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TERMINATION OF THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. Signatories remain bound by the Voluntary Agreement until they elect to terminate their Signatory status. A Signatory shall be entitled to terminate its Signatory status by giving twenty eight days’ written notice to the Chair of the Steering Committee. The Chair shall inform all members of the Steering Committee, the European Commission and such other persons as the Chair may deem appropriate. ANNEX A – GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CSTB DESIGN A Signatory of this Voluntary Agreement agrees to use its reasonable efforts to ensure: A.1 CSTB’s are designed so as to reduce energy consumption within the constraints of their operational specification; A.2 Operational and control systems are specified on the presumption that hardware has energy management built in, i.e. depending on the functionality required from the unit, the hardware could switch to a mode with a lower energy consumption; A.3 For Tier 1, an Auto Power Down (APD) feature is encouraged under this Voluntary Agreement and credit for anticipated energy savings for CSTBs that have APD capability is provided in Annex C Section C.7.2 (Equation 1: Base Assessment). For Tier 2, an APD feature shall be provided. Where APD is available its defaulted mode shall be “on” or “enabled”. In claiming the APD credit, the software versions running on the box should be noted to enable verification. A.4 If the APD feature is present it is required that the CSTB automatically switches itself into the lowest standby mode which the Service Provider deems to be appropriate, after a period of time in the On mode following the last user interaction. This period of time shall be set at a default of no more than 4 hours by the Equipment Manufacturer or Service Provider and may be user adjustable but shall not be able to be set to a period of more than 8 hours. The CSTB should allow the viewer to continue watching beyond the set period by prompting the viewer to confirm that the CSTB is still in use. The Auto Power Down feature may however be able to be overridden by a user through a special menu option. A.5 The CSTB may exit a standby mode in order to download content and scan for program and system information, scheduling information, or any other maintenance activity. After activity is complete, the CSTB must return to a standby mode within no more than 15 minutes. A.6 Whilst adhering to the general principle of designing products to reduce energy consumption, Service Providers, Equipment Manufacturers, Software Providers, Conditional Access Providers and Component Manufacturers are constantly innovating their products as new service concepts and technologies develop. To avoid stifling such innovation, any unanticipated additional functionality which consumes significant energy but which is not listed in Table 4 in Annex D (Additional Functionalities Annual Energy Allowance) shall be deactivated during the measurement process. However, in the event that such deactivation is either inappropriate or unnecessary, then this requirement shall not be compulsory. The test results shall explicitly list any functions that were deactivated during the measurement process. Signatories shall ensure that, when the Voluntary Agreement is revised in accordance with Section 5.3, the list of additional functionalities in Table 4 in Annex D is updated to take into account the incremental energy consumption of any additional functionality not known or implemented at the time the Voluntary Agreement first entered into force or was last revised. A.7 Software Downloads to CSTB’s shall not increase the power consumption requirements above the initial TEC allowance unless they provide additional functionality. Such additional functionality shall not increase the TEC allowance if listed in Table 4 Annex D, otherwise it should be deactivated for measurement purposes as described in Section A.6. A.8 Direct to retail devices, that is, CSTBs not supplied to an end user via a Service Provider (as defined in Annex F of this Voluntary Agreement), that provide for speculative recording (typically push video-on-demand content) must have a user-accessible menu option allowing the user to disable this feature at will. Manufacturers must also include instructions for disabling speculative recording in product materials. CSTBs supplied by a Service Provider that provide for speculative recording must have a user-accessible menu option allowing the user to disable this feature at will, or alternatively a disable function that can be applied upon user request, for example via the Service Provider call centre. The Service Provider must also include instructions for disabling speculative recording in product materials. A.9 For Tier 2, CSTBs under this Voluntary Agreement should support a Standby operational mode of less than 1 Watt or contain an off button.

TERMINATION OF THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. Signatories remain bound by the Voluntary Agreement until they elect to terminate their Signatory status. A Signatory shall be entitled to terminate its Signatory status by giving twenty eight days’ days‟ written notice to the Chair of the Steering Committee. The Chair shall inform all members of the Steering Committee, the European Commission and such other persons as the Chair may deem appropriate. ANNEX A – GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CSTB DESIGN A Signatory of this Voluntary Agreement agrees to shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure: A.1 CSTB’s CSTB‟s are designed so as to reduce energy consumption within the constraints of their operational specification; A.2 Operational and control systems are specified on the presumption that hardware has energy management built in, i.e. depending on the functionality required from the unit, the hardware could switch to a mode with a lower energy consumption; A.3 For Tier 1, an Auto Power Down (APD) feature is encouraged under this Voluntary Agreement and credit for anticipated energy savings for CSTBs that have APD capability is provided in Annex C Section C.7.2 (Equation 1: Base Assessment). For Tier 2, an APD feature shall be provided. Where APD is available its defaulted mode shall be “on” or “enabled”. In claiming the APD credit, the software versions running on the box should be noted to enable verification. A.4 If the APD feature is present it is required that the CSTB automatically switches itself into the lowest standby mode which the Service Provider deems to be appropriatemode, after a period of time in the On mode following the last user interaction, which the Service Provider deems to be appropriate. This period of time shall be set at a default of no more than 4 hours by the Equipment Manufacturer or Service Provider and may be user adjustable but shall not be able to be set to a period of more than 8 hours. The CSTB should allow the viewer to continue watching beyond the set period by prompting the th e viewer to confirm that the CSTB is still in use. The Auto Power Down feature may however be able to be overridden by a user through a special menu option. A.5 The CSTB may exit a an automatically-initiated standby mode in order to download content and scan for program and system information, scheduling information, or any other maintenance activity. After activity is complete, the CSTB must return to a the previous standby mode within no more than 15 minutes. A.6 Whilst adhering to the general principle of designing products to reduce energy consumption, Service Providers, Equipment Manufacturers, Software Providers, Conditional Access Providers and Component Manufacturers are constantly innovating their products as new service concepts and technologies develop. To avoid stifling such innovation, any unanticipated additional functionality which consumes significant energy but which is not listed in Table 4 in Annex D (Additional Functionalities Annual Energy Allowance) shall be deactivated during the measurement process. However, in the event that such deactivation is either inappropriate or unnecessary, then this requirement shall not be compulsory. The test results shall explicitly list any functions that were deactivated during the measurement process. Signatories shall ensure that, when the Voluntary Agreement is revised in accordance with Section 5.3, the list of additional functionalities in Table 4 in Annex D is updated to take into account the incremental energy consumption of any additional functionality not known or implemented at the time the Voluntary Agreement first entered into force or was last revised. A.7 Software Downloads to CSTB’s shall not increase the power consumption requirements above the initial TEC allowance unless they provide additional functionality. Such additional functionality shall not increase the TEC allowance if listed in Table 4 Annex D, otherwise it should be deactivated for measurement purposes as described in Section A.6. A.8 Direct to retail devices, that is, CSTBs not supplied to an end user via a Service Provider (as defined in Annex F of this Voluntary Agreement), that provide for speculative recording (typically push video-on-demand content) must have a user-accessible menu option allowing the user to disable this feature at will. Manufacturers must also include instructions for disabling speculative recording in product materials. CSTBs supplied by a Service Provider that provide for speculative recording must have a user-accessible menu option allowing the user to disable this feature at will, or alternatively a disable function that can be applied upon user request, for example via the Service Provider call centre. The Service Provider must also include instructions for disabling speculative recording in product materials. A.9 For Tier 2, CSTBs under this Voluntary Agreement should support a Standby operational mode of less than 1 Watt or contain an off button.

TERMINATION OF THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. Signatories remain bound by the Voluntary Agreement until they elect to terminate their Signatory status. A Signatory shall be entitled to terminate its Signatory status by giving twenty eight days’ written notice to the Chair of the Steering Committee. The Chair shall inform all members of the Steering Committee, the European Commission and such other persons as the Chair may deem appropriate. ANNEX A – GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF General Principles of CSTB DESIGN Design A Signatory of this Voluntary Agreement agrees to use its reasonable efforts to ensure: A.1 CSTB’s are designed so as to reduce energy consumption within the constraints of their operational specification; A.2 Operational and control systems are specified on the presumption that hardware has energy management built in, i.e. depending on the functionality required from the unit, the hardware could switch to a mode with a lower energy consumption; A.3 For Tier 1, an Auto Power Down (APD) feature is encouraged under this Voluntary Agreement and credit for anticipated energy savings for CSTBs that have APD capability is provided in Annex C Section C.7.2 (Equation 1: Base Assessment). For Tier 2, an APD feature shall be provided. Where APD is available its defaulted mode shall be “on” or “enabled”. In claiming the APD credit, the software versions running on the box should be noted to enable verification. A.4 If the APD feature is present it is required that the CSTB automatically switches itself into the lowest standby mode which the Service Provider deems to be appropriate, after a period of time in the On mode following the last user interaction. This period of time shall be set at a default of no more than 4 hours by the Equipment Manufacturer or Service Provider and may be user adjustable but shall not be able to be set to a period of more than 8 hours. The CSTB should allow the viewer to continue watching beyond the set period by prompting the viewer to confirm that the CSTB is still in use. The Auto Power Down feature may however be able to be overridden by a user through a special menu option. A.5 The CSTB may exit a standby mode in order to download content and scan for program and system information, scheduling information, or any other maintenance activity. After activity is complete, the CSTB must return to a standby mode within no more than 15 minutes. A.6 Whilst adhering to the general principle of designing products to reduce energy consumption, Service Providers, Equipment Manufacturers, Software Providers, Conditional Access Providers and Component Manufacturers are constantly innovating their products as new service concepts and technologies develop. To avoid stifling such innovation, any unanticipated additional functionality which consumes significant energy but which is not listed in Table 4 in Annex D (Additional Functionalities Annual Energy Allowance) shall be deactivated during the measurement process. However, in the event that such deactivation is either inappropriate or unnecessary, then this requirement shall not be compulsory. The test results shall explicitly list any functions that were deactivated during the measurement process. Signatories shall ensure that, when the Voluntary Agreement is revised in accordance with Section 5.3, the list of additional functionalities in Table 4 in Annex D is updated to take into account the incremental energy consumption of any additional functionality not known or implemented at the time the Voluntary Agreement first entered into force or was last revised. A.7 Software Downloads to CSTB’s shall not increase the power consumption requirements above the initial TEC allowance unless they provide additional functionality. Such additional functionality shall not increase the TEC allowance if listed in Table 4 Annex D, otherwise it should be deactivated for measurement purposes as described in Section A.6. A.8 Direct to retail devices, that is, CSTBs not supplied to an end user via a Service Provider (as defined in Annex F of this Voluntary Agreement), that provide for speculative recording (typically push video-on-demand content) must have a user-accessible menu option allowing the user to disable this feature at will. Manufacturers must also include instructions for disabling speculative recording in product materials. CSTBs supplied by a Service Provider that provide for speculative recording must have a user-accessible menu option allowing the user to disable this feature at will, or alternatively a disable function that can be applied upon user request, for example via the Service Provider call centre. The Service Provider must also include instructions for disabling speculative recording in product materials. A.9 For Tier 2, CSTBs under this Voluntary Agreement should support a Standby operational mode of less than 1 Watt or contain an off button.. ANNEX B – CSTB Functionality and Operational Modes