JBL SDP-40 manual Who is protected by this warranty?, What is covered by the JBL warranty?

SYNTHESIS LIMITED WARRANTY

The JBL Synthesis products listed below are warranted for the period stated from the date of original purchase:

Amplifiers, Equalizers, and Surround Sound Processors – two (2) year warranty.

Who is protected by this warranty?

Your JBL warranty protects the original owner and all subsequent owners, so long as the original bill of sale is presented when warranty service is requested.

What is covered by the JBL warranty?

Your JBL warranty covers all defects in the material and workmanship with the following specified exceptions:

1.Damage caused by accident, unreasonable use, or neglect (including the lack of reasonable and necessary maintenance.

2.Damage caused by improper installation or adjustment.

3.Damage occurring during shipment (claims must be presented to the carrier).

4.Damage to or deterioration of any accessory or decorative surface.

5.Damage resulting from failure to follow instructions contained in your user guide.

6.Damage resulting from the performance of repairs by someone other than an authorized JBL warranty station

7.Any JBL unit on which the serial number has been effaced, modified, or removed.

8.Units which have been altered or modified in design, appearance, or construction.

9.Products sold on an "as-is" or final sale basis.

This warranty covers only the actual defects within the product itself, and does not cover the costs of installation or removal from a fixed installation, normal set-up, or adjustments, claims based on any misrepresentation by the seller, or performance variations resulting from installation related circumstances such as program source quality or AC power.

How to obtain warranty service

If your JBL product ever needs service, we may direct you to an Authorized JBL Warranty Station, or ask you to send your unit to the factory for repair, in which case we’ll also supply a Service Return Authorization and complete shipping instructions. If the product was purchased in a country other than the USA, it is necessary to return the product to the distributor or selling location in the same country. Either way, you’ll need to present the original bill of sale to establish the date of purchase. Please do not ship your JBL product to the factory without our prior authorization. In the United States, please call 1-818-830- 8757 for the location of the authorized warranty station nearest you.

If service under this warranty is not necessary, but you have questions regarding the Installation or operation of this unit, please contact your authorized JBL dealer or call 1-818- 830-8757 for further assistance.

Who pays for what?

JBL will be happy to pay all labor and material expenses for all repairs covered by this warranty. If necessary repairs are not covered by this warranty or if a unit is examined which is not in need of repair, you will be charged for the repairs or the examination.

Although you must pay any shipping charges incurred in getting your JBL product to an Authorized Warranty Station or to the factory, we will pay return shipping charges within the United States if the repairs are covered by the warranty. Please be sure to save the original shipping cartons because a nominal charge will be made for additional cartons.

Limitation on implied warranties

Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose are limited in duration to the length of this warranty, unless otherwise provided by state law.

Exclusion of certain damages

JBL’s liability is limited to the repair or replacement at our option, of any defective product and shall in no event include incidental or consequential commercial damages of any kind.

Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so they above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

We sincerely thank you for your expression of confidence in JBL products. This equipment has been painstakingly assembled by highly trained craftspeople. It should give you many years of musical enjoyment.