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A. The label shall be on the top or front of the product if the top or front of the product 
has a contiguous, coplanar surface area not used for touch input or display that is 
greater than or equal to 0.625 in square. 
B. Otherwise, the label shall be on the reverse side of the screen. 
(2) Via electronic labeling displayed on the screen such that the ENERGY STAR mark 
must be atleast 4% of the screen by area; must be greater than or equal to 76 pixels 
x 78 pixels; must be legible; must be in cyan, black, or white; and either 
A. Must appear at system start-up and must display for a minimum of 5 seconds. 
B. Must appear within the system power settings dialog window. EPA will consider 
alternative proposals for electronic labeling on a case-by-case basis. 
2. Partner must use the ENERGY STAR mark in product literature (i.e., user manuals, 
spec sheets, etc.). 
3. Partner must use the ENERGY STAR mark on product packaging for products sold 
at retail. 
4. Partner must use the ENERGY STAR mark on the manufacturer’s Internet site where 
information about ENERGY STAR certified models is displayed. 
5. User Information Requirement: 
(1) Products shall be shipped with informational materials to notify customers of the 
following: 
A. A description of power management settings that have been enabled by default, 
B. A description of the timing settings for various power management features, and 
C. Instructions for properly waking the product from Sleep Mode. 
(2) Products shall be shipped with one or more of the following: 
A. A list of default power management settings. 
B. A note stating that default power management settings have been selected for 
compliance with ENERGY STAR (within 15 min of user inactivity for the 
display, within 30 min for the computer, if applicable per Table 3), and are 
recommended by the ENERGY STAR program for optimal energy savings. 
C. Information about ENERGY STAR and the benefits of power management, to be 
located at or near the beginning of the hard copy or electronic user manual, or in 
a package or box insert. 
(3) Provisions (1) and (2) may bemetthrough use of either electronic or printed product 
documentation, provided it adheres to all of the following: 
A. Documentation is shipped with the product (e.g., in a printed manual or insert, on 
included optical media, in a file installed with the software load shipped to the 
customer) or available electronically on the manufacturer’s website. In the latter 
case, instructions for accessing the information on the website shall be provided 
in the product package or on the Desktop or home screen; and