Imaging Equipment – Version 1.0
Version 1.0 Imaging Equipment specification was finalized on August 5, 2006, and effective April 1, 2007. Partners and other interested parties with questions may contact Katharine Kaplan, EPA, at Kaplan.Katharine@epamail.epa.gov.
Version 1.0 Specification for Imaging Equipment — FINAL Pending Adoption by the European Commission — May 3, 2006
- Version 1.0 Imaging Equipment Specification FAQ Intro, August 15, 2006 (PDF, 17 KB)
- Version 1.0 Imaging Equipment Specification FAQ, August 15, 2006 (PDF, 71 KB)
- Graphs Illustrating the TEC Eligibility Criteria as Applied to the TEC Test Dataset (PDF, 337 KB)
- One Page Summary of Version 1.0 (PDF, 1.16 MB)
- TEC Data Corresponding to the Final Version 1.0 Specification (PDF, 84 KB)
- OM Data Corresponding to the Final Version 1.0 Specification (PDF, 156 KB)
- ENERGY STAR Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment, FINAL Pending Adoption by the EC (PDF, 334 KB)
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Final Specification (PDF, 40 KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 22 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Clarification Regarding Testing, Qualifying and Reporting, and Labeling Products Under the ENERGY STAR® Imaging Equipment Specification, Version 1.0 (PDF, 51 KB)
Final Draft Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment, April 21, 2006
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Final Draft Specification (PDF, 36 KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 18 KB)
- Final Draft ENERGY STAR Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment (PDF, 260 KB)
- Final Imaging Equipment Test Conditions (PDF, 45 KB)
- Final OM Test Procedure (PDF, 63 KB)
- Final TEC Test Procedure (PDF, 250 KB)
- Additional Guidance and Clarification Regarding the FA Approach for OM Products and Electronic Labeling, April 19 (PDF, 159 KB)
- Introduction to Guidance Document, April 19 (PDF, 30 KB)
- OM Data Corresponding to the Final Draft Specification (Excel, 148 KB)
Draft 3 Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment, March 17, 2006
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Draft 3 Specification (PDF, 39 KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 17 KB)
- Draft 3 ENERGY STAR Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment (PDF, 255 KB)
- Supplemental Rationale for EPA Decisions Informed by Manufacturer-submitted Functional-adder Data, March 24 (PDF, 70 KB)
- Introduction to Draft 3 Specification Supplemental Rationale, March 24 (PDF, 29 KB)
- OM Data Corresponding to the Draft 3 Specification (PDF, 143 KB)
- TEC Data Corresponding to the Draft 3 Specification (PDF, 74 KB)
- Draft 3 Specification Stakeholder Comment Response Summary (PDF, 92 KB)
- Draft 3 Specification Stakeholder Comment Response Summary Correspondence, April 28 (PDF, 18 KB)
Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting, February 14, 2006, Washington, D.C.
- Meeting Follow-up Action Items and Next Steps (PDF, 38 KB)
- Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF, 419 KB)
- Follow Up Correspondence, February 22, 2006 (PDF, 17 KB)
- Attendee List (PDF, 50 KB)
- Meeting Reminder (PDF, 19 KB)
- Discussion Guide (PDF, 107 KB)
- Meeting Agenda (PDF, 37 KB)
- Meeting RSVP Details (PDF, 17 KB)
- Logistical Information (PDF, 26 KB)
- February Meeting Announcement, December 16, 2005 (PDF, 20 KB)
Draft 2 Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment, December 21, 2005
- Draft 2 Specification Stakeholder Comment Response Summary Correspondence, February 24 (PDF, 32 KB)
- Draft 2 Specification Stakeholder Comment Response Summary (PDF, 120 KB)
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Draft 2 Specification Supplemental Rationale, January 17 (PDF, 35 KB)
- Supplemental Rationale for EPA Decisions Informed by Manufacturer-submitted TEC Data, January 17 (PDF, 183 KB)
- TEC Data Corresponding to the Draft 2 Specification
- Draft 2 ENERGY STAR Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment (PDF, 326 KB)
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Draft 2 Specification (PDF, 39 KB)
- Draft 2 Summary of Changes (PDF, 57 KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 38 KB)
Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting, October 14, 2005, Washington, D.C.
- Product Data used in OM Presentation Analyses (PDF, 77 KB)
- Product Data used in TEC Presentation Analyses (PDF, 37 KB)
- Meeting Follow-up Action Items (PDF, 37 KB)
- Revised Definitions and Terminology for Comment (PDF, 47 KB)
- Second Follow Up Correspondence, October 28 (PDF, 47 KB)
- Summary of Meeting Key Points (PDF, 77 KB)
- First Follow Up Correspondence, October 19 (PDF, 18 KB)
- Attendee List (PDF, 53 KB)
- Summary of Stakeholder Comments on Draft 1 (Version 1.0) Imaging Equipment Specification (PDF, 74 KB)
- October 14 Discussion Topics Briefing (PDF, 64 KB)
- ECESB Technical Group Comments on Draft 1 (PDF, 112 KB)
- October 14 Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF, 1.90MB)
- Ricoh Slides on Recovery Time (PDF, 181 KB)
- Xerox Slides on Remanufacturing (PDF, 139 KB)
- Meeting Reminder (PDF, 50 KB)
- Meeting Announcement (PDF, 40 KB)
- Meeting Agenda (PDF, 43 KB)
- Logistical Information (PDF, 55 KB)
Final Draft Operational Mode Test Procedure, August 31, 2005
- Introduction (PDF, 19 KB)
- Final Draft OM Test Procedure (PDF, 74 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Test Conditions (PDF, 42 KB)
Draft 1 Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment, August 10, 2005
- Draft 1 Specification Stakeholder Comment Response Summary Correspondence, November 18 (PDF, 32 KB)
- Draft 1 Specification Stakeholder Comment Response Summary (PDF, 113 KB)
- Summary of Stakeholder Comments on Draft 1 (Version 1.0) Imaging Equipment Specification (PDF, 74 KB)
- Introduction (PDF, 23 KB)
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 35 KB)
- Draft 1 ENERGY STAR Specification (Version 1.0) for Imaging Equipment (PDF, 190 KB)
Final TEC Test Procedure, July 11, 2005
- Introduction (PDF, 33 KB)
- Final TEC Test Procedure (PDF, 286 KB)
- Final TEC Test Procedure Rationale (PDF, 52 KB)
- TEC Data Collection Worksheet (PDF, 57 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Test Conditions (PDF, 45 KB)
Stakeholder Comments on First Draft Operational Mode Test Procedure
Imaging Equipment manufacturers and other interested parties have been encouraged to submit written comments on the First Draft Operational Mode Test Procedure. To date, EPA has been given permission to post the following comments. Please note that these do not comprise all of the comments received by EPA; only those EPA has received permission to post.
- Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) (PDF, 76 KB)
- Epson America, Inc. (PDF, 21 KB)
- Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association (JBMIA) (PDF, 39 KB)
- Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) (PDF, 32 KB)
- Oce Technologies B.V. (PDF, 71 KB)
- TCO Development (PDF, 13 KB)
- Xerox Corporation (PDF, 16 KB)
First Draft Operational Mode Test Procedure, May 17, 2005
- Introduction (PDF, 36 KB)
- First Draft OM Test Procedure (PDF, 99 KB)
- First Draft OM Test Procedure Rationale (PDF, 55 KB)
Final Draft TEC Test Procedure, April 15, 2005
- Introduction (PDF, 35 KB)
- Final Draft TEC Test Procedure (PDF, 194 KB)
- Final Draft TEC Test Procedure Rationale (PDF, 132 KB)
- TEC Data Collection Worksheet
- Imaging Equipment Test Conditions (PDF, 56 KB)
Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting, March 16, 2005, Washington, D.C.
- Second Follow Up Correspondence, March 30 (PDF, 34 KB)
- Meeting Notes (PDF, 62 KB)
- First Follow Up Correspondence, March 24 (PDF, 18 KB)
- Definitions and Terminology for Comment (PDF, 48 KB)
- Meeting Agenda (PDF, 35 KB)
- EPA’s Presentation (PDF, 772 KB)
- EU’s Presentation (PDF, 74 KB)
- Attendee List (PDF, 66 KB)
- March Meeting Announcement, December 15, 2004 (PDF, 25 KB)
Revised Draft TEC Test Procedure, February 16, 2005
- Introduction (PDF, 46 KB)
- Revised TEC Test Procedure (PDF, 222 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Test Conditions (PDF, 51 KB)
- Revised TEC Data Collection Spreadsheet (Excel, 39 KB)
- Revised TEC Test Procedure Rationale (PDF, 111 KB)
Clarified Draft Test Procedures, September 23, 2004
- Introduction (PDF, 20 KB)
- Imaging Test Procedure Clarifications (PDF, 229 KB)
- Clarified TEC Test Procedure (PDF, 109 KB)
- TEC Illustration (Excel, 25 KB)
- Operational Mode Test Procedure (PDF, 33 KB)
Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting, July 14, 2004, Washington, D.C.
- Meeting Announcement (PDF, 22 KB)
- Logistical Information (PDF, 23 KB)
- July 14 Attendee List (PDF, 102 KB)
- Meeting Agenda (PDF, 53 KB)
- Briefing Document (PDF, 41 KB)
- Process Roadmap (PDF, 27 KB)
- Operational Mode Test Procedure (PDF, 37 KB)
- Draft TEC Test Procedure (PDF, 118 KB)
- Draft TEC Test Procedure Worksheet (Excel, 25 KB)
- TEC vs. Operational Mode Analysis (PDF, 19 KB)
- JEITA Presentation (PDF, 91 KB)
- Short-term Action Items (PDF, 32 KB)
- July 14 Imaging Meeting Notes (PDF, 67 KB)
European Commission (EC) ENERGY STAR Conference, April 22 & 23, 2004, Frankfurt, Germany
EPA was pleased to attend the EC ENERGY STAR Conference in Frankfurt, Germany in April, 2004. In addition to lively discussions about the future of ENERGY STAR in Europe, EPA had the opportunity to facilitate a discussion on the Imaging Equipment Directional Draft as well as highlight comments received from industry to date. EPA was also available throughout the greater part of the week to participate in individual stakeholder meetings as requested. A comprehensive summary of the Conference may be found at EU ENERGY STAR. In addition, relevant materials are presented below for your review.
- Conference Program (PDF, 452 KB)
- ENERGY STAR: US EPA View — April 22 presentation, Craig Hershberg (EPA) (PDF, 249 KB)
- Conference minutes and list of participants (Word, 132 KB)
- Press release from the European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations (EICTA) on the launch of the EU ENERGY STAR Web site (Word, 46 KB)
- ENERGY STAR Qualified Imaging Equipment: Specification Revision — April 23 presentation, Craig Hershberg (EPA) and Darcy Hoffmeyer (ICF Consulting) (PDF, 122 KB)
- JEITA’s Principal Comments on Imaging Equipment Specification Directional Draft — April 23 presentation, Ken-ichi Yawata (Chairperson of the ENERGY STAR Committee of JEITA) (PDF, 96 KB)
- List of participants — April 23 Imaging Equipment Discussion (Excel, 16 KB)
Stakeholder Comments on Imaging Equipment Directional Draft
Imaging Equipment manufacturers and other interested parties have been encouraged to submit written comments on the Directional Draft. To date, EPA has been given permission to post the following comments. Please note that these do not comprise all of the comments received by EPA; only those EPA has received permission to post.
- Eastman Kodak Company (PDF, 47 KB)
- Austria (PDF, 18 KB)
- Danish Energy Authority (PDF, 65 KB)
- Group for Energy Efficient Appliances (GEEA) (PDF, 78 KB)
- Germany (PDF, 19.7 KB)
- Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) (PDF, 95.2 KB)
- The Netherlands (PDF, 45.3 KB)
Imaging Equipment Directional Draft, February 10, 2004
- EPA Cover Memo Corresponding to Directional Draft (PDF, 20.3 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Directional Draft (PDF, 425 KB)
Other Correspondence
- Imaging Equipment Update, August 4, 2005 (PDF, 31.1 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Update, June 24, 2005 (PDF, 38.9 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Update, May 20, 2005 (PDF, 30.2 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Update, January 18, 2005 (PDF, 30.9 KB)
- Preview of TEC Test Procedure Changes, January 18, 2005 (PDF, 34.9 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Update, June 16, 2004 (PDF, 25 KB)
- Office Equipment Update, April 16, 2004 (PDF, 22.7 KB)
- Template for Submitting Non-Qualified Imaging Equipment Product Data (Excel, 397 KB)
- Office Equipment Update, February 18, 2004 (PDF, 16.1 KB)
- Specification Revision Update Letter to Industry — November 6, 2003 (PDF, 9.5 KB)
- Specification Revision Update Letter to Industry — August 4, 2003 (PDF, 15.6 KB)
- First Letter to Manufacturers — Specification Review — October 23, 2002 (PDF, 116 KB)
- Backgrounder on Imaging Equipment Specification Review (PDF, 26.8 KB)
Partner-reported Data
- Data for Operational Mode Equations (Excel, 270 KB)
- Copier, MFD, and Printer/Fax Machine Data (Excel, 176 KB)
Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting, April 16, 2003, Washington, D.C.
- Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC) Specification Proposal (PDF, 746 KB)
- Logistical Information for Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting (PDF, 8.2 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting Agenda (PDF, 59.6 KB)
- ImTech Presentation on Proposed Eligibility Criteria (PDF, 161 KB)
- EPA Presentation on Specification Development Next Steps (PDF, 109 KB)
- Imaging Equipment Industry Meeting Attendees (PDF, 5.3 KB)
- Notes from April 16th Partner Meeting (PDF, 27.1 KB)