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5.5. Power consumption
The table below shows the typical power consumption at various input voltages and
operating states. The LCD Panel at “half brightness” is a comfortable viewing level in a
normal office environment.
Power Consumption (W)
Operating state 12V in 24V in
LCD backlight at full brightness. 11W 11W
LCD backlight at half brightness. 7.5W 7.5W
LCD backlight at minimum brightness. 4W 4.5W
Monitor turned off, using the Power
On/Off button.
0.4W 0.6W
Monitor turned off, using the Power
On/Off signal in the connector.
0.05W 0.1W
5.5.1. Minimising power consumption
One of the best ways to minimise power consumption is to turn-off the LCD panel and it’s
backlight when the display is not needed. To do this in Windows XP (it is similar in other
operating systems):
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From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel . Then double-click on the
Display item.
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Select the Screen Saver tab.
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Press the Power button.
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Set Turn-off monitor to a suitable period of time, such as After 5 mins or After
10 mins . This sets the duration of time of keyboard, mouse or touch screen
inactivity after which the display is turned off.
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In the Screen Saver tab, there is a Screen saver item. Setting this to (None) also
reduces power consumption – the screen saver display still runs, even though the
display is
off (therefore the CPU is being used, which consumes power).