Abstract: An apparatus and a method for managing issuance of turnaround tickets include a ticket issuing unit for issuing turnaround tickets and test tickets, a separate reading unit for reading the issued tickets, and a control unit for controlling the issuance of turnaround and test tickets. In particular, the test ticket issuing unit issues a test ticket with predetermined test data printed thereon at a predetermined time intervals for use in testing. The turnaround ticket issuing units issues continuously issues a stream of turnaround tickets each having predetermined turnaround ticket data printed thereon until a next test ticket is issued. The test ticket is fed through the reading unit to check the quality of the printed test data. The next set of turnaround tickets are issued only if the test ticket print quality coincides with the known predetermined test data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for issuing tickets and including means for delivering a warning signal when the remaining stock of paper falls below a given number of tickets. To do this, a strip (6) has a special mark on it together reference marks delimiting a length of strip corresponding to one ticket. A sensor (24) detects the passage of the special mark and loads a counter (40). Each time a reference mark goes past the sensor, the contents of the counter (40) is decremented. When a comparator (42) detects that the contents of the counter has reached a predetermined value, it delivers the warning signal.