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Division 6 Information to be provided by the manufacturers for the purposes of conformity assessment

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

For the purposes of conformity assessment pursuant to Article 5, the technical documentation shall contain the following elements:

  1. (a)

    For standby and active modes

    • The power consumption data in Watts rounded to the second decimal place including consumption data for the different additional functions and/or components

    • The measurement method used

    • Period of measurement

    • Description of how the appliance mode was selected or programmed

    • Sequence of events to reach the mode where the equipment automatically changes modes

    • Any notes regarding the operation of the equipment

  2. (b)

    Test parameters for measurements

    • Ambient temperature

    • Test voltage in V and frequency in Hz

    • Total harmonic distortion of the electricity supply system

    • The fluctuation of the power supply voltage during the tests

    • Information and documentation on the instrumentation, set-up and circuits used for electrical testing

    • Input signals in RF (for digital terrestrial broadcasts) or IF (for satellite broadcasts)

    • Audio/video test signals as described in the MPEG-2 transport stream

    • Adjustment of controls

The power requirements of peripheral devices powered by the STB for broadcast reception, such as active terrestrial antenna, satellite LNB or any cable or telecom modem are not required to be included in the technical documentation.