Bazooka BTA10250D User Manual

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CONTENTS

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HINTS-BEFORE

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17

LIMITED WARRANTY (UNITED

STATES)

Southern Audio Services, Inc., warrants all products

for

in material and workmanship

In

the

event

betorepair or replace

the

productisnotaswarranted,

the

a periodofone

defective productatSAS'

(1)

year from the dateofpurchase.

SAS'

to

be free

from

defects

sole obligation shall

option:

SAS

limits
its obligation under any implied warranties under state lawstoa period
nottoexceed
BAZOOKA®

consequential damages. Some states

long an implied warranty

or

limitationofincidentalorconsequential damages,
limitationorexclusions
specific legal rights, and you

the

limited

warranty

period.

SAS

dealers specifically disclaim liability

to

not

allow

lasts,

may

and some states do not

not

applytoyou.

may

have

other

rights, which vary

and its authorized

for

any incidental

limitations on

This

allow

so

warranty

the

the

exclusion

above

gives you

or

how

from

statetostate.

Whatiscovered:

This warranty covers all defects in materialsorworkmanship (parts and labor) in
the

product.

Whatisnot

This warranty does

1.

Damages occurring during shipmentofthe
must be presented

2.

Damages
or

installation.

3.

Damages

storms,

4.

Any product, which

5.

Any product

Howtoobtain

1.

You are responsible
dealer
The Return Authorization number must be clearly
box. Freight must be prepaidtoSAS.
returned
service,

2.

You must provide
purchaseisnot
warranty period.

3.

You must package

4.

After

covered:

not

cover

to

caused

caused

or

other

by accident, abuse, negligence,

by an actofGod, including

actsofnature.

has

that

has

warranty

for

or

contact

freight

but

return

acquiring a Return Authorization number, shiptothe

SASat1-800-THE

prepaid. The entire enclosure may be returned

willbefreight

proofofthe

provided, original dateofmanufacture willbeusedtodetermine

the

the

following:

the

carrier).

a serial number, defaced, altered, modified,orremoved.

been alteredormodified

services:

deliveryofthe

dateofpurchaseofthe

product securelytoavoid damage during shipm'ent.

producttoan authorized BAZOOKA®

TUBE

collect.

for

Warranty replacement parts

producttoSAS

misuseorimproper

without

without

a Return

limitation, fire, flood,

SAS'

Authorization

written

on

product.Ifproof

for

repair (claims

operation

consent.

number.

the

outsideofthe

will

be

for

warranty

address below.

of

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PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION IMMEDIATELY

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SERIAL#

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ADDRESS

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