This Standard specifies minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements for digital television (DTV) set-top boxes (STBs).

This Standard further specifies the following:

(a) Requirements of ‘high efficiency' units.

(b) Format of test report.

NOTE: The main purpose of this Standard is to specify energy efficiency requirements for simple, stand-alone DTV STBs associated with terrestrial DTV broadcasts. Regulatory authorities have advised that energy efficiency requirements, other than those specified in this Standard, for more complicated STBs, such as those associated with cable and satellite DTV broadcasting, will be considered in conjunction with international developments.