Energy Efficiency Certification

Standby Test

Overview

It is a voluntary agreement (VA) to encourage manufacturers’ voluntary participations to minimize the standby power, and having the companies produce and distribute products with excellent standby power according to the government’s suggested standards, the purpose of the system is to contribute to fundamental energy saving.

Business Process

Applicable Items

Products, Applicable Subjects table
Products Applicable Subjects
Computers Personal computers, laptops, all-in-one desktop computers that use 1,000W or less of rated power consumption (Server-designated computers, work stations, and computers with standby remote support are excluded)
Monitors CRT, LCD and PDP monitors that can display information from computers of 1,000W or less of rated power consumption Products that have both features of a monitor and a TV while the main function is a monitor, or is equally a monitor and a TV at the same time (All-in-one desktop monitors, network monitors, or monitors with special functions like VoIP are excluded)
Printers Printers that use 3,000W or less of rated power consumption (Printers that use continuous stationery or print by using their own servers, and printers that are capable of loading 2,000 or more paper sheets are excluded)
Fax Machines Fax machines that use 3,000W or less of rated power consumption which include fax machines combined with printers
Copiers Copiers that use 5,000W or less of rated power consumption Digital copiers that can be upgraded with additional accessories of printer, fax, and scanner (Amongst devices with 60 ipm or higher, large copiers for a large amount of documents and professional document printing (professional Rip to improve the quality of printing and a separately mounted printing device) are excluded)
Scanners Scanners that use 1,000W or less of rated power consumption Universal desktop scanners (flatbed feeder and film scanner) and high-end scanners for office document management
All-in-one Printers All-in-one printers, that have functions of a printer, a fax machine, a scanner, etc., with 5,000W or less of rated power consumption (Amongst devices with 60 ipm or higher, large copiers for a large amount of documents and professional document printing (professional Rip to improve the quality of printing and a separately mounted printing device) are excluded)
Automatic
Energy-saving
Controller
Multi-outlet taps that detect the operation of connected devices and the brightness of the ambience or that set a specific timing to automatically cut off the standby power of connected devices, or standby automatic power controlling outlets (Devices that are difficult for users to mount the parts, etc. and to use them are excluded)
TVs TVs that use 1,000W or less of rated power consumption TV products with a main function of televisions and expandability as computers (with input ports of computers), TV monitors, component TVs, all-in-one video TVs, TVs with DVD players, TVs with video DVD players (Products with TV receivers of special functions like OCAP and IP are excluded)
Videotape Recorders Videotape recorders that use 1,000W or less of rated power consumption, including those with video DVD players Combo-type with one or more functions of satellite broadcast and IP and hybrid-type set-up boxes (Simple convertors and ground-wave set-up boxes, TV receivers, videotape recorders, and audio DVD players are excluded)
Door Phones Door phones that use 100W or less of rated power consumption Including door phones with wall pads and web pads
Wired and Wireless
Telephones
Phones that use 150W or less of rated power consumption Wired phones, wired and wireless phones set, wireless phones, and VoIP phones (Battery-powered phones, USB-type phones, mobile devices that use mobile phone chargers, wireless repeaters without voicemail, and video chat phones are excluded)
Bidet Bidets that use 2,000W or less of rated power consumption (Those which receive hot water from other heating system and hot water cleaning devices are excluded)

Required Documents

  • Application for Test
  • Product Label
  • Samples: Two units each