In 2009, the ISO/IEC (

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) published the International Standard for determining the ink cartridge yield for colour

inkjet printers Inkjet printing is a type of computer printing that recreates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper or plastic substrates. Inkjet printers were the most commonly used type of printer in 2008, and range from small inexpensive ...

and multifunctional devices. This standard is used to prescribe the test method that manufacturers and test labs use to determine ink jet cartridge yields. It also standardizes the appropriate method of describing the yield of cartridges in documentation supplied to the consumer by the manufacturer. Manufacturers of printers or devices that use colour ink jet technology are meant to abide by this standard when testing for, and labeling the estimated yields of their products. The testing focused on sampling yields generated from typical business consumer printing applications. The judgment of total yield was defined by fade, marked by a depletion of ink in the cartridge, or automatic stop, caused by an "Ink Out" detection function.

Methodology: Notable Elements

All printers are to be set up using priming cartridges. These cartridges are for calibration purposes, and not used in the actual testing procedure. Testing of print devices is to be done in a semi-continuous mode at rated speed. It was noted that this type of testing procedure may not be typical of some common usage patterns for print devices, as in office settings for instance. Quote "the yield experienced by a given user may vary significantly from the yield measured by this test method". The temperature of the testing environment should rest at an average of 23 Degrees Celsius. Paper used in the testing procedure must approximate the medium weight paper and conform to the printers approved specifications. The full standard is published by the

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 Office equipment is a standardization subcommittee of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), that develops ...

subcommittee.

Disclosure of Information Guidelines for Manufacturers

Manufacturers must include the following information in their user manuals, marketing materials or packaging when declaring the yield of an ink jet cartridge: Result derived from testing using

ISO/IEC 24711 ISO/IEC JTC 1, entitled "Information technology", is a joint technical committee (JTC) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its purpose is to develop, maintain and ...

. Description that the additional yield values have been determined using the procedure defined in

using the test page defined in

ISO/IEC 19752 ISO/IEC 19752 ''Information technology — Method for the determination of toner cartridge yield for monochromatic electrophotographic printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components'' is an ISO/IEC standard method for the ...

. The value obtained was using a continuous printing procedure.

References

*{{Citation, contribution=Method for the determination of ink cartridge yield for colour inkjet printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components, title=International Organization for Standardization, publisher=ISO/IEC, place=Switzerland , date=2006-12-15 *International Organization for Standardization. (2006). ''Method for the determination of ink cartridge yield for colour inkjet printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components'' (ISO/IEC 24711:2006(E)). Switzerland.

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