Olympus E-PL1 - Manual (Page 116)

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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., Shinjuku Monolith, 2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
163-0914, 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. •
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