The regulation does not differentiate between 'standardised' and 'non-standardised' spare parts. The obligation applies to all types of spare parts concerned. Since in this regulation, batteries are specified in the list of spare parts to be made available by manufacturers, they must be provided as such.
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In general, tools made widely available for purchase by any individual or business without restriction, under reasonable conditions are considered commonly available. An indicative non-exhaustive list of tools considered commonly available is provided by the standard EN 45554.
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No, these reactivation functions provide an extra functionality other than simple reactivation by allowing a direct interface between a user and a device to be reactivated without a separate intermediate device such as a remote control, thereby facilitating easier accessibility to the device. In addition, these functions rely on advanced internal sensors such as microphones, cameras, etc, which are different from infrared or Radio-Frequency sensors or timers in their technical configurations.
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i) The distance between corners of the visible area. For curved displays, the measuring tool should adhere to the screen (so no Laser/LED beam meters can be used).
ii) no tolerance value is set in the Regulation, so "common sense" should be used. Rounding at the corner measuring point should be to the nearest centimetre calibration on the measuring tool.
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The 'Cadmium free' logo applies to electronic displays free of Cadmium in any homogeneous material part of the product, while the 'Cadmium inside' logo applies to displays that contain Cadmium in the screen panel, for example quantum dot displays.
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The Regulation describes the measurement of the on-mode power in Annex IIIa Point 1.2.7.
The on-mode power must be measured at the AC input in the following cases:
- displays with an internal power supply,
- displays with an EPS of any kind packaged (bundled) with the device,
- displays with an unbundled but non-USB EPS.
The on-mode power must be measured at the DC input for displays with an unbundled EPS, i.e. not included in the package, compliant with USB-compatible power delivery standards (e.g. IEC-EN 62680).
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Displays capable of powering other devices are not exempted from the automatic power down requirements in Annex II C even if the power delivery function remains active. However, the power demand limits for off mode, standby mode or networked standby mode are not applicable when the display is delivering power to an external product (e.g. providing charging functions). The display shall be tested for these limits without delivering power to an external product.
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HDMI-CEC connections have a logical address assigned depending on their functionality as defined by CEC specifications. This allows a HDMI-CEC to fulfil a number of functions through a single device (e.g. switching all connected devices to standby, use of the menu of another device etc.).
Similarly, Thunderbolt interfaces support wake on LAN and as such can be remotely enabled from a sleep state. Furthermore, they can be used to tunnel display as well as data (USB/PCIe) from a host/endpoint to a host/endpoint/display. Each Thunderbolt device is assigned a topology ID (address) to enable the mapping and directing of the different data types to the proper destination, IDs being relative to the root (host) and assigned by the connection manager based on the position of the device.
In conclusion, both HDMI-CEC and Thunderbolt connections, as associated to a network address and being able to transfer network information/commands, are considered network interfaces or network ports, and they should be treated as such.
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The regulation specifies in Article 1 (2) point (g) that displays that are components or sub-assemblies as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EU are excluded from the scope of the regulation. This exemption was intended to apply to displays integrated in other products. However, it is not specified whether displays provided as spare parts shall be considered out of scope of the Regulation.
Displays integrated in other products can be considered as components or sub-assemblies, and therefore excluded from the scope of the Regulation if their environmental performance cannot be assessed independently as stated in point 2 of Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EU.
It is irrelevant whether a display is commercialised as 'component or sub-assembly', 'spare part', 'display tile' or 'integrated display'. Displays provided as spare parts are therefore exempted if for example they do not have a suitable interface for data and power which can be used by authorities for the purpose of testing or other characteristics that would prevent assessing their compliance independently of the product they are to be integrated in. In short: if a display falls under the scope of the regulation and can be tested separately having a suitable interface for data and power, it is subject to Ecodesign requirements, regardless of being or not connected to another product. At the same time the regulation does not apply to the components of a display, e.g. the LCD panel.
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Network stand-by should be in deed disabled by default in the normal configuration.
This means that the USB and RJ45 port are disabled so it should not matter for the on mode power measurement if they are connected or not.
We would however recommend to leave them connected to avoid any suspicion that they could draw any additional power when connected and not used.
It would be important to document this properly in the technical documentation.
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The answer is: 'The peak white luminance ratio is calculated from the two declared values and is implicitly verified if the two declared values used for its calculation are verified.'
It means that there is no verification tolerance for the ratio, only for its numerator (normal luminance) and denominator (brightest luminance). If the two values are verified, the ratio is implicitly verified.
65% are not a verification tolerance but an Ecodesign criterion that the ratio must meet, if applicable.
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Displays integrated in other products can be considered as components or sub-assemblies, and therefore excluded from the scope of the Regulation if their environmental performance cannot be assessed independently as stated in in point 2 of Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EU. It is irrelevant whether a display is commercialised as 'component or sub-assembly', 'spare part', 'display tile' or 'integrated display'.
Displays provided as spare parts are therefore exempted if for example they do not have a suitable interface for data and power which can be used by authorities for the purpose of testing or other characteristics that would prevent assessing their compliance independently of the product.
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The calculation of the energy consumption over 1000h, as well as the calculation for the EEI, shall be based on the Pmeasured value obtained after the deduction of the 10% allowance, where applicable. This is now explicitly mentioned in an amendment to Regulation (EU)2019/2020.
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The peak white luminance ratio as defined in the regulation should be determined in the brightest on-mode configuration which indeed can be a pre-defined setting (such as 'vivid', 'dynamic', etc.) in the set-up menu. If the end user alters any configuration - including the brightest on-mode - through adjustments of individual parameters such as brightness and this leads to increased energy consumption, this requires that warnings are displayed to, and consent is requested from, the user (cf. last paragraph in Annex II point B.2).
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The shop configuration is not intended for the end-user, but for demonstration purposes in highly luminous environments specific to retailer shops. Therefore, the regulation does not require the shop configuration to have an ABC function enabled by default provided it is not intended to be the 'normal configuration'.
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'Visible screen area' refers to the area where pictures and videos are displayed, so the area with pixels. A framework of glass, plastic or metal outside the pixel area does not count as visible screen area.
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The regulation text does not leave room to interpretations on this point: 'The information in the product fiche of the television shall be provided in the following order' (emphasis added).
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Displays integrated in other products can be considered as components or sub-assemblies, and therefore excluded from the scope of the Regulation if their environmental performance cannot be assessed independently as stated in in point 2 of Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EU. It is irrelevant whether a display is commercialised as 'component or sub-assembly', 'spare part', 'display tile' or 'integrated display'.
Displays provided as spare parts are therefore exempted if for example they do not have a suitable interface for data and power which can be used by authorities for the purpose of testing or other characteristics that would prevent assessing their compliance independently of the product they are to be integrated in.
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The “omnibus” amendment has clarified the verification procedure by explicitly mentioning that the values included in the technical documentation required under Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 shall be declared values. For a display model to be considered compliant with the requirements in the Energy Labelling Regulation, the declared values shall be within the applicable tolerances of the values obtained by market surveillance authorities when physically testing the model. For the peak white luminance of the normal configuration and the peak white luminance of the brightest on mode configuration the determined value shall not be lower than the declared value by more than 8 %. The peak white luminance ratio is calculated from the two declared values and is implicitly verified if the two declared values used for its calculation are verified. Where applicable, the peak white luminance ratio shall then comply with the minimum requirement of 65% of the Ecodesign Regulation. This is now clarified by an amendment to Regulation (EU)2019/2020.
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Any promotional or sales document which contains information about technical parameters or visual elements, be it also press notifications or written purchase offers, must include the energy efficiency class and available classes.
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The energy label shows indeed the power consumption in kWh/1000h. It is however the same value if measured in Watt.
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