In addition to the definitions laid down in Article 2 of Directive 2010/30/EU, the following definitions shall apply:
‘television’ means a television set or a television monitor;
‘television set’ means a product designed primarily for the display and reception of audiovisual signals which is placed on the market under one model or system designation, and which consists of:
a display;
one or more tuner(s)/receiver(s) and optional additional functions for data storage and/or display such as digital versatile disc (DVD), hard disk drive (HDD) or videocassette recorder (VCR), either in a single unit combined with the display, or in one or more separate units;
‘television monitor’ means a product designed to display on an integrated screen a video signal from a variety of sources, including television broadcast signals, which optionally controls and reproduces audio signals from an external source device, which is linked through standardised video signal paths including cinch (component, composite), SCART, HDMI, and future wireless standards (but excluding non-standardised video signal paths like DVI and SDI), but cannot receive and process broadcast signals;
‘on-mode’ means the condition where the television is connected to the mains power source and produces sound and picture;
‘home-mode’ means the television setting which is recommended by the manufacturer for normal home use;
‘standby-mode(s)’ means a condition where the equipment is connected to the mains power source, depends on energy input from the mains power source to function properly and offers the following functions only, which may persist for an indefinite time:
reactivation function, or reactivation function and only an indication of enabled reactivation function; and/or
information or status display;
‘off-mode’ means a condition in which the equipment is connected to the mains power source and is not providing any function; the following shall also be considered as off-mode:
conditions providing only an indication of off-mode condition;
conditions providing only functionalities intended to ensure electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);
‘reactivation function’ means a function facilitating the activation of other modes, including on-mode, by remote switch including remote control, internal sensor, timer to a condition providing additional functions, including on-mode;
‘information or status display’ means a continuous function providing information or indicating the status of the equipment on a display, including clocks;
‘forced menu’ means a set of television settings, pre-defined by the manufacturer, of which the user of the television must select a particular setting upon initial start-up of the television;
‘peak luminance ratio’ means the ratio of the peak luminance of the home-mode condition or of the on-mode condition of the television as set by the supplier, as applicable, and the peak luminance of the brightest on-mode condition;
‘point of sale’ means a location where televisions are displayed or offered for sale, hire or hire purchase;
‘end-user’ means a consumer buying or expected to buy a television.