AS 2736—1999

Australian Standard™

Continuous forms used for information processing

[Based on and including the full text of BS 4623:1989] This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online. This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee IT/8, . It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 12 March 1999 and published on 5 June 1999.

The following interests are represented on Committee IT/8: Appita AusInfo Australia Post Australian Bankers Association Association of Australia National Office Products Association of Australia The National Paper Council of Australia Office Equipment Industry Association of Australia Printing Industries Association of Australia Security Printers Association

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This Standard was issued in draft for comment as DR 98583. This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online. AS 2736—1999

Australian Standard™

Continuous forms used for information processing

Originated as AS P6 —1969. Previous edition AS 2736.1—1984. Revised and redesignated AS 2736—1999.

Published by Standards Australia (Standards Association of Australia) 1 The Crescent, Homebush, NSW 2140 This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online. ISBN 0 7337 2662 3 ii

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee IT/8, Paper Stationery to supersede AS 2736.1—1984 Folded continuous stationery for information processing printers Part 1: Impact printers. The objective of this Standard is to specify requirements for sprocket-holed continuous stationery, both folded and reel-fed, for use with printers with tractor feeders. It is not intended to be applied to forms using magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) or optical character recognition (OCR). This Standard is based on, but not equivalent to, and reproduced from BS 4623:1989 Folded continuous stationery for impact printers. It complies with the requirements of ISO 2784—1974 Continuous forms used for information processing—Sizes and sprocket feed holes, with the addition of requirements for multiple forms and packaging, a set of definitions relating to continuous form paper, recommended properties for purchasing and recommendations on storage. The British Standard from which this Standard has been adopted was intended for folded continuous stationery. In applying the Standard to reel-fed paper, the requirements of folded continuous stationery apply except for requirements for folds and packaging. For reel-fed paper, the references to form depth would apply to the document after it has been printed. In this Standard, Australian variations to BS 4623:1989 have been listed in Appendix ZA and, accordingly, the source text should be amended, supplemented or replaced as required. The changes to the source text are indicated by a marginal bar set adjacent to each clause, table, figure or part thereof affected. The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance. As this Standard is reproduced from a British Standard, the following applies: (a) Its number appears on the cover and title page while the British Standard number appears only on the cover. (b) In the source text, ‘this British Standard’ should read ‘this Australian Standard’. For the purposes of this Standard, references to British Standards should be replaced by equivalent Australian or Australian/New Zealand Standards as follows: Reference to British Standard Australian or Australian/New Zealand Standard BS AS 1133 Packaging code 2400 Packaging Section 7: Paper and board wrappers, 2400.6 Part 6: Paper and bags and containers 3430 Method for sampling to determine the 1301 Methods of test for pulp and average quality of paper and board paper (Note 1) 1301.417s Part 417s: Sampling paper, board and pulp for testing 3431 Method for the conditioning of paper and 1301 Methods of test for pulp and board for testing (Note 2) paper (metric units) 1301.P414m Part 414m: Conditioning of paper for testing 3432 Method for determination of grammage 1301 Methods of test for pulp and of paper and board paper 1301.405s Part 405s: Grammage of non- creped paper and board This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online. iii

Reference to British Standard Australian or Australian/New Zealand Standard BS AS 4000 Specification for sizes of paper and board 1612 Paper sizes (Note 3) AS/NZS 4415 Determination of the tensile 1301 Methods of test for pulp and properties of paper and board paper (Note 4) 1301.P404s Part P404s: Tensile strength of paper and board (constant rate of loading method) AS 4420 Recommendations for the determination 1301 Methods of test for pulp and of the Bendtsen roughness of paper and paper board (Note 5) 1301.439s Part 439s: Bendtsen roughness of paper and paperboard AS/NZS 4468 Method for the determination of the 1301 Methods of test for pulp and internal tearing resistance of paper paper (Note 6) 1301.400s Part 400s: Internal tearing resistance of paper NOTES: 1 BS 3430 has been redesignated BS EN ISO 186:1996, Paper and board—Sampling to determine the average quality. 2 BS 3431 has been superseded by BS ISO 536:1995, Paper and board—Determination of grammage. 3 BS 4000 has been superseded by BS 4000.1:1990, Sizes of paper and board. Specification for A and B series of trimmed sizes of writing paper and certain classes of printed matters, identical with ISO 216:1975, Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter—Trimmed sizes A and B series. 4 BS 4415 has been made obsolescent. 5 BS 4420 is identical with ISO 8791-2:1990, Paper and board—Determination of roughness/smoothness (air leak methods), Part 2: Bendtsen method. 6 BS 4468 has been redesignated BS EN 21974, identical with ISO 1974:1990 Paper— Determination of tearing resistance (Elmendorf method).

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CONTENTS

Page Specification 1 Scope 1 2 Definitions 1 3 Designation 3 4 Conditioning and measuring 3 5 Sprocket holes 3 6 Form depth 3 7 Stationery width 4 8 Folds, and joins 4 9 Form set thickness 5 10 Packaging 5

Appendices A Information to be provided by the purchaser 6 B Recommended properties for inclusion in the purchaser’s order for paper 6 C General recommendations for storage 6

Tables 1 Form depths and relationship to AS 1612 3 2 Stationery widths 4

Figures 1 Example of forms two deep 1 2 Example of forms two wide 2 3 Example of continuous stationery 2 4 Example of 4

Appendix ZA Variations to BS 4623:1989 for Australian conditions 8 This is a free 7 page sample. Access the full version online. 1

AUSTRALIAN STANDARD

Specification 1 Scope 2.4 horizontal reference line. The line, at right angles to the vertical reference line, through the This British Standard specifies requirements for centre of the sprocket hole immediately below a sprocket-holed folded continuous stationery for use horizontal fold and at the left-hand edge (see with impact printers in association with automatic figure 3). data processing (ADP) machines. 2.5 stationery width. The edge-to-edge width of This standard does not specify requirements for the paper, measured parallel to the horizontal stationery used with on-line data teleprinters or other reference line. machines with non-adjustable pin-feed platens, or for stationery used with laser printers. 2.6 form. An individual document. NOTE 1. Information that should accompany an order for 2.7 form depth. The distance from the top to the stationery is given in appendix A, and recommended bottom of a form, measured parallel to the vertical properties for inclusion in the purchaser’s order for paper reference line. are given in appendix B. 2.8 form width. The distance from one side to the NOTE 2. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. opposite side of a form, measured parallel to the horizontal reference line. NOTE. The size of a form is described by stating first the depth and then the width. The size is unambiguous only when it refers specifically to trimmed or untrimmed size. 2 Definitions 2.9 two deep. Two forms, one above the other, For the purposes of this British Standard the between successive horizontal folds (see figure 1). following definitions apply. NOTE. Similarly the term ‘three deep’ is used. 2.10 two wide. Two forms side by side within the 2.1 form set. One or more parts assembled as width of the stationery (see figure 2). one or more layers of paper, together with any interleaved copy-producing material. NOTE. Similarly the term ‘three wide’ is used. 2.11 pack. A continuous length of stationery 2.2 part. A layer of paper in a set. folded at regular intervals in concertina fashion. NOTE. The number of layers is expressed as ‘single-part 2.12 split. A break dividing two packs. set’, ‘two-part set’, ‘three-part set’, etc. Interleaved copy-producing material does not constitute a part. 2.13 tenting. Ridging along folds so that the stationery cannot be depressed flat on to a surface to 2.3 vertical reference line. The best-fitting line give a free-flowing run into a machine. through the centres of the sprocket holes at the 2.14 chad. Waste resulting from punching of left-hand edge of the stationery (see figure 3). sprocket holes.

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