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Energy Saving Monitors
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Many monitors sold today are energy efficient, and they may even be certified with an EnergyStar™ logo. Energy Star™ is a program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce the amount of power used by personal computers and peripherals.This means that the monitor has the capability to lower its power consumption after a set period of inactivity and also turn itself off for even more savings. (You may want to check your monitor's documentation to see if it complies with this standard.)

To set your monitor's Low-power standby or Shut off modes:

Open Control Panel, Display (or right-click the desktop and select Properties), then click the Screen Saver tab. To switch your monitor to standby after a specified period of time, make sure the Low-power standby box is checked. To turn off your monitor after a specified period of time, make sure the Shut off monitor box is checked. In the corresponding minutes boxes, specify how many minutes you want your computer to be idle before the energy-saving features activate. Notes: If no energy-saving settings are visible, check to make sure your monitor and your video card or system BIOS support Advanced Power Management (APM 1.1) or VESA BIOS Extensions for Power Management (VBE/PM). If your computer supports power management features, but no energy-saving settings appear, click the Settings tab, and then click Change Display Type. Make sure the Monitor is Energy Star compliant box is checked.

You can combine screen-saver and energy-saving features. For example, you could specify that after 5 minutes your screen saver turns on, after 10 minutes your monitor goes into standby mode, and after 15 minutes your monitor shuts off.

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