West Marine VHF 480 Owner's Manual page 52

WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW
LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REMEDIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS LIMITED WAR-
RANTY OR FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITA-
TION, ANY LIABILITY FOR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES, FOR PRODUCTS
NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR USE, OR FOR LOST DATA OR LOST SOFTWARE. OUR LIABILITY
WILL BE NO MORE THAN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE PRODUCT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF
A CLAIM. THIS IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR WHICH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM-
AGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Š You must keep your receipt or other appropriate documentation as proof of the date of sale and
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purchase.
Š You must keep your serial number or order number for the product. This is found on the product
itself or on your receipt.
Š You must not do any of the things that will make the warranty invalid as provided for in this war-
ranty statement.
Š You must use, install, maintain and operate the product in accordance with published specifications
and the user's manual.
Š Before the warranty expires, please call us at 1-800-BOATING (1-800-262-8464). Please also have
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your West Marine serial number or order number available.
Š When you contact us, we will issue a Return Material Authorization Number for you to include with
your return. We will also provide you the address of where to ship the product.
Š You must return the product to us in its original or equivalent packaging, prepay shipping charges,
and insure the shipment or accept the risk if the product is lost or damaged in shipment.
During the Limited Warranty Term, if the product you return to us proves to be defective in materials
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or workmanship and not for the reasons which would otherwise disqualify it (as explained here), then
we will:
Š At West Marine's option, we will repair the product or, if we are unable to repair it, we will replace it
with a comparable product that is new or refurbished;
Š Or, as an alternative, at West Marine's option, we will refund you the original purchase price;
Š If we repair or replace the product, we will return the repaired or replacement product to you; and
Š Pay to ship the repaired or replacement product to you if you use an address in the United States
(excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions and territories). Otherwise, we will ship the product to
you freight collect.
If we determine that the problem is not covered under this warranty, we will notify you of
this when we return your product to you to the address you provide us in the United States
(excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions and territories).
We use new and refurbished parts made by various manufacturers in performing warranty
repairs and in building replacement parts and systems. Refurbished parts and systems are
parts or systems that have been returned to West Marine, some of which were never used by a
customer. Replacement parts and systems are covered for the remaining time left in the Lim-
ited Warranty Term for the product you bought (whatever time remains in the twelve months
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since purchase). West Marine owns all parts removed from repaired products.