Mitsubishi Electronics MELSEC-F

Warranty

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PLC User's Manual - Analog Control Edition

Warranty

Please confirm the following product warranty details before using this product.

1. Gratis Warranty Term and Gratis Warranty Range

If any faults or defects (hereinafter "Failure") found to be

the responsibility of Mitsubishi occurs during use of the

product within the gratis warranty term, the product shall be

repaired at no cost via the sales representative or

Mitsubishi Service Company. However, if repairs are

required onsite at domestic or overseas location, expenses

to send an engineer will be solely at the customer's

discretion. Mitsubishi shall not be held responsible for any

re-commissioning, maintenance, or testing on-site that

involves replacement of the failed module.

[Gratis Warranty Term]

The gratis warranty term of the product shall be for one

year after the date of purchase or delivery to a designated

place. Note that after manufacture and shipment from

Mitsubishi, the maximum distribution period shall be six (6)

months, and the longest gratis warranty term after

manufacturing shall be eighteen (18) months. The gratis

warranty term of repair parts shall not exceed the gratis

warranty term before repairs.

[Gratis Warranty Range]

1) The range shall be limited to normal use within the

usage state, usage methods and usage environment,

etc., which follow the conditions and precautions, etc.,

given in the instruction manual, user's manual and

caution labels on the product.

2) Even within the gratis warranty term, repairs shall be

charged for in the following cases.

a) Failure occurring from inappropriate storage or

handling, carelessness or negligence by the user.

Failure caused by the user's hardware or software

design.

b) Failure caused by unapproved modifications, etc.,

to the product by the user.

c) When the Mitsubishi product is assembled into a

user's device, Failure that could have been

avoided if functions or structures, judged as

necessary in the legal safety measures the user's

device is subject to or as necessary by industry

standards, had been provided.

d) Failure that could have been avoided if

consumable parts (battery, backlight, fuse, etc.)

designated in the instruction manual had been

correctly serviced or replaced.

e) Relay failure or output contact failure caused by

usage beyond the specified Life of contact

(cycles).

f) Failure caused by external irresistible forces such

as fires or abnormal voltages, and failure caused

by force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning,

wind and water damage.

g) Failure caused by reasons unpredictable by

scientific technology standards at time of

shipment from Mitsubishi.

h) Any other failure found not to be the responsibility

of Mitsubishi or that admitted not to be so by the

user.

2. Onerous repair term after discontinuation of

production

1) Mitsubishi shall accept onerous product repairs for

seven (7) years after production of the product is

discontinued.

Discontinuation of production shall be notified with

Mitsubishi Technical Bulletins, etc.

2) Product supply (including repair parts) is not available

after production is discontinued.

3. Overseas service

Overseas, repairs shall be accepted by Mitsubishi's local

overseas FA Center. Note that the repair conditions at

each FA Center may differ.

4. Exclusion of loss in opportunity and secondary

loss from warranty liability

Regardless of the gratis warranty term, Mitsubishi shall not

be liable for compensation of damages caused by any

cause found not to be the responsibility of Mitsubishi, loss

in opportunity, lost profits incurred to the user or third

person by Failures of Mitsubishi products, special

damages and secondary damages whether foreseeable or

not , compensation for accidents, and compensation for

damages to products other than Mitsubishi products,

replacement by the user, maintenance of on-site

equipment, start-up test run and other tasks.

5. Changes in product specifications

The specifications given in the catalogs, manuals or

technical documents are subject to change without prior

notice.

6. Product application

1) In using the Mitsubishi MELSEC programmable logic

controller, the usage conditions shall be that the

application will not lead to a major accident even if any

problem or fault should occur in the programmable

logic controller device, and that backup and fail-safe

functions are systematically provided outside of the

device for any problem or fault.

2) The Mitsubishi programmable logic controller has

been designed and manufactured for applications in

general industries, etc. Thus, applications in which the

public could be affected such as in nuclear power

plants and other power plants operated by respective

power companies, and applications in which a special

quality assurance system is required, such as for

Railway companies or Public service purposes shall

be excluded from the programmable logic controller

applications.

In addition, applications in which human life or

property that could be greatly affected, such as in

aircraft, medical applications, incineration and fuel

devices, manned transportation, equipment for

recreation and amusement, and safety devices, shall

also be excluded from the programmable logic

controller range of applications.

However, in certain cases, some applications may be

possible, providing the user consults their local

Mitsubishi representative outlining the special

requirements of the project, and providing that all

parties concerned agree to the special circumstances,

solely at the users discretion.