Tco'99 - NEC LCD1711M User Manual

TCO'99

LCD1711M
Congratulations! You have just purchased a TCO'99 approved and
labeled product! Your choice has provided you with a product devel-
oped for professional use. Your purchase has also contributed to re-
ducing the burden on the environment and also to the further develop-
ment of environmentally adapted electronics products.
Why do we have environmentally labelled
computers?
In many countries, environmental labelling has become an established method for encouraging
the adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as comput-
ers and other electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances
are used both in the products and during the manufacturing. Since it has not been possible for
the majority of electronics equipment to be recycled in a satisfactory way, most of these poten-
tially damaging substances sooner or later enter Nature.
There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption levels, that are
important from the viewpoints of both the work (Internal) and natural (external) environments.
Since all methods of conventional electricity generation have a negative effect on the environ-
ment (acidic and climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste, etc.), it is vital to conserve
energy. Electronics equipment in offices consume an enormous amount of energy since they
are often left running continuously.
What does labelling involve?
This product meets the requirements for the TCO'99 scheme which provides for international
and environmental labelling of personal computers. The labelling scheme was developed as a
joint effort by the TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Svenska
Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and Statens
Energimyndighet (The Swedish National Energy Administration).
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 restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals,
brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated solvents, among
other things. 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
implements its operational policy. The energy requirements include a demand that the computer
and/or display, 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 computer shall be reasonable
for the user.
Labelled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example, in respect of the re-
duction of electric and magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.
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