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- The measured energy consumption value, setup of energy saving modes and recovery time of Green Mark qualified printers (“products”), shall meet the most current requirements of Energy Star qualified printers (see Note 1).
- Plastic components of the product weighing 25 g or greater shall meet the following requirements:
- shall not contain cadmium, lead, hexavalent chromium or mercury (see Note 2);
- shall not contain the following flame retardants (see Notes 3 and 4):
- polybrominated biphenyls, (PBBs);
- polybrominated diphenylethers, (PBDE): monobrominated diphenylether, dibrominated diphenylether, tribrominated diphenylether, tetrabrominated diphenylether, pentabrominated diphenylether, hexabrominated diphenylether, heptabrominated diphenylether, octabrominated diphenylether, nanobrominated diphenylether, decabrominated diphenylether.
- chloroparaffins with 10-13 carbon atoms per molecule and chlorine content of greater than 50% by weight.
- For laser-printing type product, the measured ozone emissions shall be less than 0.02 mg/m3 , and the measured particulate concentration shall be less than 0.025 mg/m3 (see Note 5).
- In accordance with their respective printing speeds and printing technologies, the noise level of the products shall be based on the measured sound power level and shall meet the following requirements. If the measured sound power level can not be obtained, the measured sound pressure level may be used instead (see Note 6).
- Laser and Ink-jet Printers
Printing speed (PPM) /Noise level |
≦ 7 |
8-14 |
15-30 |
31-50 |
51-70 |
³70 |
Sound power level [dB(A)] |
Printing mode |
≦ 55 |
≦ 60 |
≦ 66 |
≦ 71 |
≦ 78 |
－ |
Standby mode |
≦ 43 |
≦ 50 |
≦ 55 |
－ |
－ |
－ |
Sound pressure level [dB(A)] |
Printing mode |
≦ 48 |
≦ 52 |
≦ 56 |
≦ 60 |
≦ 65 |
－ |
Standby mode |
≦ 40 |
≦ 45 |
≦ 52 |
－ |
－ |
－ |
Printing speed (DPS) /Noise level |
≦ 299 |
300-499 |
≧500 |
Sound power level [dB(A)] |
Printing mode |
≦ 60 |
≦ 65 |
≦ 71 |
Standby mode |
≦ 45 |
≦ 50 |
≦ 55 |
Sound pressure level [dB(A)] |
Printing mode |
≦ 52 |
≦ 55 |
≦ 60 |
Standby mode |
≦ 40 |
≦ 45 |
≦ 52 |
- The photoreceptor as used in the product shall not contain compounds of cadmium, lead, mercury and selenium.
- If the product contains a built-in battery, it shall be of the rechargeable type with at least 3-year warranty and can be replaced by consumers with ease. The content of such a battery shall meet the following requirements:
Substances |
Lead (Pb) |
Cadmium (Cd) |
Mercury (Hg) |
Content (mg/kg) |
≦ 15 |
≦ 5 |
≦ 5 |
- Product’s plastic components weighing 25 g or greater or with surface area 200 mm2 or greater, shall meet the requirements of ISO 11469, which include labelling all major plastic components in prominent area to indicate the composition code and recycling symbol to facilitate future recycling.
- If the applied marking or labels are difficult to be separated with the marked components, they shall be made from the same materials as the components they attached to.
- The product and its manufacturing process shall not contain or use substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol.
- The product packaging shall not used substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol. Corrugated carton used for product packaging shall contain at least 80% recycled paper.
- The name and address of the Green Mark user must be clearly printed on the product or on the packaging material.
Notes:
- Measurements of product energy consumption shall be based on international, national or specific industry standards, such as the IEC 62301 Household electrical appliances - Measurement of standby power.
- Determinations of hexavalent chromium, cadmium, lead and mercury, shall be based on international, national or specific industry standards, such as US EPA 3060A/NIEA R353.00C(US EPA 3050B)/US EPA 3051A/US EPA 3052, and the detection limits shall be no greater than 2 ppm.
- Determinations of polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenylethers flame retardants shall be based on international, national or specific industry standards, such as US EPA 3540C/8081A/8082A/8270D, and the detection limits shall be no greater than 5 ppm.
- Determination of chloroparaffins with 10-13 carbon atoms per molecule shall be based, in the order of preference, on international, national or specific industry standards, such as US EPA 8270D/3540C/GC-MSD, and the detection limits shall be no greater than 5 ppm.
- Please refer to the methods as listed in the Green Mark Black-and-White Printer Criteria for determinations of particulates and ozone concentrations.
- Determinations of noise level shall be based on international, national or specific industry standards, such as ISO 7779, ISO 9296 or CNS 14653.
- The following conversion shall be use to covert paper size.
Print size |
A2 |
A1 |
A0 |
Factor used when converted to A4 size |
4 |
8 |
16 |
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