1.6. Legal Disclaimers

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Methods and apparatus disclosed and described herein have been developed solely on company funds of Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. No government or other contractual support or relationship whatsoever has existed which in any way affects or mitigates proprietary rights of Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. in these developments. Methods and apparatus disclosed herein may be subject to U.S. Patents existing or applied for.

Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. reserves the right to add, improve, modify, or withdraw functions, design modifications, or products at any time without notice. Lake Shore shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

WARRANTY PERIOD: THREE (3) YEARS

  1. Lake Shore warrants that products manufactured by Lake Shore (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three years from the date the Product leaves Lake Shore (the “Warranty Period”). If Lake Shore receives notice of any such defects during the Warranty Period and the defective Product is shipped freight prepaid back to Lake Shore, Lake Shore will, at its option, either repair or replace the Product (if it is so defective) without charge for parts, service labor or associated customary return shipping cost to the Purchaser. Replacement for the Product may be by either new or equivalent in performance to new. Replacement or repaired parts, or a replaced Product, will be warranted for only the unexpired portion of the original warranty or 90 days (whichever is greater).

  2. Lake Shore warrants the Product only if the Product has been sold by an authorized Lake Shore employee, sales representative, dealer or an authorized Lake Shore original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

  3. The Product may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in performance or may have been subject to incidental use when it is originally sold to the Purchaser.

  4. The Warranty Period begins on the date the Product ships from Lake Shore’s plant.

  5. This limited warranty does not apply to defects in the Product resulting from (a) improper or inadequate installation (unless OT&V services are performed by Lake Shore), maintenance, repair or calibration, (b) fuses, software, power surges, lightning and non-rechargeable batteries, (c) software, interfacing, parts or other supplies not furnished by Lake Shore, (d) unauthorized modification or misuse, (e) operation outside of the published specifications, (f ) improper site preparation or site maintenance (g) natural disasters such as flood, fire, wind, or earthquake, or (h) damage during shipment other than original shipment to you if shipped through a Lake Shore carrier.

  6. This limited warranty does not cover: (a) regularly scheduled or ordinary and expected recalibrations of the Product; (b) accessories to the Product (such as probe tips and cables, holders, wire, grease, varnish, feed throughs, etc.); (c) consumables used in conjunction with the Product (such as probe tips and cables, probe holders, sample tails, rods and holders, ceramic putty for mounting samples, Hall sample cards, Hall sample enclosures, etc.); or, (d) non-Lake Shore branded Products that are integrated with the Product.

  7. To the extent allowed by applicable law,, this limited warranty is the only warranty applicable to the Product and replaces all other warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Specifically, except as provided herein, Lake Shore undertakes no responsibility that the products will be fit for any particular purpose for which you may be buying the Products. Any implied warranty is limited in duration to the warranty period. No oral or written information, or advice given by the Company, its Agents or Employees, shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this limited warranty. Some countries, states or provinces do not allow limitations on 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.

  8. Further, with regard to the United Nations Convention for International Sale of Goods (CISC), if CISG is found to apply in relation to this agreement, which is specifically disclaimed by Lake Shore, then this limited warranty excludes warranties that: (a) the Product is fit for the purpose for which goods of the same description would ordinarily be used, (b) the Product is fit for any particular purpose expressly or impliedly made known to Lake Shore at the time of the conclusion of the contract. (c) the Product is contained or packaged in a manner usual for such goods or in a manner adequate to preserve and protect such goods where it is shipped by someone other than a carrier hired by Lake Shore.

  9. Lake Shore disclaims any warranties of technological value or of non-infringement with respect to the Product and Lake Shore shall have no duty to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless you from and against any or all damages or costs incurred by you arising from the infringement of patents or trademarks or violation or copyrights by the Product.

  10. THIS WARRANTY IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE. This warranty is not transferrable.

  11. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, neither Lake Shore nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or suppliers will be held liable for direct, special, incidental, consequential or other damages (including lost profit, lost data, or downtime costs) arising out of the use, inability to use or result of use of the product, whether based in warranty, contract, tort or other legal theory, regardless whether or not Lake Shore has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Purchaser’s use of the Product is entirely at Purchaser’s risk. Some countries, states and provinces do not allow the exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you.

  12. This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary within or between jurisdictions where the product is purchased and/or used. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitation in certain warranties, and so the above limitations or exclusions of some warranties stated above may not apply to you.

  13. Except to the extent allowed by applicable law, the terms of this limited warranty statement do not exclude, restrict or modify the mandatory statutory rights applicable to the sale of the product to you.

CERTIFICATION

Lake Shore certifies that this product has been inspected and tested in accordance with its published specifications and that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment. The accuracy and calibration of this product at the time of shipment are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); formerly known as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS).

FIRMWARE LIMITATIONS

Lake Shore has worked to ensure that the firmware is as free of errors as possible, and that the results you obtain from the instrument are accurate and reliable. However, as with any computer-based software, the possibility of errors exists.

In any important research, as when using any laboratory equipment, results should be carefully examined and rechecked before final conclusions are drawn. Neither Lake Shore nor anyone else involved in the creation or production of this firmware can pay for loss of time, inconvenience, loss of use of the product, or property damage caused by this product or its failure to work, or any other incidental or consequential damages. Use of our product implies that you understand the Lake Shore license agreement and statement of limited warranty.

FIRMWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

The firmware in this instrument is protected by United States copyright law and international treaty provisions. To maintain the warranty, the code contained in the firmware must not be modified. Any changes made to the code is at the user’s risk. Lake Shore will assume no responsibility for damage or errors incurred as result of any changes made to the firmware.

Under the terms of this agreement you may only use the firmware as physically installed in the instrument. Archival copies are strictly forbidden. You may not decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the firmware. If you suspect there are problems with the firmware, return the instrument to Lake Shore for repair under the terms of the Limited Warranty specified above. Any unauthorized duplication or use of the firmware in whole or in part, in print, or in any other storage and retrieval system is forbidden.

TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Many manufacturers and sellers claim designations used to distinguish their products as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this manual and Lake Shore was aware of a trademark claim, they appear with initial capital letters and the ™ or ® symbol.

  • MeasureReady™, MeasureLINK™, CalCurve™, Cernox®, SoftCal™, Rox™, 2Dex™, TiltView™, and TruZero™ are trademarks of Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.

  • Java® is a registered trademark of Oracle.

  • LabVIEW® is a registered trademark of National Instruments.

  • Mac® is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S and other countries.

  • Microsoft Windows® and Excel® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

  • Stycast® is a trademark of Henkel Corporation.

  • USB Type-C™ and USB-C are trademarks of USB Implementers Forum.

EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

CE Declaration

UL AND CSA CERTIFICATE

Ul and CSA Certificate

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of electronic equipment is a growing concern worldwide. Emissions of and immunity to electromagnetic interference is now part of the design and manufacture of most electronics. To qualify for the CE Mark, the M81-SSM meets or exceeds the requirements of the European Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU.

The instrument was tested under normal operating conditions with interface cables attached. If the installation and operating instructions in this user’s manual are followed, there should be no degradation in EMC performance.

Exposure to RF interference greater than that found in a typical laboratory environment may disturb the sensitive measurement circuitry of the instrument.

Pay special attention to instrument cabling. Improperly installed cabling may defeat even the best EMC protection. For the best performance from any precision instrument, follow the grounding and shielding instructions in the user’s manual. In addition, the installer of the instrument should consider the following:

  • Shield measurement and computer interface cables.

  • Leave no unused or unterminated cables attached to the instrument.

  • Make cable runs as short and direct as possible. Higher radiated emissions are possible with long cables.

  • Do not tightly bundle cables that carry different types of signals.

Copyright December 3, 2024, Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the express written permission of Lake Shore.