ISO Print Speeds (ISO/IEC 24734)

Methodology

Laser quality black and colour print speeds are determined in default, single-side mode in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on system configurations, software version, and page complexity.

Test patterns used

A set of four pages are printed in various formats (Word^®, Excel^®, & Adobe^® Reader) as defined by the ISO/IEC 24734 standard.

Word^® Test Files

Terms and Measurements

Office Category Test - Set of typical office documents used to measure print speeds.

FSOT (First Set Out Time) - Time to complete printing of the entire document set in seconds.

EFTP (Effective Throughput) - Average print speed for all document sets. This measurement is expressed in images per minute (IPM) or pages per minute (PPM).

ESAT (Estimated Saturated Throughput) - Average print speed for all document sets excluding the first set. This measurement is expressed in images per minute (IPM) or pages per minute (PPM).

1 set test - Average print speed for one set of typical office documents.

1 set + 30 seconds test - Average print speeds for multiple set of documents (one set of typical documents plus 30 seconds).

1 set + 4 minutes test - Average print speed for multiple set of documents (one set of typical documents plus 4 minutes).

Duplex and Simplex - Simplex refers to single-sided printing. Duplex refers to automatic, two-sided printing. Epson reports duplex speed for models with automatic, two-sided printing.