ASTM_F_2555_-_06_2011.pdf

Designation:F255506(Reapproved 2011)Standard Practice forDetermining Page Yield of Ink Jet Printer CartridgesContinuous Printing Method1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2555;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice describes a continuous printing procedureto determine the page yield of an ink jet printer cartridgecontaining either a monochrome or a multi-color reservoir.Printing done continuously may result in a different page yieldthan that of intermittent printing.1.2 This practice can be used to evaluate the page yield ofan ink jet printer cartridge or a comparison between several inkjet printer cartridges when evaluated on the same ink jet printermodel.This practice can also be used for a comparisonbetween different printer models using the same cartridgenumber.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F909 Terminology Relating to PrintersF1174 Practice for Using a Personal Computer Printer as aTest InstrumentF1856 Practice for Determining Toner Usage for PrinterCartridgesF1857 Terminology Relating to Ink Jet Printers and ImagesMade TherefromF1942 Practice for Creating Test Targets for Determining theInk Yield of the Imaging Supplies Used in Ink Jet Printers3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 See Terminology F909 for terms relating to printers.3.1.2 See Terminology F1857 for terms relating to ink jetprinters and images made therefrom.3.1.3 end-of-lifestatus of ink jet cartridge when printshows severe banding,void areas,or light print.Some printersstop printing when employing low ink detection systems.4.Summary of Practice4.1 This practice describes a method to determine the pageyield of an ink jet printer cartridge based on the number ofpages printed using predetermined page area coverage.Thispractice can be used to evaluate an ink jet printer cartridge ora comparison between several ink jet printer cartridges.Thispractice can also be used for a comparison between differentprinter models using the same cartridge number.5.Significance and Use5.1 This practice can be used to determine the number ofpages an ink jet printer cartridge can print until it reaches itsend-of-life by continuously printing predetermined page areacoverage.5.2 This practice can be used for the evaluation of an OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturer)cartridge compared to arefilled,remanufactured,or compatible ink jet printer cartridgewhen this practice is performed on the same printer.5.3 This practice is applicable to all ink jet cartridges,whether single or multi-color.5.4 This practice may be used for comparison betweendifferent ink jet printers that use the same cartridge(s)provid-ing that print quality and media/paper settings are comparable.Comparable settings could typically be described as the print-ers default settings.5.5 This practice can be used to assess design goals ofmanufacturers of ink jet printer cartridges for ink capability,ink filling effectiveness,and the manufacturing process.5.6 This practice may be used for research and develop-ment,and for quality acceptance evaluation.5.7 The results produced by this practice can be used forcompetitive comparisons or the determination of cost per pageanalysis.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F05 on BusinessImaging Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F05.07 on Ink JetImaging Products.Current edition approved Oct.1,2011.Published March 2012.Originallyapproved in 2006.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F255506.DOI:10.1520/F2555-06R11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 6.Interferences6.1 Printer related controls such as print quality settings andmedia/paper settings,as well as printer drivers for differentoperating systems,will produce different yield results.In acomparative test the same printer,printer settings and the sameoperating system should be used.Different printers describeprint quality settings using different terms.This practice willuse the print quality setting of“normal”or“standard”and themedia/paper setting for plain paper.These are typically thedefault settings for the printer.If the printer driver has a coloradjustment choice of“graphic”or“