Garmin GPS 152 - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
Software License Agreement/
Warnings and Cautions
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Software License Agreement
BY USING THE GPS 152, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.
GARMIN grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software) in
binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights and intellectual
property rights in and to the Software remain in GARMIN.
You acknowledge that the Software is the property of GARMIN and is protected under the United
States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties. You further acknowledge that the
structure, organization and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of GARMIN and that the
Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of GARMIN. You agree not to decompile,
disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software
of any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software. You agree not to export
or re-export the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States
of America.
WARNING: The GPS system is operated by the United States government, which is solely responsible
for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and
performance of all GPS equipment. Although the GARMIN GPS 152 is a precision electronic NAVigation
AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe.
CAUTION: Use the GPS 152 at your own risk. To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully
review and understand all aspects of this Owner’s Manual—and thoroughly practice operation using the
simulator mode prior to actual use. When in actual use, carefully compare indications from the GPS
152 to all available navigation sources, including the information from other NAVAIDs, visual sightings,
charts, etc. For safety, always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation.
CAUTION: It is the user’s responsibility to use this product prudently. This product is intended to be
used only as a navigational aid and must not be used for any purpose requiring precise measurement of
direction, distance, location or topography.
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