ANSI/CTA Standard Determination of Television Set Power Consumption ANSI/CTA-2037-B February 2018
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FOREWORD This standard was developed under the auspices of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) R4 Video Systems Committee. i
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CONTENTS Determination of Television Set Power Consumption... 1 Scope... 1 References... 1 Normative References... 1 Normative Reference List... 1 Normative Reference Acquisition... 1 Informative References... 1 Informative Reference List... 1 Informative Reference Acquisition... 2 Definitions... 2 Symbols and Abbreviations... 4 Compliance Notation... 5 Modes of Operation... 5 Power modes... 5 General... 5 Disconnected:... 5 Off mode:... 5 Standby-passive mode:... 5 Standby-active, low mode:... 5 Standby-active, high mode:... 5 On mode:... 6 Configurations and picture settings... 6 Conceptual framework... 6 Selection of home configuration... 6 Selection of retail configuration... 7 Measurement Conditions... 7 General Measurement Conditions... 7 Power supply... 7 Main battery connection... 7 External power supplies... 7 Mains power... 7 Power from other than the mains... 7 On mode... 7 Partial On and Off modes... 8 Environmental conditions... 8 Ambient light conditions... 8 Measuring equipment... 8 Power measuring instrument... 8 Power measurement accuracy... 9 Luminance measuring device... 9 Illuminance measuring instrument... 9 Signal generation... 9 Audio-visual signal generating device... 9 iii
Video signals... 10 Dynamic broadcast-content video signal... 10 Three bar video signal... 10 Color bar video signals... 10 Accuracy of video signal levels... 10 Audio test signal(s)... 10 Light source for specific illuminance levels... 10 Light source for disabling the ABC feature... 11 Networking equipment... 11 Interfaces... 11 HDMI... 11 Component analogue video... 11 S-Video... 11 Composite analogue video... 11 Analog terrestrial interface... 11 Digital terrestrial interface... 12 Other interfaces... 12 Procedures... 13 Order of activities... 13 Preparation... 14 Measurement plan... 14 Power supply voltage and frequency... 14 Input terminals... 14 Video format... 14 Automatic brightness control capabilities... 15 Network connection capabilities... 15 Initial activities... 16 Order of initial activities... 16 Cool down... 16 Main batteries... 16 Plug-in module... 16 Installation... 17 Application of input signals... 17 Luminance measuring device setup... 17 Light source setup... 17 Power... 18 TV settings... 18 Default settings... 18 Input source selection... 18 Satellite feature... 18 Additional functions... 19 Special functions... 19 Special Function Configuration... 19 6.3.10.6.1 Persistence of Special Functions.... 19 6.3.10.6.2 Prevalence of Special Function s State in the Default Picture Setting... 19 6.3.10.6.3 Quick Start Function.... 20 Video aspect ratio... 21 Sound level adjustments... 21 Networking... 22 System Updates... 22 iv
Determination of power consumption, On mode... 23 Order of activities... 23 Stabilization... 23 Television sets without Automatic Brightness Control enabled by default... 24 Television sets with Automatic Brightness Control enabled by default... 24 Determination of relative peak luminance ratio and power factor... 24 General... 24 Automatic Brightness Control... 25 Stabilization... 25 Normal measurement... 25 Quick measurement... 25 Activities for peak luminance ratio and power factor determination... 26 Order of activities... 26 Peak luminance, default picture setting... 26 Determination of power factor... 27 Determination of brightest selectable Preset Picture Setting... 27 Peak luminance, brightest selectable Preset Picture Setting... 27 Peak luminance, retail picture setting... 27 Peak luminance, overall brightest Preset Picture Setting... 27 Peak luminance ratio... 27 Return to default conditions... 27 Determination of power consumption, Partial On mode... 28 General... 28 Order of activities... 28 AV inputs... 28 Standby-passive... 28 Standby-active, low... 28 Networking... 29 Availability... 29 Measurement... 29 Determination of power consumption, Off mode... 30 Connections and networking... 30 Availability... 30 Measurement... 30 7 Determination of Annual Energy Consumption... 30 Informative Annex A... 32 A.1 Weighting the measured result to determine P on_mode... 32 Informative Annex B... 33 B.1 Electricity supplies... 33 Informative Annex C... 34 C.1 Items to be reported... 34 Informative Annex D... 35 D.1 Standby-active, high... 35 v
D.2 Definitions... 35 D.3 Ideal... 35 D.4 Practical... 36 D.5 Verification... 37 D.6 Connection Diagram... 37 D.7 Template for DAM power measurement... 38 D.8 Example template for DAM power measurement... 39 Informative Annex E... 41 vi
Determination of Television Set Power Consumption Scope This standard defines a method for measuring television set power consumption and related items. It is intended for television sets powered from an external source. Television sets with a nonremovable main battery are excluded. References Normative References The following standards contain provisions that, through reference in this text, constitute normative provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards listed here. Normative Reference List IEC 62087-1: 2015Audio, video, and related equipment - Determination of power consumption - Part 1: General IEC 62087-2: 2015, Audio, video, and related equipment - Determination of power consumption - Part 2: Signals and media IEC 62087-3:201=5, Audio, video, and related equipment Determination of power consumption Part 3: Television sets IEC 62301:2011, Household electrical appliances - Measurement of standby power Normative Reference Acquisition IEC Standards: o Global Engineering Documents, World Headquarters, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO USA 80112-5776; Phone 800-854-7179; Fax 303-397-2740; Internet http://global.ihs.com; Email global@ihs.com o IEC Central Office, 3, rue de Varembe, PO Box 131, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland; Phone +41 22 919 02 11; Fax +41 22 919 03 00; Internet http://www.iec.ch; Email pubinfor@iec.ch Informative References The following standards contain provisions that, through reference in this text, constitute informative provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards listed here. Informative Reference List CTA-770.3-E, High Definition TV Analog Component Video Interface CTACTA-TR-1 Home Illumination Technical Report,, July 2012 1