Designation:F1424−92(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodforEstimatingTonerUsageinFull-ColorCopiersUtilizingDryMono-orDual-ComponentToners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1424;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesaprocedureforestimatingthenumberofcopiesthatcanbeproducedforagivenunitoftonerinafull-colorcopierusingdrymono-ordual-componentdevelopment.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazards,seeSection9.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5039TestMethodsforIdentificationofWireSideofPaper(Withdrawn2009)3F335TerminologyRelatingtoElectrostaticImagingF875TestMethodforEvaluationofLargeAreaDensityandBackgroundonOfficeCopiers2.2ASTMAdjuncts:DensityTargetTestSheet(F875)4TonerYieldTestTarget(F1424)53.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1dual-componentdevelopment—amixtureofdrytonerandironoxidedeveloperthatisusedfordevelopingelectro-staticimagesincopiers(seeTerminologyF335).3.1.2full-colorcopiers—copiersthatcanreproducecolororiginalscontaininggradationsofcolor.Full-colorcopiersmayhaveuptofourindividualcolordevelopingunitscontainingfourdifferentcolortoners.Thesecolorsarefrequentlycyan,magenta,yellow,andblack.Theoriginalisscannedbymeansofananalogsystemusingaseriesofcolorfiltersorbymeansofadigitalscanningprocess.Thefull-colorcopiermayrequireuptofourscanstoreadtheoriginal.Thecopierindividuallyappliesoneormorecolortonerstoatransferdrum/beltorphotoconductor,orboth,whichisinturndepositedonthepaper.3.1.3mono-componentdevelopment—asinglecomponentdrytonerusedfordevelopingelectrostati...
