(1)

‘energy efficiency index’ (EEI) means an index number for the relative energy efficiency of an electronic display, as set out in point B of Annex II;

(2)

‘High Dynamic Range (HDR)’ means a method to increase the contrast ratio of the image of an electronic display by using metadata generated during the creation of the video material and that the display management circuitry interprets to produce a contrast ratio and colour rendering perceived by the human eye as more realistic than that achieved by non HDR-compatible displays;

(3)

‘contrast ratio’ means the difference between the peak brightness and black level in an image;

(4)

‘luminance’ means the photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light traveling in a given direction, expressed in units of candelas per square meter (cd/m2). The term brightness is often used to ‘subjectively’ qualify the luminance of an electronic display;

(5)

‘Automatic Brightness Control (ABC)’ means the automatic mechanism that, when enabled, controls the brightness of an electronic display as a function of the ambient light level illuminating the front of the display;

(6)

‘default’, referring to a specific feature or setting, means the value of a specific feature as set at the factory and available when the customer uses the product for the first time and after performing a ‘reset to factory settings’ action, if allowed by the product;

(7)

‘pixel (picture element)’ means the area of the smallest element of a picture that can be distinguished from its neighbouring elements;

(8)

‘on mode’ or ‘active mode’ means a condition in which the electronic display is connected to a power source, has been activated and is providing one or more of its display functions;

(9)

‘forced menu’ means a specific menu, appearing upon initial start-up of the electronic display or upon a reset to factory settings, offering a set of display settings, pre-defined by the supplier;

(10)

‘normal configuration’ means a display setting which is recommended to the end-user by the supplier from the initial set up menu or the factory setting that the electronic display has for the intended product use. It must deliver the optimal quality for the end user in the intended environment and for the intended use. The normal configuration is the condition in which the values for off, standby, networked standby and on mode are measured;

(11)

‘brightest on mode configuration’ means the configuration of the electronic display, pre-set by the supplier, which provides an acceptable picture with the highest measured luminance;

(12)

‘shop configuration’ means the configuration of the electronic display for use specifically in the context of demonstrating the electronic display, for example in high illumination (retail) conditions and not involving an auto power-off if no user action or presence is detected;

(13)

‘room presence sensor’ or ‘gesture detection sensor’ or ‘occupancy sensor’ means a sensor monitoring and reacting to movements in the space around the product whose signal can trigger the switching to on mode. Lack of movement detection for a predetermined time can be used to switch into standby mode or networked standby mode;

(14)

‘off mode’ means a condition in which the electronic display is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function: the following shall also be considered as off mode:

(15)

‘standby mode’ means a condition where the electronic display is connected to the mains or DC power source, depends on energy input from that source to work as intended and provides only the following functions, which may persist for an indefinite time:

(16)

‘reactivation function’ means a function that via a remote switch, a remote control unit, an internal sensor, a timer or, for networked displays in networked standby mode, the network, provides a switch from standby mode or networked standby mode to a mode, other than off-mode, providing additional functions;

(17)

‘display mechanism’ means any screen, including tactile screen or other visual technology used for displaying internet content to users;

(18)

‘nested display’ means visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;

(19)

‘tactile screen’ means a screen responding to touch, such as that of a tablet computer, slate computer or a smartphone;

(20)

‘alternative text’ means text provided as an alternative to a graphic allowing information to be presented in non-graphical form where display devices cannot render the graphic or as an aid to accessibility such as input to voice synthesis applications;

(21)

‘External Power Supply (EPS)’ means a device as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 (2);

(22)

‘standardised EPS’ means an external power supply designed to provide power to various devices and that is complies with a standard issued by an international standardization organization;

(23)

‘Quick Response (QR) code’ means a matrix barcode included on the energy label of a product model that links to that model’s information in the public part of the product database;

(24)

‘network’ means a communication infrastructure with a topology of links and an architecture that includes the physical components, organisational principles and communication procedures and formats (protocols);

(25)

‘network interface’ (or ‘network port’) means a wired or wireless physical interface, providing network connection, through which functions of the electronic display can be remotely activated and data received or sent. Interfaces to input data such as video and audio signals, but not originating from a network source and using a network address, are not considered to be a network interface;

(26)

‘network availability’ means the capability of an electronic display to activate functions after a remotely initiated trigger has been detected by a network interface;

(27)

‘networked display’ means an electronic display that can connect to a network using one of its network interfaces, if enabled;

(28)

‘networked standby mode’ means a condition in which the electronic display is able to resume a function by way of a remotely initiated trigger from a network interface.

(a)

ABC is enabled in the normal configuration of the electronic display and persists in any other standard dynamic range configuration available to the end user;

(b)

the value of Pmeasured , in the normal configuration, is measured, with ABC disabled or if ABC cannot be disabled, in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor;

(c)

if applicable, the value of Pmeasured with ABC disabled shall be equal to or greater than the on mode power measured with ABC enabled in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor;

(d)

with ABC enabled, the measured value of the on mode power must decrease by 20 % or more when the ambient light condition, measured at the ABC sensor, is reduced from 100 lux to 12 lux;

(e)

the ABC control of the display screen luminance meets all of the following characteristics when the ambient light condition measured at the ABC sensor changes:

I.

QR code;

II.

supplier’s name or trade mark;

III.

supplier’s model identifier;

IV.

scale of energy efficiency classes from A to G;

V.

the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with point B of Annex II when using PmeasuredSDR ;

VI.

on mode energy consumption in kWh per 1 000 h, when playing SDR content, rounded to the nearest integer;

VII.

the energy efficiency class determined in accordance with point B of Annex II when using PmeasuredHDR ;

VIII.

the on mode energy consumption in kWh per 1 000 h, when playing HDR content, rounded to the nearest integer;

IX.

visible screen diagonal in centimetres and inches and horizontal and vertical resolution in pixels;

X.

the number of this Regulation, that is ‘2019/2013’.

(a)

The label shall be at least 96 mm wide and 192 mm high. Where the label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless remain proportionate to the specifications above. For electronic displays with a size of the diagonal of the visible area less than 127 cm (50 inches), the label can be printed scaled down, but not less than 60 % of its normal size; its content shall nevertheless be proportionate to the specifications above and the QR code still readable by a commonly available QR reader, such as those integrated in a smartphone.

(b)

The background of the label shall be 100 % white.

(c)

The typefaces shall be Verdana and Calibri.

(d)

The dimensions and specifications of the elements constituting the label shall be as indicated in the label design.

(e)

Colours shall be CMYK — cyan, magenta, yellow and black, following this example: 0,70,100,0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.

(f)

The label shall fulfil all the following requirements (numbers refer to the figure above):

	the colours of the EU logo shall be as follows: — the background: 100,80,0,0; — the stars: 0,0,100,0;
	the colour of the energy logo shall be: 100,80,0,0;
	the QR code shall be 100 % black;
	the supplier’s name shall be 100 % black and in Verdana Bold 9 pt;
	the model identifier shall be 100 % black and in Verdana Regular 9 pt;
	the A to G scale shall be as follows: — the letters of the energy efficiency scale shall be 100 % white and in Calibri Bold 19 pt; the letters shall be centred on an axis at 4,5 mm from the left side of the arrows; — the colours of the A to G scale arrows shall be as follows: — A-class: 100,0,100,0; — B-class: 70,0,100,0; — C-class: 30,0,100,0; — D-class: 0,0,100,0; — E-class: 0,30,100,0; — F-class: 0,70,100,0; — G-class: 0,100,100,0;
	the internal dividers shall have a weight of 0,5 pt and the colour shall be 100 % black;
	the letter of the energy efficiency class shall be 100 % white and in Calibri Bold 33 pt. The energy efficiency class arrow and the corresponding arrow in the A to G scale shall be positioned in such a way that their tips are aligned. The letter in the energy efficiency class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the rectangular part of the arrow which shall be 100 % black;
	the energy consumption value in SDR shall be in Verdana Bold 28 pt; ‘kWh/1 000h’ shall be in Verdana Regular 16 pt. The text shall be centred and in 100 % black;
	the HDR and the screen pictograms shall be 100 % black and as shown as in the label design; the texts (numbers and units) shall be 100 % black, and as follows: — above the HDR pictogram, the letters of energy efficiency classes (A to G) shall be centred, with the letter of the applicable energy efficiency class in Verdana Bold 16 pt and the other letters in Verdana Regular 10 pt; under the HDR pictogram, the energy consumption value in HDR shall be centred, in Verdana Bold 16 pt with ‘kWh/1 000h’ in Verdana Regular 10 pt; — the texts of the screen pictogram shall be in Verdana Regular 9 pt and placed as in the label design;
	the number of the regulation shall be 100 % black and in Verdana Regular 6 pt.

(a)

electronic displays shall be measured in the normal configuration;

(b)

measurements shall be made at an ambient temperature of 23 °C +/- 5 °C;

(c)

measurements shall be made using a dynamic broadcast video signal test loops representing typical broadcast content for electronic displays in standard dynamic range (SDR). For the HDR measurement the electronic display must automatically and correctly respond to the HDR metadata in the test loop. The measurement shall be the average power consumed over 10 consecutive minutes;

(d)

measurements shall be made after the electronic display has been in the off-mode or, if an off-mode is not available, in standby mode for a minimum of 1 hour immediately followed by a minimum of 1 hour in the on mode and shall be completed before a maximum of 3 hours in on-mode. The relevant video signal shall be displayed during the entire on mode duration. For electronic displays that are known to stabilise within 1 hour, these durations may be reduced if the resulting measurement can be shown to be within 2 % of the results that would otherwise be achieved using the durations described here;

(e)

where ABC is available, measurements shall be made with it switched off. If ABC cannot be switched off, then the measurements shall be performed in an ambient light condition of 100 lux measured at the ABC sensor.

(a)

with a luminance meter, detecting that portion of the screen exhibiting a full (100 %) white image, which is part of a ‘full screen test’ pattern not exceeding the average picture level (APL) point where any power limiting or other irregularity occurs;

(b)

without disturbing the luminance meter’s detection point on the electronic display whilst switching between the normal configuration and the brightest on mode configuration.

(1)

identification data (general description of the model):

(2)

references to the harmonised standards applied, other measurement standards and specifications used in measuring the technical parameters and calculations performed;

(3)

specific precautions to be taken when the model is assembled, installed and tested;

(4)

a list of all equivalent models, including model identifiers;

(5)

measured technical parameters of the model and calculations performed with the measured parameters as listed in Table 5;

Table 5

Measured technical parameters

(6)

Additional information requirements:

(7)

where the information included in the technical documentation file for a particular electronic display model has been obtained:

the technical documentation shall include, as appropriate, the details of such calculation, the assessment undertaken by suppliers to verify the accuracy of the calculation and, where appropriate, the declaration of identity between the models of different suppliers; and

(8)

the contact details of the person empowered to bind the supplier, if not included in the technical information uploaded into the database, shall be made available, on request, to market surveillance authorities or to the Commission for carrying out their tasks under this Regulation.

(1)

The Member State authorities shall verify one single unit of the model.

(2)

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if:

(3)

If the results referred to in points 2(a) or (b) are not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

(4)

If the result referred to in point 2(c) is not achieved, the Member State authorities shall select three additional units of the same model for testing. As an alternative, the three additional units selected may be one or more equivalent models.

(5)

The model shall be considered to comply with the applicable requirements if for these three units, the arithmetical mean of the determined values complies with the respective tolerances given in Table 6.

(6)

If the result referred to in point 5 is not achieved, the model and all equivalent models shall be considered not to comply with this Regulation.

(7)

The Member State authorities shall provide all relevant information to the authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission without delay after a decision being taken on the non-compliance of the model according to points 3 and 6.