============================================= CE-232 WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMERS and FINE PRINT ============================================= The below Limited Warranty applies only to CE-232 Kits and Assembled/Tested CE-232 Boards purchased at the regular full price. Kits or Boards purchased at any Special Sale Prices will carry their own terms, conditions, and warranties. DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES AND LIABILITY The CE-232 Program and hardware are supplied "AS IS", except as specifically discussed farther below. COMMtronics Engineering disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, those of merchantability and of fitness of this Program and hardware for any purpose, except as further defined below. COMMtronics Engineering assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of this Program and/or hardware. In no event shall COMMtronics Engineering be liable to you or anyone else for any damages or costs, including, but not limited to: lost profits, lost savings, lost income, lost information, lost data, lost time, loss of the right to use the CE-232 Program or other direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages to persons or equipment arising out of the use of or inability to use the hardware and/or software. Statements made or inferred by agents, employees, distributors, dealers and clients of COMMtronics Engineering are not binding upon COMMtronics Engineering and do not constitute any form of warranty. Although care has been taken to write and test a program and to develop hardware that performs as claimed and described, the CE-232 Scanner/Computer Interface Kit is provided AS IS, without warranty or guarantee of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the fitness for a particular purpose or quality or performance of this program, except that the program will occupy disk space and except as specifically noted further below. Your opening of the Bag of Parts and/or use of the associated Program constitutes your agreement to the license and disclaimer and acknowledges your release of COMMtronics Engineering and its dealers or representatives from any form of liability or litigation. LIMITED WARRANTY The CE-232 Program and Floppy Disk are warranted for a period of (60) sixty-days after shipment to be free from substantial defects or disruptive bugs and to operate with a properly assembled/installed CE-232 Interface Board and functional PRO-2004/5/6 scanner as follows: 1. To control and direct "Auto-Programming" of frequencies into the scanner from a properly prepared comma-delimited ASCII file. at a rate of approximately 50-channels per minute, +/- 10 ch/min. 2. To "AutoLog" by appending a comma-delimited line of text data to an ASCII file after the end of a transmission as determined by closure of the scanner's SQUELCH gate. 3. To display on the computer monitor a reasonable facsimile of the scanner's LCD display 4. To perform the same control over scanner operations from the computer keyboard as is possible directly from the scanner keyboard. 5. Many other functions/features reside in the CE-232 Program and hardware, but are provided only "AS IS". The CE-232 Scanner/Computer Interface Kit's electronic parts are sold "AS IS" and are not warranted whatsoever. Most of the integrated circuits provided with this Kit are CMOS and must be handled with care to prevent damage. COMMtronics Engineering provides such parts as acquired from reputable manufacturers and distributors and is assured of their viability prior to repackaging with the CE-232 Kit. The Motorola 68HC11F1FN Microprocessor chip (IC-3) has been factory and shop tested prior to shipment and is known to be viable. LIMITATION OF REMEDIES ====================== COMMtronics Engineering will provide full credit or refund, no questions asked, to those who, within Five Days After Receipt, return the complete Product with the Bag of Parts unopened, its seal untampered and with no evidence of physical damage to or mishandling of the contents. COMMtronics Engineering will provide a partial credit or refund, no questions asked, to those who, within Six-to-Thirty Days After Receipt, return the complete Product with the Bag of Parts unopened, its seal untampered and without evidence of physical damage to or mishandling of the contents. Claims for damage suffered in shipping must be submitted to the Carrier. COMMtronics Engineering will replace a defective or inoperable Program or Program Disk without charge within sixty (60) days after invoice. Replacement parts for the hardware will be available on a minimum cost basis during the first sixty days after receipt and at regular prices thereafter. (See Replacement Parts List elsewhere in our documents.) Each Kit is carefully inspected for completeness prior to shipping, so claims for "missing parts" will not be honored UNLESS the unopened Bag of Parts is returned for inspection within thirty days after receipt. RETURN FOR REFUND POLICY ======================== The CE-232 Scanner/Computer Interface Kit which consists of licensed software and proprietary hardware including a circuit board, electronic parts, disk, and a manual are provided under a 5-Day Return for Refund Policy (less Shipping & Handling), provided that the Bag of Parts has not been opened, even for the merest examination. A translucent, anti-static bag is provided for product safety and external viewing of the contents. Any evidence of a broken seal on the Bag of Parts, tampering with that seal, or entry into the bag of parts is sufficient to make this Policy null, void and inapplicable. Absolutely no exceptions! You are free to examine the Manual; to externally view the bag of parts, and to load the CE-232 Program Disk to determine if this Product meets your expectations and is within your capability to successfully assemble and operate. You may, if not satisfied, and under these Terms, return the entire Kit, complete, within a period of Five Days After Receipt for credit or refund, less Shipping & Handling. This Policy expires at the end of the fifth day after receipt and there will be no exceptions made except that, under the same terms and conditions described for the Five Day Return Policy, you may also return the complete, Kit Package in original condition anytime between the sixth and the thirtieth days after receipt for a partial refund or credit to consist of the purchase price less shipping & handling and less a 20% restocking charge. This Policy shall expire at the end of the thirtieth day after receipt and there are no other exceptions. In cases of Request for Refund or Credit, the postal cancellation or carrier records shall be evidence of compliance with this Policy. If you ship by means other than the US Postal Service, be sure to include a shipping receipt, either in the package or by separate cover. COMMtronics Engineering uses United Parcel Service, Federal Express or other private carriers which offer proof of date of delivery, and shall call upon the services of those carriers to give evidence of such whenever there is a dispute pertaining to date of receipt of this Product. LAWFULNESS OF THIS PRODUCT ========================== While to the very best of our knowledge, the CE-232 Scanner/Computer Interface Kit does not violate any law, ordinance or rule, I cannot make any statement or inference nor offer any assurance that this Product is legal to assemble/manufacture; to own; to install and/or to operate. It is the responsibility of the Purchaser and/or User to determine the lawfulness of this Product for each and every purpose. In no event shall COMMtronics Engineering accept liability for illegal use or application of the CE-232 Scanner/ Computer Interface. If any aspect of this Product or use thereof is unlawful in your city, county, state, country or other jurisdiction, you must immediately discontinue its use. EXCEPTIONS, TERMS, CONDITIONS, CRITICAL NOTES ============================================= READ THIS FINE PRINT NOW! URGENT! Now I'm going to tell you all the "fine print" that I can think of to reasonably assure your satisfaction. First and foremost, the terms of my Limited Refund and Limited Warranty Policies are not negotiable. We have no control over what happens to Kit materials after they are opened and handled. ADMINISTRATIVE EXCEPTIONS ========================= 1. Voice telephone technical support for the CE-232 hardware and software is not available under any circumstance. There are other methods by which I offer superior technical support, and these are fully explained elsewhere in our documents. My voice number is for business and administrative purposes only and the receptionist does not answer technical questions of any kind. 2. The CE-232 Product is not a "hurry-up-and-get-done" commodity. You must be prepared to spend some time at the assembly and installation of the CE-232. The project is not horribly complex; in fact, it's rather easy with my guidance and steps of procedure. After all, my 15-yr old daughter successfully built one with ONLY the help of my instruction manual. She was my "beta tester" for the documentation! You should approach this project with Patience, Preparation and Relaxation. If you do, the sweet taste of success will be yours, and even if you run into trouble, I will guide you through it, leaving you none the worse for the wear. Nevertheless, you MUST take your time; be patient; and follow instructions. 3. Purchase of a CE-232 product carries no additional entitlement other than Technical Support per Policy and above. 4. The CE-232 consists of proprietary and copyrighted materials. You are required to obey public law in this respect. TECHNICAL EXCEPTIONS ==================== 1. While the CE-232 can work in a limited capacity with a number of scanners, it is fully functional in bidirectional mode solely and exclusively with the RealisticTM PRO-2004, PRO-2005, and PRO-2006 scanners. 2. The CE-232 will NOT work properly in scanners that have been speeded up with a quartz crystal to replace the stock ceramic clock resonator. Diode speedups are ok. Other mods are probably ok; not crystal speedups! 3. The CE-232 must NOT be operated or tested with MPU (IC-3) Pins 31, 32, 33, 39 & 42 in a "floating" condition! Simply stated, Wires I, J, K, L & M must be connected between the CE-232 Board AND their respective terminations in the scanner! If not connected, the MPU could self-destruct. If there is a need to test the unit without these wires connected, then +5v DC must be applied though 10-k resistors to each of these five points that are not to be connected for that test! NOTE: this is not an issue that will be encountered by the typical user. It applies largely to situations where "other scanners" are being fitted to the CE-232. 4. Two 1/8" holes are located on the CE-232 printed circuit board underneath the MPU chip (IC-3). Once the MPU has been plugged in, special precautions are required to safely extract it from the chip carrier socket. By all rights, you should have the proper PLCC IC Extraction Tool to safely remove the MPU. Radio Shack now offers this PLCC Square Extractor Tool, #276-2101, page 189, 1999 Catalog. The two 1/8" holes in the PCB, however, can be used to advantage by inserting two small nails, one in each hole, and pressing upon them at the same time with equal force to unseat and push the MPU out of its socket. Lay a hard, flat object over the two nail heads and press on it to ensure the necessary equal force. 5. The CE-232 Kit of Parts and the CE-232 Kit with Assembled/Tested Board are complete with respect to the essential parts required for operation. Neither Kit is "complete" in the strictest sense of the word. Each scannist's junk box varies and I have no idea of who has what, nor of the individual's professional and personal tastes and preferences. To shave costs to a reasonable level, either Kit must be considered "complete" only as a minimum. In actuality, the scannist may need to provide IC sockets, PinLine Sockets, project boxes, interconnect wires and cables, solder, LED, mounting hardware, interface connectors, tools, etc. I cannot cover every contingency. I can supply, at additional cost, most of the "extras" that you do not have or do not want to acquire on your own. 6. The CE-232 works ONLY with IBM-PC/compatible computers with MS-DOS 3.1 or higher; 512-k RAM (min); with COM1 and COM2 serial ports. COM3 and COM4 are not supported. The CE-232 is known to work fine in a DOS box under Windows 3.x and Windows 95, but we make no special claims in that aspect. NOTE: The all new Pro-Turbo for the CE-232 is designed for Windows 95/98/NT4, and supports COM1-COM4. It is a 3rd party product and we do not sell or support it. For more information on the exciting, all-new Pro-Turbo for the CE-232: E-Mail: pturton@iaw.on.ca or jabba@iaw.on.ca Web: http://www.iaw.on.ca/~jabba/pro-turbo.htm