Samsung SAMTRON 591S, SAMTRON 78BDF TCO Development, 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. There is however one exception. Mercury is, for the time being, permitted in the back light system of flat panel monitors as today there is no commercially available alternative. TCO aims on removing this exception when a Mercury free alternative is available.

CFCs (freons)

The relevant TCO'99 requirement states that neither CFCs nor HCFCs may be used during the manufacture and assembly of the product. CFCs (freons) are sometimes used for washing printed circuit boards. CFCs break down ozone and thereby damage the ozone layer in the stratosphere, causing increased reception on earth of ultraviolet light with e.g. increased risks of skin cancer (malignant melanoma) as a consequence.

Lead**

Lead can be found in picture tubes, display screens, solders and capacitors. Lead damages the nervous system and in higher doses, causes lead poisoning. The relevant TCO'99 requirement permits the inclusion of lead since no replacement has yet been developed.

*Bio-accumulative is defined as substances which accumulate within living organisms.

**Lead, Cadmium and Mercury are heavy metals which are Bio-accumulative.

TCO'03-Ecological requirements for personal computers (TCO'03 applied model only)

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Contents Install drivers Power Do not use a damaged or loose plugDo not cover the vents on the monitor cabinet InstallationUse only a properly grounded plug and receptacle Clean Do not place any heavy objects on the monitor OthersDo not remove coveror back Keep the monitor away from any magnetic substances Do not use or store inflammable substances near the monitorNever insert anything metallic into the monitor openings Driver Cable Power CordUnpacking Front StandFor Multimedia model Option Rear Signal Cable Power port Tilt/Swivel Base BottomUnpacking For Multimedia model Option Back of the monitor Signal Cable Setup-For Multimedia model Multimedia Speaker Stand Setup-For Multimedia modelMultimedia Speaker Stand Mic By-pass Jack Stereo Input JackBass Control On/Off VolumeTreble Control Mic Input JackWindows XP/2000 Attaching the BaseRemoving the Base Click Windows XP/2000 Driver Microsoft Windows XP Operating SystemPage Page Linux Operating System How to install Click Start , Setting , Control PanelMicrosoft Windows NT Operating System Page Setup-For Multimedia model Multimedia Speaker Stand Mic By-pass Jack On/Off Volume Attaching the Base Click Windows XP/2000 Driver Page Page How to install Click Start , Setting , Control Panel Page Brightness Contrast OSD OSD Page Samtron 78E/78DF/78BDF Contrast OSD OSD Page Brightness Contrast OSD OSD Page Symptom Preset Timing Modes Control Panel → Display → SettingsSelf-Test Feature Check AnswerUseful Tips Judging the monitors working conditionGeneral PowerSaver Horizontal Frequency Samtron 78E Less than 75W VESA, 640 x Samtron 78DF PowerSaver Horizontal Frequency Samtron 78BDF PowerSaver VESA, 640 x VESA, 1024 x VESA, 1280 Horizontal 352 ± 3 mm Vertical 264 ± 3 mm Less than 110 W 91.146 85.024 157.50 Service Vertical Frequency ResolutionDot Pitch Horizontal FrequencyPage IC Compliance Notice FCC Information User InstructionsUser Information European NoticeEurope Only Why do we have environmentally-labelled monitors?MPR II Compliance PCT NoticeLead What does labelling involve?Environmental Requirements CadmiumCFCs freons Why do we have environmentally labelled computers?Mercury TCO Development Environmental requirements Flame retardantsEmissions ErgonomicsEnergy Ecology