Product Overview 3
Energy Star
ENERGYSTAR®qualifiedproductsandpracticeshelpyousavemoneyandreduce
greenhousegasemissionsbymeetingstrictenergyefficiencyguidelinessetbytheU.S.
EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy.Youcan
helpreduceelectricityusageanditsenvironmentalimpactbypowermanagingyour
POSproduct
whenitisnotinuseforextendedperiodsoftime.
What are the potential benefits of the new Energy Star® Specification?
Desktops(includingPOSterminals),Notebooks,andWorkstationsmanufacturedafter
July1,2009thatdisplaytheENERGYSTAR®labelmeetthemorestringent5.0
requirements.Becauseoftheserequirements,yourcomputerhasahighlyefficient
powersupplyandotherhardwarespecificfeaturesthat,basedonEPAestimates,
couldannually:
•Saveyouup
to115kWhofelectricityperunit
•Preventupto200lbsofgreenhousegasemissionsperunit
Moreover,ENERGYSTAR®compliantcomputerscansaveevenmoreenergyby
usingENERGYSTAR®powermanagementfeatures,whichallowthecomputerto
enteraverylowpowermodewhennotinuse
foraspecifiedperiodoftime.TheEPA
estimatesthatthesepowermanagementfeatures,whenenabledonENERGYSTAR®
qualifiedcomputers,couldsaveyouupto115kWhofelectricityannually(perunit).
Thisisequivalentto:
•Savinggreenhousegasemissionsbytakingyourcarofftheroadfor5days
•Plantingagroveoftrees46ft.by46ft
Power Management Settings
•ThisPOSterminalhasbeenshippedenabledforpowermanagement.Thedefault
settingsfortheterminalcomplywiththeENERGYSTARrequirementsoflessthan
15minutesofuserinactivityforthedisplayandlessthan30minutesofinactivity
fortheterminal.
•heterminalcanbeawakenedfromsleepmode
byanykeyboardactivityorby
WakeonLANifenabled.
Touch Screen Considerations
1. ThePOSwillnotgointostandbymodewithatouchdisplayconnectedtoaUSB
+12Vportontheterminalunlesstheactionnotedbelowisimplemented.
a. Start→Control Panel→Administrative Tools→Computer Management