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6. Regulatory Information
6 Regulatory Information
Lead-free Product
Lead free display promotes
environmentally sound recovery and
disposal of waste from electrical and
electronic equipment. Toxic substances
like Lead has been eliminated and compliance
with European community’s stringent RoHs
directive mandating restrictions on hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment
have been adhered to in order to make Philips
monitors safe to use throughout its life cycle.
TCO Certified Edge
Congratulations,
Your display is designed for both
you and the planet!
The display you have just purchased carries the
TCO Certified Edge label. This ensures that your
display is designed, manufactured and tested
according to some of the strictest quality and
environmental requirements in the world. This
makes for a high performance product, designed
with the user in focus that also minimizes
the impact on the climate and our natural
environment.
This display is awarded the TCO Certified cutting
edge mark to signify it incorporates a new cutting
edge innovation that delivers distinct benefits for
the user and reduced impact on the environment.
TCO Certified is a third party verified program,
where every product model is tested by an
accredited impartial test laboratory. TCO
Certified represents one of the toughest
certifications for displays worldwide.
Some of the Usability features of the TCO
Certified for displays:
Good visual ergonomics and image quality
•
is tested to ensure top performance and
reduce sight and strain problems. Important
parameters are luminance, contrast,
resolution, black level, gamma curve, color
and luminance uniformity, color rendition
and image stability
•
Product have been tested according to
rigorous safety standards at an impartial
laboratory
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Electric and magnetic fields emissions as low
as normal household background levels
•
Low acoustic noise emissions
Some of the Environmental features of the TCO
Certified for displays:
•
The brand owner demonstrates corporate
social responsibility and has a certified
environmental management system (EMAS
or ISO 14001)
•
Very low energy consumption both in on-
and standby mode minimize climate impact
•
Restrictions on chlorinated and brominated
flame retardants, plasticizers, plastics and
heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury and
lead (RoHS compliance)
•
Both product and product packaging is
prepared for recycling
•
The brand owner offers take-back options
The requirements can be downloaded from our
web site. The requirements included in this label
have been developed by TCO Development in
co-operation with scientists, experts, users as
well as manufacturers all over the world. Since
the end of the 1980s TCO has been involved
in influencing the development of IT equipment
in a more user-friendly direction. Our labeling
system started with displays in 1992 and is now
requested by users and ITmanufacturers all over
the world. About 50% of all displays worldwide
are TCO certified.
For more information, please visit
www.tcodevelopment.com
