Designation:F2292−03(Reapproved2008)StandardPracticeforDeterminingtheWaterfastnessofImagesProducedbyInkJetPrintersUtilizingFourDifferentTestMethods—Drip,Spray,SubmersionandRub1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2292;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversmethodsthatcanbeusedtodeterminethewaterfastnessofanimageproducedbyaninkjetprinter.Waterfastnessisdeterminedbythepresenceofinktransferredfromaspecificprintedareatoanon-printedarea,ortoneighboringprintedareasofadifferentcolor.1.2Thispracticecanbeusedtoevaluatethewaterfastnessoftheprimaryprintcolors(cyan,magenta,yellowandblack),thesecondarycolors(red,blueandgreen)andcompositeblack(cyanplusmagentaplusyellow).1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2244PracticeforCalculationofColorTolerancesandColorDifferencesfromInstrumentallyMeasuredColorCoordinatesF909TerminologyRelatingtoPrintersF1125TerminologyofImageQualityinImpactPrintingSystemsF1174PracticeforUsingaPersonalComputerPrinterasaTestInstrumentF1623TerminologyRelatingtoThermalImagingProductsF1857TerminologyRelatingtoInkJetPrintersandImagesMadeTherefrom2.2ANSIStandards:3ANSI/NAPMIT9.9-1990StabilityofColorPhotographicImages—MethodsforMeasuring3.Terminology3.1Fordefinitionsofterms,refertoTerminologiesF909,F1125,F1623,andF1857.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1inkjetmedia,n—recordin...
