ENERGY STAR®
Product Specification for Imaging Equipment
Eligibility Criteria
Draft 2, Version 3.0
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Following is the Draft 2, Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR Product Specification for Imaging Equipment. A
product shall meet all of the identified criteria if it is to earn the ENERGY STAR.

DEFINITIONSA) Product Types:

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1) Printer: A product whose primary function is to generate paper output from electronic input. A
printer is capable of receiving information from single-user or networked computers, or other input
devices (e.g., digital cameras). This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as
printers and printers that can be field-upgraded to meet the definition of an MFD.

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2) Scanner: A product whose primary function is to convert paper originals into electronic images
that can be stored, edited, converted, or transmitted, primarily in a personal computing
environment. This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as scanners.

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3) Copier: A product whose sole function is to produce paper duplicates from paper originals. Thisdefinition is intended to cover products that are marketed as copiers, and upgradeable digitalcopiers (UDCs).

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4) Facsimile (Fax) Machine: A product whose primary functions are (1) to scan paper originals forelectronic transmission to remote units, and (2) to receive electronic transmissions for conversion
to paper output. A fax machine may also be capable of producing paper duplicates. Electronictransmission is primarily over a public telephone system, but may also be via a computer networkor the Internet. This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as fax machines.

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5) Multifunction Device (MFD): A product that performs the core functions of a Printer and Scanner.
An MFD may have a physically integrated form factor, or it may consist of a combination offunctionally integrated components. MFD copy functionality is considered to be distinct fromsingle-sheet convenience copying functionality sometimes offered by fax machines. Thisdefinition includes products marketed as MFDs and “multi-function products” (MFPs).

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6) Digital Duplicator: A product sold as a fully-automated duplicator system through the method of
stencil duplicating with digital reproduction functionality. This definition is intended to coverproducts that are marketed as digital duplicators.

28297) Mailing Machine: A product whose primary function is to print postage onto mail pieces. Thisdefinition is intended to cover products that are marketed as mailing machines.

30318) Professional Imaging Product: A printer or MFD marketed as intended for producing deliverables
for sale, with the following features:

32a) Supports paper with basis weight greater than or equal to 141 g/m 2;

33b) A3-capable;

34c) If product is monochrome, monochrome product speed equal to or greater than 86 ipm;
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35d) If product is color, color product speed equal to or greater than 50 ipm;

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Note: One stakeholder requested that the monochrome product speed requirement shall not apply tocolor products. EPA has clarified that the monochrome and color criteria apply to their respective
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39e) Print resolution of 600  600 dots per inch or greater for each color;

40f)Weight greater than 180 kg; and

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Note: Two stakeholders asked EPA to revise the definition of Professional Imaging Products todifferentiate clearly from office equipment, recommending criteria for the weight of the base engine atgreater than either 180 or 200 kg. EPA shares stakeholders' concerns that there may not be clear
differentiation between office and Professional Imaging Products, and EPA assumes that products will
become lighter with dematerialization. Therefore, EPA proposes to adopt the additional weightrequirement at 180 kg. EPA also welcomes further suggestions for ways to differentiate these products,
including whether to remove some of the criteria that are often shared with office equipment.

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Three of the following additional features, included standard with the Imaging Equipment productor as an accessory:

50g) Paper capacity equal to or greater than 8,000 sheets;

51h) Digital front-end (DFE);

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j)Case binding or ring binding;54k) Memory storage equal to or greater than 1,024 MB.

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Third-party color certification (e.g., GRACol®, Japan Color Digital Printing Certification; if
product is color capable); andB) Marking Technologies:

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601) Direct Thermal (DT): A marking technology characterized by the burning of dots onto coated print
media that is passed over a heated print head. DT products do not use ribbons.

61622) Dye Sublimation (DS): A marking technology characterized by the deposition (sublimation) of dye
onto print media as energy is supplied to heating elements.

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3) Electro-photographic (EP): A marking technology characterized by the illumination of aphotoconductor in a pattern representing the desired output image via a light source,
development of the image with particles of toner using the latent image on the photoconductor todefine the presence or absence of toner at a given location, transfer of the toner to the final print
media, and fusing to cause the output to become durable. For purposes of this specification,
Color EP products simultaneously offer three or more unique toner colors, while Monochrome EP
products simultaneously offer one or two unique toner colors. This definition includes Laser, Light
Emitting Diode (LED), and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) illumination technologies.

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4) Impact: A marking technology characterized by the formation of the desired output image bytransferring colorant from a “ribbon” to the print media via an impact process. This definition
includes Dot Formed Impact and Fully Formed Impact.

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5) Ink Jet (IJ): A marking technology characterized by the deposition of colorant in small drops
directly to the print media in a matrix manner. For purposes of this specification, Color IJ products
offer two or more unique colorants at one time, while Monochrome IJ products offer one colorant
at a time. This definition includes Piezo-electric (PE) IJ, IJ Sublimation, and Thermal IJ. Thisdefinition does not include High Performance IJ.

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6) High Performance IJ: An IJ marking technology that includes nozzle arrays that span the width ofa page and/or the ability to dry ink on the print media via supplemental media heating
mechanisms. High-performance IJ products are used in business applications usually served byelectro-photographic marking products.

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7) Solid Ink (SI): A marking technology characterized by ink that is solid at room temperature andliquid when heated to the jetting temperature. This definition includes both direct transfer andoffset transfer via an intermediate drum or belt.

86878) Stencil: A marking technology characterized by the transfer of images onto print media from astencil that is fitted around an inked drum.

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9) Thermal Transfer (TT): A marking technology characterized by the deposition of small drops ofsolid colorant (usually colored waxes) in a melted/fluid state directly to print media in a matrix
manner. TT is distinguished from IJ in that the ink is solid at room temperature and is made fluidby heat.

92C) Operational Modes:

931) On Mode:9495a) Active State: The power state in which a product is connected to a power source and isactively producing output, as well as performing any of its other primary functions.

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b) Ready State: The power state in which a product is not producing output, has reachedoperating conditions, has not yet entered into any lower-power modes, and can enter Active
State with minimal delay. All product features can be enabled in this state, and the product isable to return to Active State by responding to any potential inputs, including external
electrical stimulus (e.g., network stimulus, fax call, or remote control) and direct physicalintervention (e.g., activating a physical switch or button).

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2) Off Mode: The power state that the product enters when it has been manually or automaticallyswitched off but is still plugged in and connected to the mains. This mode is exited whenstimulated by an input, such as a manual power switch or clock timer to bring the unit into Ready
State. When this state is resultant from a manual intervention by a user, it is often referred to as
Manual Off, and when it is resultant from an automatic or predetermined stimuli (e.g., a delay timeor clock), it is often referred to as Auto-off.1

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3) Sleep Mode: A reduced power state that a product enters either automatically after a period ofinactivity (i.e., Default Delay Time), in response to user manual action (e.g., at a user-set time ofday, in response to a user activation of a physical switch or button), or in response to external
electrical stimulus (e.g., network stimulus, fax call, remote control). For products evaluated under
the TEC test method, Sleep Mode permits operation of all product features (including
maintenance of network connectivity), albeit with a possible delay to transition into Active State.
For products evaluated under the OM test method, Sleep Mode permits operation of a single
active network interface, as well as a fax connection if applicable, albeit with a possible delay totransition into Active State.

1 For the purposes of this specification “mains” or the “main electricity supply” refers to the input powersource, including a dc power supply for products that operate solely off dc power.
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117D) Media Format:

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1) Large Format: Products designed for A2 media and larger, including those designed toaccommodate continuous form media greater than or equal to 406 mm wide. Large-format
products may also be capable of printing on standard-size or small-format media.

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2) Standard Format: Products designed for standard-sized media (e.g., Letter, Legal, Ledger, A3,
A4, B4), including those designed to accommodate continuous form media between 210 mm and406 mm wide. Standard-size products may also be capable of printing on small-format media.

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a) A3-capable: Standard Format products with a paper path width equal to or greater than
275 mm.

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3) Small Format: Products designed for media sizes smaller than those defined as Standard (e.g.,
A6, 4”x6”, microfilm), including those designed to accommodate continuous form media less than
210 mm wide.

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4) Continuous Form: Products that do not use a cut-sheet media format and that are designed for
applications such as printing of bar codes, labels, receipts, banners, and engineering drawings.
Continuous Form products can be Small, Standard, or Large Format.

132E) Additional Terms:

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1) Automatic Duplexing: The capability of an MFD or printer to produce images on both sides of an
output sheet, without manual manipulation of output as an intermediate step. A product isconsidered to have automatic duplexing capability only if all accessories needed to produce a
duplex output are included with the product upon shipment.

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2) Data Connection: A connection that permits the exchange of information between the Imaging
Equipment and one external powered device or storage medium.

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3) Default Delay Time: The time set by the manufacturer prior to shipping that determines when the
product will enter a lower-power mode (e.g., Sleep, Auto-off) following completion of its primaryfunction.

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1434) Recovery Time: The time it takes for a device to return from a Sleep or Off Mode to a Ready
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5) Digital Front-end (DFE): A functionally-integrated server that hosts other computers andapplications and acts as an interface to Imaging Equipment. A DFE provides greater functionality
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a) A DFE offers three or more of the following advanced features:
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Network connectivity in various environments;
Mailbox functionality;
Job queue management;
Machine management (e.g., waking the Imaging Equipment from a reduced powerstate);
Advanced graphic user-interface (UI);
Ability to initiate communication with other host servers and client computers (e.g.,scanning to email, polling remote mailboxes for jobs); or
Ability to post-process pages (e.g., reformatting pages prior to printing).

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b) Type 1 DFE: A DFE that draws its dc power from its own ac power supply (internal orexternal), which is separate from the power supply that powers the Imaging Equipment. This
DFE may draw its ac power directly from a wall outlet, or it may draw it from the ac power
associated with the Imaging Equipment’s internal power supply. A Type 1 DFE may be soldstandard with the Imaging Equipment product or as an accessory.

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c) Type 2 DFE: A DFE that draws its dc power from the same power supply as the Imaging
Equipment with which it operates. Type 2 DFEs must have a board or assembly with aseparate processing unit that is capable of initiating activity over the network and can bephysically removed, isolated, or disabled using common engineering practices to allow power
measurements to be made.

167d) Professional Digital Front-end (DFE): A DFE which meets all of the following criteria:

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Is sold with a product defined above as a Professional Imaging Product;has processor performance per socket2 equal to or greater than 20;
provides support for error-correcting code (ECC) and/or buffered memory (including
both buffered dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) and buffered on board (BOB)
configurations).
is packaged and sold with one or more ac-dc or dc-dc power supplies; andis designed such that all processors have access to shared system memory.

Note: EPA received stakeholder feedback that certain DFEs previously captured in the Type 1 DFE
category use computer server hardware to support higher color counts, print speeds, and resolutions in
professional imaging products. EPA is proposing to define these DFEs as professional DFEs to separate
them out due to their increased energy consumption and performance. This definition borrows relevantcharacteristics from the ENERGY STAR computer server definition found in the computer server
specification. EPA welcomes feedback on this new definition and its ability to effectively distinguishbetween typical Type 1 DFEs and this more powerful option intended for professional use cases.

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e) Auxiliary Processing Accelerator (APA): A computing expansion add-in card installed in a
general-purpose add-in expansion slot of the DFE (e.g., GPGPU installed in a PCI slot).

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6) Network Connection: A connection that permits the exchange of information between the Imaging
Equipment and one or more external powered devices.

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7) Functional Adder: A data or network interface or other component that adds functionality to themarking engine of an Imaging Equipment product and provides a power allowance when
qualifying products according to the OM method.

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8) Operational Mode (OM): For the purposes of this specification, a method of comparing productenergy performance via an evaluation of power (measured in watts) in various operating states,
as specified in Section 9 of the ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment Test Method.

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9) Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC): For the purposes of this specification, a method ofcomparing product energy performance via an evaluation of typical electricity consumption(measured in kilowatt-hours) during normal operation over a specified period of time, as specified
in Section 8 of the ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment Test Method.

2 Processor performance per socket = [# of processor cores] x [processor clock speed (GHz)], where # ofcores represents the number of physical cores and processor clock speed represents the Max TDP corebase frequency for a given processor.
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10) Marking Engine: The fundamental engine of an Imaging Equipment product that drives image
production. A marking engine relies upon functional adders for communication ability and image
processing. Without functional adders and other components, a marking engine cannot acquire
image data for processing and is non-functional.

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11) Base Product: The most fundamental configuration of a particular Product Model, which
possesses the minimum number of functional adders available. Optional components andaccessories are not considered part of a base product.

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12) Accessory: A piece of peripheral equipment that is not necessary for the operation of the Base
Product, but that may be added before or after shipment in order to add functionality. An
accessory may be sold separately under its own model number, or sold with a base product aspart of a package or configuration.

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13) Product Model: An Imaging Equipment product that is sold or marketed under a unique model
number or marketing name. A product model may be comprised of a base product or a baseproduct plus accessories.

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14) Product Family: A group of product models that are (1) made by the same manufacturer, (2)subject to the same ENERGY STAR certification criteria, and (3) of a common basic design.
Product models within a family differ from each other according to one or more characteristics orfeatures that either (1) have no impact on product performance with regard to ENERGY STAR
certification criteria, or (2) are specified herein as acceptable variations within a product family.
For Imaging Equipment, acceptable variations within a product family include:

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d) Electronic components not associated with the marking engine of the Imaging Equipment
product, including Type 1 and Type 2 DFEs.

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2.1

Included Products

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2.1.1

Commercially-available products that meet one of the Imaging Equipment definitions in
Section 1.A) and are capable of being powered from (1) a wall outlet, (2) a data or network
connection, or (3) both a wall outlet and a data or network connection, are eligible for ENERGYSTAR certification, with the exception of products listed in Section 2.2.

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2.1.2

An Imaging Equipment product must further be classified as either “TEC” or “OM” in Table 1,
below, depending on the method of ENERGY STAR evaluation.

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Table 1: Evaluation Methods for Imaging Equipment
Equipment TypeMedia Format

Marking Technology

Digital Duplicator
Mailing MachineStandard
All

Multifunction Device(MFD)

Standard

StencilDT, EP, IJ, TT
High Performance IJ,
DT, DS, EP, SI, TT
IJ, Impact

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Evaluation Method
TEC
OM
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Equipment TypeMedia Format
LargeStandard

Printer

Large or Small

Scanner

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Marking Technology

ENERGY STAR
Evaluation Method

High Performance IJ,
DT, DS, EP, IJ, SI, TT
High Performance IJ,
DT, DS, EP, SI, TT
IJ, Impact
DT, DS, EP, Impact, IJ,
SI, TT
High Performance IJHigh Performance IJ
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2.2

Excluded Products

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2.2.1

Products that are covered under other ENERGY STAR product specifications are not eligible forcertification under this specification. The list of specifications currently in effect can be found atwww.energystar.gov/products.

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Products that satisfy one or more of the following conditions are not eligible for ENERGY STAR
certification under this specification:

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Products that are designed to operate directly on three-phase power;
Professional Imaging ProductsStandalone Copiers; andStandalone Fax Machines.

CERTIFICATION CRITERIA

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3.1.1

All calculations shall be carried out with directly measured (unrounded) values.

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3.1.2

Unless otherwise specified, compliance with specification limits shall be evaluated using directly
measured or calculated values without any benefit from rounding.

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3.1.3

Directly measured or calculated values that are submitted for reporting on the ENERGY STAR
website shall be rounded to the nearest significant digit as expressed in the corresponding
specification limit.

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3.2

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Significant Digits and Rounding

General Requirements
External Power Supply (EPS): Single- and Multiple-voltage EPSs shall meet the Level VI or
higher performance requirements under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol when tested
according to the Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of External Power
Supplies, Appendix Z to 10 CFR Part 430.
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Single-voltage EPSs shall include the Level VI or higher marking.
Multiple-voltage EPSs meeting Level VI or higher shall include the Level VI or higher
marking.
iii. Additional information on the Marking Protocol is available
at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005-0218.
iv. The above requirements shall not apply to any EPSs shipped with a Digital Front End (DFE).
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3.2.2

Additional Cordless Handset: Fax machines and MFDs with fax capability that are sold withadditional cordless handsets shall use an ENERGY STAR certified handset, or one that meets
the ENERGY STAR Telephony specification when tested to the ENERGY STAR test method on
the date the Imaging Equipment product is certified as ENERGY STAR. The ENERGY STAR
specification and test method for telephony products may be found atwww.energystar.gov/products.

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Functionally Integrated MFD: If an MFD consists of a set of functionally integrated components(i.e., the MFD is not a single physical device), the sum of the measured energy or power
consumption for all components shall be less than the relevant MFD energy or power
consumption requirements for ENERGY STAR certification.

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DFE Requirements: The Typical Electricity Consumption (TECDFE) of a Type 1 or Type 2 DFE
sold with an Imaging Equipment product at the time of sale shall be calculated using Equation 1
for a DFE without Sleep Mode or Equation 2 for a DFE with Sleep Mode. The resulting TECDFE
value shall be less than or equal to the maximum TECDFE requirement specified in Table 2 for the
given DFE type.

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Note: Stakeholders commented against reporting TEC on a yearly basis (kWh/year) noting that this isinconsistent with how customers think of energy usage in this category. To avoid consumer confusion andenable historical comparisons, stakeholders requested EPA to revert to kWh/week. EPA will continue toshow both kWh/week and kWh/year on the ENERGY STAR website.

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The TEC value or Ready State power of a DFE that meets the maximum TECDFE
requirements should be excluded or subtracted from the TEC energy and OM power
measurements of the Imaging Equipment product as appropriate.
ii. Section 3.3.2 provides further detail on subtracting TECDFE values from TEC products;
iii. Section 3.4.2 provides further detail for excluding DFEs from OM Sleep and Standby levels.
iv. DFEs that fail to meet these requirements will not only not have their power subtracted fromthat of the Imaging Equipment product as a whole, but will disqualify the product fromENERGY STAR. Therefore, such DFEs may not be sold with ENERGY STAR qualified
Imaging Equipment.
v. The TECDFE requirements in Section 3.2.4 are not applicable to DFEs which meet theProfessional DFE definition, though their energy consumption shall be reported with the
ENERGY STAR certified Imaging Equipment.
Note: EPA has clarified that due to an inability to differentiate based on limited data within the relatively
niche professional DFE market, professional DFEs will not be subject to TEC DFE requirements in Version
3.0. Their energy consumption will still be reported in the same way energy is reported for all other DFEs
in the specification.

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Equation 1: TECDFE Calculation for Digital Front Ends without Sleep ModeTEC DFE 

168  PDFE _ READY
1000

Where:• TECDFE is the typical weekly energy consumption for DFEs, expressed inkilowatt-hours (kWh) and rounded to the nearest 0.1 kWh for reporting;• PDFE_READY is Ready State power measured in the test procedure in watts.

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Equation 2: TECDFE Calculation for Digital Front Ends with Sleep ModeTEC DFE 

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45  P

DFE _ READY  123  P

DFE _ SLEEP

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1000

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Where:• TECDFE is the typical weekly energy consumption for DFEs, expressed inkilowatt-hours (kWh) and rounded to the nearest 0.1 kWh for reporting;• PDFE_READY is the DFE Ready State power measured in the test procedure inwatts.
• PDFE_SLEEP is the DFE Sleep Mode power measured in the test procedure inwatts.

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Table 2: Maximum TECDFE Requirements for Type 1 and Type 2 DFEs

DFE
Category

Category Description
All DFEs that do not meet the definition of Category B will beconsidered under Category A for ENERGY STAR certification.

A

Maximum TECDFE(kWh/week)
Type 1
Type 2
DFE
DFE
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To qualify under Category B DFEs must have:B

2 or more physical CPUs or 1 CPU and ≥ 1 discrete Auxiliary
Processing Accelerators (APAs)

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Note: EPA has changed the Draft 1 DFE requirements to kWh/week for consistency with the Imaging
Equipment TEC requirements.

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3.2.5

Default Delay Time: Measured Default Delay Time to Sleep (tDEFAULT) shall be less than or equal
to the Required Default Delay Time to Sleep (tDEFAULT_REQ) requirement specified in Table 3,
subject to the following conditions:i.

When reporting data and qualifying products that can enter Sleep Mode in multiple ways,
partners should reference a Sleep level that can be reached automatically. If the product iscapable of automatically entering multiple, successive Sleep levels, it is at the manufacturer’s
discretion which of these levels is used for certification purposes; however, the default-delay
time provided must correspond with whichever level is used.
ii. Default Delay Time does not apply to OM products that can meet Sleep Mode requirements
in Ready State.
iii. The Default Delay Time to Sleep may not be adjusted by the user to be greater than the
Maximum Delay Times to Sleep Adjustable by the User, as specified in Table 4.

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Table 3: Required Default Delay Time to Sleep for OM and TEC Products

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Required Default
Delay Time to Sleep,tDEFAULT_REQ
for MFDs, Scanners,
Mailing Machines, andDigital Duplicatorswith Copying
Capability (minutes)
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Monochrome ProductSpeed, s, as Calculated in
the Test Method(ipm or mppm)s ≤ 10
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20 < s ≤ 30
30 < s ≤ 50
s > 50Required Default Delay
Time to Sleep,tDEFAULT_REQ, for Printers
and Digital Duplicators
without Copying
Capability(minutes)
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* Measured Default Delay Time to Sleep (tSLEEP) shall be less than or equal to the Required
Default Delay Time to Sleep (tSLEEP_REQ), as specified in Section 3.2.5.

Table 4: Maximum Delay Times to Sleep Adjustable by the User

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Monochrome ProductSpeed, ss ≤ 30s > 30Maximum Delay Times forSleep Mode Adjustable by
the User (min)
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Requirements for Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) Products
Automatic Duplexing Capability: For all MFDs and printers subject to the TEC test method,
automatic duplexing capability shall be integral to the base product and enabled by default for
products with speed equal to or greater than those specified in Table 5. Printers whose intended
function is to print on special single-sided media for the purpose of single sided printing (e.g.,release coated paper for labels, direct thermal media, etc.) are exempt from this requirement.
Table 5: Automatic Duplexing Requirements for
all TEC MFDs and Printers
Product Type
Color
Monochrome

Product Speed (ipm)
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Note: Stakeholders opposed the Draft 1 proposal to require duplexing at lower speeds (Color at 16-20
images per minute (ipm) and Monochrome at 11-25 ipm) because of the small proportion of products
meeting the requirement, lack of consumer demand, and limited savings due to lack of use of duplexing
at lower speeds. Following a detailed review of the requirements proposed in Draft 1 and the comments
received, EPA has modified the requirements in line with comments. More specifically, EPA found that
there are instances where double-sided printing may not be needed at all, such as hotel receipt printing,and therefore no savings would be accrued. In addition, EPA found that there are duplex capableproducts that are available at the lower speed levels which would allow a consumer the choice between
products, depending on need. As such, EPA is proposing to revise the duplexing requirement in line withBlue Angel, by requiring duplexing by default over the current speed bins. EPA is also proposing torequire that Imaging Equipment at intermediate speed bins (20-34 color; 25-36 monochrome) provide
duplexing as part of the base product, rather than an optional accessory. The vast majority of products
did not utilize the optional accessory option and it is not anticipated that this change will impact many
products and will simplify the criteria.
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378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385

3.3.2

Typical Electricity Consumption: Calculated Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC2017) per
Equation 3 or Equation 4 shall be less than or equal to the Maximum TEC Requirement (TECREQ)
specified in Equation 6.
i.

For Imaging Equipment with a Type 2 DFE that meet the Type 2 DFE maximum TECDFE
requirement in Table 2, the measured energy consumption of the DFE shall be divided by
0.80 to account for internal power supply losses and then excluded when comparing the
product’s measured TEC value to TECMAX and for reporting.
ii. The DFE shall not interfere with the ability of the Imaging Equipment to enter or exit its lowerpower modes.
iii. The energy use of a DFE can only be excluded if it meets the Type 2 DFE definition in
Section 1 and is a separate processing unit that is capable of initiating activity over the
network.

386
387
388
389
390
391

Example: A printer’s total TEC result is 24.50 kWh/wk and its Type 2 TECDFE value calculated in Section
3.2.4 is 9.0 kWh/wk. The TECDFE value is then divided by 0.80 to account for internal power supply losses
with the Imaging Equipment in Ready State, resulting in 11.25 kWh/wk. The power supply adjusted value
is subtracted from the tested TEC value: 24.50 kWh/wk – 11.25 kWh/wk = 13.25 kWh/wk. This
13.25 kWh/wk result is then compared to the relevant TECMAX to determine certification.

392
393

iv. For printers, digital duplicators with print capability, and MFDs with print capability, TEC shallbe calculated per Equation 3.

394
395

Equation 3: TEC Calculation for Printers, Fax Machines, Digital Duplicatorswith Print Capability, and MFDs with Print Capability

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 


N
E

 E
TEC2017  5   EJOB _ DAILY  (2  EFINAL )  24  JOBS  (2  tFINAL )  SLEEP   48  SLEEP ,
16
tSLEEP  tSLEEP 
 

397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412

Where:• TEC2017 is the typical weekly energy consumption for printers, fax machines,
digital duplicators with print capability, and MFDs with print capability,
expressed in kilowatt-hours (kWh) and rounded to the nearest 0.1 kWh forreporting;• EJOB_DAILY is the daily job energy, as calculated per Equation 5, in kWh;
• EFINAL is the final energy, as measured in the test procedure, converted tokWh;• NJOBS is the number of jobs per day, as calculated in the test procedure,• tFINAL is the final time to Sleep, as measured in the test procedure, converted
to hours;• ESLEEP is the Sleep energy, as measured in the test procedure, converted tokWh; and• tSLEEP is the Sleep time, as measured in the test procedure, converted to hours.

v.

For digital duplicators without print capability and MFDs without print capability, TEC shall becalculated per Equation 4.

413
414

Equation 4: TEC Calculation for Digital Duplicators without Print Capability
and MFDs without Print Capability

415

 


N
E

 E
TEC2017  5   EJOB _ DAILY  (2  EFINAL )  24  JOBS  (2  t FINAL )  AUTO   48  AUTO ,
16
t AUTO  t AUTO 
 

416

Where:

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418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

TEC is the typical weekly energy consumption for digital duplicators without
print capability and MFDs without print capability, expressed in kilowatthours (kWh) and rounded to the nearest 0.1 kWh for reporting;
EJOB_DAILY is the daily job energy, as calculated per Equation 5, in kWh;
EFINAL is the final energy, as measured in the test procedure, converted to
kWh;
NJOBS is the number of jobs per day, as calculated in the test procedure;tFINAL is the final time to Sleep, as measured in the test procedure, converted
to hours;
EAUTO is the Auto-off energy, as measured in the test procedure, converted tokWh; andtAUTO is the Auto-off time, as measured in the test procedure, converted tohours..

vi. Daily Job Energy shall be calculated per Equation 5.
Equation 5: Daily Job Energy Calculation for TEC Products
1𝐸[2 × 𝐸𝐽𝑂𝐵1 + (𝑁𝐽𝑂𝐵𝑆 − 2) × 𝐽𝑂𝐵2+𝐸𝐽𝑂𝐵3 +𝐸𝐽𝑂𝐵4432

𝐸𝐽𝑂𝐵_𝐷𝐴𝐼𝐿𝑌 =

433
434
435
436
437

Where:• EJOB_DAILY is the daily job energy, expressed in kilowatt-hours (kWh);• EJOBi is the energy of the ith job, as measured in the test procedure, converted
to kWh; and• NJOBS is the number of jobs per day, as calculated in the test procedure.

438

Equation 6: Maximum TEC Requirement Calculation

439

TECMAX  TEC REQ  AdderA3  AdderWi  Fi ,

440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461

4

3

],

Where:• TECMAX is the maximum TEC requirement in kilowatt-hours per week
(kWh/wk), rounded to the nearest 0.1 kWh/wk for reporting;• TECREQ is the TEC requirement specified in Table 5, in kWh;
• AdderA3 is a 0.05 kWh/wk allowance provided for A3-capable products; and• AdderWi-Fi is a 0.1 kWh/wk allowance provided for products where Wi-Fi is
the interface functional adder used during the test.

Note: In response to Draft 1, two stakeholders asked to maintain the current A3 adder, since A3 models
require more power than A4. After updating the dataset, EPA did see a difference in pass rates between
A3 and non-A3 models, and proposes a 0.05 kWh/week adder allowance to ensure even pass rates
across these product categories and consumer choice.
In addition, stakeholders requested that ENERGY STAR include a Wi-Fi adder for TEC products, as Wi-Fi
uses more power than USB. Because the current ENERGY STAR test method prioritizes USB over Wi-Fi,
the current dataset does not fully reflect the performance of Wi-Fi models. Based on an analysis of 20
TEC models with Wi-Fi, EPA observed that models with Wi-Fi and USB (tested with Wi-Fi disconnectedunder the current test method) were able to meet the proposed requirements at a higher rate than models
with Wi-Fi and no USB (tested with Wi-Fi connected), indicating that the Wi-Fi interface does require more
power on average. A 0.1 kWh/wk allowance (equivalent to 0.6 W continuous) provided to the Wi-Fi-onlymodels resulted in equivalent pass rates and is within the range of Wi-Fi allowances in other ENERGYSTAR specifications. EPA therefore proposes to include this allowance in Equation 6, above. EPA
welcomes feedback on this allowance.

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Table 6: TEC Requirement

Color
Capability

Monochrome
Non-MFD

Monochrome
MFD

Color
Non-MFD

Color
MFD

463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489

Monochrome
Product Speed,s, as Calculated
in the Test
Method(ipm)s ≤ 2020 < s ≤ 40
40 < s ≤ 60
60 < s ≤ 135
s > 135s ≤ 2020 < s ≤ 40
40 < s ≤ 60
60 < s ≤ 80
s > 80s ≤ 2020 < s ≤ 40
40 < s ≤ 60
s > 60s ≤ 2020 < s ≤ 40
40 < s ≤ 60
60 < s ≤ 80
s > 80TECREQ(kWh/wk, to the nearest
0.01 kWh/wk
for reporting)
0.242
0.017 × s – 0.115
0.022 × s – 0.320
0.050 × s – 2.028
0.183 × s – 20.116
0.263
0.018 × s – 0.115
0.013 × s + 0.090
0.036 × s – 1.313
0.087 × s – 5.444
0.275
0.032 × s – 0.397
0.002 × s + 0.833
0.100 × s – 5.145
0.254
0.021 × s – 0.187
0.013 × s + 0. 141
0.056 × s – 2.482
0.167 × s – 11.473

Note: EPA received comments that the TEC requirements should be reconsidered utilizing an amended
dataset which would include all products currently on the market (regardless of date introduced to themarket) and non-certified products. EPA received data or a confirmation that the dataset was adequate
for level setting purposes from 13 stakeholders and believes that this dataset is the best dataset available
at this time. The amended dataset has removed models no longer being sold, added older models still
being sold, as well as non-certified products. EPA notes that for those products not ENERGY STAR
certified, the energy information was not collected and EPA took a conservative approach and assumed
these to be less energy efficient than the V2.0 requirements and therefore would not meet the Version 3.0
requirements either.
Specifically, the current dataset includes the latest ENERGY STAR certified model data, across all years.
EPA then removed models that are:
1. OM, or TEC copiers and fax machines
2. Members of the same product family based on Product Type, Speed, Color, Size, and TEC Test
Procedure Measurements (i.e., not just the final TEC result)
3. Sold Only Outside the United States
4. With Document Width Reported as less than Standard Format (210 mm)
5. With No Color Capability
EPA continued to remove multiple entries for product family models as some Brand Owners qualify
product family models separately while others do so under one parent model, so removing the multiples
ensures fairness between brands.
After considering the new dataset and levels, EPA found that the above proposal differentiates the top
quartile of the market in each of the four categories of products. In addition, EPA considered the mostcommon speed bins (21 ipm – 40 ipm and 41 ipm – 60 ipm) and found that in each of these bins the passrates also identify the top quartile, ranging from 25%-33% of products in a given bin.

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3.3.3

491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504

Additional Test Results Reporting Requirements:
i.

3.3.4

DFE model name/number, Ready State power, Sleep Mode power, and TECDFE shall bereported for any Type 1 DFE sold with an Imaging Equipment product, including those nottested with the Imaging Equipment product as part of the highest energy using configuration
per Section 1.1.1iii.

Recovery Time: Recovery Time, tR as calculated per Equation 7, shall be less than the Maximum
Recovery Time, tR_MAX, subject to the following requirements:i.

For models with a shorter Default Delay Time to Sleep as found in Table 7, tR_MAX shall becalculated per Equation 8.
ii. For models with a longer Default Delay Time to Sleep as found in Table 7, tR_MAX shall becalculated per Equation 9.
iii. For models with a Default Delay Time to Sleep greater than any found in Table 7, tR_MAX shallnot be subject to a Recovery Time requirement.
iv. Recovery times from various modes (Active 0, Active 1, Active 2 times) shall be reported forall products tested using the TEC test method.

505

Equation 7: Recovery Time506

𝑡𝑅 = 𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒1 − 𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒0 ,

507
508
509
510
511
512

Where:••

𝑡𝑅 is Recovery Time;𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒1 is the time from Sleep Mode to the first sheet exiting the unit, in•minutes, as measured per the test method; and𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒0 is the time from Ready State to the first sheet exiting the unit, inminutes, as measured per the test method.

513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528

Note: Stakeholders provided multiple comments regarding the proposed recovery time requirements,
including that harmonization with Blue Angel would increase test burden, the Blue Angel recovery timerequirements are inappropriate for ENERGY STAR due to the different paper used during testing, and therequirement is not needed due to market forces. EPA investigated these comments and found thatstakeholders are already conducting a recovery time test as part of ENERGY STAR and therefore there isno additional testing burden. In addition, EPA investigated the differences between tests with different
paper and found that the median difference in recovery time was 1 second, which EPA believes makes
the Blue Angel requirements appropriate for the US market as well, despite the slight differences intesting. Finally, EPA reviewed the ENERGY STAR certified product list and found that over 70% of
products meet the Recovery Time Requirements indicating that the requirements represent a fairbackstop to ensure a good consumer experience

529

Table 7: Determination of Maximum Recovery Time (Minutes)

Additionally, stakeholders proposed a change to the Recovery Time equation in Draft 1. EPA revised theabove equation for recovery time in response to refer to 𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒0 rather than 𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒2 . The quantity 𝑡𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒0 ismeasured immediately after the TEC model is placed in Ready State, so is a more reliable measure of
response time from that State.

Print Speed,s (ipm)0<s≤5
5 < s ≤ 10
10 < s ≤ 20

Maximum Default
Delay Time to Sleep
to Permit
Applicability of
Shorter Recovery
Time in Equation 8
(min)
5
10
10

Maximum Default
Delay Time to Sleep
to Permit
Applicability ofLonger Recovery
Time in Equation 9
(min)
10
15
20

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Print Speed,s (ipm)20 < s ≤ 30
30 < s ≤ 40
s > 40Maximum Default
Delay Time to Sleep
to Permit
Applicability of
Shorter Recovery
Time in Equation 8
(min)
10
10
15

Maximum Default
Delay Time to Sleep
to Permit
Applicability ofLonger Recovery
Time in Equation 9
(min)
45
45
60

530
531
532

Equation 8: Maximum Recovery Time for Models with Shorter Default Delay Times to Sleep, as
Indicated in Table 7533

𝑡𝑅_𝑀𝐴𝑋 = min(0.42 × 𝑠 + 5, 30),

534
535
536
537
538

Where:•••

𝑡𝑅_𝑀𝐴𝑋 is Maximum Recovery Time, in seconds;
𝑠 is the product speed; and𝑚𝑖𝑛 is the minimum function (i.e., the Maximum Recovery Time shall be thelesser of 0.42 × 𝑠 + 5 or 30 seconds).

539
540

Equation 9: Maximum Recovery Time for Models with Longer Default Delay Times to Sleep, as
Indicated in Table 7541

𝑡𝑅_𝑀𝐴𝑋 = min(0.51 × 𝑠 + 15, 60),

542
543
544
545
546

Where:•••

𝑡𝑅_𝑀𝐴𝑋 is Maximum Recovery Time, in seconds;
𝑠 is the product speed; and𝑚𝑖𝑛 is the minimum function (i.e., the Maximum Recovery Time shall be thelesser of 0.51 × 𝑠 + 15 or 60 seconds).

547

3.4

548
549
550
551

3.4.1

Multiple Sleep Modes: If a product is capable of automatically entering multiple successive Sleep
Modes, the same Sleep Mode shall be used to determine certification under the Default Delay
Time to Sleep requirements specified in Section 3.2.5 and the Sleep Mode power consumption
requirements specified in Section 3.4.3.

552
553
554

3.4.2

DFE Requirements: For Imaging Equipment with a Type 2 DFE that relies on the Imaging
Equipment for its power, and that meets the appropriate maximum TECDFE requirement found in
Table 2, the DFE power shall be excluded subject to the following conditions:

555
556

Requirements for Operational Mode (OM) Productsi.

Ready State power of the DFE, as measured in the test method, shall be divided by 0.60 toaccount for internal power supply losses.

557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566

▪

Sleep Mode Requirements: If the resultant power in Paragraph i, above, is less than orequal to the Ready State or Sleep Mode power of the Imaging Equipment product as awhole, then the power shall be excluded from the measured Ready State or Sleep Modepower of the Imaging Equipment product as a whole when comparing to the Sleep Mode
requirements in Section 3.4.3, below, and for reporting.
Otherwise, the Sleep Mode power of the DFE, as measured in the test method, shall be
divided by 0.60 and excluded from the Ready or Sleep Mode power of the Imaging
Equipment for comparing to the requirements, and for reporting.

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568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576

▪

Standby Requirements: If the resultant power in Paragraph i, above, is less than or equal
to the Ready State, Sleep Mode, or Off Mode power of the Imaging Equipment as awhole, then the power shall be excluded from the Ready State, Sleep Mode, or Off Modepower of the Imaging Equipment product as a whole when comparing to the Standby
requirements in Section 3.4.4, below, and for reporting.
Otherwise, the Sleep Mode power of the DFE, as measured in the test method, shall be
divided by 0.60 and excluded from the Ready State, Sleep Mode, or Off Mode power of
the Imaging Equipment for comparing to the requirements, and for reporting.

577
578
579
580
581
582

ii.

The DFE must not interfere with the ability of the Imaging Equipment to enter or exit its lowerpower modes.
iii. In order to take advantage of this exclusion, the DFE must meet the Type 2 DFE definition in
Section 1 and be a separate processing unit that is capable of initiating activity over the
network.

583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596

Examples: Product 1 is an Imaging Equipment product whose Type 2 DFE has no distinct sleep mode.
The Type 2 DFE has measured Ready State and Sleep Mode power both equal to 30 watts. The
measured Sleep Mode power of the product is 53 watts. When subtracting 50 watts (30 watts / 0.60) fromthe measured Sleep Mode power of the product, 53 watts, the resulting 3 watts is the Sleep Mode powerof the product for use in the criteria limits below.

597
598
599

3.4.3

600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607

Product 2 is an Imaging Equipment product whose Type 2 DFE goes to sleep when the Imaging
Equipment goes to sleep during testing. The Type 2 DFE has measured DFE Ready State and Sleep
Mode power equal to 30 watts and 5 watts, respectively. The measured Sleep Mode power of the productis 12 watts. When subtracting 50 watts (30 watts / 0.60) from the measured Sleep Mode power of the
product, 12 watts, the result is -38 watts. In this case, instead subtract 8.33 watts (5 watts / 0.60) from themeasured Sleep Mode power of the product, 12 watts, resulting in 3.67 watts which is used in the criteria
limits below.
Sleep Mode Power Consumption: Measured Sleep Mode power consumption (PSLEEP) shall beless than or equal to the maximum Sleep Mode power consumption requirement (P SLEEP_MAX)
determined per Equation 10, subject to the following conditions:i.

Only those interfaces that are present and used during the test, including any fax interface,
may be considered functional adders.
ii. Product functionality offered through a DFE shall not be considered a functional adder.
iii. A single interface that performs multiple functions may be counted only once.
iv. Any interface that meets more than one interface type definition shall be classified according
to the functionality used during the test.
v. For products that meet the Sleep Mode power requirement in Ready State, no further
automatic power reductions are required to meet Sleep Mode requirements.

608
609
610

Equation 10: Calculation of Maximum Sleep Mode Power
Consumption Requirement for OM products

611

PSLEEP _ MAX  PMAX _ BASE  AdderINTERFACE   AdderOTHER

612
613
614
615
616

n

m

1

1

Where:• PSLEEP_MAX is the maximum Sleep Mode power consumption requirement,
expressed in watts (W), and rounded to the nearest 0.1 watt for reporting;• PMAX_BASE is the maximum Sleep Mode power allowance for the base marking
engine, as determined per Table 8, in watts;
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617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626

•
•
•

627

AdderINTERFACE is the power allowance for the interface functional adders usedduring the test, including any fax capability, and as selected by the
manufacturer from Table 9, in watts;
n is the number of allowances claimed for interface functional adders usedduring the test, including any fax capability, and is less than or equal to 2;
AdderOTHER is the power allowance for any non-interface functional adders inuse during the test, as selected by the manufacturer from Table 8, in watts;
andm is the number of allowances claimed for any non-interface functional
adders in use during the test, and is unlimited.

Table 8: Sleep Mode Power Allowance for Base Marking Engine

MFD

Printer

Small
Standard

x
x
x

x
x

Not
Applicable

x
x
x

Large

Large
628
629

x

All Other*Media Format
N/A
Standard

Ink JetProduct Type
Mailing Machine

ImpactMarking Technology

x

x
x
x

x

ScannerAnyx* “All Other” category includes High Performance Ink Jet.

630

PMAX_BASE(watts)
5.0
1.1
5.4
8.7
4.0
0.6
2.5
4.9
2.5

Table 9: Sleep Mode Power Allowances for Functional Adders

Adder
Type

Connection
Type

Max.
Data
Rate, r(Mbit/
second)r < 20Wired

20 ≤ r <500
r ≥ 500

Fax Modem
Wireless,
Radiofrequency(RF)
Wireless,
Infrared (IR)

0.2

Any

Includes: USB 2.x, IEEE 1394/
FireWire/i.LINK, 100Mb Ethernet
Includes: USB 3.x,1G Ethernet
Includes: Flash memory-card/smartcard readers, camera interfaces,
PictBridge
Applies to MFDs only.

Any

Includes: Bluetooth, 802.11

2.0

Any

Includes: IrDA.

0.1

Any

Interface

Details
Includes: USB 1.x, IEEE 488, IEEE
1284/Parallel/ Centronics, RS232

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Adder
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0.5
0.2
0.2

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AdderType

Connection
Type

Max.
Data
Rate, r(Mbit/
second)Memory

N/A

N/A

Power
Supply

N/A

N/A

Touch
Panel
Display

N/A

N/A

Details
Applies to the internal capacity
available in the Imaging Equipment
for storing data. Applies to allvolumes of internal memory andshould be scaled accordingly forRAM. This adder does not apply tohard disk or flash memory.
Applies to both internal and external
power supplies of Mailing Machines
and Standard Format products using
Inkjet and Impact marking
technologies with nameplate output
power (POUT) greater than 10 watts.
Applies to both monochrome andcolor touch panel displays.

Functional
Adder
Allowance(watts)0.5/GB

0.02 x(POUT –
10.0)

0.2

631
Note: In Draft 1, EPA solicited feedback on potential amendments to the adders for OM products, particularly
Cordless Handsets and Internal Disk Drives. EPA received feedback that neither adder is necessary or used andproposes removing both of these adders from the specification.
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641

3.4.4

Off Mode Power Consumption Off Mode power, as measured in the test procedure, shall be lessthan or equal to the Maximum Off Mode power specified in Table 10, subject to the following
conditions.
i.

For products that do not have an Off Mode, Sleep Mode power, as measured in the test
procedure, shall be less than or equal to the Maximum Off Mode power.
ii. For products that do not have an Off Mode or Sleep Mode, Ready State power, as measured
in the test procedure, shall be less than or equal to the Maximum Off Mode power.
iii. The Imaging Equipment shall meet the Off Mode Power requirement independent of the stateof any other devices (e.g., a host PC) connected to it.
Table 10: Maximum Off Mode Power Requirement
Product TypeAll OM Products

642
643
644
645

Maximum Off Mode Power(watts)0.3

Note: Products intended for sale in the US market are subject to minimum toxicity and recyclability
requirements. Please see ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Imaging Equipment: Partner
Commitments for details.

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646
647

4.1

Test Methods

648
649

4.1.1

When testing Imaging Equipment products, the test methods identified in Table 11 shall be used
to determine certification for ENERGY STAR.

650

Table 11: Test Methods for ENERGY STAR Certification
Product Type

Test Method

Professional Imaging
Products

ENERGY STAR Test Method for Professional Imaging Products,
Rev. July-2018

All Other Non-Professional
Imaging Products

ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment Test Method, Rev. July-2018

651
652

4.2

Number of Units Required for Testing

653

4.2.1

654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668

i.

For certification of an individual product model, a product configuration equivalent to thatwhich is intended to be marketed and labeled as ENERGY STAR is considered theRepresentative Model;
ii. For certification of a product family that does not include a Type 1 DFE, the highest energy
using configuration within the family shall be considered the Representative Model. Any
subsequent testing failures (e.g., as part of verification testing) of any model in the family will
have implications for all models in the family.
iii. For certification of a product family that includes Type 1 DFE, the highest energy using
configuration of the Imaging Equipment and highest energy using DFE within the family shallbe tested for certification purposes. Any subsequent testing failures (e.g., as part ofverification testing) of any model in the family and all Type 1 DFEs sold with the Imaging
Equipment, including those not tested with the Imaging Equipment product, will have
implications for all models in the family. Imaging Equipment products that do not incorporatea Type 1 DFE may not be added to this product family for certification and must be qualified
as a separate family without a Type 1 DFE.

669

4.2.2

670

4.3

671
672

4.3.1

673
674
675
676

Representative Models shall be selected for testing per the following requirements:

A single unit of each Representative Model shall be selected for testing.

International Market Certification
Products shall be tested for certification at the relevant input voltage/frequency combination foreach market in which they will be sold and promoted as ENERGY STAR.

USER INTERFACE
5.1.1

Manufacturers are encouraged to design products in accordance with the user interface standard
IEEE 1621: Standard for User Interface Elements in Power Control of Electronic Devices
Employed in Office/Consumer Environments. For details, see http://eta.LBL.gov/Controls.

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EFFECTIVE DATE

678
679
680
681

6.1.1

Effective Date: The Version 3 ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment specification shall take effecton TBD. To qualify for ENERGY STAR, a product model shall meet the ENERGY STAR
specification in effect on its date of manufacture. The date of manufacture is specific to each unit
and is the date on which a unit is considered to be completely assembled.

682
683
684
685
686

6.1.2

Future Specification Revisions: EPA reserves the right to change this specification should
technological and/or market changes affect its usefulness to consumers, industry, or theenvironment. In keeping with current policy, revisions to the specification are arrived at throughstakeholder discussions. In the event of a specification revision, please note that the ENERGYSTAR certification is not automatically granted for the life of a product model.

687

6.1.3

Items for Consideration in a Future Revision:

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