ISO/IEC DIS 11160-2

Office equipment -- Minimum information to be included in specification sheets

Équipements de bureau -- Information minimale devant figurer dans les notices techniques

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DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ISO/IEC DIS 11160-2
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 Secretariat: JISC
Voting begins on: Voting terminates on:
2020-06-29 2020-09-21
Office equipment — Minimum information to be included
in specification sheets —
Part 2:
Class 3 and Class 4 printers

Équipements de bureau — Information minimale devant figurer dans les notices techniques —

Partie 2: Imprimantes classe 3 et classe 4
ICS: 35.180
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Contents Page

Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

4 Test and measurement conditions..................................................................................................................................................... 2

5 Information to be included in the specification sheets ................................................................................................ 3

Annex A (normative) Classification of printers -Class 3 and Class 4 ................................................................................... 9

Annex B (informative) Test Pattern ....................................................................................................................................................................11

Annex C (informative) Classification of Printers ...................................................................................................................................13

Annex D (informative) Example of a layout for a specification sheet ..............................................................................14

Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................18

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ISO/IEC DIS 11160-2:2020(E)
Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC JTC 1, Information technology,

Subcommittee SC 28, Office equipment.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition〔ISO/IEC 11160-2:2013〕, which has been

technically revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— Reflect the contents of ISO/IEC 17629:2014(FPOT)
— Reflect the contents of ISO 9296-08:2017(Noise emission)
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 11160 series can be found on the ISO website.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A

complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html.
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Introduction

Printers of many different types and capacities are now available and their specifications vary so widely

that it is difficult for potential users to assess which machine might best meet their requirements.

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DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC DIS 11160-2:2020(E)
Office equipment — Minimum information to be included
in specification sheets —
Part 2:
Class 3 and Class 4 printers
1 Scope

This document specifies the minimum information to be included in the specification sheets of class 3

and class 4 printers in order for users to compare the characteristics of different machines.The term

“Specification Sheets” applies to documents which describe the performance characteristics of the

printers to be included in instruction manuals, product brochures or on websites.

This document applies to printers that could be operated in an office environment. Printers requiring

specially equipped rooms or specially instructed operators are not considered in this document.

NOTE This document is intended to facilitate users in selecting a printer which meets their requirements.

ISO/IEC 11160 series deal with different classes of printers, such as class 3 and class 4 printers defined in Annex C.

Detailed descriptions of Class 3 and Class 4 printers are specified in Annex A. Serial printers are classified as

Class 1 or Class 2 printers as defined in Annex C and covered by ISO/IEC 11160-1.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 7779, Acoustics — Measurement of airborne noise emitted by information technology and

telecommunications equipment

ISO 9295, Acoustics — Determination of high-frequency sound power levels emitted by machinery and

equipment

ISO 9296, Acoustics — Declared noise emission values of information technology and telecommunications

equipment

ISO/IEC 19752, Information technology — Office equipment — Method for the determination of toner

cartridge yield for monochromatic electrophotographic printers and multi-function devices that contain

printer components

ISO/IEC 19798, Information technology — Office equipment — Method for the determination of toner

cartridge yield for colour printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components

ISO/IEC 24711, Method for the determination of ink cartridge yield for colour inkjet printers and multi-

function devices that contain printer components

ISO/IEC 24734, Information technology — Office equipment — Method for measuring digital printing

productivity

ISO/IEC 17629, Information technology — Office equipment — Method for measuring first print out time

for digital printing devices
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological database for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
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3.1
printer

physical device which contains the image transducer, the marking process and paper transport

mechanism device

Note 1 to entry: This may also contain other functional unit such as Raster Image Processor (RIP).

3.2
Raster Image Processor (RIP)
device which converts coded character data and/or vector data into raster data
3.3
unit of printing

size of a partition with which a source file can be partitioned into blocks of data that correspond to a

mechanical unit
3.4
paper grammage
gram per square meter (g/m2) of paper
Note 1 to entry: “paper weight” or “media weight” are also used.
4 Test and measurement conditions

Unless otherwise specified, all tests and measurements shall be conducted at the following conditions:

a) Temperature: 23 °C ± 5°C
b) Relative humidity: 50 % ± 20 %
c) Line Voltage: rated input voltage
d) Line Frequency: rated frequency
e) Paper size: A4
2 2
f) Paper grammage: 60 g/m to 90 g/m
g) Paper transport direction: standard direction
For the test pattern, the document in Annex B (Informative) should be used.

Annex B is derived from ISO/IEC 10561, where the guide line (character art, size etc.) is given for the

creation of the test target. So long as the document is text only, a bit of modification causes no influence

over the results of measurement.

For monochrome test pattern, all letters should be black. For colour test pattern, arbitrary letters

should be colourized by using the primary colorants of the printer.

Besides A4 paper size, the size most commonly used in the country may be used, both for the test page

and the copies. This shall be indicated in the specification sheet.
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5 Information to be included in the specification sheets

Table 1 defines, for each parameter, the name of the parameter and a short description of the entry.

These constitute the information to be included in the specification sheet. Parameters whose properties

shall be included in the specification sheets are marked as “R” (required), while other parameters

whose properties are recommended to be included are marked as “O” (optional).

The heading of the specification sheet shall indicate that it has been prepared in accordance with this

part of ISO/IEC 11160. For every parameter, if any special instruction is not given, the name of the

parameter of Table 1 shall be used without change. Non-applicable parameters may be ignored, without

changing the order of remaining parameters.

Additional parameters may be adjacently inserted to the related parameter in Table 1 for the purpose

of describing the function which is not covered by other parameters.

For a parameter with voluminous description, it may be stated separately and may use a figure or a

table. In such case, the caption of the figure or the table shall be identical with the name of parameter

shown in Table 1.

The “Remarks and examples” column is provided for the persons who prepare the information sheet,

and it is not intended to appear in the specification sheet. The column includes informative examples

and normative test methods and descriptions. Test methods to be applied, when not defined in other

International Standards, are defined in this column.

Whenever a capacity is given in sheets, the reference paper grammage (g/m2) shall be specified.

Numbers attached to parameters are not normative but only for convenience.
Table 1 — Information to be included
Parameter R/O Description of the entry Remarks and examples
1 General data
1.1 Printer class O Class 3 or Class 4 printer. See Annex A for description of
classes.
1.2 Machine name, model R Product name, model number.
and/or model number
1.3 Type O State the machine type. State if the machine is portable,
desk-top or floor-standing for the
standard configuration, without
optional devices.

1.4 Printing method R The printing process used. Such as ink-jet, thermal transfer,

electro-photographic (laser), elec-
trophotographic (LED).

1.5 Print resolution R Indicate horizontal and vertical dots Note that the theoretical writing

per 25,4 mm (dpi), in this order. resolution and the actual printing
resolution may be different. If the
The maximum value shall be indicated
dot density can be stepped up and
in the order of horizontal and vertical.
down, all grades should be indicated.
The design capability of the machine to
If technologies which can improve
place the dots.
apparent resolution (line smooth-
ing technology, bit depth control for
each dot, etc.) are applied, result-
ant resolution, its method or trade
name of such technology should be
additionally indicated.
1.6 Tone O Indicate the available number of tone
or colours in design theory.
2. Performance data
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Table 1 (continued)
Parameter R/O Description of the entry Remarks and examples

2.1 Warm-up time R Time required by a device to recover Measurement is carried out based

from off state given by the difference in on ISO/IEC 17629.
FPOT between off state and ready state.

2.2 Recovery time R Time required by a device to recover Measurement is carried out based

from sleep state given by the differ- on ISO/IEC 17629.
ence in FPOT between sleep state and
ready state.

2.3 First print out time R Number of seconds between the initia- Measurement is carried out based

(FPOT) tion of the job until the complete exit of on ISO/IEC 17629.
the first sheet.
In addition to the FPOT from Ready
A pointer to the full test report. on the left, there are two FPOT
items as options.
1) FPOT from Sleep
The time from the start of the job in
the sleep state to the time when the
first sheet is completely discharged
is described in seconds.
2) FPOT from Off
Describe in seconds the time from
the start of the job immediately
after turning on the power to the
time when the first sheet is com-
pletely discharged.

2.4 Continuous print O Measure the time (t in second) from The Continuous Print Speed shall

speed just after complete discharge of the not include the time for mainte-
first sheet to end of discharge of the nance, such as cleaning.
last sheet (n sheet) for more than one
Significant digits for the sustained
minute. The sustained throughput (S)
throughput (S in sheets/min) are,
is calculated using following equation:
For less than 10 sheets/min: two
digits
tn÷−()1
",0" can be deleted and make inte-
For printers with duplex mode, measure
ger number (for example, 6,0 to 6).
the throughput at duplex printing mode.
For 10 pages/min or more and less
Indicate;
than 100 pages/min: two digits
or three digits may be selected at
For simplex print: pages/min
company's option.
For duplex print: images/min (doubling
For 100 pages/min or more: three
S obtained from the above equation)
digits
Describe the value wherther it is for
monochrome, colour or both.
For the test pattern, see Clause 4.

2.5 Printing productivity R State ESAT parameters and a pointer to Measurement is carried out based

the full test report. on ISO/IEC 24734.
3 Control Item 3.2 may be described together
with item 3.1 at the end of 3.1.

3.1 Interface for hard- R State the hardware connections For example, IEEE1284, USB,

ware connection available. and the name of standard for 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T, wireless

connection, etc. LAN(IEEE 802.11b).
For optional feature, state as it is.

3.2 Interface for connec- O Identify communication protocols. For example, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, IPP,

tion control IPPS, etc.
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Table 1 (continued)
Parameter R/O Description of the entry Remarks and examples
3.3 Command R Identify page description language,
emulation and/or host-based.
3.4 Supported operat- O Identify the supported operating
ing systems systems.
3.5 Processor O Identify the trade name and clock fre-
quency of Processor.
3.6 Memory This item may be described togeth-
er with item 3.6.1 and 3.6.2.

3.6.1 Standard memory R Describe the capacity of memory in Megabyte (MB) or gigabyte (GB), etc.

number of bytes.

3.6.2 Optional memory O Describe the capacity of optional Megabyte (MB) or gigabyte (GB),

memory in number of bytes. Method of etc. Name of card or DIMM type
installation may also be described. may also be described.

3.6.3 Mass storage O Describe the capacity of mass storage If the mass storage is optional, de-

in number of bytes. scribe as it is.
4 Fonts

4.1 Standard fonts O List fonts or indicate number of fonts Times Regular Type 1, Roman

available in the printer. Italic True Type, 35 Type 1 fonts,
45 True Type.
List the character set of standard
equipment available.
4.2
...