Panasonic BM-ET500 Notification about this Document, Trademarks, Limitation of Liability

NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

•This document describes basic operating instructions of Iris Camera BM-ET500.

•The operating instructions supplied to BM-ED500 Control Unit describes operating instructions, examples of system com- position, and installation guide of the control unit. The instruction manuals supplied to Administration Software BM-ES500E, which is the software required for iris data enrollment, describe how to use the administration software. Normally, users of recognition cameras do not have to read them. These operating instructions and manuals are intended for system installers and administrators.

•System installers and administrators should read the following operating instructions and manuals as well as this docu- ment.

To use Control Unit BM-ED500:BM-ED500 Operating Instructions

To use Administration Software BM-ES500E: BM-ES500E Installation Guide

BM-ES500E Administrator's Guide

BM-ES500E Backup Guide

•BM-ES500E Installation Guide, Administrator's Guide, and Backup Guide are PDF documents contained on the CD-ROM that is supplied with Administration Software BM-ES500E. To read the PDF documents, you need to install Adobe Acrobat ® Reader, which you can obtain at the homepage of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

TRADEMARKS

•Adobe Acrobat is either a registered trademark or trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

•Other company names and product names appearing in these operating instructions are registered trademarks or trade- marks of the company concerned.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

This Product is used to recognize an individual person by using Iris data, and is not designed to protect against “theft” or “crime” independently.

IN NO EVENT SHALL MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY OR ANY PERSON, EXCEPT FOR REPLACEMENT OR REASONABLE MAINTENANCE OF THE PRODUCT, FOR THE CASES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BELOW:

(1)ANY DAMAGE AND LOSS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCT;

(2)PERSONAL INJURY OR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY INAPPROPRIATE USE OR NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF THE USER;

(3)UNAUTHORIZED DISASSEMBLE, REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT BY THE USER;

(4)INCONVENIENCE OR ANY LOSS ARISING OUT OF NON-RECOGNITION WHEN IRIS DATA IS ALREADY ENROLLED, DUE TO ANY REASON OR CAUSE OTHER THAN ANY FAILURE OR PROBLEM OF THE PRODUCT;

(5)ANY PROBLEM, CONSEQUENTIAL INCONVENIENCE, OR LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF THE SYSTEM COM- BINED BY THE DEVICES OF THIRD PARTY;

(It might be a case that the entrance-gate control system, for example, combining the Product and the electric lock devices, does not open/close the door properly because of before-mentioned reasons or other causes of such system except for the Product.)

(6)ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, OR CLAIMS ARISING OUT FROM LOSS OR LEAK OF PC DATA INCLUDING IRIS DATA IN THE ADMINISTRATION PC

(Iris data is nature of privacy. The customer shall be responsible for any Iris data stored in the administration PC.)

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