You have just purchased a TCO'99 approved and labeled product! Your choice has provided you with a product developed for professional use. Your purchase has also contributed to reducing the burden on the environment and also to the further development of environmentally adapted electronics products.
Why do we have environmentally labeled computers?
In many countries, environmental labeling has become an established method for encouraging the adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as computers and other electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are used both in the products and during their manufacture. Since it is not so far possible to satisfactorily recycle the majority of electronics equipment, most of these potentially 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 electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (e.g. acidic and climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste), it is vital to save energy. Electronics equipment in offices is often left running continuously and thereby consumes a lot of energy.
What does labeling involve?
This product meets the requirements for the TCO'99 scheme which provides for international and environmental labeling of personal computers. The labeling 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).
Approval requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electric and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.
The environmental demands impose 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 policy 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.
Labeled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example, in respect of the reduction of electric and magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.
Below you will find a brief summary of the environmental requirements met by this product. The complete environmental criteria document may be ordered from:
TCO Development
SE-114 94 Stockholm, Sweden
Fax: +46 8 782 92 07
Email (Internet): development@tco.se
Current information regarding TCO'99 approved and labeled products may also be obtained via the Internet, using the address: http://www.tco-info.com/
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 there today 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.
The proper operation of the function requires a computer with
VESA®DPMS power management capabilities. When used with a computer
equipped with VESA® DPMS, the monitor is ENERGY
STAR®-compliant.
As an ENERGY STAR®
Partner, Dell Computer Corporation has determined that this product meets
the ENERGY STAR®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
Caution:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
This device must accept any interference received including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Instructions to Users: This equipment complies with the
requirements of FCC (Federal Communication Commission) equipment provided that following
conditions are met.
Power cable: Shielded power cable should be used.
Video inputs: The input signal amplitude must not exceed the
specified level.
Notice: Changes
or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio
noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of
the Canadian Department of Communications.
Note that Canadian Department of Communications (DOC) regulations
provide, that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell Computer Corporation
could void your authority to operate this equipment.
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the
Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigencesdu Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
This equipment complies with the limits for a Class B digital device
(devices used in or adjacent to a residential environment) and conforms to the standards
for information technology equipment that are set by the Voluntary Control Council for
Interference for preventing radio frequency interference in residential areas.
The equipment should draw power from a socket with an attached
protection circuit (a three-prong socket). All equipment that works together (computer,
monitor, printer, and so on) should have the same power supply source.
The phasing conductor of the room's electrical installation should
have a reserve short-circuit protection device in the form of a fuse with a nominal value
no larger than 16 amperes (A).
To completely switch off the equipment, the power supply cable must
be removed from the power supply socket, which should be located near the equipment and
easily accessible.
A protection mark "B" confirms that the equipment is in
compliance with the protection usage requirements of standards PN-93/T-42107 and
PN-89/E-06251.
The following information is provided on the device(s) described in
this document in compliance with the requirements of the official Mexican standards (NOM):
Exporter:
Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682
Importer:
Dell Computer de México, S.A. de C.V. Rio Lerma No. 302 - 4º Piso
Col. Cuauhtemoc 16500 México, D.F.
Ship to:
Dell Computer de México, S.A. de C.V. al Cuidado de Kuehne & Nagel
de México S. de R.I., Avenida Soles No. 55
Col. Peñon de los Baños, 15520 México, D.F.
Supply voltage:
> 90/264 VAC
Frequency:
50/60 Hz
Current consumption:
1.5 A
Información para NOM (únicamente para México)
La información siguiente se proporciona en el dispositivo o en los dispositivos descritos en este documento, en cumplimiento con los requisitos de la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM):
Exporter:
Dell Computer Corporation
One Dell Way
Round Rock, TX 78682
Importador:
Dell Computer de México,
S.A. de C.V. Rio Lerma No. 302 - 4º Piso
Col. Cuauhtemoc 16500 México, D.F.
Embarcar a:
Dell Computer de México,
S.A. de C.V. al Cuidado de Kuehne & Nagel
de México S. de R.I., Avenida Soles No. 55
Col. Peñon de los Baños, 15520 México, D.F.
Under the
requirements of German ergonomics standard EK 1/59-98, EK 1/60-98,
graphics or characters:
Blue graphics or characters in dark background are not recommended.
(This combination may increase eye fatigue due to poor visibility caused by low contrast.)
Graphics controller and monitor are recommended to be used in the
following conditions:
Vertical frequency : 60 Hz or higher.
Display mode : Dark characters in bright background.
Ergonomie Hinweis (nur Deutschland)
Um den
Anforderungen der deutschen Ergonomie-Norm EK 1/59-98, EK
1/60-98 zu antsprechen.
Wird empfahlen, die Grunfarbe Blau nicht auf dunklem Hintergrund zu
verwenden (schiechte Erkennbarkeit. Augenbelastung bei zu geringem Zeicheenkontrast).
Wird folgende Einstellung des Grafik-Controllers und Monitors
empfohlen.
Caution:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Notice: Changes
or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
