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4. Power Sensor™
PowerSensor is a unique environmentally friendly technology from Philips which enables user to save
up to 80% of power consumption. In line with Philip’s Sense and Simplicity drive, this user friendly
technology works for you right out of the box without any hardware or software installation, and without
any user intervention in the default mode.
How does it work?
PowerSensor works on principle of transmission and reception of harmless “infrared” signals in
order to detect user-presence.
When the user is in front of the monitor the monitor operates normally, at the predetermined
settings that the user has set- i.e. Brightness, contrast, color, etc.
Assuming that the monitor was set to 100% of brightness for exam-
ple, when the user leaves his seat and is no longer in front of the moni-
tor, the monitor automatically reduces the power consumption upto 80%.
Setting
Default settings
At its default setting, (Setting 3), PowerSensor is designed to detect the presence of the user located
between 30 and 100 cm (12 and 40 inches) from the display and within five degrees left or right of
the monitor.
Custom settings
If you prefer to be in a position outside the perimeters listed above, choose a higher strength
signal for optimal detection efficiency: The higher the setting, the stronger the detection signal.
For maximum PowerSensor efficiency and proper detection, please position yourself directly in
front of your monitor.
If you choose to position yourself more than 100 cm or 40 inches from the monitor use the maxi-
mum detection signal for distances up to 120cm or 47 inches. (setting 4)
Since some dark colored clothing tends to absorb infrared signals even when the user is within
100 cm or 40 inches of the display, step up signal strength when wearing black or other darkgarb.
You can return to the default mode at any time (setting 3)
4. Power Sensor
