Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 User's Manual
P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
Orchid stays on the cutting edge of technology while
maintaining compatibility. With the Fahrenheit ProVideo
64, we took a power saving approach by incorporating
VESA's Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)
technology.
Power Management Feature
The Power Management feature supports the Green PC
specification and allows a computer system to be energy
efficient. On computer desktop systems, monitors usu-
ally consume over 50% of the overall power used. Most
monitors consume between 130-200 watts, even when
idling.
Using a Green PC monitor and a Fahrenheit ProVideo 64
in conjunction, you can lower the power consumption to
30 watts when the monitor is idle. This power manage-
ment feature is required by the EPA’s Energy Star
Program and is also required by all U. S. Government
agencies.
A Green PC monitor and your Fahrenheit ProVideo 64
can be placed into one of four states: On, Standby,
Suspend or Off. Here is an overview of VESA's DPMS
signaling method:
Monitor
Power
Recovery
State
Savings
Time
On
None
N/A
Standby
Minimal
Short
Suspend
Substantial
Longer
Off
Maximum
System-dependent
On Mode
Sets the amount of inactive time before the screen
saver starts. This is a full operation state with both the
HSYNC Active and VSYNC Active.
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Appendix
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Appendix B: Power Management