Samsung 96BDF What does labelling involve?, Environmental Requirements, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury

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There are also other characteristics of a monitor, such as energy consumption levels, that are important from both the working and natural environment viewpoints. Since all types of conventional electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (acidic and climate- influencing emissions, radioactive waste, etc.) it is vital to conserve energy. Electronic equipment in offices consumes an enormous amount of energy, since it is often routinely left running continuously.

What does labelling involve?

This product meets the requirements for the TCO'95 scheme, which provides for international environmental labelling of monitors. The labelling scheme was developed as a joint effort by the TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and NUTEK (The National Board for Industrial and Technical Development in Sweden).

The requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electrical and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.

The environmental demands concern among other things restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals, brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons), and chlorinated solvents. The product must be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to have an environmental plan, which must be adhered to in each country where the company conducts its operations policy. The energy requirements include a demand that the monitor after a certain period of inactivity shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level, in one or more stages. The length of time to reactivate the monitor shall be reasonable for the user.

Labelled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example in respect of the reduction of electric and magnetic fields, along with physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.

TCO Development Unit 1996-11-29

On the page this folder you will find a brief summary of the environmental requirements met by this product.

The complere environmental criteria document may be ordered from: TCO Development Unit

S-11494 Stockholm Sweden

Fax: +46 8 782 92 07

E-mail (Internet): development@tco.se

Current information regarding TCO'95-approved and labelled products may also be obtained via the Internet, using the address:

http://www.tco-info.com/

TCO'95 is a co-operative project between(3 logos)

Environmental Requirements

Brominated flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables, wires, casings and housings. In turn, they delay the spread of fire. Up to thirty percent of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame retardant substances. These are related to another group of environmental toxins, PCBs, which are suspected to give rise to similar harm, including reproductive damage in fish eating birds and mammals, due to the bioaccumulative processes. Flame retardants have been found in human blood and researchers fear that disturbances in foetus development may occur.

zTCO'95 demand requires that plastic components weighing more than 25 grams must not contain organically bound chlorine and bromine.

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.

zTCO'95 requirement Permits the inclusion of lead since no replacement has yet been developed.

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.

zTCO'95 requirement states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of cadmium. The colour-generating layers of display screens must not contain any cadmium.

Mercury

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

zTCO'95 requirement states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of mercury. It also demands that no mercury is present in any of the electrical or electronics components concerned with the display unit.

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Contents Samtron 96BDF/98BDF Main Index Notational Power Do not use a damaged or loose plugUse only a properly grounded plug and recepticle Do not drop the monitor when moving it Do not cover the vents on the monitor cabinetPlace the monitor on a flat and stable surface Set down the monitor carefullyClean Other Do not place any heavy objects on the monitorDo not use or store inflammable substances near the monitor Never insert anything metallic into the monitor openingsKeep the monitor away from any magnetic substances Power Cord Stand Quick Setup Guide Warranty Card Users Guide and Driver Installation CD USB Hub OptionUnpacking Monitor and StandPower button FrontRear Bottom Connecting Your Monitor Windows ME Click Windows ME DriverWindows XP/2000 Click Windows XP/2000 DriverPage Manual Microsoft Windows XP Operating SystemPage How to install Click Start , Setting , Control Panel Microsoft Windows NT Operating System Linux Operating SystemBase Installation Attaching the Base Removing the BaseOn Screen Display OSD Menu System Brightness ContrastPosition Size Pincushion TrapezoidParallelogram RotationPinbalance LinearityLanguage Follow these steps to change the language used in the menuMoire Color Temperature Video Input LevelZoom Degauss RecallDisplay Timing OSD Lock/UnlockCan you see No Connection, Check Signal Cable on Check ListNo images on the screen. I cannot turn on the monitor Screen Display OSD Menu toScreen shows strange colors or just black and white Screen suddenly has become unbalancedPanel, Display, Settings QuestionSelf-Test Feature Check Judging the monitors working condition General Picture TubeSamtron 98BDF PowerSaver State Normal Operation Power-off Mode EPA/ENERGYPreset Timing Modes Preset Timing ModesHorizontal Frequency Vertical FrequencyService Samtron U.S.AResolution TermsDot Pitch Interlace and Non-Interlace MethodsRegulatory FCC Information User InstructionsUser Information IC Compliance NoticeWhy do we have environmentally-labelled monitors? MPR II ComplianceEuropean Notice Europe only PCT NoticeWhat does labelling involve? Environmental RequirementsLead CadmiumWhy do we have environmentally labelled computers? CFCs freonsTCO Development Environmental requirements Flame retardants Authority