Samsung RT19FSSS - Manual (Page 54)

the equipment according to the instruction manual.
TCO'95-Ecological requirements for personal computers (TCO'95 applied model on
AB general requirements
AB2 Written Eco-document acompanying the products
Congratulations! You have just purchased a TCO'95 approved and labelled product! Your
choice has provided you with a product developed for professional use. Your purchase ha
contributed to reducing the burden on the environment and to the further development of
environmentally-adapted electronic products.
Why do we have environmentally-labelled monitors?
In many countries, environmental labelling has become an established method for encou
the adaptation of goods and services to the environment.The main problem as far as mon
and other electronic equipment are concerned is that environmentally harmful substances
used both in the products and during their manufacture. Since it has not been possible so
for the majority of electronic equipment to be recycled in a satisfactory way, most of these
potentially damaging substances sooner or later enter Nature.
There are also other characteristics of a monitor, such as energy consumption levels, tha
important from both the working and natural environment viewpoints. Since all types of
conventional electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (acidic and
climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste, etc.) it is vital to conserve energy. Elect
equipment in offices consumes an enormous amount of energy, since it is often routinely
running continuously.
What does labelling involve?
This product meets the requirements for the TCO'95 scheme, which provides for internati
environmental labelling of monitors. The labelling scheme was developed as a joint effort
TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Naturskyddsforeningen (T
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and NUTEK (The National Board for Industrial
Technical Development in Sweden).
The requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emis
of electrical and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.
The environmental demands concern among other things restrictions on the presence an
of heavy metals, brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons), and chlorin
solvents. The product must be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to h
an environmental plan, which must be adhered to in each country where the company co
its operations policy. The energy requirements include a demand that the monitor after a
period of inactivity shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level, in one or more sta
The length of time to reactivate the monitor shall be reasonable for the user.