BS 6616:1986
Withdrawn
A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.
Specification for paper and print for optical character recognition (OCR)
Hardcopy , PDF
18-01-2019
English
31-10-1986
Committees responsible
Foreword
Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Classification
Section 2 - Paper quality
4 Paper opacity
5 Reflectance factor Ro
6 Freedom from dirt
Section 3 - Print quality
7 Print quality characteristics
Section 4 - Character positioning
8 All character sets
9 Character sets OCR-A and OCR-B
Appendix A - Guidance on paper properties
Appendix B - Method for measurement of reflectance factor Ro
Appendix C - Methods for determining the quality of
print for optical character recognition
Appendix D - Method for visual checking of print quality
of character sets OCR-A and OCR-B
Appendix E - Method for construction of a COL gauge for
character sets OCR-A and OCR-B
Publications referred to
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