Toshiba posts articles on its website which suggests ways of
cleverly using the power-saving functions of products pri-marily designed for home use, such as PCs, TV sets, air conditioning systems, refrigerators, and washing machines with
dryers. Tips for power-saving are given for each product. In
addition, the website provides detailed information on pow-er saving for PCs and Blu-ray disk recorders. For example,
power-saving measures for PCs include eco-mode, which
enables users to optimally conserve electricity using Toshiba’s proprietary eco-utility functions, and Toshiba peak-shift
control. For Blu-ray disk recorders, available functions include energy-saving standby functions, which reduce power
consumption during time periods other than those set for
instant activation, and Auto Off functions, which automatically switch the recorder off when it is not in use