HP 10BII Manual

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Service Agreements
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Japan
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Household in 
the European Union
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates 
that this product must not be disposed of with your 
other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility 
to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to 
a designated collection point for the recycling of waste 
electrical and electronic equipment. The separate 
collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the 
time of disposal will help to conserve  natural resources and ensure that it 
is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. 
For more information about where you can drop off your waste 
equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, your 
household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the 
product.
End-user terms and conditions
HP 10B II Calculator 
Warranty period: 12 months
1.  HP warrants to you, the end-user customer, that HP hardware, 
accessories and supplies will be free from defects in materials and 
workmanship after the date of purchase, for the period specified 
above. If HP receives notice of such defects during the warranty 
period, HP will, at its option, either repair or replace products which 
prove to be defective. Replacement products may be either new or 
like-new.
2.HP warrants to you that HP software will not fail to execute its 
programming instructions after the date of purchase, for the period 
specified above, due to defects in material and workmanship when 
properly installed and used. If HP receives notice of such defects  
						

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during the warranty period, HP will replace software media which 
does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects.
3.HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be 
uninterrupted or error free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable 
time, to repair or replace any product to a condition as warranted, 
you will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price upon prompt 
return of the product.
4. HP products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new 
in performance or may have been subject to incidental use.
5.Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or 
inadequate maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, 
parts or supplies not supplied by HP, (c) unauthorized modification 
or misuse, (d) operation outside of the published environmental 
specifications for the product, or (e) improper site preparation or 
maintenance.
6.Hewlett-Packard makes no other express warranty or condition 
whether written or oral. To the extent allowed by local law, any 
implied warranty or condition of merchantability, satisfactory quality, 
or fitness for a particular purpose is limited to the duration of the 
express warranty set forth above. Some countries, states or 
provinces do not allow limitations on the duration of 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 local law, the remedies in this warranty 
statement are your sole and exclus ive remedies. Except as indicated 
above, in no event will Hewlett-Packard or its suppliers be liable for 
loss of data or for direct, special, incidental, consequential (including 
lost profit or data), or other damage, whether based in contract, tort, 
or otherwise. Some countries, States or provinces do not allow the 
exclusion or limitation of incident al or consequential damages, so 
the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
8. For consumer transactions in Australia and New Zealand : the 
warranty terms contained in this  statement, except to the extent 
lawfully permitted, do not exclude, restrict or modify and are in 
addition to the mandatory statutory  rights applicable to the sale of 
this product to you. 
						

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