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WARRANTY TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. 

Definitions: 

The term “Ilsintech” means America Ilsintech or any company that is a subsidiary of, an affiliate of, or 

otherwise related to America Ilsintech. The term “Customer” means any individual, corporation or other entity purchasing 

goods or services from America Ilsintech.

2. 

Warranty.

 Ilsintech warrants (a) that the goods warranted here will conform to the applicable catalog descriptions and 

performance claims; (b) that it will convey good title to the goods supplied hereunder; and (c) that such goods will be 

free from defects in material and workmanship, provided that such warranty of freedom from defects in material and 

workmanship shall extend only for a period of time for the following classifications in Section 3, from the date of shipment, 

and that Customer gives Ilsintech notice of any such defect within thirty days after Customer discovers or should have 

discovered any such defect. Ilsintech’s warranties will not apply to any goods that are improperly installed, that are 

used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed, that have had parts attached or removed or 

altered, that have been modified or repaired by anyone other than Ilsintech or an authorized Ilsintech-certified associate, 

or that have suffered any abuse, misuse, neglect or accident.

 THE WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT 

ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES 

CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, ILSINTECH MAKES NO WARRANTY, WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, 

INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-

INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. 

Ilsintech’s 

liability and Customer’s exclusive remedy is expressly limited to Ilsintech’s choice of (a) the repair of defective goods, (b) 

the replacement thereof with conforming goods, and (c) the repayment of the purchase price (exclusive of shipping). 

Replacement of defective goods or repayment of the purchase price will be made only upon return of the defective 

goods returned at the cost of Customer. 

THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE CUSTOMER’S SOLE 

AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND ILSINTECH’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY BREACH OF 

THE WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. NO LIABILITY UNDER THE WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS 

DOCUMENT WILL BE GREATER IN AMOUNT THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES IN RESPECT 

OF WHICH DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED PLUS COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION, PACKING AND HANDLING, AND ILSINTECH’S 

LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO SUCH AMOUNT.

3. 

Classifications.  

a. 

Splicer operations contained in equipment (either all-in-one or stand-alone). 

That portion of the equipment used 

to perform or display operations pertaining to  direct arc splicing of fiber or fiber connectors shall be subject to a 3 

year warranty from the date of shipment or date of purchase, unless an Extended Warranty is purchased.  Ilsintech, 

or an authorized and Ilsintech-certified and approved alternate, will provide Annual Factory Cleaning, Calibration 

and Reset provided registration of the splicer with Ilsintech is performed at the time of purchase.  

b. 

Stripping, cleaving and oven operations contained in equipment (either all-in-one or stand-alone). 

That portion of 

the equipment used to perform or display operations pertaining to stripping or cleaving of fiber or fiber connectors, or 

perform or display oven operations, shall be subject to a 3 year warranty from the date of shipment or date of purchase.

c. 

Fixtures and holders.

 That portion of the equipment used to perform or display operations pertaining to holding of 

fiber or connectors shall be subject to a 3 year warranty from the date of shipment or date of purchase.

d. 

Consumable equipment.

 Electrodes, cleaver blades, power supplies, batteries, cleaning supplies, and other 

consumable equipment and supplies shall not be covered under warranty except for obvious manufacturing defects.

e. 

Connectors.

 Splice-on connectors shall be subject to a 1 year warranty from the date of shipment or date of purchase, 

unless the installation is performed by an Ilsintech-Certified Installer (CI).  If installed by a CI, the warranty shall be 25 years.

f. 

Extended Warranty.

 An extended warranty of up to 25 years on the Splice-on-Connectors will be offered subject to 

1) use of an Ilsintech-approved contractor; 2) project registration; 3) testing documentation of successfully-installed 

components; 4) Installation Certification upon completion of project; and 5) approval of partnering solution provider.  

Contact your local Ilsintech representative for details.

4. 

Patents.

 If Customer receives a third party allegation that non-customized goods made generally commercially available 

for sale by Ilsintech at the time Ilsintech ships these products and supplies such goods to Customer that infringe a 

United States patent and (x) Customer immediately notifies Ilsintech in writing upon learning of any such allegation 

of infringement and (y) Customer provides Ilsintech full opportunity, authority and assistance (at Ilsintech’s option 

and expense) to defend, settle, and/or dispose of such infringement claim, and (z) the allegation results in a final, non-

appealable judgment of patent infringement enjoining Customer from using the goods, Ilsintech’s sole liability and 

Customer’s exclusive remedy is expressly limited to Ilsintech’s option to (a) obtain for Customer the right to continue 

using such goods, or (b) replace the goods with non-infringing goods, or (c) modify the goods so that they become 

non-infringing, or (d) remove the goods and refund the purchase price. Under no circumstances will Ilsintech have the 

obligation to provide the foregoing remedy or to otherwise indemnify, defend, settle, or otherwise dispose of any third 

party claim of patent infringement: (i) if such claim is based in whole or in part on customization of the goods (as required 

by the Customer), on compliance with Customer’s specifications or instructions, or on inclusion of material provided to 

Ilsintech by Customer; (ii) if such claim is based in whole or in part on Customer’s marketing, advertising, promotion, or 

sale of any product containing the goods; (iii) if the infringement claim is based on Customer’s use of the goods or use 

of the goods in combination with any products, materials, or equipment supplied by someone other than Ilsintech; (iv) 

if Customer or a third party modified or changed the goods and infringement would have been avoided without such 

modification or change; (v) if the infringement claim arises out of products or assemblies manufactured or designed 

by Customer in whole or in part; or (vi) to the extent the claim pertains to Customer’s continued use of the goods after 

Ilsintech demands that Customer discontinue such use. 

THE FOREGOING STATES THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF ILSINTECH 

TO CUSTOMER AND CUSTOMER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT.

5. 

No License; Limited Right of Resale. 

The sale of the goods covered by this order shall not grant to Customer any right or 

license of any kind under any patent, trademark, copyright, any other interest in intellectual property or other proprietary 

right owned or controlled by Ilsintech or its affiliates or under which Ilsintech or its affiliates are licensed, although 

Customer shall have the right to use such goods or other items for the purpose for which they are sold. Customer shall not 

resell any goods or items sold hereunder unless it is an authorized distributor of Ilsintech’s products.

6. 

Export and Trade Compliance. 

Customer agrees not to export, transfer, or transmit such goods or items except in 

compliance with all U.S. or other export laws and regulations. Customer shall at all times comply with Ilsintech’s US Export 

and Trade Compliance terms and conditions.

7. 

Waiver. 

No provision hereof and no breach of any provision shall be deemed waived by reason of any previous waiver of 

such provision or of any breach thereof. All waivers must be in writing and signed by Ilsintech.

8. 

Indemnity. 

Customer shall indemnify, reimburse, release, hold harmless, and defend Ilsintech and its affiliates and their 

respective successors and assigns and their respective directors, officers, agents and representatives, from and against 

any loss, liability, claims, judgments, settlement amounts, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, expenses (including reasonable 

attorneys’ fees and disbursements of counsel), suits and costs, directly or indirectly, caused by, arising out of or relating to 

the application or the use to which goods provided hereunder are put by Customer or others.

9. 

LIMITATION OF DAMAGES AND LIABILITY. ILSINTECH SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, 

INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, 

ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS OR LOSS OF REVENUES, BUSINESS OR PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, 

WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ILSINTECH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF 

THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ILSINTECH’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM IN RESPECT 

OF ANY GOODS OR ITEMS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR 

OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS OR OTHER ITEMS GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM.

10. 

Remedies; Performance and Enforcement By Affiliates.

 In addition to the remedies set forth in these Terms and 

Conditions, Ilsintech shall have all the rights of a seller under the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in Texas. All rights 

and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not alternative, and are in addition to all other rights and remedies available 

at law or in equity. This order may be performed and all rights hereunder against Customer, including but not limited to 

injunctive relief, may be enforced by Ilsintech or any one or more of Ilsintech’s affiliates.

11.  

Confidentiality.

 Ilsintech and Customer agree to keep the confidentiality of information received from each other (excluding 

information publicly known or independently developed) and not to disclose it to unaffiliated third party (ies) or use it for 

purposes other than in connection with the goods purchased by Customer from Ilsintech and covered by this warranty.

12. 

Governing Law. 

The purchase and sale of the goods described herein and the relationship of Ilsintech and Customer shall 

be governed by the law of the State of Texas (excluding its rules of conflicts of laws). Any litigation relating to this order 

must be brought in state or federal district court in such state. The Convention for the International Sale of Goods shall not 

apply to the sales of goods or other items hereunder.

13. 

Inconsistent Terms. 

Ilsintech’s performance in respect of this Warranty is subject to these Terms and Conditions set forth 

in this document. Ilsintech’s warranty performance is expressly made conditional on Customer’s assent to these Terms and 

Conditions whether or not in addition to or different from the terms of Customer’s purchase order or terms and conditions 

or other Customer documents. Unless Ilsintech otherwise agrees in writing, Ilsintech expressly rejects any inconsistent 

terms in any of Customer’s purchase order or terms and conditions or other Customer documents. For the avoidance of 

doubt, these terms and conditions prevail over all terms and conditions of Customer (even if they form a part of Customer’s 

purchase order), and can only be varied by written agreement of Ilsintech.

14. 

Amendment. 

Ilsintech may amend these terms and conditions at any time.

Summary of Contents for ILSINTECH K33A

Page 1: ...OWNERS MANUAL USER GUIDE K33A ALL IN ONE FUSION SPLICER AmericaIlsintech com...

Page 2: ...onto the fiber cable Optical fiber cleaning and stripping 6 6 9 9 11 11 11 12 12 13 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 26 26 26 28 29 30 30 30 31 32 Cleaving the Fiber Splicing the Cleaved Fibers...

Page 3: ...Menu Lock Assign a Password Calibration Menu Arc Calibration Diagnostic Test Motor Drive Testing Motor calibration Electrode Menu Electrode Stabilize Electrode Replace Electrode Caution Electrode Used...

Page 4: ...battery and or the K33A Please measure the AC output voltage with a circuit tester Abnormal high voltage and frequencies may result in serious electric shock injury death or damage to the equipment i...

Page 5: ...may degrade its performance and damage the equipment DO NOT store the Swift K33A in a place where temperature or humidity is high Damage to the machine may occur Repair and maintenance of the Swift K...

Page 6: ...ONENTS STANDARD ITEMS DESCRIPTION MODEL NO QUANTITY Arc Fusion Splicer SWIFT K33A 1 User guide CD 1 Spare electrode EI 23 1 pair Cooling Tray 1 Transporting Case Hard Case 1 Battery K3360 6000mAh 1 AC...

Page 7: ...ate the sleeve heater To supply power to the Automatic Fiber Stripper heater K33A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION To turn the power on off press button for about 1 second Press for about 1 second in POWER ON stat...

Page 8: ...plicable Fiber Diameter 125um Applicable Cable Diameter 250um 900um Strip Length Max 28 0mm Heating Time 0 15 sec Heat Temp Range 60oC 150oC HEATING TYPE Tensile Force after Stripping 4kgf Swift K33A...

Page 9: ...covers are closed the fiber is heated up to the user selected setting and the coating is stripped as the left side fiber sled slides away from the fixed stripper base leaving the removed fiber jacket...

Page 10: ...elow At this time be sure to completely cover the two holes on top of the dispenser to avoid splashing the alcohol onto the K33A splicer body If no alcohol is discharged remove the dispenser open cap...

Page 11: ...ard into the collection box if it does not fall in automatically use tweezers to put it in the collection box K33A BLADE REPLACEMENT ADJUSTMENT Remove worn out blade by unscrewing fixing bolts as show...

Page 12: ...e note of the 40mm and 60mm marks in the heater for alignment For splice on connectors SOC s be sure to remove the magnet from the right side of the heater and lay the SOC body on the right side of th...

Page 13: ...for transporting K33A Keep the principal parts of the equipment clean to ensure consistent performance As shown in the picture below press the power button to start the K33A Set the sleeve tube over...

Page 14: ...K33A It is strongly recommended to use the AC adapter F1 1 and battery K3360 provided with package Using a battery other than provided may cause fumes fire and damage to the device personal injury an...

Page 15: ...ery includes the protection circuit that prevents full discharge and full charge The supply of power stops once the protection circuit is activated In order to deactivate the protection circuit and re...

Page 16: ...displayed at the bottom of the Home Screen see below Remove the sleeve loader from the toolbox and install into the splicer body sleeve loader mounts as seen in the picture below K33A GENERAL USE OVE...

Page 17: ...the button to cleave the fiber Lift the cleaving lever and take the optical fiber out Remove any fiber fragments that did not drop into the chip bin and dispose them in a proper container CLEAVING THE...

Page 18: ...no error message displayed it is recommended arc the splice again when the splice result on screen is not within accepted standards A splice can be arced up 5 times if needed Splice results and their...

Page 19: ...pliced optical fiber and separate optical fiber from Swift K33A with care TRANSFERRING THE FUSED FIBER INTO THE SLEEVE HEATER Slide the shrink sleeve over the splice and center it making sure the stre...

Page 20: ...inished if the blade or clamp pads of the cleaver are contaminated In addition the contamination of the fiber surface or tip can cause higher splice loss For this reason it is important to clean both...

Page 21: ...d optical lens will have not streaks or lines visible Reassemble the electrode Turn the power on check whether there is any line or stain on the monitor and navigate to the menu and conduct a Self tes...

Page 22: ...ed the a Replace Electrodes message will be displayed Once the number of arc discharges exceeds the threshold the results could lead to higher splice loss and weaker tensile force at the splicing poin...

Page 23: ...menus in the main menu To display the main menu press either AUTO STRIPPER DEL delete and existing Stripper mode REPLACE select a Stripper mode from database replace it NEW Create a new custom mode t...

Page 24: ...Stripper Sleeve Heater and Splice Chamber The user can quickly change setting without having to navigate into the main menu The user can access the pop up menu in various ways NOTE The following proce...

Page 25: ...state Press the Previous Menu Button to return the home screen or repeat the above This will bring up the Heater Popup Menu showing the 8 programmable shortcut buttons as well the delete and previous...

Page 26: ...g added Other Therefore we recommend that users keep upgrading their software regularly by contacting UCLSWIFT SELECT A SPLICE MODE TO USE ON THE K33A To select a splice mode select Menu from the LCD...

Page 27: ...to display the pre programmed splice modes Select the fiber type for the new Splice Mode Select the splice mode click OK The selected splice mode is added the last blank mode To select a splice mode...

Page 28: ...to return to the main menu To Edit a splice mode select Menu from the LCD display or from the K33A Next SPLICE MODE PARAMETER DEFINITIONS AND EDITABLE MODE STATUS CHART NOTE System default splice mod...

Page 29: ...h burn to clean the fiber will discharge SET VALUE DESCRIPTION GENERAL USER MODE MODE It sets duplication of optical fiber on optical fiber s advance amount If initial discharge Overlap amount is weak...

Page 30: ...T VALUE DESCRIPTION GENERAL USER MODE MODE Heater settings are pre programmed in the K33A for industry standard shrink sleeve sizes and Splice on Connectors SOC s Users can select a setting Edit the p...

Page 31: ...nd Name will be displayed on the top of the LCD screen Select the DEL option and the setting will be deleted Select cancel to return to the Heater Menu and be sure to select an appropriate Heater Mode...

Page 32: ...eater Modes start are considered user modes and start at number 41 To create a new Heater Mode select Menu from the LCD display or from the K33A EDIT A HEATER SETTING MODE Users can Edit specific valu...

Page 33: ...deleted is on the LCD screen Select the stripper mode to be deleted on the LCD screen and press the DEL button and the setting is deleted Select the return icon to return to the Stripper menu then Rea...

Page 34: ...ing Enter the new value for the setting and then select the check mark to confirm the updated setting Select return to go back to the Thermal stripper menu and then ready to return to the Ready Screen...

Page 35: ...lect return to close the detail screen and again to return to the Main History menu Press the Ready to return to the main menu HISTORY MENU or from the K33A Next select History from the menu using the...

Page 36: ...nce the wind cover is opened after splicing a successful splice Pause 1 Stops after initial flash clean process completes Press and it Pause 2 Stops after final alignment completes Press to perform th...

Page 37: ...ong button the screen moves to upper level NOTE You must remember the password if you forget the password the K33A has to be sent to a factory authorized service location ASSIGN A PASSWORD Set up a ne...

Page 38: ...ts on board sensors Based on this data the arc discharge is automatically calibrated Changes in the amount of required arc discharge due to electrode abrasion or the optical fiber s splice properties...

Page 39: ...the top left on the screen Operate the motor in a direction wanted by touching arrow icons at the bottom MOTOR CALIBRATION Improper fiber cleaning and poor splicer maintenance can lead to a slowdown i...

Page 40: ...zation a5rn ARC Calibration should immediately be performed to complete the process see Section 6 6 for instructions ELECTRODE STABILIZE Electrode Stabilization is done when the electrodes are replace...

Page 41: ...ill reset this to zero The cumulative total will remain on the machine and can be viewed in the Information Menu See section 6 9 K33A PART NAMES The Setting Menu allows the K33A user the ability to se...

Page 42: ...option will let the user to set in seconds the amount of time that will pass prior to shutting of either the display screen or the splicer MONITOR The LCD will be automatically turned off if you don...

Page 43: ...m the display button from the K33A or its touchscreen Next select Maintenance from the display MAINTENANCE INFO Select the Maintenance option to view the following information ITEM DESCRIPTION Produce...

Page 44: ...site HELP The Help function has helpful information about the K33A fusion splicer It has a Name of Parts selection which helps identify the individual parts and their names warnings that help extend t...

Page 45: ...nd the tip of the fiber extends beyond the default limit A dirty lens or weak LED light can also cause this error but most instances are attributed to the fiber length Call your representative if this...

Page 46: ...tact your sales representative CORE BUBBLE ERROR The Core Bubble Error message is displayed when bubbles or dots are detected by the optical system of the K33A upon completion of the splice Common cau...

Page 47: ...attery Disconnect the AC power cord from the charger and connect the DC cord to the charging jack Connect the AC power cord in 10 to 15 seconds The LED of the battery is turned on red and charging beg...

Page 48: ...the heating process You cannot cancel the heating process by pressing Press one more time to cancel it MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS How to lock Splice Edit or heat mode Refer to Lock Menu for more detail...

Page 49: ...e Under no circumstances will Ilsintech have the obligation to provide the foregoing remedy or to otherwise indemnify defend settle or otherwise dispose of any third party claim of patent infringement...

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