Advantech 5000 Series User Manual

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Product Warranty 
Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its 
products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 
one year from the date of purchase. 
 
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been 
repaired or altered by other than repair personnel authorized by 
Advantech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident 
or improper installation. Advantech assumes no liability as a 
consequence of such events under the terms of this Warranty. 
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and 
rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our 
repair service. If an Advantech product ever does prove defective, 
it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty 
period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to 
the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight. Please 
consult your dealer for more details. 
 
If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps: 
 
1.      Collect all the information about the problem encountered 
(e.g. type of PC, CPU speed, Advantech products used, other 
hardware and software used etc.). Note anything abnormal and 
list any on-screen messages you get when the problem occurs. 
 
2.      Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your 
manual, product, and any helpful information readily available. 
 
3.      If your product is diagnosed as defective, you have to 
request an RAM number. When requesting an RMA (Return 
Material Authorization) number, please access ADVANTECH's 
RMA website: http://www.advantech.com.tw/rma. If the web 
sever is shut down, please contact our office directly. You 
should fill in the "Problem Repair Form", describing in detail 
the application environment, configuration, and problems 
encountered. Note that error descriptions such as "does not 
work" and "failure" are so general that we are then required to 
apply our internal standard repair process.