b. The Product being exposed to
moisture, steam, extreme temperature
or environment, or rapid changes in
such, or corrosion or oxidation with
corrosive materials, liquids or gasses
or other way highly corrosive
environment;
c. The Product being altered, connected
to another product, opened or
repaired without authorization or the
Product being repaired with spare
parts not approved by Panphonics Oy;
d. The Product being misused or
installed incorrectly; or
e. The Product having been in on an
accident or been exposed to the
elements or spilled over with food or
liquid,orbeenaectedbychemical
substances or other events beyond
thescopeofinuenceofPanphonics
Oy, including but without limitation
to labour dispute and every other
event Panphonics Oy cannot
reasonably be expected to over-
come,forexamplereorother
natural catastrophe, war, rebellion,
seizure, monetary exchange control,
mandatory legislation, orders of
authorities, refusal of export license,
scarcity of transportation, general
scarcity, restrictions in the use of
power, and defects and delays of
subcontractor’s delivery caused by
the above-mentioned causes unless
the damage has been direct conse
quence of a defect in material or
design or workmanship;
II) The purchaser has not informed
Panphonics Oy or its authorized
maintenance service about the defect
within thirty (30) days from the
occurrence of the defect during the
period of warranty;
III) The Product has not been returned
to Panphonics Oy or its authorized
maintenance service within thirty (30)
days from the occurrence of the defect
during the period of warranty;
IV) The serial number of the Product has
been transferred, removed or damaged,
or any number has been altered or is
impossible to read;
V) The defect was caused by the mal-
function of an electronic appliance not
provided by Panphonics Oy;
VI) The defect was caused as a
consequence of the Product being
used with an accessory, which was not
manufactured, approved or provided
by Panphonics Oy, or the Product was
connected to such accessory, or the
Product was used for other purposes than
instructed, or the Product has been con-
nected to such electronic system, which
does not operate customarily compared
to the normal use of the Product;
VII) The defect was caused as a
consequence of an acoustic or electric
overloading of the Audio Element.
9. TERMS OF WARRANTY
Panphonics Oy warrants to the original
purchaser that this Panphonics Oy’s
product (the “Product”) will be free from
defects in materials, design or work-
manship, on the following terms and
conditions:
Panphonics Audio Elements have been
tested at the place of manufacture in
accordance with the quality control of
Panphonics Oy. Each notice of defects
in the Product will be compared to the
quality control record of the said Product.
This Limited Warranty does not include
deviations in audio performance
characteristics of the Product if the
performance characteristics entered
into the quality control record have
been correct and the purchaser cannot
provide positive proof to the contrary,
for example, inadequate transportation
procedures.
1) The period of warranty will be twenty-
four (24) months from the date the origi-
nal purchaser took possession of the
Product, or should have taken posses-
sion of the Product if the receipt of the
Product was delayed due to a cause
attributable to the purchaser. In case the
original purchaser sells or otherwise
assigns the Product to a new owner/
user, the period of warranty will continue
unaltered until the end of the original
period of warranty.
2) This Limited Warranty is valid and
enforceable only in the following states:
European Community, Norway, Iceland
and Switzerland.
3) During the period of warranty
Panphonics Oy or its authorized main-
tenance service will either repair the
defective Product or replace it with
a new Product, at Panphonics Oy’s
option. Panphonics Oy will return the
repaired Product or deliver a new
Product to the purchaser in working
order. All replaced parts and equip-
ment will become the property of
Panphonics Oy.
4) This Limited Warranty does include
mechanical defects of the Product and
signicantdeviationsbetweentechnical
data and performance characteristics of
the Product.
5) The repaired or replaced Product will
not be given extended or additional
period of warranty.
6) This Limited Warranty does not
include defects caused by normal tear
and wear. In addition, this Limited
Warranty will not be valid if:
I) The defect was due to
a. The use of the Product either contrary
to instructions or otherwise negligently;
