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Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009Show full title
Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 of 22 July 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions (Text with EEA relevance)
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2.STANDBY/OFF MODE POWER CONSUMPTIONU.K.
1.From 7 January 2010:U.K.
(a)
Power consumption in ‘off-mode’:
Power consumption of televisions in any off-mode condition shall not exceed 1,00 Watt.
(b)
Power consumption in ‘standby-mode(s)’:
The power consumption of televisions in any condition providing only a reactivation function, or providing only a reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function, shall not exceed 1,00 Watt.
The power consumption of televisions in any condition providing only information or status display, or providing only a combination of reactivation function and information or status display, shall not exceed 2,00 Watts.
(c)
Availability of off-mode and/or standby-mode:
Televisions shall have an off-mode and/or standby-mode, and/or another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off-mode and/or standby-mode when the television is connected to the mains power source.
(d)
For television sets which consist of a display, and one or more tuner(s)/receiver(s) and optional additional functions for data storage and/or display such as digital versatile disc (DVD), hard disk drive (HDD) or videocassette recorder (VCR) in one or more separate units, points (a) to (c) apply for the display and the separate unit(s) individually.
2.From 20 August 2011:U.K.
(a)
Power consumption in ‘off-mode’:
Power consumption of televisions in any off-mode condition shall not exceed 0,30 Watts, unless the condition in the next paragraph is fulfilled.
For televisions with an easily visible switch, which puts the television in a condition with power consumption not exceeding 0,01 Watts when operated to the off position, the power consumption of any other off-mode condition of the television shall not exceed 0,50 Watts.
(b)
Power consumption in ‘standby-mode(s)’:
The power consumption of televisions in any condition providing only a reactivation function, or providing only a reactivation function and a mere indication of enabled reactivation function, shall not exceed 0,50 Watts.
The power consumption of televisions in any condition providing only information or status display, or providing only a combination of reactivation function and information or status display, shall not exceed 1,00 Watt.
(c)
Availability of off-mode and/or standby-mode:
Televisions shall have an off-mode and/or standby-mode, and/or another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off-mode and/or standby-mode when the television is connected to the mains power source.
(d)
Automatic power-down:
Televisions shall provide a function with the following characteristics:
(i)
after no more than 4 hours in on mode following the last user interaction and/or a channel change, the television shall be automatically switched from on mode to:
standby-mode, or,
off-mode, or,
another condition which does not exceed the applicable power consumption requirements for off-mode and/or standby-mode;
(ii)
televisions shall display an alert message before the automatic switch from on mode to the applicable condition/modes.
This function shall be set as default.
(e)
For television sets which consist of a display, and one or more tuner(s)/receiver(s) and optional additional functions for data storage and/or display such as digital versatile disc (DVD), hard disk drive (HDD) or videocassette recorder (VCR) in a separate unit, points (a) to (d) apply for the display and the separate unit individually.
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