Philips HDT8520 - Reducing Power Consumption

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1.2 Reducing power consumption
YourHDrecorderisdesignedtoreduceitsimpactontheenvironmentandcomplieswiththe
EuropeanDirective2009/125/EC.ThisispartofPhilips’ongoingcommitmenttoleadthewayin
environmentalresponsibility.
Ithasastandbymodeofoperationthatneedsverylittlepower.Seethetablebelowandpleasenote
that:
• WhenyourHDrecorderisinthestandbymode,yousaveenergy(andthereforemoney)and
reducecarbondioxideemissionsthatdamagetheenvironment.
• YouusethestandbybuttononyourHDrecorderorremotecontroltoswitchbetweenonand
standbymodes.Inaddition,ifyourHDrecorderison,butyoudonotpressanybuttononitor
yourremotecontrolfor3hours(congurable-see‘Automaticecomode’onpage30),yourHD
recorderwillautomaticallygetintothestandbymode.
• IfyouarenotgoingtouseyourHDrecorderforseveraldays,youcancutitsenergyconsumption
tozerobyunpluggingitfromthemainswallsocket.
• Intheoffandstandbymodes,yourHDrecordercannotreceiveupdatesfromthenetwork.
However,atrecorderwake-up,youwillbepromptedbyamessageifanupdatenoticationhas
beenreceived.
Mode Front-panel standby
indicator and display
Typical power
consumption (W)
Typical annual
energy use (kWh)
Power
adaptor
unplugged
Not lit up 0 0
Standby Standbyindicatoris
red
0.31 W
22.5 *
Active
Standby
Standbyindicatoris
orange
11.5 W
On Achannelnumberis
shownonthedisplay
13.6 W
*
BasedonyourHDrecorderbeingOnfor4hoursdailyandbeinginstandbyfor20hours
.