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Lake Shore Model 218 Temperature Monitor User’s Manual

LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

WARRANTY PERIOD: ONE (1) YEAR

1. Lake Shore warrants that this Lake Shore product (the “Product”) will

be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the Warranty
Period specified above (the “Warranty Period”). If Lake Shore receives
notice of any such defects during the Warranty Period and the Product
is shipped freight prepaid, Lake Shore will, at its option, either repair
or replace the Product if it is so defective without charge to the owner
for parts, service labor or associated customary return shipping cost.
Any such replacement for the Product may be either new or equivalent
in performance to new. Replacement or repaired parts will be
warranted for only the unexpired portion of the original warranty or 90
days (whichever is greater).

2. Lake Shore warrants the Product only if it has been sold by an

authorized Lake Shore employee, sales representative, dealer or
original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

3. The Product may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in

performance or may have been subject to incidental use.

4. The Warranty Period begins on the date of delivery of the Product or

later on the date of installation of the Product if the Product is installed
by Lake Shore, provided that if you schedule or delay the Lake Shore
installation for more than 30 days after delivery the Warranty Period
begins on the 31st day after delivery.

5. This limited warranty does not apply to defects in the Product resulting

from (a) improper or inadequate maintenance, repair or calibration, (b)
fuses, software and non-rechargeable batteries, (c) software,
interfacing, parts or other supplies not furnished by Lake Shore, (d)
unauthorized modification or misuse, (e) operation outside of the
published specifications or (f) improper site preparation or
maintenance.

6. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE

ABOVE WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER
WARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL,
IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. LAKE SHORE SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND/OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO
THE PRODUCT. Some countries, states or provinces do not allow
limitations on an implied warranty, so the above limitation or
exclusion might not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific
legal rights and you might also have other rights that vary from
country to country, state to state or province to province.

7. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE

REMEDIES IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE YOUR
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES.

8. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE

LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL LAKE SHORE OR ANY OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST DATA
OR DOWNTIME COSTS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE,
INABILITY TO USE OR RESULT OF USE OF THE PRODUCT,
WHETHER BASED IN WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT LAKE
SHORE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. Your use of the Product is entirely at your own risk.
Some countries, states and provinces do not allow the exclusion of
liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above
limitation may not apply to you.

LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT (Continued)

9. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW,

THE TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT DO
NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY, AND ARE IN
ADDITION TO, THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS
APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THE PRODUCT TO YOU.

CERTIFICATION

Lake Shore certifies that this product has been inspected and tested in
accordance with its published specifications and that this product met its
published specifications at the time of shipment. The accuracy and
calibration of this product at the time of shipment are traceable to the
United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST);
formerly known as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS).

FIRMWARE LIMITATIONS

Lake Shore has worked to ensure that the Model 218 firmware is as free
of errors as possible, and that the results you obtain from the instrument
are accurate and reliable. However, as with any computer-based software,
the possibility of errors exists.

In any important research, as when using any laboratory equipment,
results should be carefully examined and rechecked before final
conclusions are drawn. Neither Lake Shore nor anyone else involved in
the creation or production of this firmware can pay for loss of time,
inconvenience, loss of use of the product, or property damage caused by
this product or its failure to work, or any other incidental or consequential
damages. Use of our product implies that you understand the Lake Shore
license agreement and statement of limited warranty.

FIRMWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

The firmware in this instrument is protected by United States copyright
law and international treaty provisions. To maintain the warranty, the
code contained in the firmware must not be modified. Any changes made
to the code is at the user’s risk. Lake Shore will assume no responsibility
for damage or errors incurred as result of any changes made to the
firmware.

Under the terms of this agreement you may only use the Model 218
firmware as physically installed in the instrument. Archival copies are
strictly forbidden. You may not decompile, disassemble, or reverse
engineer the firmware. If you suspect there are problems with the
firmware, return the instrument to Lake Shore for repair under the terms
of the Limited Warranty specified above. Any unauthorized duplication
or use of the Model 218 firmware in whole or in part, in print, or in any
other storage and retrieval system is forbidden.

TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Many manufacturers claim designations used to distinguish their products
as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this manual and Lake
Shore was aware of a trademark claim, they appear with initial capital
letters and the ™ or

symbol.

Apiezon

is a trademark of Biddle Instruments.

CalCurve™, Carbon-Glass™, Cernox™, Duo-Twist™, Quad-Lead™,

Quad-Twist™, Rox™, SoftCal™, and Thermox™ are trademarks of
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.

Chromel™ and Alumel™ are trademarks of Hoskins Manufacturing

Company.

Formvar™ is a trademark of Monsanto Chemical Company.
MS-DOS

and Windows

are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

NI-488.2™ is a trademark of National Instruments.
PC, XT, AT, and PS-2 are trademarks of IBM.
Stycast

is a trademark of Emerson & Cuming.

Teflon

is a trademark of DuPont De Nemours.

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may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the express written permission of Lake Shore.