BS ISO/IEC 29102:2015 pdf download-Information technology — Office equipment — Method for the determination of ink cartridge photo yield for colour printing with inkjet printers and multi-function devices that contain inkjet printer components.
5 Test methodology 5.1 Testing procedure 5.1.1 Preparation a) Install at least three printers following the user’s manual. b) Install a priming cartridge into the printers. c) Using priming cartridge, print until consistent images are generated. d) Remove each priming cartridge. 5.1.2 Installation of test cartridges a) Remove all packaging material from a new complete set of cartridges to be tested and weigh each cartridge individually to within 0,01 g and record the weight. Install these cartridges based on the cartridge installation guide. If there is a contradiction between the printer and cartridge manuals for the cartridge installation, the cartridge manual will take precedence except if changes are recommended for printer or driver settings. b) If the printer has a mandatory printhead alignment operation, it will be conducted according to the printer manual. Pages printed for head alignment operation will not be counted in the measured yield. 5.1.3 Testing a) Begin test and start tracking the number of test photos printed on each test cartridge. b) When end of life is reached on any cartridge, execute the End of cartridge life procedure according to 5.1.4. End of life shall be determined as prescribed in 3.7. c) Repeat steps 5.1.3 a) and b) until all of primary cartridges that are prescribed in 4.2 reach End of life at least three times. When the last primary cartridge reaches end of life, record individual cartridge yield for the depleted primary cartridge. Remove the depleted primary cartridge and all supplemental cartridges. When yields of supplemental cartridges are determined using proxy cartridges as specified in 6.2, weigh the removed cartridges and record in the report. d) Repeat steps 5.1.2 to 5.1.4 for all of printers under testing. (At least three printers should be tested as prescribed in 4.2. 5.1.4 End of cartridge life procedure a) Record individual cartridge yield for the depleted cartridge.