Advance Protection PLUS 90 User Manual

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Advance PLUS 90 Protection

The Industry’s Most Comprehensive Ballast/Lamp System Warranty

For the first time, Advance

brings you a Ballast/Lamp System

Warranty that means

Advance’s exclusive PLUS 90 Protection®brings you

coverage on your lighting systems.

warranty of

And, PLUS 90 Protection gives you the
the future.

That means you can select Advance — independent survey - proven to be the preferred choice of contractors,
specifiers and end-users everywhere. And use whichever major lamp brand you prefer. With no sacrifice in
lamp warranty coverage.

any

major lamp manufacturer, fluorescent or HID...

That’s because PLUS 90 Protection matches the published “system”

freedom

complete freedom from concern about warranty

and extends it for an additional 90 days.

to use any major lamp brand you select — now or in

freedom —

PLUS 90 Protection®Benefits:

Warrants both the lamps and the ballasts.
Matches the published “system”warranties offered by any

major lamp manufacturer...including relamping provisions.
Extends protection for 90 days past other “system” warranties.
Eliminates finger-pointing. You’re covered no matter what

part of the lighting system might fail...no matter which brand
of lamp you choose to employ, now or in the future.

Provides quick, direct access to Advance’s Warranty Service Team.
Just call 1-800-372-3331 (Option 2) for immediate response and assistance.

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Adv ance®—

The Power Behind the Brand.
The Protection Behind the System

When you specify “Advance” for all of your ballast requirements,
you’re har nessing the power of the world’s leader in ballast
engineering, manufacturing and service. As a division of Philips
Electronics North America Cor poration, Advance has the global
capabilities to bring you innovative solutions for your lighting and
energy management challenges. And, with Advance’s network of
partners and lighting sales professionals, you can count on a level
of service and suppor t that matches the unsur passed quality of
Advance’s products.

The Advance Advantage—

Improving Your Bottom Line
Improving the Quality of Your Lighting System

Specifying or purchasing Advance ballasts brings you a variety of benefits, including many ranging far beyond
the actual product. Benefits like:

The broadest ballast product line available, with selections specially matched to
any specific need or application, including the newest in energy-efficient lighting
technology.

Extensive distribution network means ready availability, with fast access to the
right ballasts for your requirements.

Advance’s wide brand preference, company-wide ISO certifications and strong
partnerships with lighting fixture and control manufacturers are your assurance of
quality and reliability.

Advance’s deep suppor t network, including the Advance Specification Sales Group, Energy Service
Company (ESCO) and distributor partners, qualified factory customer support specialists and dedicated field
salespeople...all working together to ensure your satisfaction.

Demand Advance

If you want the best in ballast perfor mance and innovation, combined with
unsurpassed service and the secur ity provided by PLUS 90 Protection,
Advance is your clear choice. Always demand Advance for all your ballast needs.

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Combination Ballast and Lamp System Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty

Advance is pleased to offer this value-added warranty (“Warranty”), which provides an additional 90 days protection to
both the lamps and ballasts when installed as a system combining Advance Ballasts with lamps manufactured by GE
Lighting, Osram-Sylvania, Philips Lighting or Venture Lamp, subject to the following:

Terms and Conditions

1. Advance warrants the lamps to be free from defects in material and workmanship, and warrants its ballasts as provided
in Advance’s currently published ballast warranty, hereby made part of this Warranty.

2. Lamps must meet applicable ANSI standards and be otherwise covered under the lamp manufacturer’s pub
lamp-ballast system warranty.

3. Lamps must be operated on ballasts indicated, within electrical values noted on ballast label, and with all lamp and
lighting equipment instructions and be operated within the normal specified operating range of environmental conditions
for the systems. Ballasts and lamps must be installed and operated in accordance with latest National Electric Code,
UL, and ANSI specifications. Ballasts or lamps operated in any system which has been subjected to abnormal stresses
as, but not limited to, excess temperatures or under or over voltage conditions, are excluded from coverage under this
Warranty.

4.The installation must be registered with Advance within thir ty (30) days from date of completion. Advance’s PLUS 90
Protection
Advance.

5. Refer to Advance’s currently published ballast warranty for the replacement of ballasts. Advance will replace in-warranty
failures by furnishing lamps in kind.

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Warranty Registration Form must be used, completed per instructions and installation acknowledged by

lished

Limitations

1. Subject to all terms and conditions herein, Advance limits this Warranty to the warranty period as offered by the lamp
manufacturer’s published standard Lamp-Ballast System Warranty, plus an additional 90 days protection.

2. Advance expressly excludes and assumes no warranty responsibility, at any time, for catastrophic lamp failures, which
are generally covered by the lamp manufacturers.

3. Replacement of Advance ballasts with ballasts of other manufacturers will void this Warranty to the extent of said
replacement.

4. Advance will arrange for a service provider and coordinate ballast replacement (labor) at no cost to the user.

5.There will be no labor allowance for lamp replacement, unless specifically offered in the lamp manufacturer’s published
warranty.

6. Advance reserves the right to examine all failed ballasts and/or lamps and reserves the right to be the sole judge as to
whether any ballasts and/or lamps are defective and covered under this warranty.

7. Customer will, upon the request of Advance, assign lamp warranties to Advance and/or cooperate with Advance in any
reasonable manner in pursuing lamp warranty claims.

8.This Warranty shall be the sole remedy of the Customer and the sole liability of Advance to Customer. NO IMPLIED
WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS MADE OR IS TO BE
IMPLIED. Advance will not under any circumstances whether as a result of breach of contract, breach of warranty, tor t,
strict liability or otherwise be liable for consequential, incidental, special or exemplary damages including, but not limited
to, loss of profits or revenues, loss of use of ballasts or any other goods or associated equipment or damages to any
associated equipment, cost of capital, cost of substitute products, facilities or services, down time costs, or claims of
claimant’s customers.

9. Refer to Advance’s Lamp Ballasts Limited Warranty for other terms and conditions and limitations not otherwise super­seded in the foregoing ADVANCE PLUS 90 PROTECTION WARRANTY.

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ADVANCE PLUS 90 Protection®Warranty Registration Form

WR No._____________________
Name of Installation (User) ______________________________________________________________________________
Street Address _______________________________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________ State (Province/Region) ________________ Zip___________ Country ___________
Contact Person _____________________________________________ Title ______________________________________
Phone ______________________ Fax _______________________ e-mail _______________________________________
Name of Labor Provider ________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Person _____________________________________________ Title ______________________________________
Phone _______________________ Fax _______________________ e-mail _____________________________________

Type of Labor ❏ Energy Ser vice Company ❏ Electr ical Contractor ❏ Lighting Maintenance Service

❏ Other __________________________________

Installation Information

Approx. No.of Lamps _____________________________ Approx. No. of Ballasts _______________________________
Start-Up Date (MM/DD/YY) __________________________ End Date (MM/DD/YY) _______________________________

Lamp Brand Lamp Types Ballast Types Ballast SKUs

❏ GE ❏ F32T8 ❏ Fluorescent Ballasts - Electronic ___________
❏ Osram/Sylvania ❏ F96T8 ❏ Flourescent Ballasts - Magnetic ___________
❏ Philips ❏ Compact Fluorescent ❏ HID Ballasts - Electronic ___________
❏ Venture ❏ T5/HO ❏ HID Ballasts - Magnetic ___________
❏ Other _____________________ ❏ Pulse Start Metal Halide ❏ Other _____________________ ___________

❏ Ceramic Metal Halide
❏ Other _____________________

Industry Segment

❏ Commercial/Office Bldg. ❏ Retail Store ❏ Hospital ❏ Other _______________
❏ Industrial/Warehouse ❏ Government ❏ School/University

Advance use only

Name of Advance Distributor____________________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________ State (Province/Region) ________________ Zip__________ Country ___________
Contact Person _____________________________________________ Title ______________________________________
Phone ______________________ Fax _______________________ e-mail _______________________________________
Distributor Signature _________________________________________________ Date______________________________
Advance Sales Representative ___________________________________________________________________________

To apply for PLUS 90 Protection, complete and fax or mail this for m within 30 days from date of installation start-up.
Retain a photocopy for your records. Send to: Advance

Once received and acknowledged, Advance will assign a Warranty Replacement (WR) number to the form and will return an Acceptance Copy to you.
When filing a claim, call Advance’s Warranty Service Team toll-free at 1-800-372-3331 and reference the WR number as indicated.

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c/o Warranty Service Team

10275 W .Higgins Rd.

Rosemont, IL 60018

or Fax to: 847-768-7768

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System Powered by Advance

Advance • 10275 W. Higgins Road • Rosemont, IL 60018
Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • Customer Support/Technical Service: 800-372-3331

www.advancetransformer.com

System Protected by Advance

© 2005 Advance A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation

Specifications subject to change without notice.

Form No.CO-7050-R02 4/05