Adam Equipment CORE SERIES User manual

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AdamEquipment
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CORE SERIES (EN)
SERIES CORE (FR)
CORE SERIE (DE)
SERIE CORE (ES)
SERIE CORE (IT)
(P.N.308669539,RevisionB6,Mar2017)

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ENGLISH:   P1‐17
FRANÇAIS:   P18‐37
DEUTSCH:   P38‐58
ESPAÑOL:   P59‐74
ITALIANO:   P75‐92
EUDECLARATION: P93

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EasyReference:
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Modelnameofthebalance:
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Serialnumberoftheunit:
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Softwarerevisionnumber
(Displayedwhenpowerisfirstturnedon):
DateofPurchase:
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Nameofthesupplierandplace:
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CONTENTS
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1.0 CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 2
2.0 SET UP .................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 UNPACKING AND SETTING UP YOUR BALANCE ........................................................................ 3
2.2 INSTALLING BATTERIES ................................................................................................................ 4
2.3 OVERVIEW - DISPLAY / KEY BOARD ............................................................................................ 4
2.4 LOCATING AND PROTECTING YOUR BALANCE ......................................................................... 6
2.5 STORING WHEN NOT IN USE ........................................................................................................ 7
3.0 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................................................. 8
3.1 TURNING ON THE BALANCE ......................................................................................................... 8
3.2 ZEROING / TARE ............................................................................................................................. 8
3.3 WEIGHING ........................................................................................................................................ 9
3.4 WEIGHING UNITS ............................................................................................................................ 9
4.0 PARAMETERS .................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 AUTO POWER OFF ........................................................................................................................ 10
4.2 SETTING THE BACKLIGHT ........................................................................................................... 11
4.3 ENABLING THE WEIGHING UNITS .............................................................................................. 11
5.0 CALIBRATION ..................................................................................................................................... 13
6.0 TROUBLE SHOOTING ....................................................................................................................... 14
6.1 ERROR MESSAGES ...................................................................................................................... 14
6.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ............................................................................ 15
7.0 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 16
8.0 WARRANTY STATEMENT ................................................................................................................. 17
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2.0 SETUP
2.1 UNPACKINGANDSETTINGUPYOURBALANCE
1) Removetheshippingprotectionscrewandroundcoverasshownbelowusing
theAllenkeysuppliedintheplasticbag.(Itisadvisabletokeeptheshipping
protection screw and the round cover along with the packing boxforusing
duringshippingtoanotherlocationinfuture).  
Shippingprotectionscrew
Roundcoveraroundthescrew
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2) Placethepan(whichcomesseparatelypacked)inthereceptaclesonthetop
cover.
Gentlyplacetheplasticpan
supportintothereceptacle
andsecurewiththescrew
suppliedintheplasticbag.
Becarefulwhenputtingthe
screwinthatyoudonot
usetoomuchforceasitcan
damagedtheloadcell.You
shouldjustbeabletouse
lightforcetosecurethe
screw.
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3) Placethestainlesssteelpanontopoftheplasticpan.
4) Placethebalanceonafirmandflatsurfaceforaccurateweighing.

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2.2 INSTALLINGBATTERIES
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Removethebatterycompartmentcoverandinsertsixbatteries(R6P/LR6/AAsize)
intothebatterycompartment.
2.3 OVERVIEW‐DISPLAY/KEYBOARD
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BEHIND
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DCadaptersocket
Lockdownslot 
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TOP
StainlessSteelpan
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PlasticPan
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LCDdisplay
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[On/Off]key
Turnsthebalance
poweron/off
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[Unit]key
Changesweighing
units.Alsousedwhen
calibrating
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[Tare]key
Setsdisplaytozeroor
taresthebalance

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BOTTOM
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Batterycompartment
screws
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Batterycompartment
cover
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Batteriesarenot
included
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DISPLAY
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batteryindicator
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ZEROindicator
Indicateswhenthe
balancezeroiscorrect.
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STABLEindicator
Indicateswhenthe
readingisstable.
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2.4 LOCATINGANDPROTECTINGYOURBALANCE
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In order to keep your balance functioning at its best we suggest that you do the
following:
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Avoidextremesoftemperature.Donotplaceindirect
sunlightornearairconditioningvents.
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Makesurethebalanceislocatedonastrongtableandfree
fromvibration.
 Avoidunstablepowersources.Donotoperatenearlarge
usersofelectricitysuchasweldingequipmentorlarge
motors.Donotleavebatteriesinthebalanceifyouarenot
usingitforalongtime.
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Keepfreefromvibration.Donotplacenearheavyor
vibratingmachinery.
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Avoidhighhumiditythatmightcausecondensation,and
keepawayfromdirectcontactwithwater.
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Donotplacenearopenwindows,air‐conditioningventsor
fansthatmaycauseadraftandunstablereadings.
Keepthebalancesclean,anddonotstackmaterialonthe
balancewhenitisnotinuse.TheCorehasastackingfeature
allowingmorethanoneunittobestackedontopofeach
other.Formoredetailsonthisseethesectiononstoring.
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2.5 STORINGWHENNOTINUSE
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IfyouhaveanyoftheHighlandTMseriesorCoreBalanceTMlinesyoucanstorethem
easilyontopofeachother.Thishelpstosavespaceandprotectthemfromdamage.
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WithoutShield WithShield
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Note:Only4.7”/120mmøpansizemodelscanbestackedforstorage.Coremodels
with5.7”/145mmømaybestackedatthetopofthepilebutmachinescannotbe
stackedontopofthemduetothelargerpansize.
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3.0 BASICOPERATION
3.1 TURNINGONTHEBALANCE
PlugintheunitusingtheDCadapterorpowerfromthebatteries.
1) PresstheOn/OffbuttonandthebalancewillautomaticallyshowCqt-1.0 Cqt
thencountfrom0to9forafewseconds,andshowthevoltage X.X Volwhere
x.xisthevoltageofthebatteryortheDCadapter.Finallyitwilldisplay"0.00"
alongwiththelastselectedweighingunit,Stablesymbol,andZerosymbol.
2) Thebalanceisreadytobeused.
3) Toturnthebalanceoffafterusepressthe[on/off]keyagain.Thereisanauto
power‐offfunctionthatwillautomaticallyturntheunitoff,thiscanbesetin
theparameterssection.
3.2 ZEROING/TARE
Youcanpressthe[Tare]keytosetanewzeropoint.Zerowillbesetifthereading
onthebalanceislessthan3%ofthebalancescapacity.Thismaybenecessaryifthe
weightisnotreadingzerowithnothingonthepan.Thezeroindicatorwillshowup
inthetopleftcorneroftheLCD.
Ifyouareusingacontainertoweighthenyoucanplacethisontheplatformand
press the [Tare] key, providing the container weight is more than 3% of the
maximumcapacityofthebalance,thedisplaywillshowzeroandNETwilllightupon
the display. You can then weigh your object in the container. Tared weight is
subtractedfromthetotalbalance’scapacity.
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Note:Whenthecontainerisremovedanegativevaluewillbeshown.
Ifthebalancewastaredjustbeforeremovingthecontainer,thisvalue
isthegrossweightofthecontainerplusallitemsinsidethecontainer
whichwereremoved.
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3.3WEIGHING
Todeterminetheweightofasample,firsttareanemptycontainer(ifused),then
placethesampleinthecontainer.Thedisplaywillshowtheweightandtheunitof
weightcurrentlyinuse.Thestableindicatorwilllightupwhenthereadingisstable.
3.4WEIGHINGUNITS
To change the weighing units, press [Unit] to cycle through the available units.
SeetheParametersectiontoenableordisabletheweighingunits.Oncetheunithas
beenselected,theweightwillbedisplayedintheselectedunitandasymbolforthe
weightwillbeshown.
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4.0 PARAMETERS
Thebalancehas3parametersthatcanbesetbytheuser.
FUNCTION SECTION DESCRIPTION
AutoOf
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Seesection5.1 Setstheautopowerofffunction
Backlight Seesection5.2 Setsthebacklight
OFFBLbacklightisoff
1BLbacklightisautomatic
2BLbacklightisalwayson
Weighingunit Seesection5.3 Setsthe unitstobeused
kg–g–lb–oz–ct–dr–GN–N‐tl.t
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4.1 AUTOPOWEROFF
The auto power off function helps conserve power when using the batteries or DC adapter.
The Auto switch-off time may be set up by the user and is the time after a period of
inactivity i.e. no weight movement or key presses.
1) Tosetthisparameterturnthepoweroff,pressandholdthe[Tare]keythen
pressthe[on/off]keyonce,thenreleasethe[Tare]key.
2) ThedisplaywillshowthefirstfunctionXXPWR,whereXXisthelastsetting.
3) Press[Tare]toselectthesettingsasfollows:
Off PWR Autopowerof
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10PWR 10secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
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20PWR 20secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
30PWR 30secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
40PWR 40secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
50PWR 50secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
60PWR 60secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
70PWR 70secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
80PWR 80secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
90PWR 90secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchof
f
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4) Pressthe[Unit]keytoconfirmthesetting
5) Toexitturnthebalanceoffandbackonagain

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4.2 SETTINGTHEBACKLIGHT
Thebacklight maybe enabledor disabledbytheuser. Ifthe backlight isdisabled,
thebatterylifewillbegreater.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
1BL Setsthebacklighttooperateautomaticallywhenaweightis
placedonthebalanceorakeyispressed.
2BL Setsthebacklighttobeonall the time.
OFFBL Setsthebacklighttobeoff.
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1) Tosetthisparameterturnthepoweroff,pressandholdthe[Tare]keythen
pressthe[on/off]keyonce,thenreleasethe[Tare]key.
2) ThedisplaywillshowthefirstfunctionPWR
3) Pressthe[Unit]keyuntilthedisplayshowsXXBL whereXXisthelastsetting
4) Press[Tare]keytoselectthesettingsasfollows1BL‐2BL–OFFBL
5) Pressthe[Unit]keytoconfirmthesetting
6) Toexitturnthebalanceoffandbackonagain
4.3 ENABLINGTHEWEIGHINGUNITS
Youcanenableanddisabletheweighingunitsavailabletotheuserwhentheypress
the[Unit]keyasdescribedinsection4.4WeighingUnits.
1) Tosetthisparameterturnthepoweroff,pressandholdthe[Tare]keythen
pressthe[on/off]keyonce,thenreleasethe[Tare]key.
2) ThedisplaywillshowthefirstfunctionPWR
3) Press the [Unit] key until the display shows you XX g where XX is the last
settingonoroff.
4) Pressthe[Tare]keytoselectonoroFF.
5) Pressthe[Unit]keytomovetothenextweighingunit.
6) Repeatsteps5and6untilyouhavesetalloftheweighingunits.

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7) Toexitturnthebalanceoffandbackonagain
The following table shows the different weighing units which are available to the
userandtheconversionfactorsforeach.
Name of the
Units
Description Conversion
Factor
Display
Symbol
Kilograms Astandardmetricunit 0.001 Kg
Grams Astandardmetricunit 1.0 G
Pounds StandardweighingunitinUK/USA. 0.002205 Lb
Ounce Avoirdupoisounce.
16ouncesmakeapound.
0.03528 OZ
Carat Used
f
or weighing jewelry and gems,
etc.
5.0 ct
Dram Avoirdupois unit there are 16 DR in an
ounce.
0.564383 DR
Grains Abasicweighingunitintheimperial
system.Usedtoweighgunpowder.
15.432 GN
Newtons Usedtomeasureforce 0.009808 N
Taiwanese
taels
Usedtoweighcoral,pearls etc. 0.026666 Tl.t

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5.0 CALIBRATION
Calibrationmayberequiredwhenthebalanceisinitiallyinstalledormovedtoanew
location.Overtimeanduse,mechanicaldeviationsmayoccursoitisrecommended
thatyoucalibrateyoubalanceregularlyforpeakperformance.
Beforecalibratingyourshouldmakesureyouhavethecorrectweights.Theweights
shouldbeknowntoanaccuracythatisappropriateforthebalancebeingcalibrated,
forexample,OIMLClassM1typeorASTME617Class4.Ifyoudonothavethe
correctweightsdonotattemptcalibration.
ModelCQT202CQT251CQT601 CQT1501 CQT2601CQT2000CQT5000
Calibration
Weight 100g
Or
200g
100g
Or
200g
200g
Or
400g
Or
600g
500g
Or
1000g
Or
1500g
1000g
Or
2000g
1000g
Or
2000g
1000g
Or
3000g
or
5000g

1) Tocalibratethebalanceapplypowerandswitchthebalanceon,whilstthe
displayiscyclingthroughit’stestroutinepressthe[Tare]and[Unit]keysat
thesametime,thenreleaseafter1second.
2) ThedisplaywillshowUnLOADremoveanyobjectsfromthepan.
3) Pressthe[Tare]keytoenterazerovalue.
4) The value last used for calibration will be displayed (see above table). To
selectadifferentcalibrationweight,pressthe[Unit]key.
5) Once you have selected the calibration weight to be used press the [Tare]
key.
6) LOADwillbedisplayed,placethecalibrationweightonthepan.
7) Oncethestablesignisshownpressthe[Tare]key.
8) Iftheweightiswithin5%ofthelastcalibrationvaluethedisplay willshow
PASS and exit the calibration mode. If the calibration is not successful the
displaywillshowFAILandexitthecalibrationmode,ifthecalibrationfailstry
itagain.

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6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING
6.1 ERRORMESSAGES
Ifanerrormessageisshown,repeatthestepthatcausedthemessage.Iftheerror
messageisstillshownthencontactyourdealerforsupport.
ERROR
CODE
DESCRIPTION POSSIBLECAUSES

Solutions
ADO A/DValuetoohigh. Weightonthepanwhenturning
on.
Impropercalibrationofthe
balance.
Damagedloadcell.
DamagedElectronics.
Removeanyweight fromthe
stainlesssteelpan.
Recalibrate.
ADL
A/DValuetoolow. Panisnotinstalledwhenturning
on.
Calibrationnotcorrect.
Damagedloadcell.
Installpanandpowerback
on.

Recalibrate.
----- A/Dcountisnotcorrect
whenturningthe
balanceon.
Loadcelldamaged.
Electronicsdamaged.
Removeanyweightfromthe
stainlesssteelpanandtry
rebooting.Trycalibratingthe
balance.
Unit-E Uniterror.  
Lowbatteryindicator. Batteriesmaybeflat. Chargethebattery.
FAIL Calibrationfailure. Incorrectmassusedtocalibrate.
Theusercalibrationisnotwithin
5%offactorycalibration.
Possibledamagedtoloadcell.
Trytorecalibrate,checkthat
theweightusedtocalibrate
matchesthatofthevalueof
thebalance.
Unstable–machine
cannotgetastable
reading.
PossibledamagetotheLoadcell. Makesurethebalanceisona
flatsurfaceandawayfrom
vibration.
NoPowerwhenturning
on.
Batterymaybeflat.DCadapter
maynotbeworking.
Changethebatteries.Oruse
theDCadapter


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6.2 REPLACEMENTPARTSANDACCESSORIES 
Ifyouneedtoorderanysparepartsandaccessories,contactyoursupplierorAdam
Equipment.Apartiallistofthemorecommonitemsfollows:


Part Number Description
7.00.4.0.0023 POWER SUPPLY STANDARD MODEL 12VDC 500mA - UK
7.00.4.0.0024 POWER SUPPLY STANDARD MODEL 12VDC 500mA - USA
7.00.4.0.0025 POWER SUPPLY STANDARD MODEL 12VDC 500mA - OZ
7.00.4.0.0026 POWER SUPPLY STANDARD MODEL 12VDC 500mA - EURO
7.00.4.0.0027 POWER SUPPLY STANDARD MODEL 12VDC 800mAa - SA
3.08.1.2.2009 TOP PAN 120mm
3.08.1.2.2011 TOP PAN 145mm
3.08.2.3.2031 BREEZE SHIELD WITH LID
3.08.2.3.2033 IN USE COVER
7.00.1.0.0046 SECURITY LOCK AND CABLE
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7.0 SPECIFICATIONS

Model# CQT‐202 CQT‐251 CQT‐601 CQT‐1501 CQT‐2601 CQT‐2000 CQT‐5000
MaximumCapacity 200g 250g 600g 1500g 2600g 2000g 5000g
Readability 0.01g 0.1g 0.1g 0.1g 0.1g 1g 1g
Resolution 1:20000 1:2500 1:6000 1:15000 1:26000 1:2000 1:5000
Repeatability(Std
Dev) 0.02g 0.1g 0.1g 0.2g 0.2g 1g 1g
Linearity± 0.02g 0.1g 0.1g 0.2g 0.2g 1g 1g
UnitsofMeasure kg/g/lb/oz/ct/dr/GN/N/tl.t
StabilisationTime 3seconds 2seconds 3seconds 2seconds
Operating
Temperature
0ºCto40ºC
32ºFto104ºF
PowerSupply 12VDCadapter800mASouthAfrica,500mArestofworld),or6xAAbatteries
Calibration Pushbuttoncalibrationusingexternalmass
CalibrationMass 200g 250g 600g 1500g 2000g 2000g 5000g
Display 6digitLCD,18mmdigits,withbacklight
Draftshield
(diameterxh)
132mmøx82mm
(5.2”øx3.2”) N/A
BalanceHousing ABSPlastic
PanSize 120mmø(4.7”ø) 145mmø(5.7”ø)
OverallDimensions
(wxdxh)
173x255x86mm(6.8”x10”x3.4”)
Withoutdraftshield
NetWeight 820g(1.8lb)
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8.0 WARRANTYSTATEMENT
Adam Equipment offers Limited Warranty (Parts and Labour) for any components that fail due to defects in
materials or workmanship. Warranty starts from the date of delivery.
During the warranty period, should any repairs be necessary, the purchaser must inform its supplier or Adam
Equipment Company. The company or its authorised Technician reserves the right to repair or replace the
components at any of its workshops at no additional cost, depending on the severity of the problems. However,
any freight involved in sending the faulty units or parts to the Service Centre should be borne by the purchaser.
The warranty will cease to operate if the equipment is not returned in the original packaging and with correct
documentation for a claim to be processed. All claims are at the sole discretion of Adam Equipment.
This warranty does not cover equipment where defects or poor performance is due to misuse, accidental damage,
exposure to radioactive or corrosive materials, negligence, faulty installation, unauthorised modifications or
attempted repair, or failure to observe the requirements and recommendations as given in this User Manual.
This product may include a rechargeable battery that is designed to be removed and replaced by the user. Adam
Equipment warrants that it will provide a replacement battery if the battery manifests a defect in materials or
workmanship during the initial period of use of the product in which the battery is installed.
As with all batteries, the maximum capacity of any battery included in the product will decrease with time or use,
and battery cycle life will vary depending on product model, configuration, features, use, and power management
settings. A decrease in maximum battery capacity or battery cycle life is not a defect in materials or workmanship,
and is not covered by this Limited Warranty.
Repairs carried out under the warranty do not extend the warranty period. Components removed during warranty
repairs become company property.
The statutory rights of the purchaser are not affected by this warranty. The terms of this warranty is governed by
the UK law. For complete details on Warranty Information, see the terms and conditions of sale available on our
web-site.

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AdamEquipment
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SERIESCORE
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(P.N.9539,RévisionB5,Mars2017)
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