NEC LCD2110 user manual Environmental requirements, Flame retardants

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Environmental requirements

Flame retardants

Flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. Their purpose is to prevent, or at least to delay the spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. Most flame retardants contain bromine or chloride, and those flame retardants are chemically related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs. Both the flame retardants containing bromine or chloride and the PCBs are suspected of giving rise to severe health effects, including reproductive damage in fish-eating birds and mammals, due to the bio-accumulative* processes. Flame retardants have been found in human blood and researchers fear that disturbances in foetus development may occur.

The relevant TCO'99 demand requires that plastic components weighing more than 25 grams must not contain flame retardants with organically bound bromine or chlorine. Flame retardants are allowed in the printed circuit boards since no substitutes are available.

Cadmium**

Cadmium is present in rechargeable batteries and in the colour- generating layers of certain computer displays. Cadmium damages the nervous system and is toxic in high doses.

The relevant TCO'99 requirement states that batteries, the colour-generating layers of display screens and the electrical or electronics components must not contain any cadmium.

Mercury**

Mercury is sometimes found in batteries, relays and switches. It damages the nervous system and is toxic in high doses.

The relevant TCO'99 requirement states that batteries may not contain any mercury. It also demands that mercury is not present in any of the electrical or electronics components associated with the labelled unit.

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Contents MultiSync LCD2110 Declaration of the Manufacture Safety Instruction Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement FCC Information Declaration of Conformity Congratulations Why do we have environmentally labelled computers?What does labelling involve? TCO Development Environmental requirements Flame retardantsEnglish Deutsch Franais Espa-ol Italiano Appendix Vorstellung des NEC MultiSync LCD2110 Farbeinstellungsmenü ColorControl System OSM On Screen ManagerErgonomisches Design Drehbares UntergestellIPM-System Intelligent PowerManager Multi-Frequenz-TechnologieFullScan VESA-StandardschnittstelleLieferumfang Empfehlungen zur Benutzung Empfehlungen zur Benutzung Vorsicht Empfehlungen zur Benutzung Installation Anschluß an Ihren PCInstallation Abb. A.1 Abb. B.1 Anheben und Senken des Bildschirms BildschirmdrehungNeigen und Schwenken Figure R.1Abnehmen des Monitorfußes für die Montage FranaisBedienungselemente CSM BedienungselementePositionsregler Helligkeits-/KontrastreglerAutomatische Bildeinstellung Werkzeuge BildeinstellungsreglerColorControl System Information OSM Lock OUTMultySync LCD2110 Technische Änderungen vorbehalten Fehlersuche/Abhilfe Störung Notwendige ÜberprüfungenType LCD 2110 Signal Input Connector App. a PIN AssignmentsApp. B Preset Signal Timing LCD2110 Resolution Vertical Horizontal Pixel