Regulatory Information
? TCO'99
Regulatory Information
Information
?TCO'99
Environmental
Requirements
?TCO'03 TCO '99 Information
Information
?Recycling
Information for
Congratulations! You have just purchased a TCO '99 approved
Customers
and labeled product! Your choice has provided you with a product
CE Declaration
developed for professional use. Your purchase has also contributed
?
of Conformityto reducing the burden on the environment and also to the further
Energy Star
?development of environmentally adapted electronics products.
Declaration
?Federal
Why do we have environmentally labeled computers?
Communications
Commission
In many countries, environmental labeling has become an established method for encouraging the
(FCC) Notice
adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as computers and other
(U.S. Only)
electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are used both in the
?Commission products and during their manufacture. Since it is not so far possible to satisfactorily recycle the majority of
Federale de la electronics equipment, most of these potentially damaging substances sooner or later enter nature.
Communication
(FCC There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption levels, that are important
Declaration)from the viewpoints of both the work (internal) and natural (external) environments. Since all methods of
electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (e.g. acidic and climate-influencing
?EN 55022
emissions, radioactive waste), it is vital to save energy. Electronics equipment in offices is often left running
Compliance
continuously and thereby consumes a lot of energy.
(Czech Republic
Only)
?VCCI Class 2 What does labeling involve?
Notice (Japan
This product meets the requirements for the TCO'99 scheme which provides for international and
Only)
environmental labeling of personal computers. The labeling scheme was developed as a joint effort by the
?MIC Notice
TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Svenska Naturskyddsforeningen (The
(South Korea
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and Statens Energimyndighet (The Swedish National Energy
Only)Administration).
?Polish Center
for Testing and
Approval requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electric
Certification and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.
Notice
?North Europe
The environmental demands impose restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals, brominated and
(Nordic chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated solvents, among other things. The product must
Countries) be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to have an environmental policy which must be
Informationadhered to in each country where the company implements its operational policy.
?BSMI Notice
(Taiwan Only)The energy requirements include a demand that the computer and/or display, after a certain period of
?Ergonomie inactivity, shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level in one or more stages. The length of time to
reactivate the computer shall be reasonable for the user.
Hinweis (nur
Deutschland)
?Philips End-of-Labeled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example, in respect of the reduction of
Life Disposalelectric and magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.
Below you will find a brief summary of the environmental requirements met by this product. The complete
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