MiscellaneousEN 69Provisions of warranty1. If this product proves to be defective, although it has been used properly (in accordance with the writtenHandling Care and Operating instructions supplied with it), during a period of two years from the dateof purchase from an authorized Olympus distributor within the business area of Olympus ImagingEuropa GmbH as stipulated on the web site: http://www.olympus.com this product will be repaired, orat Olympus’s option replaced, free of charge. To claim under this warranty the customer must take theproduct and this Warranty Certificate before the end of the two year warranty period to the dealer wherethe product was purchased or any other Olympus service station within the business area of OlympusImaging Europa GmbH as stipulated on the web site: http://www.olympus.com. During the one yearperiod of the World Wide Warranty the customer may turn the product in at any Olympus servicestation. Please notice that not in all countries such Olympus service station exists.2. The customer shall transport the product to the dealer or Olympus authorized service station at his ownrisk and shall be responsible for any costs incurred in transporting the product.3. This warranty does not cover the following and the customer will be required to pay repair charge, evenfor defects occurring within the warranty period referred to above.(a) Any defect that occurs due to mishandling (such as an operation performed that is not mentionedin the Handling Care or other sections of the instructions, etc.)(b) Any defect that occurs due to repair, modification, cleaning, etc. performed by anyone other thanOlympus or an Olympus authorized service station.(c) Any defect or damage that occurs due to transport, a falI, shock, etc. after purchase of the product.(d) Any defect or damage that occurs due to fire, earthquake, flood damage, thunderbolt, othernatural disasters, environmental pollution and irregular voltage sources.(e) Any defect that occurs due to careless or improper storage (such as keeping the product underconditions of high temperature and humidity, near insect repellents such as naphthalene orharmful 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 this Warranty Certificate is not returned with the product.(i) When any alterations whatsoever are made to the Warranty Certificate regarding the year, monthand 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 Warranty Certificate.4. This Warranty applies to the product only; the Warranty does not apply to any other accessoryequipment, such as the case, strap, lens cap and batteries.5. Olympus’s sole liability under this warranty shall be limited to repairing or replacing the product. Anyliability for indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind incurred or suffered by the customerdue to a defect of the product, and in particular any loss or damage caused to any lenses, films, otherequipment or accessories used with the product or for any loss resulting from a delay in repair or lossof data, is excluded. Compelling regulations by law remain unaffected by this.Notes regarding warranty maintenance1. This warranty will only be valid if the Warranty Certificate is duly completed by Olympus or anauthorized dealer or other documents contain sufficient proof. Therefore, please make sure that yourname, the name of the dealer, the serial number and the year, month and date of purchase are allcompleted or the original invoice or the sales receipt (indicating the dealer’s name, the date ofpurchase and product type) is attached to this Warranty Certificate. Olympus reserves the right torefuse free-of-charge service if neither Warranty Certificate is completed nor the above document isattached or if the information contained in it is incomplete or illegible.2. Since this Warranty Certificate 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 internationalOlympus service network.• IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.• Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.• xD-Picture Card™ is a trademark.• All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respectiveowners.• The standards for camera file systems referred to in this manual are the “ Design Rule for Camera FileSystem/DCF” standards stipulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology IndustriesAssociation (JEITA).Trademarks