Questions To Consider - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer Fundamentals

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Questions to consider

When analyzing the results from a batch of documents that were
tested in a reader sorter, you must ensure that the returned
documents correspond to the reported rejects. You should ask
the following questions:
• What is the reject rate?
This varies depending on the reader sorter that was used. It
is based on documents and defined for each pass through
the reader sorter. It is not based on field or character rejects.
• How was the rate calculated?
Improperly oriented items such as blank sheets, pages
inserted upside down or backwards, paper handling rejects,
and Amount field rejects should not be used in the
calculation.
• Are jams counted as rejects?
Many systems log several items as rejects each time a jam
occurs. This is often misunderstood by those who use the
reader sorters. Identify and remove jams from the calculation.
• Are multifeeds counted as rejects?
Documents may stick together, causing multifeeds. This is
common with paper that was cut by a guillotine cutter, or with
perforated paper that is torn in groups. Multifeeds often
produce sequential clusters of failures, which are usually
read when the set is resubmitted. You must determine if any
rejects are due to multifeeds and remove them from the
calculation.
• Are numerical calculations correct?
Make sure that the conversion to a percentage was made
correctly. Improper truncation and slipped decimal points are
common errors.
• Were rejects resubmitted?
In general, rejects should not be resubmitted as part of the
basic run. Reentering rejects distorts the actual reject rate. It
may be useful to show that most rejects are read successfully
on the next pass.
• Was the batch large enough?
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