CEN/TS 14826:2004

CEN/TS 14826:2004 is a technical specification published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Postal services - Automatic identification of items - Two dimensional bar code symbol print quality specification for machine readable Digital Postage Marks". This standard covers: This document: - specifies a methodology for the measurement of defined print quality attributes of Digital Postage Marks in the form of two-dimensional bar code symbols on mail-pieces, - defines methods for grading the results of these measurements and deriving an overall symbol quality grade as a guide to estimating the readability of the Digital Postage Marks, - provides guidelines for printing and gives information on possible causes of deviation from high grades to assist users in taking appropriate corrective action, - defines a test procedure for the assessment of printing systems for the production of Digital Postage Marks. These provisions apply to the Digital Postage Mark blocks as they appear on fully produced mail items when remitted to postal operators, including the characteristics resulting from operations other than printing per se that affect their appearance to a mail processing system (covering, inserts into transparent window envelopes, affixed Digital Postage Mark labels). This document does not define the qualification tests or sampling requirements necessary to determine the practical feasibility of any specific read rate.

This document: - specifies a methodology for the measurement of defined print quality attributes of Digital Postage Marks in the form of two-dimensional bar code symbols on mail-pieces, - defines methods for grading the results of these measurements and deriving an overall symbol quality grade as a guide to estimating the readability of the Digital Postage Marks, - provides guidelines for printing and gives information on possible causes of deviation from high grades to assist users in taking appropriate corrective action, - defines a test procedure for the assessment of printing systems for the production of Digital Postage Marks. These provisions apply to the Digital Postage Mark blocks as they appear on fully produced mail items when remitted to postal operators, including the characteristics resulting from operations other than printing per se that affect their appearance to a mail processing system (covering, inserts into transparent window envelopes, affixed Digital Postage Mark labels). This document does not define the qualification tests or sampling requirements necessary to determine the practical feasibility of any specific read rate.

CEN/TS 14826:2004 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 03.240 - Postal services; 35.040 - Information coding; 35.040.50 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques; 35.240.69 - IT applications in postal services. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

CEN/TS 14826:2004 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to CEN/TS 14826:2022, ISO/IEC 15415:2004, ISO/IEC 15426-2:2005, ISO/IEC 15419:2001, ISO/IEC 15416:2000, EN 1556:1998, EN ISO 17852:2008, prEN 13205, EN 15626:2009. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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