated life;
5 Problems arising from other than defects in
materials or workmanship; and,
6 Normal Periodic Maintenance Items, such
as Waste Ink Absorber, Paper Feeding Kit,
Fuser and Laser Units.
This limited warranty is VOID if this Product
has been altered or modified in any way
(including but not limited to attempted warranty
repair without authorization from Brother
and/or alteration/removal
number).
What to do if you think your Product is
eligible for warranty service:
Report your issue to either our Customer
Service Hotline at 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-
276-8437) or to a Brother Authorized Service
Center within the applicable warranty
period. Supply Brother or the Brother
Authorized Service Center with a copy of your
dated bill of sale showing that this Product was
purchased within the U.S. For the name of
local Brother Authorized Service Center(s),
call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) or
visit www.brother-usa.com.
What Brother will ask you to do:
After contacting Brother
Authorized Service Center, you may be
required to deliver (by hand if you prefer) or
send the Product properly packaged, freight
prepaid, to the Authorized Service Center
together with a photocopy of your bill of sale.
You are responsible for the cost of
shipping, packing product, and insurance
(if you desire). You are also responsible for
loss or damage to this Product in shipping.
What Brother will do:
If the problem reported concerning your
Machine and/or accompanying Consumable
and Accessory Items is covered by this
warranty and if you first reported the problem
to Brother or an Authorized Service Center
within the applicable warranty period, Brother
or its Authorized Service Center will repair or
replace the Machine and/or accompanying
Consumable and Accessory Items at no
charge to you for parts or labor. The decision
as to whether to repair or replace the Machine
and/or accompanying
Accessory Items is made by Brother in its sole
discretion. Brother reserves the right to supply
of the serial
or a Brother
Consumable and