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1.2. 10 12 13 14 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for Televisions Eligibility Criteria ENERGY STAR Draft 2 Version 7 0 Following is the Version 7 0 ENERGY STAR Product Specification for Televisions A product shall meet all of the identified criteria if it is to earn the ENERGY STAR 1 DEFINITIONS A Product Types 1 Television TV A product designed to produce dynamic video contains an internal TV tuner encased within the product housing and that is capable of receiving dynamic visual information from wired or wireless sources including but not limited to a Broadcast and similar services for terrestrial cable satellite and or broadband transmission of analog and or digital signals b Display specific data connections such as HDMI Component video S video Composite video c Media storage devices such as a USB flash drive a memory card or a DVD or d Network connections usually using Internet Protocol typically carried over Ethernet or Wi Fi 2 Hospitality Television A TV product which includes the following features a A control port for bi directional communication DB 9 RJ11 RJ12 RJ45 coaxial cable or HDMI CEC and b Activated hospitality protocol software e g SmartPort Meeting Professionals International MPI Multiple Television Interface MTI Serial Protocol to provide direct access to Video On Demand VOD systems or a digital media player designed for
3. 478 479 480 4 4 Number of Units Required for Testing 4 4 1 One of the following sampling plans shall be used to test for ENERGY STAR certification i Arepresentative unit shall be selected for testing the Basic Model ii Units shall be selected for testing per the sampling requirements defined in 10 CFR 429 25 which references 10 CFR 429 11 4 5 International Market Certification 4 5 1 Products shall be tested for certification at the relevant input voltage frequency combination for each market in which they will be sold and promoted as ENERGY STAR 5 USER INTERFACE 5 1 1 Partners are encouraged to design products in accordance with the user interface standard IEEE 1621 Standard for User Interface Elements in Power Control of Electronic Devices Employed in Office Consumer Environments For details see http eetd LBL gov Controls 6 EFFECTIVE DATE 6 1 1 Effective Date The Version 7 0 ENERGY STAR Televisions specification shall take effect on XX XX 2015 To qualify for ENERGY STAR a product model shall meet the ENERGY STAR specification in effect on its date of manufacture The date of manufacture is specific to each unit and is the date on which a unit is considered to be completely assembled Note EPA anticipates finalizing this specification revision in late 2014 where the specification would take effect in late Summer 2015 6 1 2 Future Specification Revisions EPA reserves the right to change this specificatio
4. 101 102 103 104 105 106 High Efficiency Video Processing Stakeholders commented that High Efficiency Video Processing does not consume significantly more power than other TV decoder technologies EPA also anticipates that UHD TVs with Thin Client Capability will already include this technology and therefore does not propose highlighting the availability of this functionality on the ENERGY STAR Certified Products List Thus EPA is removing the definition Wake on LAN WoL EPA is proposing to remove Wake on LAN and Wake on Wireless definitions because these functionalities fall under Full Network Connectivity when applying the Standby Active Low power requirements to a TV EPA did not receive feedback that Wake on LAN or WoWLAN require additional power so for simplicity EPA will also exclude them from the Definitions section D Special Functions Functions that are related to but not required for the basic operation of the device Special functions include but are not limited to special sound processing power saving functions e g Automatic Brightness Control 1 Automatic Brightness Control ABC The self acting mechanism that controls the brightness of a display as a function of ambient light 2 Gesture Recognition Ability to recognize non verbal communication through a movement of the body head or limbs to express or emphasize an idea sentiment or command 3 Voice Recognition Ability to recognize spoken wor
5. Acquisition Mode DAM Requirements for Hospitality TVs 3 7 1 A product may automatically exit Standby Passive Mode or Standby Active Low Mode and enter Download Acquisition Mode according to a predefined schedule in order to i Download channel listing information for use by an electronic programming guide ii Monitor for emergency messaging communications or iii Communicate via a network protocol 3 7 2 DAM energy consumption for all DAM states Epam as measured per the CEA Procedure for DAM Testing shall be less than or equal to 40 watt hours per day 0 04 kWh day Note Since EPA proposes retaining the definition of Hospitality TVs EPA also proposes retaining the Download Acquisition Mode DAM test Under Version 7 0 EPA seeks to ensure that all TVs meeting the definition for Hospitality TVs be tested in DAM for certification if they are capable of doing so EPA found that under Version 6 0 6 1 many Hospitality TVs were tested as consumer models instead Some Hospitality TVs do resemble consumer models in that they contain Ethernet capability To ensure that the specification captures the full functions of Hospitality TVs EPA and DOE propose that where applicable Hospitality TVs that have Ethernet capability test for Full Network Connectivity according to the test method in Section 4 2 2 in addition to the Download Acquisition Mode test EPA seeks additional stakeholder feedback on this proposed approach The Version 6 specifi
6. are eligible for a high resolution On Mode Power Allowance Ppr as calculated per Equation 3 Equation 3 Calculation of On Mode Power Allowance for TVs with Native Vertical Resolution Greater than or Equal to 2160 pixels Expires May 1 2017 Pur 0 55 x Pon max Where 7 Pup is the high resolution On Mode Power Allowance in watts and n Pon max is the maximum allowable On Mode Power consumption in watts Note In response to the On Mode Power levels for HD TVs in EPA s Draft 1 proposal a few stakeholders stated with supporting data that EPA s estimated On Mode power of Version 6 0 ABC models calculated through linear interpolation of power measurements at the NOPR illuminance test points 0 10 50 100 and 300 lux to approximate power at the Final Rule illuminance test points 3 12 35 and 100 lux was too low Thus for Draft 2 EPA conducted new analyses of its dataset removing the interpolated ABC models The revised dataset represents 764 unique models and includes 112 ABC models certified to Version 6 1 and tested to the Final Rule DOE Test Procedure with the remainder non ABC models certified to both Version 6 0 and 6 1 since the reported power values of non ABC models were not affected by the Final Rule DOE Test Procedure Sixteen percent of TVs in EPA s revised dataset meet the revised On Mode requirements At least 10 major manufacturers have one or more models meeting the new proposed criteria Based on the market r
7. date and descriptions Figure 1 Illustration of Picture Settings for TVs with a Forced Menu 13 Forced Menu Home Retail Configuration Configuration Preset Picture Default Picture Setting Setting Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting Default Picture Setting 12 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 6 13 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 16 14 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 5 15 U S Department of Energy Energy Conservation Program Test Procedures for Television Sets Final rule Federal Register October 25 2013 78 FR 63828 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 4 of 14 119 120 121 122 123 124 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 134 Figure 2 Illustration of Picture Settings for TVs without a Forced Menu Preset Picture Settings Brightest selectable Preset Picture Setting Default Picture setting F Power Devices 1 External Power Supply EPS Also referred to as External Power Adapter A component contained in a separate physical enclosure external to the TV casing designed to convert line voltage ac input from the mains to lower dc voltage s in order to provide power to the TV An EPS connects to the TV via a removable or hard wired male female electrical connection cable cord or other wiring 2 Main Battery A battery capable of powering the TV to produce dynamic video
8. hospitality specific applications B Operational Modes 1 On Mode The power mode in which the product is connected to a mains power source has been activated and is providing one or more of its principal functions Note Based on stakeholder feedback EPA is removing the definition and power requirements for Power Overhang State because EPA understands that the functions previously delivered in this state including quick start are now delivered in one of the Standby modes as defined in this specification 2 Standby Passive Mode The mode in which the TV is connected to a power source produces neither sound nor picture but can be switched into another mode with the remote control unit or an internal signal 110 CFR 430 2 2 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 14 3 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 18 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 1 of 14 3 Standby Active Low Mode The mode in which the TV is connected to a power source produces neither sound nor picture but can be switched into another mode with the remote control unit or an internal signal and with an external signal and is not exchanging receiving data with from an external source 4 Standby Active High Mode The mode in which the TV is connected to a power source produces neither sound nor picture but can be switched into another mode with the remote control unit o
9. meet the Section 3 3 On Mode Requirements For purposes of ENERGY STAR certification Partners shall report the presence of these settings to the EPA recognized certification body and maintain internal documentation EPA reserves the right to request this documentation at any time The settings shall not be third party tested or reviewed during certification and verification processes Note EPA received new stakeholder feedback that some picture settings other than the Default Picture Setting can also qualify to the ENERGY STAR requirements and that some Partners may wish to communicate this to consumers As a result EPA is proposing to allow Partners the option to indicate that additional picture settings also meet ENERGY STAR requirements For purposes of third party certification additional picture settings that meet ENERGY STAR requirements shall be reported by the partner to the certification body however documentation shall not be reviewed when products are certified or during verification testing EPA reserves the right to request this documentation at any time EPA welcomes stakeholder comment on this new provision 3 2 5 Standby Passive Mode and Standby Active Low Mode Settings If users can select and enable Standby Passive Mode or Standby Active Low Mode functions from a display prompt in On Mode or a settings menu other than a Forced Menu and if these functions may alter power consumption from the default as tested Home Config
10. without the support of mains power G Product Characteristics 1 Luminance The photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light traveling ina given direction expressed in units of candelas per square meter cd m 2 Screen Area The viewable screen area of the product calculated by multiplying the viewable image width by the viewable image height For curved screens the measurements shall be made along the curvature on the face of the screen rather than along a straight line chord 3 Native Vertical Resolution The number of visible physical pixels along the vertical axis of the TV e g a TV with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 horizontal x vertical would have a Native Vertical Resolution of 1080 Note In Draft 2 EPA has made minor edits to the definition of Native Vertical Resolution to specify that the number of physical pixels counted should be visible and not obscured by the bezel or other components EPA welcomes stakeholder feedback on the clarity and applicability of this change to the definition Effective Vertical Resolution In Draft 1 EPA proposed the inclusion of a device independent definition of resolution Effective Vertical Resolution and referenced the Society for Information Displays SID Information Displays Measurement Standard Version 1 03 Section 7 8 This standard provides a means for determining effective resolution that does not rely on physical structure and instead foc
11. applications is maintained even if some components of the Television are powered down The TV can elect to change power states based on receipt of network data from remote network devices but should otherwise stay in Standby Active Low mode absent a demand for services from a remote network device Full network connectivity is not limited to a specific set of protocols Also referred to as network proxy functionality and described in the Ecma 393 standard Note EPA received no comments on this new Full Network Connectivity definition and thus has retained it with no modifications in Draft 2 Under Draft 2 EPA has removed the following Additional Function definitions included in Draft 1 Point of Deployment POD Module In response to Draft 1 stakeholders commented that the presence of PODs or CableCARDs in TVs is rapidly declining such that these functions will likely be nonexistent when this specification takes effect Stakeholders relayed that conditional access will be provided through software downloads in the future Therefore EPA is proposing to drop the reporting requirement for POD and to remove this definition 4 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 20 5 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 19 6 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 13 7 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 1 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 2 of 14 100
12. cation currently has the following standby requirement applicable to Hospitality TVs For Hospitality Televisions that feature an always on DAM measured DAM power Ppam shall be less than or equal to 1 0 W when tested per the Standby Passive Mode test procedure EPA proposes to replace this above requirement with the Section 3 5 Standby Active Low Mode requirements for all TVs because it includes Full Network Connectivity which serves similar functionality to always on DAM EPA requests comment on this approach Note Products intended for sale in the US market are subject to minimum toxicity and recyclability requirements Please see ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Partner Commitments for details 4 TESTING ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 12 of 14 4 1 Test Methods 4 1 1 Test methods identified in Table 1 shall be used for certification as applicable Table 1 Test Methods for ENERGY STAR Certification Product Type Test Method Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of All Ac Mains powered TVs Television Sets incorporated in Appendix H to Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 430 4 2 Additional Required Test for TVs with Standby Active Low Mode 4 2 1 The following method in Table 2 shall be used for TVs with a Standby Active Low mode Table 2 Methods for TVs with Standby Active Low CEA 2037 A Determination of Television Set Power If t
13. ds or phrases and to convert said communication into text or commands to which meaning has been assigned Note EPA proposes to include the above human interface capability definitions for Gesture and Voice Recognition so that Partners are able communicate these features to consumers Partners would self report these features to certification bodies EPA will continue to monitor the prevalence of these features in the market and seek information regarding their energy consumption to determine if they should be further addressed under future specification revisions Based on discussions with stakeholders and review of available information it does not appear that gesture and voice recognition features require significant additional power in On or Standby Modes As a result EPA does not propose testing or providing additional allowances for these features under the Version 7 0 specification E Television Settings and Menus 1 Preset Picture Setting A preprogrammed factory setting obtained from the TV menu with pre determined picture parameters such as brightness contrast color sharpness etc Preset picture Settings can be selected within the Home or Retail Configurations 2 Default Picture Setting The Preset Picture Setting that the TV enters into immediately after making a selection from the Forced Menu If the TV does not have a Forced Menu this is the as shipped preset picture setting 3 Brightest Selectable Preset Pictu
14. eature across products since many TVs may not have an internal clock As a result of such challenges EPA has reconsidered this approach With more network enabled and feature rich TVs entering the market in the next couple of years EPA expects that many TV features such as quick start will be enabled by default or prompted in a Forced Menu and thus captured under Standby Active Low and Standby Passive Modes tests ensuring that TVs with these features are evaluated against ENERGY STAR requirements For those features that are not enabled in the as tested configuration EPA believes the above proposed on screen requirements enable the consumer to optimally use the TV in a way that reduces unnecessary energy waste ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 8 of 14 271 3 2 6 Thin Client Capability and MVPD ready Information Products that meet with Thin Client 272 Capability or are otherwise MVPD ready shall 273 i Report the presence of Thin Client Capability and supporting information including but not 274 limited to interoperability protocols decryption and decoding functions for display on the 275 ENERGY STAR certified products list and 276 ii Inform the consumer in the user manual and or on screen prompt that the TV may be 277 capable of operating without a set top box from a MVPD 278 Note In response to stakeholder feedback in Draft 1 EPA is retaining the above Draft 1 proposa
15. ent features that can be integrated into products to deliver significant power savings Finally in 2011 the European Union set mandatory standards for Network Standby targeting a level of 3 0 W for TVs by 2017 Given already existing drivers EPA is now proposing a limit of 3 0 W in Draft 2 EPA will continue to monitor the market looking for products that deliver greater efficiency for less Recognizing that network functions of TVs are ever evolving EPA continues to welcome both component and product power data in Standby Active Low Mode 3 6 Luminance Requirements 3 6 1 For products with a luminance in the Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting the greater value of L perauct_retat OF L grichtest Home less than 450 cd m luminance in the Default Picture Setting L perautt Home Shall be greater than or equal to 65 of the luminance in the Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting 3 6 2 For products with a luminance in the Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting greater than or equal to 450 cd m luminance in the Default Picture Setting shall be greater than or equal to 293 cd m Note EPA received mixed feedback on whether the 65 luminance requirement is still representative of how products are shipped and used by consumers in the home Some stakeholders noted that the existing luminance requirements limit the Partners ability to deliver a more optimal viewing experience for consumers at home whereas others supp
16. esponse to past revisions of the TV specification and how rapidly the television market evolves EPA anticipates a more than adequate selection of ENERGY STAR certified models by the time the specification takes effect in 2015 Ultra High Definition UHD In response to questions posed in Draft 1 EPA obtained data on 63 current and forthcoming UHD models from a few stakeholders and the California Energy Commission database Data indicate that while most UHD models consume considerably more energy than HD models a few stand out as being significantly more efficient than their counterparts EPA seeks to recognize only top performing UHD models aiming to incentivize improvements in efficiency across other models in the near future The data further indicate that UHD TV On Mode Power increases with screen size in a similar manner as for HD TVs Therefore to capture the most efficient UHD TVs EPA proposes an adder of 55 of the maximum On Mode Power requirement EPA proposes this adder be proportional to On Mode power as calculated based on screen area recognizing that the UHD impact on energy use will be experienced across the total screen area With this adder three manufacturers have products that would be eligible for the ENERGY STAR Recognizing that UHD is new to the market and TV partners have an impressive record of dialing back the power use of new features EPA proposes that the adder expire on May 1 2017 Existing Version 7 0 products certi
17. fied with the adder would remain on the ENERGY STAR Certified Products List until Version 8 0 is effective Any product certified to Version 7 0 on or after the date would not be eligible to receive the adder to meet the On Mode Requirements In response to stakeholder feedback during the Draft 1 webinar on the energy use of UHD models EPA and DOE are still interested in understanding differences in power consumption due to the processing power needed to upscale 2K content to 4K content EPA and DOE encourage stakeholders to provide additional data as they become available ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 10 of 14 360 361 362 391 392 395 3 4 Standby Passive Mode Requirements 3 4 1 Standby Passive Mode power Pstanpsy passive as Measured per Section 7 3 3 Standby Passive Mode of Appendix H shall be less than or equal to 0 5 W 3 5 Standby Active Low Mode Requirements 3 5 1 Standby Active Low Mode as measured per Section 7 3 3 Standby Active Low Mode of Appendix H shall be less than or equal to 3 0 W Note Based on stakeholder comments EPA has removed the distinction proposed in Draft 1 for TVs with Full Network Connectivity since EPA has confirmed that the definition of Standby Active Low Mode inherently implies the TV can provide the functions defined under Full Network Connectivity In Draft 1 EPA proposed a maximum Standby Active Low Mode power
18. he TV is network enabled and tested in Standby Active Low per Appendix H the following additional test is required for ENERGY STAR certification i Perform all procedures specified in Section 6 7 5 Standby active Low of CEA 2037 A with the additional preconditions 1 Place the UUT in the On Mode as tested per Appendix H and momentarily press the power button on the remote control and 2 Wait 5 minutes after pressing the power button before beginning the Section 6 7 5 procedures in CEA 2037 A TVs for which availability can be confirmed with one of the methods in Section 6 7 5 2 Availability of CEA 2037 A shall be reported as having Full Network Connectivity Note EPA and DOE received stakeholder support for including the above additional test would only be used to confirm the presence of Full Network Capability in Standby Active Low Mode EPA and DOE have made one minor edit in Draft 1 the test referred to Section 6 6 5 of CEA 2037 A This was incorrect and has been updated to Section 6 7 5 4 3 Additional Required Test for Hospitality TVs 4 3 1 DAM energy consumption of Hospitality TVs shall be measured using the following method in Table 3 Table 3 Method for Hospitality TVs Producttype SSCS Hospitality TVs CEA Procedure for DAM Testing For TVs Rev 0 3 Sept 2010 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 13 of 14 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477
19. l Configuration or 2 display information on the start up menu that the Home Configuration is the setting in which the product qualifies for ENERGY STAR If option 2 is selected additional detail about ENERGY STAR certification and energy consumption expectations shall be included in printed product literature and on the product information page on the Partner s website 3 2 4 Preset Picture Setting Menu For any product where consumers have the option of selecting different picture settings from a preset menu at any time ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 7 of 14 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 252 i The product shall display on screen information that the Default Picture Setting the Default Picture Setting in Home Configuration for TVs with a Forced Menu reflects the settings under which the product qualifies for the ENERGY STAR For example such information may be indicated by including the ENERGY STAR mark in the name or description of that picture setting or in the form of a message displayed each time any setting other than the Default Picture Setting is selected and ii The product may optionally display on screen information indicating that factory configured picture settings other than the Default Picture Setting meet ENERGY STAR if a TV in those settings could also
20. l to 279 provide consumers retailers and energy efficiency program sponsors with basic information regarding 280 Thin Client Capability to increase awareness of its potential benefits To assist stakeholders in seeing 281 how this proposed reporting requirement would be implemented EPA has included with this Draft 2 282 specification a Draft Version 7 0 Qualified Product Exchange QPX template for stakeholder review 283 3 2 7 Standby Active High Mode Capability TVs with Standby Active High Mode shall automatically 284 return to the default as tested Standby Active Low Mode or Standby Passive Mode following a 285 manufacturer firmware update or other maintenance operation in Standby Active High Mode 286 within a period less than or equal to 15 minutes from the completion of said update maintenance 287 operation 288 Note EPA seeks to ensure that TVs return to a Standby Active Low or Standby Passive Mode rather 289 than remaining in a higher power Standby Active High Mode following a firmware update or delivering 290 other functionality historically delivered during Power Overhang State such as quick start For 291 purposes of third party certification the time within which the TV returns to the default as tested Standby 292 Active Low mode shall be reported by the Partner to the EPA recognized certification body however 293 documentation shall not be reviewed when products are certified or during verification testing EPA 294 re
21. n should technological and or market changes affect its usefulness to consumers industry or the environment In keeping with current policy revisions to the specification are arrived at through stakeholder discussions In the event of a specification revision please note that the ENERGY STAR certification is not automatically granted for the life of a product model 7 CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE REVISIONS 7 1 1 Standby Active High Mode EPA and DOE are interested in learning more about Standby Active High Mode EPA anticipates exploring this issue and potential power limits and duty cycle requirements in the next specification revision Note EPA anticipates reviewing and addressing Standby Active High Mode during a future revision to the specification for reasons mentioned in Section 3 2 7 7 1 2 Trends and Improvements in Energy Efficiency EPA anticipates continued gains in energy efficiency to be achieved in the next few years with advances in technology such as LED efficacy the addition of reflective polarizing film power supply improvements lower screen reflectance improved backplanes Low Temperature Polysilicon and Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide quantum dot technology and next generation Organic Light Emitting Diodes OLED As such EPA anticipates an opportunity for proposing further limits on power consumption in future revisions ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 14 of 14
22. ort them if they continue to meet consumer expectations and guard against shipping dim products in order to meet the ENERGY STAR criteria ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 11 of 14 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 While most TVs have Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting luminance between 200 and 400 cd m there are some that are brighter According to some stakeholders a Default Picture Setting luminance that is 65 of the Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting luminance would be too bright for user comfort in these very bright TVs EPA is therefore proposing that for products with Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting luminance of at least 450 cd m the luminance in the Default Picture Setting can be no more than 293 cd m which is 65 of 450 cd m Approximately 95 of EPA s dataset has Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting luminance below 450 cd m and therefore this new proposal would only apply to a small subset of currently certified models This proposal is intended to still guard against TVs being shipped too dim while permitting products with brighter maximum screen luminance to be optimized for home use EPA seeks feedback on this proposal 3 7 Download
23. r a multichannel multipoint distribution service a direct broadcast satellite service ora TV receive only satellite program distributor who makes available for purchase by subscribers or customers multiple channels of video programming J Unit Under Test UUT The unit currently undergoing testing 2 SCOPE 2 1 Included Products 2 1 1 Products that are 1 marketed to the consumer as a TV i e TV is the primary function 2 capable of being powered from a wall outlet with an external power supply and 3 meet one of the following product type definitions are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification with the exception of products listed in Section 2 2 i TVs ii Hospitality TVs 2 2 Excluded Products 2 2 1 Products that are covered under other ENERGY STAR product specifications are not eligible for certification under this specification The list of specifications currently in effect can be found at www energystar gov specifications 2 2 2 Products that satisfy one or more of the following conditions are not eligible for ENERGY STAR certification under this specification i Televisions with a Main Battery that enables operation without connected mains power Note In Draft 1 EPA proposed to remove Televisions with a Main Battery from the scope of the specification Given that EPA received no stakeholder feedback opposing this change that there are no ENERGY STAR certified battery operated TVs currently and the inheren
24. r an internal signal and with an external signal and is exchanging receiving data with from an external source a Download Acquisition Mode The power mode in which the product is connected to a mains power source produces neither sound nor picture and is actively downloading data Data downloads may include channel listing information for use by an Electronic Program Guide TV setup data channel map updates firmware updates monitoring for emergency messaging communications or other network communications 5 Off Mode The mode where the TV is connected to a power source produces neither sound nor picture and cannot be switched into any other mode with the remote control unit an internal signal or an external signal C Additional Functions Functions that are not required for the basic operation of the device Additional functions include but are not limited to a VCR unit a DVD unit an HDD unit a FM radio unit a memory card reader unit or an ambient lighting unit 1 Thin Client Capability The ability of the TV to receive decrypt and display encrypted content provided by a Multichannel Video Programming Distributor MVPD over the Local Area Network via a server device co located on the customer premises without the need for a client device at the TV 2 Full Network Connectivity The ability of the TV to maintain network presence while in Standby Active Low mode Presence of the TV its network services and its
25. re Setting The Preset Picture Setting in which the TV produces the highest screen luminance within either the Home or Retail Configuration 4 Home Configuration The TV configuration selected from the Forced Menu which is designed for typical consumer viewing and is recommended by the manufacturer for home environments 8 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 17 9 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 15 10 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 4 11 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 3 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 3 of 14 107 108 109 110 111 113 114 115 116 117 118 5 Retail Configuration The TV configuration selected from the Forced Menu which is designed to highlight the TV s features in a retail environment This configuration may display demos disable configurable settings or increase screen brightness in a manner which is not desirable for typical consumer viewing 6 Forced Menu A series of menus which require the selection of initial settings before allowing the user to utilize primary functions Within these menus contains an option to choose the viewing environment between Retail and Home Configurations 7 Electronic Program Guide EPG An interactive on screen menu of TV program information downloaded from an external source or embedded interstitially in broadcast video streams e g program time
26. requirement of 1 0 W after examining the energy consumption of other electronics products in network connected low power states to understand the possibilities that could carry over into TVs In response stakeholders suggested that a range of 3 0 to 6 0 W more accurately reflects projected TV efficiencies in Standby Active Low Mode though existing product data are not yet widely available Given the lack of TVs currently tested with Full Network Connectivity EPA reviewed other consumer products with Wi Fi including printers with Wi Fi connections that had measured Standby around 2 5 to 3 5 W in 2011 EPA believes also there have been significant improvements in Standby network power given the need to save battery power in mobile network devices such as tablets and cell phones In September 2013 the International Energy Agency 4E Standby Power Annex released a report titled Power Requirements for Functions which includes data on the power consumption of the latest Ethernet controllers Ethernet ports and Wi Fi transceivers as well as information such as ac dc power supply and dc dc component conversion efficiency assumptions The report states for example that an idle Ethernet link without Energy Efficient Ethernet enabled requires 0 373 to 0 583 W of ac power while an Idle Wi Fi transceiver requires 0 036 to 0 250 W of ac power The latest Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 11 standard for Wi Fi includes power managem
27. serves the right to request this documentation at any time 295 3 3 On Mode Requirements 296 3 3 1 For all TVs On Mode power as tested per Section 7 1 2 On Mode Test for TVs without ABC 297 Enabled by Default or Section 7 1 3 2 On Mode Power Calculation for TVs with ABC Enabled by 298 Default in Appendix H shall be less than or equal to the Maximum On Mode Power Requirement 299 Pon max and high resolution allowance as shown in Equation 1 300 Equation 1 On Mode Power Requirement for All TVs Pon lt Ponmax Pur 301 302 Where 303 Powis On Mode Power in watts 304 Pon _max is the Maximum On Mode Power requirement in watts calculated in Equation 2 and 305 E Pur is a high resolution allowance in watts as applicable calculated in Equation 2 306 307 3 3 2 The Maximum On Mode Power Requirement Pon max in watts shall be calculated per Equation 308 2 309 Equation 2 Maximum On Mode Power Requirement 310 Poy max 71 tanh 0 0005 x A 140 0 045 14 311 Where 312 7 Pon max is the maximum allowable On Mode Power consumption in watts 313 A is the viewable Screen Area of the product in square inches and 314 tanh is the hyperbolic tangent function ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 9 of 14 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 3 3 3 TVs with Native Vertical Resolution greater than or equal to 2160 pixels and certified to ENERGY STAR before May 1 2017
28. t incentive for battery operated TVs to save energy EPA retains the proposal to exclude TVs with Main Batteries in line with the scope of the DOE Appendix H to Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 430 ii Products with a computer input port e g VGA that are marketed and sold primarily as computer monitors or other displays and that do not contain an integrated TV tuner encased within the product housing 18 10 CFR 430 2 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 6 of 14 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 193 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 3 CERTIFICATION CRITERIA 3 1 Significant Digits and Rounding 3 1 1 All calculations shall be carried out with directly measured unrounded values 3 1 2 Unless otherwise specified compliance with specification limits shall be evaluated using exact values without any benefit from further rounding 3 1 3 Directly measured or calculated values that are submitted for reporting on the ENERGY STAR website shall be rounded to the nearest significant digit as expressed in the corresponding specification limit 3 2 General Requirements 3 2 1 External Power Supplies EPSs Single and Multiple voltage EPSs shall meet the level VI performance requirements under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol when tested according to the Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of External Power S
29. upplies Appendix Z to Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 430 i Single and Multiple voltage EPSs shall include the level VI marking ii Additional information on the Marking Protocol is available at http www regulations gov documentDetail D EERE 2008 BT STD 0005 0218 Note EPA has updated the EPS requirements to reflect the energy conservation standards adopted by DOE earlier this year and which cover both single and multiple voltage EPSs will take effect on February 10 2016 3 2 2 General User Information The product shall ship with consumer informational materials located in either 1 the hard copy or electronic user manual or 2 a package or box insert These materials shall include i Information about the ENERGY STAR program ii Information on the energy consumption implications of changes to default as shipped Television configuration and settings and iii Notification that enabling certain optional features and functionalities e g instant on may increase energy consumption beyond the limits required for ENERGY STAR certification as applicable 3 2 3 Forced Menu Any product that includes a Forced Menu upon initial start up shall i Provide users with a choice of Home Configuration or Retail Configuration Partners may use alternative terminology if approved by EPA ii Upon selection of Retail Configuration at initial start up either 1 display a second prompt requiring the user to confirm the choice of Retai
30. uration the product shall i Display on screen information that enabling certain optional features and functionalities e g instant on in Standby Active Low Mode other than those included in the Home Configuration default as tested settings may alter the ENERGY STAR certified configuration or ii Display on screen information that enabling the optional features and functionalities may change the energy consumption of the product Note In Draft 1 EPA proposed on screen informational requirements for Standby Passive Mode and Standby Active Low Mode settings that may be altered by the consumer via a menu Stakeholders shared that settings in Standby Mode may include a wide variety of features human interfaces applications timers network connections etc that may be made available to users in a variety of ways other than the traditional menu used for features like Picture Settings Therefore to allow for flexibility EPA is proposing that Partners may meet Standby Mode on screen informational requirements by including ENERGY STAR messaging next to the default as shipped configuration or a more general message such as this selection may change the energy consumption of your product EPA received feedback on its Draft 1 proposal to require that consumers be prompted to select a discrete time period within a 24 hr cycle for a particular setting such as quick start to be enabled Stakeholders identified difficulties in implementing such a f
31. uses on objective measurements of performance which relate to human visual perception This approach uses an alternating high contrast band gt 50 Michelson contrast contrast modulation in both vertical and horizontal axes http www sid org Publications aspx 16 U S Department of Energy Energy Conservation Program Test Procedures for Television Sets Final rule Federal Register October 25 2013 78 FR 63829 17 10 CFR 430 Subpart B Appendix H Section 2 12 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Televisions Draft Eligibility Criteria Page 5 of 14 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 In response EPA received mixed feedback about the use of Native versus Effective Vertical Resolution to categorize higher resolution TVs As a result EPA proposes to maintain Native Resolution to characterize higher resolution TVs since physical pixel count provides an established basis on which to compare the energy performance of these TVs EPA welcomes feedback on this approach H Basic Model All units of a given type of product or class thereof manufactured by one manufacturer having the same primary energy source and which have essentially identical electrical physical and functional characteristics that affect energy consumption and energy efficiency I Multichannel Video Programming Distributor MVPD A person such as but not limited to a cable operato
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