Limited Warranty - 3Com OfficeConnect 140 User Manual

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FCC STATEMENT: This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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IFETIME
The duration of the warranty for the OfficeConnect Switch 140 (3C16730) is
lifetime, excluding the power supply, which has one (1) year warranty.
Advance hardware exchange is available during the first year from your date of
purchase in accordance with 3Com's standard terms and conditions for such
service. After the first year, the warranty reverts to 3Com's standard lifetime

limited warranty.

To qualify for the lifetime limited warranty and the advance hardware exchange,
you must submit the appropriate product warranty registration card to 3Com,
otherwise this product will be warranted for a period of one (1) year without
advance hardware exchange.
HARDWARE: 3Com warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in
workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following
lengths of time from the date of purchase from 3Com or its Authorized Reseller:
Network adapters Lifetime
Other hardware products One year (unless otherwise specified above)
Spare parts and spares kits 90 days
If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty
period, 3Com shall, at its option and expense, repair the defective product or
part, deliver to Customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective
item, or refund to Customer the purchase price paid for the defective product.
All products that are replaced will become the property of 3Com. Replacement
products may be new or reconditioned. Any replaced or repaired product or part
has a ninety (90) day warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty period,
whichever is longer.
3Com shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or
memory data of Customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any
products returned to 3Com for repair, whether under warranty or not.
SOFTWARE: 3Com warrants that the software programs licensed from it will
perform in substantial conformance to the program specifications therefor for a
period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from 3Com or its Authorized
Reseller. 3Com warrants the media containing software against failure during the
warranty period. No updates are provided. 3Com's sole obligation with respect
to this express warranty shall be (at 3Com's discretion) to refund the purchase
price paid by Customer for any defective software products, or to replace any
defective media with software which substantially conforms to 3Com's applicable
published specifications. Customer assumes responsibility for the selection of the
appropriate applications program and associated reference materials. 3Com
makes no warranty or representation that its software products will work in
combination with any hardware or applications software products provided by
third parties, that the operation of the software products will be uninterrupted or
error free, or that all defects in the software products will be corrected. For any
third party products listed in the 3Com software product documentation or
specifications as being compatible, 3Com will make reasonable efforts to provide
compatibility, except where the non-compatibility is caused by a "bug" or defect
in the third party's product.
STANDARD WARRANTY SERVICE: Standard warranty service for hardware
products may be obtained by delivering the defective product, accompanied by
a copy of the dated proof of purchase, to 3Com's Corporate Service Center or to
an Authorized 3Com Service Center during the applicable warranty period.
TATEMENTS
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CSA STATEMENT: This Class B digital apparatus meets all
requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du
Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal
Communications Commission helpful:
' How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems'
This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
In order to meet FCC emissions limits, this equipment must be used
only with cables which comply with IEEE 802.3.
ARRANTY
Standard warranty service for software products may be obtained by telephoning
3Com's Corporate Service Center or an Authorized 3Com Service Center, within
the warranty period. Products returned to 3Com's Corporate Service Center must
be pre-authorized by 3Com with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number
marked on the outside of the package, and sent prepaid, insured, and packaged
appropriately for safe shipment. The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to
Customer, at 3Com's expense, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the
defective product by 3Com.
WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS
WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER'S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THAT
WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE
PRICE PAID, AT 3COM'S OPTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE
FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER
IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND SATISFACTORY QUALITY. 3COM NEITHER ASSUMES
NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS
PRODUCTS.
3COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND
EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES
NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER'S OR ANY THIRD PERSON'S MISUSE,
NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING, UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO
REPAIR OR MODIFY, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE
INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OR OTHER HAZARD.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW 3COM
ALSO EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANY LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED
IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR
FOR LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION
OR DATA, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, OR
INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS, EVEN IF 3COM OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS
LIABILITY TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID,
AT 3COM'S OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE
AFFECTED IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE.
Some countries, states, or provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
implied warranties or the limitation of incidental or consequential damages for
certain products supplied to consumers or the limitation of liability for personal
injury, so the above limitations and exclusions may be limited in their application
to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights which may vary depending
on local law.
GOVERNING LAW: This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the
state of California.
3Com Corporation , 5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA, 95052-8145, U.S.A.
Tel: (408) 764-5000
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