ENV 12648 : 1997

Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative References
3. Definitions
4. General Constructional and Operational Requirements
    4.1 Safety
    4.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
    4.3 Installation, Operation and Maintenance -
         General
    4.4 Power Supply
    4.5 Temperature
    4.6 Humidity
5. Test requirements
    5.1 Selection of Equipment for Testing
    5.2 Test Conditions
    5.3 Consumables
    5.4 Test Layout
    5.5 Test Procedure
    5.6 Conformity
    5.7 Test Report
6. Certification and labelling
    6.1 General
    6.2 CE Marking
7. Equipment Specification
    7.1 All Printers
    7.2 Dedicated Bar Code Printers
    7.3 General Purpose Printers
    7.4 Manufacturer-supplied Software
Annex A (normative) Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility
and Mechanical Requirements
A.1 Electrical Safety
A.2 Laser Safety
A.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
A.4 Mechanical
Annex B (informative) Parts of a Bar Code Printing System
B.1 Operating Environment
B.2 System Components
Annex C (informative) Example of Layout of Test Label
Annex D (informative) Example of Declaration of Conformity

Defines the test procedures that are used to determine the performance of bar code printing equipment. Also applies, to equipment for the printing of other optically readable symbologies such as dot and matrix codes. Bar code printing systems are considered as integrated units, from the receipt from a host computer or other device, or direct input of data and other information to the output of finished bar code symbols.