This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 3/18/235:00 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week of March 2008

Real Copier Sales

The buzzword in the industry is scanning and archiving. All of systems will scan in some way shape or form. If you work for a dealership or manufacturer that is selling wide format systems, you want to attack these types of clients. read there rest here

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Konica Minolta Launches bizhub 40P/40PX Series

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/0812:03 PM

Minolta’s own EmperonTM print system architecture, is a high-quality 45 pages per minute laser printer that boasts performance and value along with productivity. Compatible with Windows®, Macintosh® and Linux environments, the Emperon Print Technology in this series supports XPS (XML Paper Specification) file format from Microsoft Vista with a built-in XPS interpreter in addition to PostScript, PDF, and PCL emulations. Secure prints – via password protected printing – are also possible. “The bizhub

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Toshiba Announces Alliance with Ringdale, Inc.

Neal · 3/19/086:42 AM

ever," said Joseph Contreras, director, Product and Solutions Marketing, TABS. "By teaming up with the industry’s foremost authority on secure print management, Toshiba can now offer the highest level of security and confidentiality to our customers without the need to replace their existing printing fleet." FollowMe is a standards-based roaming, secure printing and accounting solution that provides organizations a complete output security and accountability suite within a single business tool

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Toshiba America Business Solutions INC. PARTNERS WITH FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS OF AM

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/0812:02 PM

, please see: http://us.fujitsu.com/fcpa . About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has four divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products

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Ricoh MPC6000 vs Xerox WC7665

John · 3/17/089:37 PM

Just got hammered on the 2400dpi vs 600dpi on Ricoh. I didn't think you could get 2400dpi on a laser system. I obviously didn't do a good job with the customer. Any ideas on the resolution difference?

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New Color Printer from Ricoh?

Art Post (Guest) · 3/22/0810:08 AM

SP 711 I was just poking around Ricoh Japan web site and saw this color printer, does anyone know if this will be one of the new color printers due to be launched soon. Looks like an Oki to me.

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RICOH INTRODUCES THE AFICIO MP 2550B/MP 2550 AND MP 3350B/MP 3350 DIGITAL IMAGING SYS

Neal · 3/20/088:07 PM

-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2006 sales in excess of $17 billion, an 8.4 percent increase over the previous year. Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network

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Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America Expands Direct, Local Sales Operatio

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/0812:11 PM

reliability and preserve document integrity. To keep documents safe from unauthorized users, Sharp leads the MFP industry in security by offering the most secure suite of MFP applications.* For more information about the complete line of Sharp document solution products, contact Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J. 07430, or call 800-BE-SHARP. For online product information, visit Sharp's Web site at sharpusa.com or sharpusa.com/documents. Sharp Electronics

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Canon honored with BLI award

Neal · 3/18/087:34 AM

models were recognized with 2008 Editor's Choice Awards from Better Buys For Business, a leading independent authority on document imaging equipment. The Editor's Choice recognition for the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP digital press will appear in Better Buys for Business's 2008 High-Volume Printer and Digital Duplicator Guide, while the award for the LASER CLASS 830i/810 will be featured in the publication's Laser Fax Guide. "If color printing is an important part of your business, the [Canon

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New B930 Series from OKI Printing Solutions Delivers Fast, Feature-Rich Monochrome Pr

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/0812:07 PM

RAM of 256MB enhancing performance High-quality output at 1200 x 1200 dpi for crisp, sharp printouts Wide media flexibility, including tabloid-size (11”x17”) sheets supporting the variety of daily monochrome printing, including reports Low CPP (cost per page) and best-in-class price making the robust printer available to businesses of all sizes and budgets The B930 Series of A3 monochrome printers have estimated street prices starting at $2,790 and will be available in late March. It will be

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President of Ricoh "Talks about Business"

Art Post (Guest) · 3/23/089:37 PM

- Ricoh’s President of worldwide operation, Shiro Kondo, gave out details on its financials: o predicting increase in worldwide sales of 11% between now and end of fiscal 2011 o predicting total worldwide sales this fiscal of 2.5 trillion yen ($26 billion) o key driver will be sales of production print devices to commercial printers o will spend a total of $725 million to finish acquisition of IBM’s printer division by 2010 o IBM sold $1 billion worth of printers in 2006 o Has paid a total of

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Ricoh Introduction of eCopy ScanStation and eCopy Desktop Software

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/0812:32 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the launch of updated versions of eCopy ScanStation and eCopy Desktop software. With Ricoh’s eCopy document imaging solutions, consolidate different document formats – handwritten, paper, electronic – into a single universal format. Paper and electronic processes can now be merged into a single workflow, giving your customers a solution that turns paperwork into paper that works. eCopy is designed to provide your mid- to enterprise size customers an easy to use

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HP CM8060 interesting BLOG

Art Post (Guest) · 3/23/081:53 PM

the overall footprint on the machine...and Greg, I noticed that to service or remove a jam from the finisher, it needs to be slid out about 2- 3 feet..." she says. "I see", I say, "and?" "well, maybe they could put the finisher on a rotating platform so instead of sliding out a yard, it just moves half a foot or so and the rotates. This would allow me to free a jam and reduce the 12' foot print closer to 6 feet." My response, "interesting...and, does your Konica Minolta do this now? How about

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How to Sell Wide Format

Art Post (Guest) · 3/22/084:49 PM

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Copier Sales People "How to Sell Wide Format" The buzzword in the industry is scanning and archiving. All of systems will scan in some way shape or form. If you work for a dealership or manufacturer that is selling wide format systems, you want to attack these types of clients. · Construction Companies · General Contractors · Architects (Design & Build) · Engineers · Builders · Print 4 Pay · Telecommunications · Utilities · Manufacturing Most of these clients will have

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MP C3500 Bypass Tray Printing

John Roof · 3/17/085:15 PM

We installed an MP C3500 and once the printer was configured, the customer said that when they try to print multiple pages from any of the 4 trays, and press print, the machine beeps and says to change the settings in the bypass tray. I have tried to select the individual trays, as well as auto select and get the same outcome with the bypass tray. Is there a setting I am not seeing?

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Ricoh Discontinuation of the BP20N

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/081:33 PM

Due to unforeseen demand for the BP20N (EDP code 402454) our inventory has been depleted earlier than planned. Due to this situation and the fact that we cannot obtain additional units, the BP20N is hereby discontinued.The replacement product, the SP...

Re: Ricoh MPC6000 vs Xerox WC7665

Mr. Copy (Guest) · 3/18/0810:10 PM

You are just lucky that they did not bring up the fact that the Xerox is 8 bit vs the Ricoh 4 bit. Whenever someone starts talking about resolution say that 600x600 is true dpi. Anything over 600x600 is an emulation. Simply put, the machine guesses where dots should go so your solids tend to be inconsistent. See if that works.

Re: New Ricoh MPC6000 & MPC7500

copyme · 3/21/0811:47 PM

I have yet to sell the Savin C6055 (MPC6000) also but was just told that my cost will be $1600 for the supplies when selling this model. Woe, not good! As a matter of fact, I have sold the C3535 (MPC3500?) a few times and I think I was not charged, does that come with starter toners and developer?

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Océ system is bursting with options

Art Post (Guest) · 3/21/0812:09 PM

color printers. “Océ PRISMAprepare software gives printrooms more control over their Océ VarioPrint 1105,” says Pijpers. “This can translate into real cost savings in terms of reduced user error, efficient use of systems and the ability to easily charge back costs to the right departments.” Océ Professional Printroom Program to improve efficiency The Océ Professional Printroom Program is a stepwise program that allows printing professionals to systematically change their printroom configuration

Re: finishing with a SR4020

zico · 3/16/081:37 PM

Just to pass on our test results, the MP C6000 with a SR4020 does fold (no staple) when printing a single page booklet (11x17). We didn't try this in Copy mode.

Re: Ricoh MPC6000 vs Xerox WC7665

CopyFax Jax · 3/18/087:01 AM

Check the competitive comparison to the 5560 in the aficio league. According to the specs listed, the Xerox is only 600 dpi.

Re: MP C3500 Bypass Tray Printing

John Roof · 3/18/0810:47 AM

The customer loaded the RPCS driver, and printed pages remotely just fine. I tested the settings down here, and from Word, it tried from the bypass tray, but when I printed an Exce doc, the page came out fine from tray 1. Light bulb came on and I checked the Page Settings in Word, and yes, the bypass tray was selected as default. I changed the setting to Auto Paper Select, and now all applications print fine. Thanks for your help. Now I have a happy customer.

Re: Embedded Controller and batch printing

Color1 · 3/19/0811:12 AM

I am having the same issues when trying to batch print PDF's. I downloaded DTB lite and tried that as well. You can drag the files and create a new document, but the embedded controller is processing the smallest file size first. By doing this, the files are then printed out of sequence. Not acceptable, the beauty of the embedded controller was to make this machine easy to use for the average user. Even DTB for someone that is not totally computer literate is confusing at times. I also tried

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

no_dice (Guest) · 3/20/082:42 PM

Spring is officially here and there is a new PS driver on the Ricoh Canada web site to test. I hope to check things out in the next week or so and see if this works. Cheers! no dice

Re: Big changes afoot with the new mp4000 and mp5000

Shaja · 3/18/089:36 AM

Posting here because Ricoh Order Processing is once again their usual non-responsive selves. Does anyone know if the old models (MP 3500-MP 4500, and by association the MP 2510-3010) are officially out of stock?

Web SmartDeviceMonitor

Andy (Guest) · 3/17/089:07 AM

Does WSDM pick up any printing from a printer connected to a networked computer via a USB cable?

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ScanRouter Instructions

John Roof · 3/21/088:40 AM

I was never good at setting up ScanRouter, so does anyone have easy to understand instructions? My first color customer still has his Savin C3210 and now wants to set up scanning.

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 3/12/231:00 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of March 2008

Guide to Selling Copiers

For those of us that have been selling copiers for 20-30 plus years (yes there's still a few of us around) the month to month and then quarter to quarter grinding quota cycles can take their toll on your mental toughness. read there rest here

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Image processing/Document Management software sales

Randy Kochis (Guest) · 3/14/088:38 AM

This opportunity is to sell nationwide to other resellers (copier distributors and system integrators) the best document processing and DMS software in the marketplace. It is focued on SMB (where the real action is) It provides the highest margins for resellers in the industry. Seeing is believing. Call me for a web demo and let's discuss your experience and your goals. Randy 610 436 6002 randalljkochis@captureplusdms.com

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Ricoh Product Catalog on your website

Old Glory · 3/13/089:29 AM

Some of you might remember that awhile back, I asked everyone how they went about getting a Ricoh Product Catalog of some kind on their website. The only answers I got were “link to the www.ricoh-usa.com site” or “Structured Web.” Neither answer was acceptable to me. We had done the Structured Web approach and the catalog was never anything close to current. The ricoh-usa link also linked our customers/prospects to every Ricoh competitor in our territory when they clicked on the “Sales and

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Would you like to have Ricoh's products on your website?

Old Glory · 3/13/089:36 AM

Re: Ricoh c3000 manual input of fax number.

dvb (Guest) · 3/12/087:01 PM

We tried doing a ram clear on the fax option but it did not make any change in the manual dial procedure. What it did do was clear all the user parameters for the fax unit back to default which changed the setting so that the machine prints a fax report after every successful transmission. The customer does not want this. When I went into user tools for fax and tried to print off user parameters the machine will not let me, it displays that I dont have permissions to do so. Even if I try to

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2400 not printing

chops · 3/13/0812:15 PM

From an end user: "In PLOTBASE The "X" is unchecked. It's was always on auto, and the 4 windows were always open as well. The program cues everything fine, and the plotter seems to be receiving data, it just doesn't plot. Last night, after I had restarted the plotter a few time to get the drawings plotted. I reprinted one of the jobs. I waited for awhile for it to print on its own, but it never did. So I left it alone to see if it would eventually print over night. When came in this morning it

Re: Ricoh Catalog on your company website

Old Glory · 3/13/089:33 AM

Re: 2400 not printing

chops · 3/13/089:57 PM

Problem went away after I upped the RAM from 512 MB to 1.2 GB on the external controller, and defragged the HDD. Still concerned that jobs in the Plot Base queue printed only after restarting the copier, before the upgrade. I don't see any connection. I'll post any significant observations. Greg

Re: Ricoh Aficio MP 161 and Duplex Prinitng

Art Post (Guest) · 3/9/089:49 PM

quote: Originally posted by IT Dude: What in the world is a " foomatic-rip bug ", and where did you get this from? Foomatic-RIP is an internal component of the Foomatic runtime printing system. Note from Art: I just reposted this from a site I found on the web, will share with all http://forums.linux-foundation.org/read.php?30,4903

Re: KonicaMinolta 920

Shaja · 3/10/089:16 AM

This must be a special contract. Art, do you know what type of client (ie., government, school, print-for-pay, etc....)

Re: Ricoh c3000 manual input of fax number.

Ryan · 3/10/088:56 PM

I tried that, wouldn't work. I didn't even realize that this was happening until I was showing the customer how to use the machine after I installed it. It won't let you input a number manually on the main fax screen. You have to select "Manual Input" under the fax # window. Another window pops up and only then can you enter the number. After you press "Start" the window pops back up for you to enter it a second time. Then you press "Start" again and it will finally dial. It's really

Re: Ricoh c3000 manual input of fax number.

Jomama (Guest) · 3/11/087:52 AM

Weird indeed. There is a bit switch setting to force all settings back to factory default. I think I would perform this. Print out a system parameter list first.

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 3/4/233:45 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

First Week of March 2008

Guide to Selling Copiers

Twenty Eight years in the business, I started my copier selling career in 1982. I have seen the tough times, an the good times too many time to count. Here's a few things that I try to do so I can take advantage of an economic slowdown. I'm not stating we are in one however the decision making process that used to take a few weeks now seems to be almost 4-6 weeks...... read more here

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PRINT4PAY HOTEL APPOINTS NEAL PETERMANN AS MODERATOR FOR KONICAMINOLTA MESSAGE BOARD

Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/0810:06 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Print 4 Pay Hotel Web Site: www.p4photel.org CONTACT: Arthur Post Print 4 Pay Hotel, Arthur Post CEO (732) 977.1211 art@p4photel.com PRINT4PAY HOTEL APPOINTS NEAL PETERMANN AS MODERATOR FOR KONICAMINOLTA MESSAGE BOARD Highlands, NJ, March 01, 2008 --(PR.COM)-- The Print4Pay Hotel: The Imaging Professional’s Resource Center, and the leading provider of information for the copier sales professional has announced Neal Petermann as Moderator for the KonicaMinolta Message Board

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Canon imagePRESS C7000VP Digital Color Press From IKON Opens New Doors for Superior C

Art Post (Guest) · 3/4/086:53 PM

of Chicago. About IKON IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com) is the world’s largest independent channel for document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates best-in-class copiers, printers and MFP technologies from leading manufacturers, such as Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, and HP, and document management software and systems from companies like Captaris, Kofax, EFI, eCopy and others, to deliver tailored

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Ricoh’s Secrets

Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/081:02 PM

Ricoh’s Secrets TECHNOLOGY: Company has 1.4M square feet, 835 workers By Sarah Tolkoff Orange County Business Journal Staff Briwick: “I’ve been here for 20 years, and I’m one of the new kids on the block” Japan’s Ricoh Co. has amassed an empire along the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway. But for those who pass by each day, what goes on inside the buildings emblazoned with Ricoh’s red logo largely is a mystery. The maker of digital cameras, copiers, fax machines, scanners, printers and all-in-one

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Ricoh c3000 manual input of fax number.

dvb (Guest) · 3/3/088:18 PM

We received in from are used copier wholesaler a Ricoh C3000 with the dataoverwrite option. My question relates to when you what to fax out a document and have to manually enter the fax number you have to enter it in 2 times before it sends out. Is this because the dataoverwrite option or is this a simple fax setting that needs to be changed. Also can the dataoverwrite option be removed from the machine as most of our customers do not need the option.

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Savin 9050spf Fax Issue

John Roof · 3/4/0811:08 AM

I had a customer call this morning about the fax option on a Savin 9050spf. He says when receiving a fax, the machine will print out the first page only, but not the rest of the pages. The faxes receive to memory for printing, but will not print more than the first page, and the other pages are deleted. Any suggestions?

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RICOH SHOWCASES STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCTS

Art Post (Guest) · 3/4/086:42 PM

businesses’ document workflow at the AIIM ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition 2008 from March 3-6 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts (booth #631). Some of the Ricoh products attendees at AIIM ON DEMAND will see in the Ricoh booth include: Ricoh Pro C900 As part of Ricoh’s Production Printing Business Group (PPBG), this color digital printer offers large production capacity, and high-productivity with speeds of 90 pages per minute (ppm) in black and white and

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CANON U.S.A. EARNS NUMBER-ONE OVERALL U.S. COPIER MARKET SHARE POSITION IN 2007

Art Post (Guest) · 3/5/086:49 PM

Canon Captures Overall Brand Leader Ranking for Past Five Years LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 4, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, today announced that the Company is the number-one brand leader in the overall copier market in the U.S. for 2007, according to Gartner Dataquest*. "Canon has a strong heritage in digital imaging and copier technology that has allowed the Company to consistently be the copier of choice over more than two decades," said Ted

Selling Copiers "Selling in a Slow Economy"

Art Post (Guest) · 3/5/0811:22 PM

Selling Copiers "Selling in a Slow Economy" Twenty Eights years in the business, I started my copier selling career in 1982. I have seen the tough times, the good times and these times come and gone more than a few times. Here' s a few things that I try to do so I can take advantage of an economic slowdown, not saying we're in one however the decision making process that used to take a few weeks now seems to be almost 4-6 weeks. Please comment is you're experiencing this, I would like to hear

CANON U.S.A. ADDS TO ITS COLOR LINE-UP WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CANON COLOR image

Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/0810:43 AM

security. Enabling users to save time and achieve higher productivity, the Canon Color imageRUNNER C2550 prints in color up to 23 pages-per-minute (ppm) and in monochrome up to 25 ppm for letter-sized output. The new Canon imageRUNNER model comes standard with UFRII (Ultra Fast Rendering) printing to facilitate high-speed color up to 1,200 dots-per-inch (dpi) printing and Color Universal Send to enable the distribution of scanned documents to multiple network destinations. Using Canon’s

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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION AND PEAK RESOURCES SIGN DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT

Art Post (Guest) · 3/3/087:17 PM

between Ricoh’s Production Printing Business Group (PPBG) and PEAK. This is the first distributor agreement for PPBG’s indirect channel. PEAK, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is currently the only distributor authorized to resell the DDP line of PPBG products, including the Ricoh DDP 70e, Ricoh DDP 92, and Ricoh DDP 184 as well as the Ricoh EMP 156 to its resellers around the country. A mutual go-to-market strategy will build a broader customer base for both companies while providing a new sales

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Ricoh Introduction of Dataworks3

Art Post (Guest) · 3/4/086:51 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the launch of its new Variable Data Printing software, Dataworks³, which enables customers to create and distribute dynamic “data-driven” documents to any destination – including print, e-mail, fax, and archival systems. This new solution utilizes a simple Windows-based application to simplify and automate the creation of direct mail, transactional, and complex transpromotional output. Dataworks³ is designed to provide your customers with valuable workflow

Xerox Business Partners Recognized with 2007 Partner of the Year Awards

Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/0810:44 AM

ROCHESTER, N.Y., 27 Feb. 2008 -- Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) Production Systems Group presented Partner of the Year awards to 16 business partners for their continued contributions to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry. The awards highlight developers of digital workflow software, document feeding and finishing solutions. The Xerox Business Partner Program assembles industry-leading software and hardware providers to create integrated solutions that extend the capabilities of

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PrintFleet and PartsNow! Enter Distribution Partnership

Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/0810:45 AM

Ontario, Canada – February 27, 2008 - PrintFleet Inc., a global leader in print management and assessment software, recently announced a distribution partnership agreement with Parts Now! LLC, the nation’s largest laser printer parts distributor. Under the agreement, PrintFleet’s PrintFleet Optimizer software and supporting services will power Parts Now!’s newly launched Managed Print Solutions program. “Our distribution partnership strategy ensures that PrintFleet software is accessible

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Full Color Envelope Printing makes a Great First Impression

Art Post (Guest) · 3/2/085:17 PM

The competition is no match for the crisp, sharp, full color laser envelopes printed with PSI’s Laser Mail 3640. Full Color laser printing guarantees your envelopes will standout over envelopes printed on spot color machines. Get Noticed...Get Opened Unlike bulk mailings, envelopes printed in Full Color using PSI's 3640 look personalized and important. This ensures your mailings will have a better chance of being opened and read. Why have envelopes pre-printed...Print your company logo, a

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Expanded imageCLASS Series Delivers Economical, High-Performance Multifunction Copy,

Art Post (Guest) · 3/3/087:29 PM

Expanded imageCLASS Series Delivers Economical, High-Performance Multifunction Copy, Print, Fax, & Scan Solutions for Small and Home Offices CORRECTION...by Canon U.S.A., Inc. LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ninth graph, first sentence of release should begin: The imageCLASS MF6540 (sted The Color imageCLASS MF6540). The corrected release reads: CANON EXPANDS IMAGECLASS MF6500 SERIES LASER MULTIFUNCTION COPIERS OFFERING FOUR NEW DESKTOP SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL AND HOME OFFICES Expanded

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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION WINS

Art Post (Guest) · 3/5/0810:07 AM

. Ricoh’s line of document management devices include: color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through strategic alliances enhancing office productivity and document workflow. Ricoh’s hardware and software enhances workgroup collaboration and offers secure storage, retrieval and

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Edge to Edge printing problem

John · 3/6/089:14 PM

Group, As I seem to have the pain in the a** issues lately here is another one that we cannot figure out. We have two Ricoh SP4110n printers that were installed to print from an accounting program at a nursing home. The program is MDI Achieve and they are using Windows 2000 version 5.0 SP4. When printing a test page out of the program it tell us that to meet the UB04 specs that our printer must have edge to edge printing and 4mm margins on L,R,T,B. Well, we have turned on edge to edge printing

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AP2100 Print Problem

Art Post (Guest) · 3/6/089:49 PM

Ricoh AP 2100 Print problem Posted by: Ray Smith (IP Logged) Date: December 10, 2006 07:44PM I recently obtained a Ricoh AP 2100. The printer is connected via ethernet to a Airport and I am running a Mac w/ OSX wireless. Using appletalk I am able to print but I always get (4) duplicate pages of the same document with every print job. I have checked all setting, reset the printer, and downloaded latest drivers. Any suggestions. Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message Re: Ricoh AP 2100

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Duplex printing: Aficio MP C3500 on OS X

Art Post (Guest) · 3/6/089:56 PM

Duplex printing: Aficio MP C3500 on OS X Posted by: Chris O'Brien (IP Logged) Date: March 27, 2007 07:50AM I'm using the Ricoh-Aficio_MP_C3500_PXL.ppd pxlmono based driver on OS X 10.4 with an Aficio MP C3500 (no postscript). Everything works well except duplex printing - the jobs just come out single-sided despite the option setting. Duplexing works using a generic PCL 5c driver, but this doesn't allow color and some other printer options. The printer config page lists RPCS[3.3.25.1.1], PCL 5c

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Ricoh Gelsprinter : Aficio GX3000, GX3050N, GX5050N

Art Post (Guest) · 3/6/089:59 PM

) printer, all networked printers sold in the US are PCL capable. In this case PCL6, they can use the PXLmono driver, like most all Ricoh printers in production. I have these in my lab and they print just fine from all sorts of Linuxes and Unixes. What is not available for the GX3xxxN and GX5xxxN are linux tools. Still, printing is not an issue whatsoever. Keep calling tech support, though, that way we might be able to justify development of support even for the windows only printers (USB only

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Ricoh Aficio MP 161 and Duplex Prinitng

Art Post (Guest) · 3/6/0810:01 PM

Ricoh Aficio MP 161 and Duplex Prinitng Posted by: Michael (IP Logged) Date: February 06, 2008 03:03PM Hi, I am encountering a problem with trying to print duplex pages from Fedora on two separate installations. Configuration/s below. I am trying to print via lpr -d printername -o sides=two-sided-long-edge and the result is always that the pages are printed on separate sheets of paper. Configuration: OS: Fedora 7 and Fedora Core 5 PPD-file: downloaded from linuxprinting.org (http

Re: Former Mount Vernon schools purchasing agent charged with bribery

Art Post (Guest) · 3/5/087:52 PM

Former school district head of purchasing indicted on bribe receiving, official misconduct Rose WHITE PLAINS – The former head of purchasing for the Mount Vernon City School District was indicted Tuesday by a Westchester County grand jury on charges of bribe receiving, official misconduct, receiving unlawful gratuities and petit larceny. It is alleged that between June 21 and July 13, 2005, Arthur Rose, 49, of Mount Vernon took a bribe of $3,500 from a sales rep of Ricoh Americas Corp. for

Re: Xerox 7345 vs Ricoh MPC4500

learner · 3/7/083:36 PM

Clear All Select All Services Select Copy icon Select copy features Press Start Seems rather cumbersome to me, plus the fact that users have to install drums, and fusers (ouch), plus guss with waste toner bottles! Couple of cool features: print from USB thumb drive, and media card v-fold It's late and that was some of things that popped out at me! I suggest to download the manuals from the Xerox site and give them a good going over and I'll be you'll uncover alot more. Over and Out! Speaking from

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RISO Announces Reseller Agreement with Objectif Lune

Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/0810:47 AM

and transpromotional variable content documents, including business forms, to local and remote printers, email, archive and fax. PrintShop Mail is a powerful, easy to use solution personalized printing. Objectif Lune has a worldwide presence in United States, Latin America, Germany, the United Kingdom, Benelux, Japan, Australia and France. For more information, please visit www.objectiflune.com . FORCEJET is a trademark of RISO Kagaku Corporation. PlanetPress is a trademark of Objectif Lune.

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New Ricoh MPC6000 & MPC7500

Art Post (Guest) · 3/2/0810:03 PM

I was just reviewing some pricing for the supplies for toner and developer! MSPR for all developer is $2,181.15 and $815.50 for a total of $3,096.63.How is everyone handling this for a lease with a regular MA and no cpc. Are you guys getting charged...

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FAX OPTION ON MPC 2500 CONFIRMATION REPORT

merlin · 3/7/088:53 AM

I just deliver a MPC 2500 with fax option. The problem I have is the confirmation reports. When the customer uses memory tx they get a confirmation. But when they use immed.tx they do not. Any help

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Ricoh Introduction of the Ricoh Aficio Color 5560V

Art Post (Guest) · 3/7/084:33 PM

Ricoh is excited to announce the availability of the Ricoh Aficio Color 5560V Imaging System. This new system fills a gap within Ricoh’s color portfolio and combines high speed imaging with versatile functionality, and superior reliability at a very competitive price. The AC5560V is designed to meet the document workflow and productivity needs of today’s networked general business offices and can also be positioned as a color solution in basic production requirements The AC5560V is the latest

Re: Ricoh Rumor!! New Strategy?

learner · 3/7/084:09 PM

do you mean these? A4 Colour MFD’s SP C220S – Copy, Print, Scan 16ppm Colour and BW, Network ready, GD1 driver SP C221SF – Copy, Print, Scan, Fax 20ppm Colour and BW, Network ready, GDI driver, Duplex Scan to email/Folder/FTP SP C222SF – Copy, Print, Scan, Fax 20ppm Colour and BW, Network ready, PCL/ PS3 drivers, Duplex Scan to email/Folder/FTP

Re: Weekend Copier Notes

John Roof · 3/3/0810:43 AM

After reading this, it sounds like Canon is trying to duplicate what Xerox did in the 1990's. Sooner or later it will come back to bite them in the rear, just like it did Xerox.

Re: Savin 9050spf Fax Issue

John Roof · 3/4/0811:31 AM

I wish customers could give you the whole story the first time they call. I found out that this issue only happens when the customer is receiving a fax from one vendor. They would receive multiple copies of the same page from this one vendor.There would be an intermittent disconnect of the handshake between the two faxes. I suggested they put a line conditioner on the fax line. They already have that. They have an older Savin 4035spf that the faxes do receive from this one vendor. I also

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 2/18/235:30 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week of February 2008

Guide to Selling Copiers

John Roof · topic posted back in 2008!

If you were to put all these posts into a book, salespeople would line up to get a copy. Old reps and new ones alike can learn from these. Thanks!

Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 15 years ago

Ricoh Introduction of the Pricom 3100 Print Server

Art Post (Guest) · 2/19/086:41 PM

We are pleased to announce the Pricom 3100 Print Server from Silex Technology. This print server replaces the Network Interface Board Type 1018 (EDP 410778) that was used to connect the Printer Controller Type 1018, used in the FAX3320L, FAX4430L, and FAX4430NF, to the network. (Note: The Network Interface Board Type 1018 was discontinued several months ago, and notice was issued to this affect, due to unavailability of parts to continue manufacturing.) The Pricom 3100 attaches to the

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Selling Copiers "Testimonial Letters"

Art Post (Guest) · 2/16/0812:58 AM

Saturday, February 16, 2008 Selling Copiers "Testimonial Letters" Cleints are more skeptical than ever. How do you win the sale when your potenital cleint knows nothing about you or excellent benefits that your systems provide? About eight months ago, I lost a sale for a wide format system. I lost because the customer was buying on price only, and of course I did not have the lowest price. Well.... go here for restof blog

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Xerox 7345 vs Ricoh MPC4500

John · 2/18/086:15 PM

Anyone familiar with this Xerox unit and if there are any dual line dealers out there can you give me a comparison between the Ricoh MPC4500 and the Xerox WC7345? Thanks, John

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NEW Ricoh Introduction of the Aficio MP 2550B/2550 & MP 3350B/ MP 3550

Art Post (Guest) · 2/19/085:35 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Ricoh Aficio MP 2550B/MP 2550 and MP 3350B/MP 3350 Digital Imaging Systems. Built on the strong features of the Aficio MP 2510/MP 3010, the new Aficio MP 2550 and Aficio MP 3350 are available in both standard scan/print and scan/print/fax configurations and offer COLOR SCANNING plus many enhancements including a full-color VGA control panel, auto paper sensors and advanced security functionality. In addition, we will offer a basic copier

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Ricoh Americas Corporation Acquires BSA Business Solutions, Inc.

Art Post (Guest) · 2/16/081:03 AM

West Caldwell, NJ, February 12, 2008 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of office equipment in the United States has acquired select assets and the associated customer base of BSA Business Solutions, Inc., of Tempe, AZ. BSA was an authorized Savin dealer with sales offices in Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson, AZ and also in Palm Desert, CA. “The acquisition of BSA Business Solutions, Inc., strengthens Ricoh’s position in the Arizona market,” said Nori Goto, President of Ricoh U.S., a

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FMAUDIT CLOSES THE LOOP ON MANAGED PRINT SERVICES

Art Post (Guest) · 2/16/081:05 AM

demonstrated well, but just weren't practical in the real world. ASM is the answer dealers have been searching for." For a dealers' existing fleet, ASM provides proactive consumables replenishment, notifying the dealer prior to the supplies running out. In addition and at no extra cost, ASM monitors competitive devices for consumable supplies up-sell opportunities. "FMAudit is the only solution that utilizes the collected data for both sales and service." stated Kevin Tetu, President and CEO with

Re: XPS

JasonR · 2/21/088:40 AM

Right, this is a Microsoft thing, not a Xerox thing. It's supported (future models of) by Xerox, Ricoh, Sharp, HP and Epson. The main advantage of this is that XPS is embedded in the operating system starting with Vista. It actually uses XPS for its print spooling. The XPS print driver is included with the OS so anyone can create XPS documents without the need to download additional software. I still like Acrobat

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Ricoh DX3340 Competitor Price

John Roof · 2/21/088:46 AM

I had priced a school the Savin 3180dnp version of the Ricoh DX3340. My price with the platen cover and cabinet was $3750. A competitor came in and priced the DX3340 with the same accessories at $2764. Fortunately, the principal wanted to buy from me and asked if I could match the pricing, she would give me the order. I signed her up on US Communities, and got the deal.

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Ricoh Business Solutions - Any Issues

uofavb9 · 2/21/081:55 PM

Any other people having problems with service, getting supplies, receiving equipment in a timely manner?

Re: Xerox 7345 vs Ricoh MPC4500

Art Post (Guest) · 2/19/0811:49 PM

Copy icon Select copy features Press Start Seems rather cumbersome to me, plus the fact that users have to install drums, and fusers (ouch), plus guss with waste toner bottles! Couple of cool features: print from USB thumb drive, and media card v-fold It's late and that was some of things that popped out at me! I suggest to download the manuals from the Xerox site and give them a good going over and I'll be you'll uncover alot more. Over and Out!

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docSTAR Supports Kodak Scan Station 100

Art Post (Guest) · 2/19/085:39 PM

. The KODAK Scan Station 100 Scanner quickly and easily turns paper documents into digital files with the touch of a button. Documents can be simultaneously shared via email, stored on the network, sent to networked printers and copiers, and saved on portable USB drives—all without a computer. It connects to existing network infrastructure and features intuitive and interactive operation—including image preview of scanned images prior to sharing—from a full color touch screen. The Scan Station 100

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240w meter count?

Ryan · 2/20/083:34 PM

We have a customer that has bought several used Ricoh copiers from us. They asked us to look for a wide format copier to use in their office. Since we sell mostly Ricohs we found a nice used 240w at a wholesaler. I have worked on a few wide formats and just wanted to know how does the meter count work on these. Is it based on linear feet or meters, or is it square feet or meters. I have the service manual for the Ricoh and under PM list it states that certain parts(coronas,drum blade,dev,etc

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XPS

Art Post (Guest) · 2/20/0810:32 PM

While doing research on the Xerox 7345 I ran across one of their claims to fame, which is scan2XPS. Never heard of it? Is it a big deal, so I did some searching on the net and heres what I found. What is XPS? The XML Paper Specification (XPS) format is basically an electronic representation of digital documents based on XML. It is a paginated fixed-layout format that retains the look and feel of your electronic documents. As a form of electronic paper, the XPS format provides a way in which you

Re: Sales Tips

Art Post (Guest) · 2/18/081:19 PM

Research your target companies individually, discovering as much information as needed before your sales call Find detailed people listings that include biographies (when available) and job titles Read about a company's products and operations so you can tailor your sales pitch to show how your product can fit their needs Access a database of over 23 million companies Receive news updates via email about your prospect companies

Re: Gas Price Check

JasonR · 2/19/0811:13 AM

Democrats in control. Democrats have specifically stated that they would like to impose windfall taxes on the oil companies. Since Exxon-mobil made $40 billion in 2006, I think losing even 10% of that to a new tax would far outweigh any advertising they might do (in 2007, they spent $40 million on advertising, that's 1/1000th of their profit). Here's what an Economist had to say: “As an economist, I cannot speculate on the politics that may be involved, but my recent research suggests that the recent

Re: Gas Price Check

Old Glory · 2/19/0811:45 AM

I really did not mean that as an insult. I just have never heard the theory before and truly thought that it was specualtion only on the part of the two of you. I only meant that the fact that it is a theory held by more than just you, adds credibility to it. Because no one stated it as a Republican or Democrat issue, I assumed that it was neither. To present it as a Republican Conspiracy clears up alot of my confusion. By the way, oil always goes up in the winter months, election year or not

Re: Gas Price Check

Jay · 2/20/087:26 PM

The oil business is very complex. It's much like the stock market. Let's say you own a gas station. You buy a 1000 gallons of gas at $1.00 per gallon. You sell it for $2.00 per gallon. Your make a nice profit BUT, you call to order another 1000 gallons and it's now selling for $2.00 per gallon. There go your profits. You must raise your price to meet the new wholesale price. While your $2.00 gas is in the ground the price drops to $1.00 per gallon. What do you do? Refinery issues, pipline

Re: 240w meter count?

Ryan · 2/21/089:21 AM

Thanks guys!!! I owe you each a beer! That should make things a little cheaper for us and the customer. She's paying 25 cents a square foot at the printers. We can definitely offer a better price than that!

Re: Xerox 7345 vs Ricoh MPC4500

cmarkowski · 2/20/0810:45 AM

The Ricoh Product & Solution Training Portal (www.ricohconnects.com- go to the resource section) has a lot of good competitive information.

Re: NEW Ricoh Introduction of the Aficio MP 2550B/2550 & MP 3350B/ MP 3550

John Roof · 2/20/085:14 PM

They are available for download on the Ricoh InfoCenter.

Re: Ricoh Business Solutions - Any Issues

Old Glory · 2/21/082:22 PM

I expect things to get worse (but not because we are close to election time)before they get better. This is what we face... First off, Ricoh will run themselves out of the old before launching the new and they will grossly underestimate the inventory of new and we have a lot of new. Secondly, Ricoh's year-end is March 31st and they will always run their inventory down as low as possible at year's-end. That's part of running efficiently which helps to keep costs down. I don't like it, but I do

Re: Guide to Selling Copiers

John Roof · 2/16/088:25 PM

If you were to put all these posts into a book, salespeople would line up to get a copy. Old reps and new ones alike can learn from these. Thanks!

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 2/12/232:00 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of February 2008

With all of the recent news about China with the recent the recent shooting of the SPY balloon and the downing of two "UFOs" (suspected from China), will this alert MFP buyers to ask "where are your MFPs manufactured"?

I remember in the eighties when many buyers wanted no part of copiers that were manufactured in Japan. Of course that all ended when Xerox partnered with Fuji and all copiers where manufactured in Japan. However the manufacturing Japan ended as well with most of the MPFs now being produced in Japan,

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Japan's Ricoh to build $92 mln Thai copier plant

Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/089:43 PM

140,000 units, which would raise Ricoh's overall capacity by about 70 percent. Ricoh, which competes with Canon Inc (7751.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Xerox Corp (XRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in the global office equipment market, said the Thai plant was part of plans to spread production geographically. Ricoh produces more than 70 percent of its copiers and printers in China. "We hope the Thai plant will grow and become our major production base in the future," Ricoh Executive Vice President

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Danka to Buy Kodak Copier Unit for $684 Million

Art Post (Guest) · 2/11/087:04 PM

distributor of Kodak-branded office copiers and printers, but Kodak would retain its manufacturing operation. Analysts said the company would have preferred to dispose of the manufacturing business as well. Eugene G. Glazer, an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds, said: ''I don't think this is the ideal deal for them. What they are selling is the profitable part of the division and what they are keeping is the unprofitable part.'' But the money Kodak could earn on the proceeds of the sale could be

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Ricoh Support Phone Numbers

Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/089:41 AM

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Document Solutions & eCabinet Support 888-RICOH66 (742-6466) For End Users, Sales, Technicians & VAD/VAR’s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Printer and Scanning Solutions 888-RICOH38 (742-6438) For End Users and Pre Sales Support 800-RICOH38 (742-6438

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Sales Tip "Found on the Web"

Art Post (Guest) · 2/10/0811:11 PM

task at hand; to make a sale. Slowly and resolutely I would use all my resources and experience to gain the “knock out”…I was closing the sale. I’ll bet the copier salesperson never looked at selling the same way again. It is crucial that in the process of closing the sale you at some point ask for the order. It is amazing to me that this fundamental of sales is so often overlooked in the sales cycle. I have literally asked for an order many times and received the same response from my prospect

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Ricoh printers hit industry top spot again

Art Post (Guest) · 2/13/085:41 PM

Ricoh printers hit industry top spot again Printer specialist Ricoh has scooped a range of prestigious industry gongs for the second time in less than a year. InfoPrint, a joint venture between the firm and computer giant IBM, was singled out by Better Buys for Business and Buyers Laboratory for its effective provision of printer solutions. "The InfoPrint Colour 1767 provides exceptional image quality and outstanding ease of use," remarked senior printer analyst Marlene Orr. She continued

Re: c2500SPF LAN with MAC?

Art Post (Guest) · 2/11/086:45 PM

Support Development Manager Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message Re: Ricoh Aficio MP 2000 LAN Fax driver installed in Italy Posted by: maurice cohen (IP Logged) Date: February 08, 2008 04:39PM To: Chris Story Ricoh Americas Corporation Advanced Product Support Development Manager Hello, We bought this machine (marked "NRG MP 2000") that was supposed to copy, print, scan to folders on macs and manage faxes from Macs in our office; Ricoh assistance in Milano don't know what to do, they say

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Hold Print

jswinberlin · 2/11/085:52 PM

I have a prospect who was printing separator sheets, which I've switched to printing to Hold Print on the Savin C4540. The problem is that when they print from MSOffice (Excel)the document is picking up the last user that print's info. I imagine it must be saved in the metadata of the document. Has anyone else run into this? Is there a solution?

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Ricoh New Model Support for IPDS (MP2500)

Art Post (Guest) · 2/13/085:20 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the release of new model support for printing IPDS in IBM zSeries (S/390) and iSeries (AS/400) environments. RA2K Integration for IPDS is an internal software solution, which resides on the hard drive of select Ricoh print devices and enables users to send AFP/IPDS print jobs directly from their S/390 or AS/400 systems. This solution is designed to allow your customers to print professional laser-quality output, access standard finishing and paper size options

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Donated copiers delayed but on the way, company says

Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/081:43 PM

Donated copiers delayed but on the way, company says All Copy Products pledged machines to nonprofits in December; some not yet delivered because of late orders BY CARI MERRILL CariMerrill@coloradoan.com A company that promised free copiers to nonprofits by mid-January says they’re close to delivering the rest of the machines. Some nonprofits have questioned whether they were actually going to get the copiers, which All Copy Products pledged during its “12 Days of Christmas” program in December

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Paper Pains!

Art Post (Guest) · 2/10/083:41 PM

the past and said he’s happy to see a consensus among the budget review committee. Krizansky agreed with Hahn’s suggestion of assigning responsibility for machine use. Accountability In light of overages, Krizansky acknowledged that copy machine use is a cheaper option than using printers because the district saves money by buying less toner cartridges. He said that each district employee must use a personal identification number when using copiers. Superintendent Frank Victor said he wasn’t

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Paradigm Imaging Group announces BERTL® Four Star Rating

Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/085:13 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jane Hicks www.scantopia.com 1590 Metro Drive, Suite 116 Costa Mesa, CA 92706 Phone: 714-432-7226 Fax: 714-432-7222 jane@paradigmimaging.com http://www.SCANtopia.com Paradigm Imaging Group announces BERTL® Four Star Rating for Graphtec CS500 and CS600 scanners! Costa Mesa, CA — February 13, 2008 — Paradigm Imaging Group, a leading supplier of large-format scanning, printing and document archiving solutions, announced today that the Graphtec CS500 and CS600

Re: c2500SPF LAN with MAC?

Art Post (Guest) · 2/11/086:50 PM

Picked this up on the web, someone from ricoh asking for beta test users for MAC LAN FAX, I say we take advantage of this!!!! Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 LAN Fax driver Posted by: Murray (IP Logged) Date: December 05, 2007 01:34PM Is there a PPD driver (non-postscript) available for Mac OS 10.5 that will allow use of LAN-Fax capabilities of the Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message Re: Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 LAN Fax driver Posted by: uli wehner (IP Logged) Date

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Technician position in SE Wisconsin/Northern Illinois

Shaja · 2/14/0810:37 AM

Could you please forward this to any experienced technicians who are looking for new opportunities: Dual line Ricoh and Konica dealership is looking for an experienced technician to join our award-winning team. We have an immediate need for a field-tested pro. Competitive wages, medical insurance, paid vacation and holidays, (401)K plan, continuous training, tools, a car for business use or mileage reimbursement, and dress shirts and pants. We are a Konica Pro-Tech certified dealership, and we

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Great Careers for Great People...Finally!

wpd1 · 2/15/084:08 PM

/or company that treat their employees with respect and offer a good life/work balance? We can make that happen! IPG-Innovative Performance Group, LLC is an executive placement and career consulting firm specializing within the printing/document management/enterprise s/w industry. We are currently seeking professionals for all types of positions from executive management to area sales reps. Additionally, we are seeking high volume production print and color sales specialists and managers in the

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Re: Sales Tips

Art Post (Guest) · 2/8/088:32 AM

Always ask for the order Always include a direct request for an order in your sales script after the because statement. "Can you help us meet our goal?"

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Re: Hold Print

jswinberlin · 2/13/081:27 PM

I was using the PCL5c driver. Switched to PCL6 and problem was resolved . Even another problem where they were printing from MAS90 accounting software and the trail edge of the page was getting cut off.

Re: Up Coming Ricoh Launches

Art Post (Guest) · 2/13/085:39 PM

Dedicated Printers (May 08) Aficio 4100SF Aficio 4110SF Aficio SP3300DN "Casanova-P1" Aficio C420DN "Gaia-PC" Aficio SP8200DN Aficio SP4100NL B2C Color (June 08?) MP C 1800

Re: Danka to Buy Kodak Copier Unit for $684 Million

Jay · 2/15/085:08 PM

NO Problem Art. We appreciate your effort to keep us up to date. BTW I heard that Xerox is going to buy Global!!!

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GEM GSA Extension promo

Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/089:21 AM

Major Accounts is pleased to announce that the GEM/GSA Promotion has been extended through July 31st, 2008. All Purchase Orders must be dated by July 31st, 2008 and equipment should be shipped by August 30th, 2008. If you have any questions regarding this Bulletin please contact your Ricoh

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"Lunch & Learn" from EFI Webex!!!!!!

Art Post (Guest) · 2/15/087:36 PM

All: Please pass along to your sales reps. You are all invited to participate in the first of a series of monthly "Lunch & Learn" events provided by Tim Shallbetter from EFI. The first topic is an introduction to the Fiery Spot-On option, which as you all know is available for FREE as part of a promotion running through the end of March. This is a great opportunity to learn a little bit more about some of the great Fiery technology that can help you sell more color. Logon information is below

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Art Post · 2/5/239:30 AM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

First Week of February 2008

A continuation from my last paragraph from my annual kickoff meeting at Stratix. Three hours alone in the car will give you many things to contemplate. One of those thoughts is that I may have finally come to the point in time when my endeavors can become a full time job and my part time job would relegate to selling copiers.....

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Canon fires off warning on outlook

Art Post (Guest) · 2/2/082:08 PM

upturn,” he said. Canon competes with Sony and Olympus in digital cameras. It also vies with Xerox Corp, Ricoh and Seiko Epson in printers and copiers. The Tokyo-based company sold 24,6-million digital cameras last year, up 17% from a year earlier, but missed its October forecast of 25-million units. Canon said it expected operating profit to grow 5,7% to ¥800bn, targeting a ninth successive year of profit growth. But the forecast fell short of the consensus of ¥819,6bn in a poll of 20 analysts by

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Xerox Unveils New Wide-Format Color Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 2/5/087:18 PM

faster speeds, lower costs and exceptional quality." Digitech has had success creating programs across multiple printing devices, including wide-format and digital production presses. Most of the items produced on its wide-format equipment can be combined with the products produced on their Xerox iGen3™ 110 Digital Production Press or Xerox Nuvera™ 100 Digital Copier/Printer for cross promotion, including event and product promotion, tradeshow signage and corporate communications. The opportunity

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Global Imaging Acquires Better Quality Business Systems

Art Post (Guest) · 2/2/082:40 PM

into new markets in Kentucky. About Global Imaging Systems Global Imaging Systems focuses on small and mid-size businesses through regional core companies in the U.S. that sell and service document management systems such as printers, copiers and multifunction devices; network integration services; and electronic presentation systems. As an office technology dealer, Global sells products from various suppliers including Xerox, Sharp and Konica Minolta. Xerox acquired Global Imaging in 2007 and

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RICOH AFICIO MP C3500 NAMED BLI 2007 "PICK OF THE YEAR" FOR OUTSTANDING SEGMENT 3 BUS

Art Post (Guest) · 2/5/087:16 PM

control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh’s line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through strategic alliances enhancing office productivity and document workflow. Ricoh’s document management software enhances

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Fakery aided school copier deal

Art Post (Guest) · 2/3/0811:48 PM

of the school district's division of careers, technology and adult education, Willie Slate hoped to use the copiers to train students interested in the graphic arts trade. Records show Slate and her staff initiated the order of the three expensive copiers in 2006 and planned to install them at Hamilton, Booker T. Washington and Northside high schools for vocational training. These were hardly ordinary copiers. The three machines, Canon iR 110 digital duplicators, retail for more than $200,000

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Ricoh, Savin & Lanier COG Users

Art Post (Guest) · 2/4/089:02 AM

Ricoh will be revising COG II and they are looking to us to add some input on how to improve, please post your suggestions below and I will forward asap!

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RICOH INTRODUCES THE AFICIO MP 4000B/MP 4000 & MP 5000B/MP 5000 DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTE

Art Post (Guest) · 2/5/087:07 PM

paper by sending faxes right from their desktop. The Aficio MP 4000B and MP 5000B come with copying capabilities and have a flexible upgrade path that allows features to be added as users’ document management needs change over time. A low-cost network printer can be added with Ricoh’s Refined Print Command Stream (RPCS) printer option. To upgrade further, users can add Printer Enhance and get PCL printing and document storage capabilities. And if scanning becomes a necessary function, the Scanner

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RICOH AND SWK TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO THE SAGE MAS 90™ AND M

Art Post (Guest) · 2/2/084:11 PM

Corporation and SWK Technologies today announced that they will hold two complimentary half-day Software Solutions Workshops and Product Demonstrations on February 7, 2008 at Ricoh Americas Corporation’s Technology Portal in New York City. The workshops will feature industry leaders discussing ways to enhance business processes and productivity as well as a product demonstration of Transaction Link, an integrated document capture solution for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200. “SWK has been a critical asset for

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Finally! Color Scanning for Ricoh!

Art Post (Guest) · 2/5/087:09 PM

RICOH INTRODUCES THE AFICIO MP 4000B/MP 4000 & MP 5000B/MP 5000 DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS Black & White Copying, Printing, Faxing Efficiency with Color Scanning Capabilities West Caldwell, NJ, February 04, 2008 — Ricoh Americas Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the Aficio MP 4000B/MP 4000 and MP 5000B/MP 5000 Digital Imaging Systems. Ideal for mid to large-sized workgroups, the Aficio MP 4000B/MP 4000 and MP 5000B/MP 5000 offer fast speeds, greater

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Ricoh New Model Support for IPDS (MP C2000)

Art Post (Guest) · 2/2/082:14 PM

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Ricoh Updated Model Support for IPDS (SP C400DN)

Art Post (Guest) · 2/2/082:15 PM

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Four Steps (and 20+ Tips!) to Beating Paper Addiction

Art Post (Guest) · 2/2/082:58 PM

-check each draft, and nothing would hit the printed page until it had been completely readied as the final hard copy. That didn’t really happen. As it turned out, people within production environments at companies loved looking at hard copies of each and every draft of their reports, notes, letters, invoices, even labels. And printing and duplication had become faster and more accessible than ever. Instant gratification made the print button even more addictive. Soon enough, electronic document

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MP C Series Fax4ward2email

Art Post (Guest) · 2/5/087:04 PM

1. Press the [User Tools]key. 2. Select [Fascimile Features] on the display panel. 3. Select [Intial Settings] or [Administrator Tools] depending upon model. 4. Select [Parameter Settings] , you may have to scroll to next page depending upon model. 5. Select Parameter [21] 6. Set bit 3 to to a "0" A Switch is assigned 8 bits (from bit 0 on the right, to bit 7 on the left) A Bit is assigned one of only two values: 0 or 1 (for example: 0 = Off, and 1 = On)

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Re: 240W Printing Problems

chops · 2/4/0810:43 AM

We had a printing problem when we set the default paper select from AUTO to ROLL 1 on the copier.

Re: Duplexing 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" on a Savin CLP27DN

wyzguynyuk · 2/2/0810:36 AM

Yes, the Savin CLP27DN can duplex statement size paper...I just tested and confirmed it this morning. Brian

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

no_dice (Guest) · 2/7/083:38 PM

The word from Ricoh is that they are "aware of the problem" and hope to have a fix this spring. Wait & See how this pans out. Cheers no dice

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in Copiers 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 1/29/239:30 AM

This Week in Copiers 15 Years Ago

Last Week of January 2008

From @Old Glory. I recommend to my reps to walk in with the letter, get it copied onto their letterhead, get it signed, give them a copy and then walk out with the original. I have the rep tell the customer to send it or fax it but then the rep goes straight to the office. We'll pay the cost of registered mail and mail it out that day. "Shouldn't have to babysit"...your right but your customer isn't the only one.....

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Ricoh Plans Major Role In Production Print Market

Art Post (Guest) · 1/29/085:05 PM

wide range of finishing options. Ricoh’s expansion into production printing is in addition to its commitment to its established core business within the office market where it provides a range of printers, copiers, scanners and multifunction devices. The new Ricoh Pro C900 and C900s will offer high-productivity with fast-speeds up to 90ppm in full colour, even when printing in heavy stock. High-volume print customers can enjoy all the features and benefits of a heavy-production product with this

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Savin 3535 Random Prints garbage

MOTech (Guest) · 1/24/0811:30 AM

Hello all! I have a bank customer with a C3535. Occasionally, when printinig to it, the job will print as garbage. From what their IT guy tells me, it's usually from .pdf files but happened with a word doc the other day. Today, they received a 754 page fax from someone (don't ask me why) but, it all printed as jibberish I don't think the two are related but, who knows. Aslo, looking back at the SC history, it's logging a SC991 every few days. Running all latest firmware and drivers. Thanks in

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Konica Minolta Bizhub C451

jswinberlin · 1/25/083:14 PM

Help! I need competitive information vs. the C451. I've proposed a Savin C4540, but the Bizhub specs seem like they have the advantage. Are there any holes I can punch in the C451? If not, I may need to change products or continue to sell our company, service, etc... Thanks for any input.

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Xerox Reports Q4 2007 Earnings Of 41 Cents Per Share

Art Post (Guest) · 1/24/086:45 PM

Xerox for our innovation and expertise. Our focus on color and document services is fueling our annuity stream and creating long-term value in our company,” said Mulcahy. Slowdown for B&W Production Systems Xerox’s production business provides commercial printers and document-intensive industries with high-speed digital printing and services that enable on-demand, personalized printing. Total production revenue increased 5 percent in the fourth quarter, including a 6 point currency benefit

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e-STUDIO™523/603/723/853 and e-STUDIO™523T/603T/723T series nationwide.

Art Post (Guest) · 1/27/083:08 PM

Toshiba dealer nearest you, or for more information on Toshiba’s wide line of document imaging products, solutions and total print management offerings, please visit http://www.copiers.toshiba.com . About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico

Re: Weekend Copier Notes from 1/20/08

Art Post (Guest) · 1/24/089:10 AM

its established core business within the office market where it provides a range of printers, copiers, scanners and multifunction devices. The new Ricoh Pro C900 and C900s will offer high-productivity with fast-speeds up to 90ppm in full colour, even when printing in heavy stock. High-volume print customers can enjoy all the features and benefits of a heavy-production product with this user-friendly solution. It also includes the latest Ricoh image processing technology combined with the Fiery RIP

Re: NEW Ricoh C900!! HV Color Printer

Art Post (Guest) · 1/27/086:10 PM

identification of its production printer portfolio. Ricoh demonstrates a history of innovation within the printing market. During the last four years it has further extended its expertise within production printing by incorporating Hitachi Printing Solutions, the European operation of Danka/Infotec and the joint venture with IBM InfoPrint Solutions Company. It is now offering a comprehensive product portfolio that integrates within the digital print workflow, has a flexible range of software

Re: VA Medical Centers and SEWP Contract

hawkdaddy · 1/29/086:20 PM

quote: Originally posted by John: I just want to post an issue that I was made aware of two days ago. I work with a large VA medical center and have a 14 year relationship with the same contracting agent who handles their copier aquisitions. This facility has about a 50/50 split of Ricoh and Xerox. With all Ricoh's being from my company. Here is where it gets interesting. In a follow up call with her I was told that she recently had a visit from an RBS health systems account manager. The VA has

Re: New Ricoh MP5000

Art Post (Guest) · 1/28/086:47 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Ricoh Aficio MP 4000B/MP 4000 and MP 5000B/MP 5000 Digital Imaging Systems. Built on the strong features of the Aficio MP 3500/MP 4500, the new Aficio MP 4000 and Aficio MP 5000 are available in both standard scan/print and scan/print/fax configurations and offer COLOR SCANNING plus many enhancements including faster speeds, greater paper capacity and a full-color VGA control panel. In addition, Ricoh will offer a basic copier model, the

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VA Medical Centers and SEWP Contract

John · 1/26/0812:46 AM

I just want to post an issue that I was made aware of two days ago. I work with a large VA medical center and have a 14 year relationship with the same contracting agent who handles their copier aquisitions. This facility has about a 50/50 split of Ricoh and Xerox. With all Ricoh's being from my company. Here is where it gets interesting. In a follow up call with her I was told that she recently had a visit from an RBS health systems account manager. The VA has recently been mandated internally

Re: Konica Minolta Bizhub C451

Art Post (Guest) · 1/26/089:55 AM

certain lock out features of the Savin/Ricoh that may help gain the advantage. Such as ecopy desktop software, benefits of adding DocumentMall in the future, embedded print solutions, and Web Image Monitor. 4. Key in on Ricohs RPCS Driver, not one has anything like it, show the customers the advantage of RPCS over the KM PCL drivers, the ability name scanned files at the MFP, the ability to preview, rotate and send files with ecopy OP Share Scan whether the embedded solution or the external solution.

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New Ricoh MP5000

Art Post (Guest) · 1/27/0810:11 AM

UK MP5000Taking office productivity to a whole new levelThe powerful, black-and-white multifunctional Aficio™MP 5000/MP 5000B raises the bar for office productivity. Upgradeable and customisable, it combines straightforward document and device...

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240W Printing Problems

Wallin Team · 1/30/0811:41 AM

A current 240W customer is considering upgrading to the W2400 but feels the machine is a bit on the tempermental side. The problem only occurs when they print from Catia and only about 20% of the time, The job comes into PB, fails to prints and then redlines the job. If you attempt to put the job status back to pending, it still does not print. If she opens and closes the paper drawer, puts the job status back to pending, it still does not help. The only way to get the job to print is to

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Duplexing 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" on a Savin CLP27DN

NOEservice (Guest) · 1/31/087:11 PM

Is it possible to duplex statement size paper on this machine?

Re: KIP 3000

Art Post (Guest) · 1/24/086:54 PM

The reviews on the Ricoh are just aas good! Find out what the customer is looking for the wide format to do besides copy. Look for key features where 2400WD will excel: 12x18 paper tray Easy Scan2Folder (no KIP Request) RPCS Driver is great is only printing pdf's and tiffs, maybe combine a 5 user license of e-copy for markups. The ability to stack originals for scanning (Kip has to be done at a time) Two Paper Output sources for Ricoh (One for KIP) Dig a little deeper for their needs and find a

Re: Savin 3535 Random Prints garbage

IT Dude · 1/24/089:07 PM

If it is also happening when printing faxes then it is definitley a hardware problem, memory, hard drive, or even a controller board issue. However I beleive I recall an update recently that had something to do with this, I think the MFP would print the first page fine but the rest where gibberish???

Re: NEW Ricoh C900!! HV Color Printer

Art Post (Guest) · 1/27/086:08 PM

It will print up to 90 copies per minute even on heavy stock weights up to 300 gm2, with duplexing at full speed. The sheet format is SRA3 (the maximum is 33.2 x 487.7 mm) and there’s provision for up to 11,000 sheets (80 gm2) in the input trays. Resolution will be a “true 1,200 dpi,” and Ricoh says it has developed a new toner that offers both wide colour gamut and fusing at lower temperatures, allowing a wider range of stocks to be handled. It will be able to handle coated papers and labels

Re: Konica Minolta Bizhub C451

Shaja · 1/28/089:20 AM

Re point 4 - careful on that one. Konica has made significant improvements to their print driver interfaces as well as to their walk-up interface. Over the years that I've been on this board, I often would sing the RPCS driver's praises as a competitive advantage. I can't do that any more. The only thing I don't like is that Konica limits the number of characters you can use to rename the file at the walk-up panel, but other than that I have no quibbles with their usability any more.

Re: Big changes afoot with the new mp4000 and mp5000

Old Glory · 1/25/084:32 PM

I confused...the Savin 8045 is the Ricoh 3045 isn't it? Aren't you well past that?

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Customer Hand Holding

John Roof · 1/25/083:46 PM

that I am! The only saving grace to this story so far, is that the response the customer gave to me that she does read the fine print on contracts, is that she copied "her boss" into the same email to me!! I'm waiting to see if the blank hits the fan when her boss realizes what she did.

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

Art Post (Guest) · 1/25/085:02 PM

Heard this the other day from John, Windows Authentication will not work with PS when the print drivers are installed on the server. He did say that having them installed locally will work. Hope this helps!

Re: Savin 3535 Random Prints garbage

MOTech (Guest) · 1/25/085:16 PM

Thanks guys.. Yes there were both firmware and driver updates to address this issue on the print side. It does have the latest firmware on it though and latest drivers. I was leaning toward memory myself...just was hoping to come up with something a little more definite

Re: VA Medical Centers and SEWP Contract

Old Glory · 1/28/089:07 AM

You are not alone. I have a hospital that is exclusively Ricoh and has been for many years but they are being pestered by the RBS rep to switch over. We were able to get Ricoh to step in and tell them to back off and they promised to get us comparable pricing. Time will tell whether we can save the account. I fear this is only the beginning for this account and others.

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

Art Post (Guest) · 1/29/0810:35 PM

I just wanted to let everyone know that I gave access to no_dice. He is an IT person in Canada lloking to solve an issue with a Ricoh device. I thought that we may have an answer to his question and we did.

Re: Big changes afoot with the new mp4000 and mp5000

John Roof · 1/25/083:27 PM

Word from Savin is that they are due to launch this afternoon or Monday morning. I had an order held up because the Savin 8045espf's were discontinued. If I get the launch packet Monday, I will pass it on.

Re: Customer Hand Holding

Old Glory · 1/25/084:05 PM

I recommend to my reps to walk in with the letter, get it copied onto their letterhead, get it signed, give them a copy and then walk out with the original. I have the rep tell the customer to send it or fax it but then the rep goes straight to the office. We'll pay the cost of registered mail and mail it out that day. "Shouldn't have to babysit"...your right but your customer isn't the only one that will pay the price for non-compliance. As long as my income is at risk, I'm going to babysit

Re: Customer Hand Holding

Larry Levine · 1/25/084:14 PM

I concur with Old Glory. If my income rides on my customer I will become a babysitter. I encourage all of my sales reps to handle the letter of intent for them and make sure it gets to the leasing company. Though it is their reposnsibility it will always snowball to us if the lease goes into renewal. To avoid this I make sure all reps use documents with no renewal clause in it just month to month. I know renewal clauses were designed to protect base but in the long run it just leaves "ill-will

Re: Big changes afoot with the new mp4000 and mp5000

John Roof · 1/25/084:43 PM

I was saying up until today, I was not able to order the 8045 (Ricoh 3045). I had not seen the launch information on the new systems yet.

Re: e-STUDIO™523/603/723/853 and e-STUDIO™523T/603T/723T series nationwide.

Art Post (Guest) · 1/27/083:09 PM

Does Toshiba Manufacture any boxes anymore???

Re: DSm725

learner · 1/29/082:38 PM

the 725 is that a ricoh 3025? Doesn't MB205010b mention the front and rear stay changing. Everytime i see a new one something has been modded. Firsts the gears then the toner inlet... I think high up in ricoh are having a battle between tcru units and engineer rebulit units. Many of the recent units including this one which can use the old style units with a few sp mode changes. Also the athena and appolon have a look at them you can see they were lined up to be tcru..

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 1/21/235:00 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week of January 2008

The Ten Yen Trip

I guess this could have been my first blog! Back in 2002 I wrote a journal while on a Ricoh sponsored trip to Japan. I found it today buried in the forums when I did some searching on threads from 2003. It does bring back awesome memories and I thought it might be a good read for all. Please enjoy and feel free to comment at the end in the reply section

June 4, 2002

Article here on Linkedin

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NEW Ricoh C900!! HV Color Printer

Art Post (Guest) · 1/19/087:30 PM

summer. The 90ppm printer is aimed at high-end and mid-range variable-data colour printing, including transpromo work, and is expected to take on existing machines from manufacturers such as Xerox, Canon, Océ and Konica Minolta. Peter Williams, chief operating officer of Ricoh subsidiary Infotec Europe, described the 1,200dpi C900 as "truly unique" and said it was the "most visible product example of Ricoh's dedication to the production print market". The machine will be able to handle stocks of

Re: Tom Salierno & Global??

Art Post (Guest) · 1/21/082:18 PM

presentation systems. As an office technology dealer, Global sells products from various suppliers including Xerox, Sharp and Konica Minolta. Xerox acquired Global Imaging in 2007 and operates it as a wholly owned subsidiary within Xerox’s North American operations. Xerox®, the Xerox wordmark and the spherical connection symbol are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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RICOH INTRODUCES MOBILE HOTSPOT LINE OF PRINTERS

Art Post (Guest) · 1/16/088:48 PM

partnership with PrinterOn, a leading developer of mobile printing solutions, to embed PrinterOn’s PrintSpots™ mobile printing software securely inside the device itself. No external servers or appliances are needed, preventing any accidental changes to system settings or access to other print jobs. In addition, all printer enhancements are preconfigured and all software is preloaded, allowing for setup in minutes and requiring little technical support. Printing with the HotSpot Printers can be done two

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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. Introduces the Versatile e-studio™353/453 Ser

Art Post (Guest) · 1/20/082:10 PM

e-STUDIO353 35 ppm Digital Multifunction Copier 2,400 x 600 dpi Network Print Resolution Fast 50 opm Network Scanning & Scan to Email 33.6Kbps Dual Line Fax 120,000 Monthly Copy Volume MSRP $7,625 (Base Unit) IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2008) – Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today introduced the e-STUDIO™353/453 multifunction product (MFP) series. This digital MFP series, built with Toshiba’s e-BRIDGE architectural design, offers advanced networking features, a fast processor

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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. MAKES AVAILABLE THE NET-READY e-STUDIO™203L/2

Art Post (Guest) · 1/20/082:10 PM

a crosswise and lengthwise direction. Toshiba also has added two other low-cost finishing options with an offset catch tray that jogs multiple sets, and a job separator option to segregate copy, print and fax jobs. Net-Ready Design and e-BRIDGE Technology Toshiba has built networking capabilities into the core design of the e-STUDIO203L/233/283 series, delivering an Internet-ready, mobile/wireless-ready, and solution-ready device. Toshiba’s net-ready strategy supports communication and

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Xerox Continues Broadening its Continuous Feed Portfolio with its Fastest-Yet Monochr

Art Post (Guest) · 1/20/082:21 PM

Continuous Feed Printing System, which combines speed, ease-of-use and workflow productivity into a powerful device for service bureaus, data centers, and commercial print providers. The company also highlighted new printing technologies, workflow solutions, business development services and applications that fortify Xerox's leadership position in offering the industry's broadest portfolio of systems and solutions. The Xerox 650/1300 can print up to 1,308 duplex 8.5" x 11" images per minute. The

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Canon Sales Figures

JasonR · 1/21/082:12 PM

I could have sworn I read this info in the "Copier news weekend roundup" but my search through the archives has turned up nothing... The news piece I was looking for said something about Canon's sales, broken down by IKON and CBS and mentioned their growth in CBS. Am I going crazy or are my searches just not finding it?

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

no_dice (Guest) · 1/22/0811:30 AM

Thanks Art. We are using simple authentication here and found that it does work when using direct tcp/ip printing but not when going through a print server. The other brands of copiers that we deal with (Toshiba, Sharp, Kyocera) don't have that problem with their PS drivers. Interesting to see what the bug in their driver is. Thanks no_dice

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

no_dice (Guest) · 1/21/086:27 PM

I've got the same problem with trying to print to a C4500 or a C410. The problem is likely their PS driver. Ricoh is aware of the problem (I demo'ed the problem to some regional sales types) and they should get back to me. If it isn't fixed we probably won't buy Ricoh. If I see a fix, I'll post it. no_dice

Re: Weekend Copier Notes from 1/20/08

Mr. Copy (Guest) · 1/23/0810:12 PM

On the new Aficio C900 what is the total bit depth of the machine? Does it compare to 8-Bit Color Depth that Konica Minolta, Canon & Xerox use?

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Ricoh introduction of the MP C6000 & MP C7500

Art Post (Guest) · 1/23/086:37 PM

Ricoh is excited to announce the release of the Ricoh Aficio MP C6000 and MP C7500 Color Digital Imaging Systems. These new systems extend Ricoh’s color portfolio and combine high speed imaging with versatile functionality, simplified operation, and superior reliability. The MP C6000/C7500 are designed to support the document workflow and productivity needs of today’s networked general business offices, as well meet the light production requirements of Central Reproduction Departments (CRD

Re: Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

Art Post (Guest) · 1/16/088:40 PM

. We wish him all the best for the future. I am also pleased to announce today that effective April 1st, 2008, Kiyo Shimizu, currently President, Ricoh Latin America, will assume Alan's responsibilities as Senior Vice President, Indirect Division. During his 24-year career with Ricoh, Kiyo has held positions in sales and supply chain management, as well as in the corporate offices of Ricoh Japan and Ricoh Europe, prior to his current post in Latin America. Between now and April 1st, Alan and Kiyo

Re: Job Seperator Sheet

Art Post (Guest) · 1/17/088:10 AM

job sep will allow a sheet of paper to feed from a different cassette, this is usually used to seperate print jobs, not sure about copy jobs. However I did set this up for someone on an AP9000 Ricoh Printer. It is not involved and can be done in 15 minutes or so.

Re: Job Seperator Sheet

jswinberlin · 1/18/081:24 PM

Yeah, I'm actually working on trying to help another rep with this and that was my first thought. They have a Xerox now and like this, I'm going to try to introduce them to the benefits of "Hold Print", but I wanted to make sure that I could say "yeah our's does that to, but it may be better if you did this". Thanks.

Re: Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

Art Post (Guest) · 1/19/087:28 PM

Heard last night that in a Regional Meeting Nori Goto confirmed that the Savin Brand will stay, as their is too much turmoil. Supposedly Nori stated that the 3 brand strategy is good...for now Also heard form a high level friend in Canon, involved with acquisitions, not to count them out on a IKON purchase either.

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Lexmark introduces new color laser MFP to elevate office productivity

Art Post (Guest) · 1/20/082:24 PM

Services Division. "The X560n is also Energy Star certified, making it an ideal product for environmentally conscious customers seeking to make greener purchases." Designed for customers who print and copy color documents frequently, the Lexmark X560n features business-class performance, printing at speeds up to 31 pages per minute (ppm) in black and 20 ppm in color in addition to fast copying and robust fax and scan capabilities for $999*. It includes networking standard so that it can be easily

Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

Art Post (Guest) · 1/21/086:42 PM

] - A = Printing is possible regardless of user authentication. B = Printing is possible if user authentication is successful. If user authentication fails, the print job is reset. C = Printing is possible if user authentication is successful and [Driver Encryption Key] for the printer driver and machine match. - = Printing is not possible regardless of user authentication, and the print job is reset. [Printer Job Authentication] [Entire] The machine authenticates all printer jobs and remote

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Re: Job Seperator Sheet

jswinberlin · 1/16/083:35 PM

Not sure yet, probably a Savin 8045espf or C4540.

Re: Job Seperator Sheet

JasonR · 1/17/0812:39 PM

For printing, Right-click the printer, go to properties, advanced, Separator Page... Click Browse and select your separator page, usually PCL.SEP Works for every windows printer.

Re: Job Seperator Sheet

Old Glory · 1/17/0812:48 PM

Keep in mind that every page will be a click added to the maintenance agreement. Every single page print becomes a two-page print.

Re: Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

Art Post (Guest) · 1/18/088:18 AM

Now another rumor surfaces that Tom Salerieno former CEO of Ricoh maybe going to work for s competitor.

Re: Job Seperator Sheet

JasonR · 1/18/0811:57 AM

Although you said that perfectly correctly, I'll add that that's one additional sheet per Document. So as Old Glory said, if you have a lot of 1 page documents, you could see your total copy count climb by 50% or more. If you print a lot of 100+ page documents, you won't even notice. It's just a good idea to let your customer know about this up front (gee, isn't the convenience of this seperator sheet worth the extra 0.01? )

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KIP 3000

jswinberlin · 1/22/089:25 PM

Does anyone have any competitive information on the 2400wd vs. the KIP 3000? I have a prospect that is looking at the KIP because they said the reviews are better and is fairly set on it, but I don't want to let it go if there are some benefits of the Savin.

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Art Post · 1/14/234:30 PM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of January 2008

For the past week or so I've been doing some research on splatter burst gun targets. I'm looking for anyone that anyone that may know what substrate is used for those gun targets. I realize the splatter burst target technology is patented however I doubt the substrate is. The patent is more centered around the coatings going onto the substrate. Any help would be appreciated.

Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 15 years ago

Weekend Copier Notes from 1/13/08

Art Post (Guest) · 1/14/086:46 PM

than anticipated (due to slow sales of Canon imagePRESS C7000VP and competition from Creo) - A large Sharp dealer in Chicago area unveiled its own print management program, called ImageFlex.: o Dealer is Des Plaines Office Equipment o Goal is to capture clicks made by desktop printers of various brands o One of the largest independent Sharp dealers in U.S. o Also authorized to sell Kyocera printers and Okidata color printers o Founded in 1955 by Vince Micelli, and run by son Chip - In a recent

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Kyocera Mita Corporation SETS STAGE FOR AGGRESSIVE DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS

Art Post (Guest) · 1/10/0810:50 PM

markets black & white and color digital copiers, network-ready multifunctional devices and laser printers as well as a range of wide-format imaging products. It also offers a portfolio of software and network solutions. Kyocera’s ECOSYS Technology provides customers with print solutions that incorporate long-life components, which reduce the need to replace the drum and other image forming parts. This technology delivers a number of benefits: improved reliability, reduced environmental impact and

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Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

Art Post (Guest) · 1/15/086:35 PM

looking to cut costs, and maintain or increase profit it makes sense, right? You’ve got the Ricoh Dealer Channel, Savin Dealer Channel, Lanier Dealer Channel, and Ricoh Business Solutions all competing against each other . I believe it would make good sense to drop the Savin brand and move them all to Lanier or the other drop Lanier and make them all Savin (are you guys in Atlanta hearing me). Here’s an excerpt from a Ricoh Press Release last year “Ricoh’s Gestetner dealer network in the U.S. will

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Xerox Unveils Historic Change Company Brand

Art Post (Guest) · 1/8/087:01 PM

fortified financial position and expanded global distribution, the new brand makes a bold statement about Xerox's strength as the world's leading document management company. Over the past two years, Xerox has reinstated a dividend, repurchased shares, returned to investment grade, and continued delivering value to shareholders through double-digit earnings growth. "From the outside looking in, I've watched Xerox transition its business from a copier and printer company to a true partner in helping

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RICOH INTRODUCES NEW LINE OF COLOR LASER

Art Post (Guest) · 1/10/087:45 PM

enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh’s line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through strategic alliances enhancing office productivity and document workflow. Ricoh’s document management

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Sharp Wins BLI’s 2007 MFP “Line of the Year” Award; Also Wins “Picks” In Segments 5

Art Post (Guest) · 1/10/0810:55 PM

fill the gap between workgroup/departmental copiers and true production devices, Sharp now stands apart from the rest with two BLI “Picks” in this category—the 95-ppm MX-M950 and the 110-ppm MX-M1100. Like the other MFPs in Sharp’s line, these models separated themselves from the pack with their extraordinary reliability. Together, the two devices completed 1,500,000 impressions with just three misfeeds and one scheduled preventive maintenance. “Regardless of the Segment, each model we tested

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KODAK NEXPRESS Personalizes Canadian Printer

Art Post (Guest) · 1/10/087:49 PM

Printer’s VDP cover project. “The KODAK NEXPRESS 2100 Digital Production Color Press allows us to meet the demands of a VDP project, from the integration of specific variable details to production at high quality images,” said Janis Parker, owner Parker Pad and Printing. “Using the NEXPRESS platform helped streamline the production of more than 12,000 glossy personalized full color covers in just four days.” Personalized URLs The latest issue of Canadian Printer also features an ad linking printed

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Ricoh Introduction of the new GX3000S / GX3000SF / GX3050SFN

Art Post (Guest) · 1/14/086:39 PM

as standard duplexing. The GX3000S is the base model, allowing users to print, scan and copy. The second model in the Series is the GX3000SF, which adds a faxing feature and an ARDF. The flagship model, the GX3050SFN, includes all four functionalities, an ARDF, PCL5c/6 support and embedded Network capability. The new GelSprinter multifunctional desktop color systems provide high quality printing plus more at affordable costs of SRP $549 (GX3000S), SRP $699 (GX3000SF) and SRP $849 (GX3050SFN).

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Texas School board approves new copier contract

Art Post (Guest) · 1/15/088:18 AM

facilities, presented the only item on the special meeting agenda: to award a contract for photocopier leases and rentals to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Buy Board. Salinas told the board that the current school district photocopier contract expires Jan. 31. He said for the last five years the district has had a contract with Xerox Corp. for a total of 83 copiers throughout the school district. Salinas said that total includes 57 low-volume, seven mid-volume and 19 high-volume copiers

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RICOH INTRODUCES GLOBALSCAN 3.0

Art Post (Guest) · 1/15/083:52 PM

year 2006 sales in excess of $17 billion, an 8.4 percent increase over the previous year. Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized independent dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. For fiscal year 2006, Ricoh Americas Corporation sales exceeded $3.3 billion, an increase of 7.4 percent over the previous year. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh

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Word keeping last print settings

mikefio22 (Guest) · 1/10/089:44 AM

I have been dealing with an issue with word 2003 and above where if you print a document in color and close out Word, the next time you open word (even a different document) it keeps the last used print settings. I am using the PCL5c driver for the Savin C4540. If it helps, the driver is shared from the server (2003). The customer is using user codes. Also, This is only in Word. Not in Excel, power point word perfect, or anything else. Has anyone ran into this? If so, how did you deal with it

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More Changes @ Ricoh Corp!

Art Post (Guest) · 1/13/089:18 PM

contributions throughout his career with the company. Taking his place as Senior Vice President, Ricoh Business Solutions, is Dave Greene, formerly Ricoh VP of Major Account Support and previous leader of direct sales operations for Lanier prior to the one company integration. With respect the Major Account Support organization, the following changes take place immediately: Tom Sullivan, Vice President Commercial and Vertical Major Accounts and his organization will report directly to Alan Nielsen in

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Print Manager Plus

tkern · 1/14/087:51 PM

Does anyone use Print Manager Plus for tracking purposes? If so, how does it compare to SMART Accounting or other Ricoh for capture of print and copy billbacks? Thanks, tkern

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

Art Post (Guest) · 1/9/086:43 PM

The Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF Series Desktop Color Laser Multifunction Printers (MFPs) are All-In-One devices featuring All-In-One technology. Along with their single function counterparts – the Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN Series Color Laser Printers, these low volume solutions are low-cost, network-ready systems designed to produce sharp color prints at efficient speeds. Extremely easy to operate and maintain, the Aficio SP C222SF Series and SP C222DN Series simplify laser technology ownership and

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

Art Post (Guest) · 1/9/088:37 PM

I pulled this from some web site so this is not me writing about the product! Ricoh showed off a new printer this week from it’s new Aficio SP C222DN series. It’s a color laser printer and I while I’ve never used a Ricoh printer, I do use a Ricoh copier and it’s amazing and it gives a perfectly clear image everytime. I, personally, have never had any trouble with Ricoh products. These printers are sleek and compact and made for small workgroups. They are both MAC and PC compatible and easy to

Sales Comission Survey

Art Post (Guest) · 1/12/0811:46 PM

Where did you come in with your annaul earningf for fiscal 2007???

Re: MFP Leasing Companies Crying About Portfolio's

wyzguynyuk · 1/8/088:28 AM

that all copier salespeople are not “hardware slingers” and some of us are in this industry for the long haul. The next point that Art’s blog and Jim’s response touches on is the validity of the FMV lease. My industry training has taught me that the FMV lease is the best way to protect my client base, and my comp plan even rewards me for “locking in” my clients with FMV leases. However, knowing what we know about the leasing industry as well as the document imaging industry, how may of us would

Re: MFP Leasing Companies Crying About Portfolio's

Art Post (Guest) · 1/8/087:59 PM

I am going to move away from FMV, due to the fact that where I work we have no sales manager, and not much help when the end of the term comes for clients leases. What I mean is, I have to calculate the remaining term of payments, especially if we can't get a pay off sheet from the customer of the leasing company. Over the years, I have seen leasing companies not allow for machines to be returned for lates fees of $100, even after the lease termination has been sent. The customer thinks they

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

tkern · 1/13/0811:22 AM

If you base it off the posted monthly duty cycles, it is 1/5th that of the LP226cn(Lanier)(SP400dn - Ricoh.) I believe the recommended volume for that printer is approx 6k per month. If you just divide then the new model C220 should be around 1,200 per month? I would think more like 2,000 pages. @ 1,200 pages/mo, in a normal working month, that is only about 50 pages per day.

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

Jay · 1/15/081:19 PM

According to the Ricoh cost fact sheet the targeted volume is between 9000 and 11000 per year. Retail CPC for toner and wastebottle is $0.17 The fuser and transfer unit is designed to last the life of the printer This is a disposable printer.

Re: Sales Tips

Art Post (Guest) · 1/10/0810:45 PM

Rehearse the sales pitch Have everyone practice your group's sales pitch at home. Fine tune your two-sentence value proposition and make sure that every seller uses it.

Re: Print Manager Plus

Art Post (Guest) · 1/15/087:46 AM

We've installed one "Print Director" embeded in a MAC Environment (Still trying to get it working properly) and one Smart Accounting. We have not installed Print Manager Plus yet. Has anyone else installed Print Manager Plus??

Re: MFP Leasing Companies Crying About Portfolio's

wyzguynyuk · 1/8/0811:39 AM

Hey Jim, Spun like a true sales manager! (of course, I respect that!) Seriously though, maybe I’m referring to a practice that doesn’t apply to Clune. Most leasing companies I’ve worked against (when trying to help a client that is unhappy with their current vendor/service) do not allow for early payoff and return of equipment. Therefore, the only option to the client for an early termination is a full buyout of the equipment (usually not a very attractive offer). When you speak of Clune

Re: See attached File

Dan Morgan · 1/9/089:15 AM

Have you tried to contact anyone within the Solutions Deployment Group? http://www.tscweb.net/SDG/ricohdealerchannel.html If you are in Gainesville, your contact should be: Channel Manager Southeast Bryan Hogan Jarrell, Texas Work: (714) 566-0688 bryan.hogan@ricoh-usa.com

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

jorgen · 1/10/088:43 AM

The printers are now officially launched and I will try to answer any questions you may have.

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

jorgen · 1/10/0810:33 AM

One major selling point is support of Citrix Presentation Server.

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

jorgen · 1/10/0810:35 AM

quote: Originally posted by tkern: When should dealerships begin getting the information packets? I am sorry, but my workplace is in Ricoh Norway. I do not know anything about the status in the US only that the press release is out in your market.

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

jorgen · 1/14/087:37 PM

The recomended volume is around 750 per month. If you place the printer in that kind of environment it will shine. It positioned as a replacement for ink, slow color lasers and bw lasers. Please look at the japanese brochure for complete positioning. Read the headings and look at the pictures. PDF from Japan

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

tkern · 1/15/0812:20 PM

The old 22ppm color printer was rated at approx 2,500 prints per month, I wonder why other than costs, they decided to produce a "cheaper" printer with less capability?

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

Old Glory · 1/15/081:03 PM

I participated in a Ricoh teleconference on this product yesterday and they said they anticipate the average monthly volume to be 1,500/mo.

Re: Why are MFP manufacturers not GREEN!

learner · 1/12/083:59 AM

In the UK sending the used cartridges has been happening since at least 2000 i think even further back. Ricoh also in the UK have a Green centre in Wellingborough which recycles everything from cardboard to whole machines this has been operating from 2004 i think it was.

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See attached File

John · 1/8/0812:34 PM

We are working on a Bid for printers and were sent the attached schematic which shows the network map for how jobs are routed to certain printers. Can anyone help me with understanding this a little better. See the attached file and email me or give me a call. 352-665-0168 Thanks, John

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Art Post · 1/7/239:30 AM

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

First Week of January 2003

On Monday I'll finally be back to work to kick off my 43rd campaign for selling office technology. Originally I planned for one week off during the Christmas break, however we had a death in the family which set me back another week.

I'm excited to kick off what might be my last year.

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Weekend Copier Notes fom 1/6/2008

Art Post (Guest) · 1/7/087:31 PM

the KM-5050 b/w copier, and the FS-C8100DN color printer. - Ricoh, out of its InfoPrint division (production print sales HQ) in Boulder, Colorado, is apparently hiring a team called “Global Accounts”, which will call on key accounts worldwide. - Brain drain at IKON. Keith Powell, one of IKON’s Area Vice Presidents, left to become VP of Sales for Telovations of Tampa, FL, a Cisco networking provider. - A website was created to be the one source for print drivers from every printer manufacturer

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Tucson-Based CB Document Solutions Changes Name to Arizona Office Technologies

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/0811:56 AM

document management to help companies operate efficiently. AOT is a core company of Global Imaging Systems and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox (NYSE: XRX). AOT integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies from leading manufacturers Toshiba, Kyocera and Xerox. More than 12,000 companies and organizations rely on Arizona Office Technologies to deliver quality service and hardware quickly. AOT was founded in 1986, and serves businesses throughout Arizona operating out of Phoenix, Tucson

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SMART Papers Expands Digital Papers Line for Larger-Format Digital Presses

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/0812:01 PM

HAMILTON, Ohio, Jan 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Graphics professionals using the latest larger-format digital imaging equipment can now obtain premium printing papers specially engineered for this equipment. SMART Papers has added 25 SKUs of larger-format uncoated and coated papers for digital presses and production-rated color copiers with sizes available from 19"x13" up to 22.5"x14.33". OEMs including Xerox, Kodak, HP Indigo, Canon and Xante have added larger press-size formats. "This new

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DocForm 5.0 is now available to Toshiba's e-STUDIO multifunction products

Art Post (Guest) · 1/7/0812:07 AM

IRVINE, CA, – Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the availability of a new version of DocForm™, a software application for the creation of personalized print and electronic business documents. DocForm Version 5.0, working with Toshiba’s e-STUDIO® multifunction products (MFPs), offers dynamic design, creation and real-time delivery of personalized electronic business documents. DocForm, an advanced variable data application, allows the creation of all types of

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Ricoh Re-Positioning W2470 & W2600 Wide Formats

Art Post (Guest) · 1/2/086:55 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce that effective February 2, 2008 the Ricoh SP W2470, MP W3600, 2 Roll Feeder Type 240B and 1 Roll Feeder Type 240A are being repositioned bringing you new and lower dealer pricing however the pricing is retroactive to January 2, 2008 and is effective immediately.

Re: New MP C6000 & MP C7500 from Ricoh!

5050 (Guest) · 1/2/082:27 PM

will they release these in all markets? Remember when CANON did a limited realese with their MX7000. I still haven't seen one. What type of front ends are available? Looking forward to seeing these...It's about time but why only air assist and 12" x 18" if you get the lct. RICOH still needs to catch up with their competitors but this is a good start.

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Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

Art Post (Guest) · 1/6/089:14 PM

According to the Aficio League there will be SIX different models, all due to luanch in January 08. These are all laser technology. Pantone Support for C222SF and SPC222DN & SPC221N MFPs: SP220S (16ppm) Platen Cover Only SP C221SF (21ppm)Scan, Fax, Copy, Print SP C222SF (21ppm) Scan, Fax, Copy, Print Printers: SP220N (16PPM) SP221N (21ppm) SP222DN (21ppm) Thats all I got for now!

Re: Sales Tips

Neal · 1/6/089:34 AM

Art...a very good point! Might I add that not only is this important as one needs a starting off point and a game plan, but this has to be broken down into weekly and even a daily game plan. One of the things I always stressed with my salesmen was to sit down either Sunday night or early Monday morning and put together what they wanted to accomplish this week. Every evening to put together their next day. Never...never come into the office and not know what you're doing the minute your feet hit

Re: MFP Leasing Companies Crying About Portfolio's

Larry Levine · 1/4/086:42 PM

Art, I would sincerely consider not badgering lease companies like this. As we all know times in these industries are tough. I personally work with some major title companies which are closing down offices and such. The exceptional service/support from USXL far surpasses most "A" level lease companies. Concentrate on managed print services and diversify industries.

Re: MFP Leasing Companies Crying About Portfolio's

Old Glory · 1/5/0812:22 PM

Art, you know I love ya like a brother but I have to agree with Larry on this one. I have very conservative values and I believe that the entity taking on the risk, gets to make the rules. Obviously, we have the choice whether to except them. You know as well as I do that print-4-pay accounts are tougher to finance. Why? Because they are higher risk. It has always been that way because relatively speaking, most small print shops have little invested and can close up shop in a heart beat

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Good Stuff about securing Your Personal Information

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/087:39 PM

. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it. 3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home Phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary But if you have

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 12/18/221:30 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Last Week of December 2007

It's official we're down to the last 2 weeks of the year and in two weeks we'll start another weekly series for This Week in the Copier Industry 20 Years Ago. I'm looking forward to see the hot topics from when I just started this site and all of threads from our members.

ENJOY These awesome copier threads from 15 years ago!

Weekend Copiers Notes from 12/24/07

Art Post (Guest) · 12/26/0712:00 PM

junk mail) makes up less than 2% of waste in landfills. q Buyers Labs, Inc. gave out more awards for outstanding performance: o Konica Minolta bizhub C451 o Konica Minolta bizhub C550 o Konica Minolta bizhub C650 o Sharp MX-450N o Sharp MX-700 o Sharp MX-950 o Sharp MX-1100 o Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 (aka Savin C3535, Lanier LD435C) o Xerox WorkCentre 7345 o Xerox DocuColor 242 o Xerox DocuColor 252 o Xerox DocuColor 260 q Toshiba announced that it can build a nuclear reactor and fit it in a closet

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Selling Copiers " How to Maximize GP"

Art Post (Guest) · 12/30/0712:29 AM

Saturday, December 29, 2007 Thought about this the other day in car, made myself pull over and jotted down a few notes for everyone. I've complied a laundry list of points that I have adhered to in order to maximize Gross Profit. Over the years I've also concentrated on moving boxes no matter what the cost. I will address this in a blog later this month. Link for rest of blog Selling Copiers " How to Maximize GP" "Maximize GP"

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2007 'PICK OF THE YEAR' AWARDS FROM BUYERS LABORATORY INC.

Art Post (Guest) · 12/27/0710:56 PM

the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover more than 6,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete. They are available to BLI subscribers online via the company's bliQ competitive information service. This encyclopedic resource also provides quick and easy access to BLI's First Look Reports, Field Test Reports

Re: Building your own MFP!

jorgen · 12/28/078:10 PM

Ricoh Aficio MFPs does this. Media Link Board (file format converter) let you scan documents to document server and pick them up from client pc. Desk top binder pro lets you fax documents from doc server. You can scan documents via FTP to any IP adress in the network. If the MFP has PS3 insstalled the document will print (PDF direct print).

Re: Leads in Bristish Columbia (Canada)

Art Post (Guest) · 12/24/0710:33 AM

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (formerly Zecotek Medical Systems Inc.) TSX-V ZMS what it does It develops high-performance crystals, photo detectors, medical lasers, optical imaging and 3D display technologies for commercial applications in the medical diagnostics and high-tech industry. contact info Zecotek Photonics Inc. (formerly Zecotek Medical Systems Inc.) 6190 Agronomy Road Suite 408 Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada Phone: 604-827-5212 Fax: 604-827-5214 http://www.zecotek.com people

Re: Leads in Indiana

Art Post (Guest) · 12/24/0710:39 AM

ExactTarget Inc. Nasdaq EXTG (proposed) number of employees: 268 what it does It provides on-demand email marketing software to organizations of all sizes. contact info ExactTarget Inc. 20 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-423-3928 Fax: 317-396-1592 Toll-Free: 866-362-4538 http://www.exacttarget.com people Scott Dorsey Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer Peter McCormick Cofounder and Vice President of Partnerships Scott Bleczinski Vice President of Sales Traci Dolan

Re: Postscript for 240W!!!!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/28/072:42 PM

Also heard today that Ricoh is out of stock on all 240W interface cards!!! This means that we can no longer add printing and scanning and makes all off lease 240w's that do not have the interface card less desirable.

Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

jorgen · 12/28/076:53 PM

Aficio SP C220/221/222 are Ricoh engines with 3rd party controller. The printers will also be available in a MF version. These printers are winners!

Re: Leads in Georgia

Art Post (Guest) · 12/24/0710:01 AM

uVuMobile Inc. what it does It provides a complete suite of media services that combine familiar brands with user-friendly personalization, interactivity and targeted advertising to deliver it to mobile devices and customers. contact info uVuMobile Inc. 2160 Satellite Boulevard Suite 130 Duluth, GA 30097 Phone: 678-417-2000 Fax: 770-279-3149 Toll-Free: 866-447-0212 http://www.uvumobile.com people William J. Loughman President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tony

Re: Leads in North Carolina

Art Post (Guest) · 12/24/0710:43 AM

Trinity Convergence Inc. number of employees: 100 what it does It designs, develops and licenses comprehensive VoIP software solutions that help equipment manufacturers accelerate time to market and streamline product development. people Ajit Pendse Chariman and Chief Executive Officer David T. Brown Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer Mark A. Felice Cofounder and Vice President of Sales and Business Development Brian J. Lees Cofounder and Vice President of Sales, EMEA and Asia Pacific

Re: Plotbase Compatibility Charts

bandit41076 · 12/26/0712:47 PM

they need 3.7.1 to make vista work - they can call Ricoh Tech support to get the PB 3.7.1 - not sure if downloadable 'cuz of file size

Re: Savin 2400WD Windows Vista

bandit41076 · 12/26/0712:48 PM

plotbase version 3.7.1 will support Vista AND AC 2008 - can get from Ricoh tech support.

Re: IKON looks interesting to H-P for purchase

Art Post (Guest) · 12/29/071:59 PM

repurchase and announces a range of prices it is willing to pay for the stock. Shareholders then tender their shares at any price within the range and the company picks the lowest price that allows it to buy the number of shares it wants and pays that price to all stockholders. Ikon's range for its Dutch auction tender was $13 to $15. Ikon (NYSE:IKN) is the world's largest independent distributor of copiers. It also distributes related office equipment and provides document-management services.

Re: Leads in New York

Art Post (Guest) · 12/24/0710:04 AM

Remy Cointreau USA Inc. New York, NY -- It imports and distributes premium and ultra premium spirits and wines. Updated on: 12/21/2007 Mimeo.com Inc. New York, NY -- It provides Web-based, on-demand digital printing for customized business documents and marketing materials. Updated on: 12/20/2007 AQUA Equities New York, NY -- It provides an electronic trading platform focused on creating access to new pools of block liquidity for institutions, brokers, and hedge funds. Updated on: 12/19

Re: Why are MFP manufacturers not GREEN!

jorgen · 12/28/078:15 PM

All Ricoh AIO kits are sent to customers with a prepaid (in Norway) post label. The customer return the used AIO kit, and ricoh send it to Ricoh Europe. For more information about Ricoh environment activeties, please go to www.ricoh.com Look up ECONOMICS, the banner ad on the top left. Also please read the Ricoh sustainability report. If you are interested in the environment it is great stuff.

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EIS Quatra "The Perfect Color Wide Format"

Art Post (Guest) · 12/27/075:11 PM

I just finished my first install on the EIS Quatra "M" series from Paradigm Imaging. This is an awesome unit! The ease of set-up and install is exceptional along with the configuration of scan, print and copy drivers! go here for rest of story http://mfpsolutions.blogspot.c...ormat-mfp-saves.html

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MLB 2008 Opener in Yomiri, Japan !!!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/28/077:30 PM

over 23), a total of six games. (場所はいずれも東京ドーム) (Tokyo Dome are both places) 　リコーのMLB開幕戦の協賛は、2004年の「ニューヨーク・ヤンキースvs.タンパベイ・デビルレイズ」に続いて2度目です。 Associated Ricoh's opening game of the MLB 2004, "New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays" followed by a second. 今回はワールドチャンピオンとなったレッドソックスの松坂大輔選手、岡島秀樹選手の凱旋試合になります。 This is the World Champion Red Sox player Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima player game victory. 　リコーは、お客様に感動していただけるような価値の提供により、グローバルブランドの確立と事業拡大を目指しています。 Ricoh is a move to help ensure that

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Advertising Links FREE!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/30/0712:39 AM

Keeping the P4P Hotel FREE. It seems that I have built a monster and bandwidth is starting to take its toll. My intention is to always keep the P4P Hotel FREE, I do not ask for donations. In order to keep the P4P we need members to click on the advertising links at the top of the site and at least check out what our advertisers have to offer. As long as the hits keep coming along with potential sales, the P4P will stay FREE. As of right know we have some very good companies that support the P4P

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In -Arkansas

Art Post (Guest) · 12/24/079:53 AM

Materials Jim Precht Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Alford Drinkwater Senior Vice President of Administration Eric E. Barnes Chief Accounting Officer 12/20/2007 - $13.5 million in financing

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wide format color scanner

bandit41076 · 12/26/0712:52 PM

will be released soon as a stand alone private labeled unit. See attached article for info on scanning - new Ricoh scanner will be CCD technology. http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/...amp;articleid=461582

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 12/9/225:10 PM

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Chicago State copier buys were inside deal

Shaja · 12/17/079:51 AM

that equipment. ...[snipped]... The copier contract was signed by [Chicago State University President} Daniel in February. The university then paid $251,000 by wire transfer for two Konica Minolta c6500 digital color copying systems and accessories, as well as delivery to Ghana, in western Africa. ...[Snipped]... Another Konica Minolta dealer who sold Chicago State two c6500 copiers in July seemed shocked by the price for the Ghana project copiers. "What we sold, with machines that have greater

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News from BLI "Fall Winners"

Art Post (Guest) · 12/17/077:12 PM

And the Fall 2007 "Pick" Winners are… Outstanding Segment 4 Monochrome MFP Sharp MX-M450N Outstanding Segment 3 Business Color MFP Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 (also sold as Gestetner DSc535, Lanier LD435c and Savin C3535) Outstanding Segment 4 Business Color MFP Konica Minolta bizhub C451 (41- to 50-ppm) Xerox WorkCentre 7345 (41- to 50-ppm) Konica Minolta bizhub C550 (51- to 60-ppm) Konica Minolta bizhub C650 (61- to 69-ppm) Outstanding Critical Color MFPs Xerox DocuColor 242 (51- to 60-ppm) Xerox

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AFICIO SP C400DN COLOR LASER PRINTER

Art Post (Guest) · 12/17/077:14 PM

solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh’s line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and

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Christmas Greetings from Xerox Execs

Art Post (Guest) · 12/22/077:51 PM

I could not find pics of Ricoh exec, but I did find pics of Xerox exec, hope you all like Merry Christmas Merry Christmas with Xerox

Re: Sales Tips

Art Post (Guest) · 12/18/078:12 PM

prospecting for new business, keep in mind that the person you’re talking to is going through this same mental evaluation process. For example, if a receptionist answers the call and you say, "Good morning, it’s Peter from Lucky Print. How are you today? Could you please tell me who orders the printing for your company?" he or she will most likely respond, "Thank you for calling, but we’re not interested right now. We’re happy with our printer." The receptionist knows to respond that way because she’s

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"Kirk" is BACK!!!!!!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/20/077:18 PM

Officer and Board Member of InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture company between Ricoh and IBM, based in Boulder, Colorado. Nori Goto will continue to serve in his current position as Vice Chairman of Ricoh Americas Corporation and as President of Ricoh U.S., a division of Ricoh Americas Corporation that oversees the sales and marketing of Ricoh’s office equipment operations for the Ricoh, Savin and Lanier brands. The current Chairman & CEO of Ricoh Americas Corporation Susumu “Sam” Ichioka

Re: Embedded Controller and batch printing

bandit41076 · 12/17/0712:40 PM

to batch plot on the embedded controller - you can use webprint for TIFF and PLT files ONLY. You can batch PDF's with DTB lite if a FULL version of Abobe is loaded on the same workstation as DTB, or if using DTB pro. You can drag PDF's directly into the print driver (however, if you need 3 sets, drag 3 times...) You can load KIP request ( a free download from kipusa.com) on the customers workstation, and use that, pointed to the TCP IP address of the Ricoh... (NOT RECOMMENDED!!!)

Re: Embedded Controller and batch printing

chops · 12/17/075:56 PM

Best set up for batch printing is w/ external controller, Plot Client WIN and PS, DWG licenses. Processes drawings in 30 seconds rather than 3 minutes, and is versatile for todays customer requirements, ie: printing out bid sets from electronic files off CD's, e-mail or websites. Use the Ricoh Scanner Option for direct network scanning.

Re: New MP C6000 & MP C7500 from Ricoh!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/16/079:38 AM

Base Printer Unit -Speed: -MP6000: 55ipm Color / 60ipm Black -MP7500: 70ipm Color / 70ipm Black -4-Drum Electrostatic / Transfer Belt -Resolution -Print: 600dpi -Copy: 600dpi -Copy Send: 600dpi

Re: Service Agreements and "Free" Copies

Chuck · 12/16/078:57 PM

Frankly I'd charge a lower color click rate and say to the customer "we trust YOU to manage your color output, why waste those FREE color copies if you don't use them". Of course, I get nothing for clicks or MA's as a sales rep, give me the profit on the box and I'm happy.

Re: Sales Tips

Art Post (Guest) · 12/19/073:42 PM

ASTONISH CUSTOMERS Providing outstanding service means nurturing your clients by consistently doing things that move the customer from mere satisfaction to astonishment. In other words, even though delivering a quality job on time may often require that your salespeople go out of their way, in most cases the client won’t acknowledge the salesperson’s extra efforts because they perceive these efforts as the salesperson’s duty. It is only when you go beyond the expected--when you astonish your

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Re: wide format document management

Wideformatguy · 12/16/0711:36 AM

You should also take a look at ARCBASE from Ratio. All wide format file types, fully integrated with Plotbase and OCR of CAD drawings for easy full text, and/or index data search. http://www.arcbase.de UN/PW = demo/demo

Re: Plotbase Compatibility Charts

chops · 12/17/075:47 PM

Perfect timing for this question: 470 customer has XP pro SP 2 on their server PC w/ PB 3.3.1 running. Today they tried to prinf from a PC w/ Vista 64 and could not. Whta's the best way to make this work? On the Ricoh douwnload site I see 3.6.037 for the 470...is this the one? thxs.

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How low do you think all inclusive Color Cost Per Copies will Go?

Art Post (Guest) · 12/16/071:37 PM

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Color Copy Cost Poll!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/16/071:37 PM

Seems like everytime you turn around there is a lower cpp for color copiers from either the manufacturers or the dealer.

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Tis The Season!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/17/077:09 PM

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Happy Kwanzaa to All and May everyone have a Healthy & Happy New Year! I would like to thank everyone for all of thier input over the last year and without all of you it would be very hard to be knowledgable with all of Ricoh's Products. Art Post

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Postscript for 240W!!!!

TroyS · 12/21/079:39 AM

I need a Postscript Coupon for an Aficio 240W..... Apparently these are discontinued..... Thanks for the warning Ricoh!!!! UGGGHHHH. If anyone can help, I sure would appreciate it!

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 12/4/226:44 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Second Week of December 2007

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Thus, it was time to send another email to the client and the response was "we are still evaluating our options". Okay, so the typical response should be? I used "I understand the need for options, can you tell me what your other option(s) are? A few minutes passed and the response was what I thought it would be, they are looking at another device from a another vendor.

It was a few minutes until it clicked and thus I knew exactly what was going on.....more to come this week on my blog

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RICOH INTRODUCES THE GX7000 GELSPRINTER COLOR PRINTER

Art Post (Guest) · 12/14/077:33 AM

launched the GX7000 GelSprinter ™ color printer. This cost-effective, energy-efficient printer provides vivid color and high productivity that is ideal for small and mid-sized office environments looking to minimize their total cost of ownership. The innovative GelSprinter technology eliminates smudging and curling by utilizing quick-drying viscous ink, belt-driven paper feeding and a long-lasting printhead design. With a print speed of 29 pages per minute (ppm), in both color and black and white, the

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New MP C6000 & MP C7500 from Ricoh!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/13/078:26 PM

These units are due to launch January 2008. Does anyone have any info on these models?? All, I know is that is going to be a "killer" product, Canon, Xerox and KonicaMinolta are going to have major problems competing with us!

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RICOH INTRODUCES THE GX2500 COLOR PRINTER

Art Post (Guest) · 12/14/077:31 AM

color printer for the small office utilizing Ricoh’s GelSprinterTM technology. The GX2500 is the first in the line of Ricoh GelSprinter products that is specifically designed for workgroups of up to three users. The GX2500 produces documents at 28 pages per minute (ppm) in both color and black and white using an enhanced viscous ink formulation. Vivid color documents are made possible by GelSprinter technology, which is not only waterproof and fade resistant, it also averts any smearing and

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Kyocera Products On Government Security Checklist

Art Post (Guest) · 12/11/076:52 PM

the printing capability of 60 and 80 pages per minute, respectively. Recently, the KM-8030 underwent an impressive 2,500,000 page print test by Buyers Laboratory; highlighting the machine’s outstanding performance and reliability. “Kyocera’s inclusion on the NIST Security Checklist gives us a strong competitive advantage over other key industry players,” said Victor Moro, product and solutions marketing manager, monochrome MFPs, Kyocera Mita America, Inc. “The government dictates the pace of the

Re: Service Agreements and "Free" Copies

Art Post (Guest) · 12/11/0711:12 PM

$6,000 per month! This can be very lucrative by giving away 500 each and every month, the mindset will be to make color copiers and color prints because the first 500 is FREE. B) Most Customer Care Agreements, Cost Per Copy Agreements from the Big Boys, Global, Xerox, Ikon and Danka have cost per copy clauses in them, they are in small print and usually on the back of the document. Basically what they state is that if they decide you are using too much toner they will assess an additional charge to

Re: Danka Dead or Alive @ .16 .

Art Post (Guest) · 12/11/078:50 AM

I'm thinking maybe HP, if they can't cut a deal for Ikon. Ricoh is still buried in the Lanier, IBM buys. Canon would really piss off Ikon if they made a move. KonicaMinolta does not have the financial strength nor the personel to pull it off. Xerox is still working out the bugs with Global. Hp maybe the solution.

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Ricoh Introduction of the GX2500 and GX7000

Art Post (Guest) · 12/8/0711:27 PM

Ricoh is pleased to introduce the new Ricoh GX2500 and GX7000 color printers. The GX2500 is Ricoh’s lowest price offering in the color printer category, featuring innovative GelSprinter technology, which includes “Viscous Inks”, a “Wide Print Head”, and a unique “Belt Feeding System.” This 28PPM SOHO printer provides high quality color prints at a low total cost of ownership. The new flagship model in the GX SFP Series is the GX7000, which will replace the G7500 model. The GX7000 is Ricoh’s

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Print Much???

Art Post (Guest) · 12/9/077:55 PM

Sunday, December 9, 2007 Print Much? You hear it over and over; printed pages on laser printers can have twice the volume of conventional copier and MFP's. Use your eyes when walking into accounts and the number of printers can be astounding, especially since manufacturers have the average monochrome laser printer price about $300. Your mission is to capture these prints either with your MFP's or your laser printers. Lets face it, it's much easier for clients to authorize buying a new laser

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Ricoh Introduction of the SP C400DN

Art Post (Guest) · 12/10/074:38 PM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the release of the Ricoh Aficio SP C400DN. Built on the same proven platform as the highly successful SP C410DN and SP C411DN, the SP C400DN is a new addition to Ricoh’s line of mid-range color laser printers. This new model offers the same level of functionality and reliability at a lower price. With fast print speeds of 26ppm for full-color and black and white, a robust maximum duty cycle of 150,000 per month, and true 1200 x 1200dpi resolution, the SP C400DN

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New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/15/077:31 PM

Ricoh Japan proudly presented their new laser printer, the IPSiO SP C220. Designed with respect to needs of small business units and home use, the printer aims at achieving high productivity. The IPSiO SP C220 easily produces quality documents in colour and black at the speed of 16 pages per minute. It features miniature compactly placed cartridges including four colour cartridges for better results. Further more IPSiO SP C220 also includes unique functions such as Image position error

Re: Danka Dead or Alive @ .16 .

Bob Riendeau · 12/13/076:31 AM

Danka is dead... I have heard rumors that Danka may split when they do get sold. Konica Minolta is looking at the commercial business. Though I cannot confirm it. It may make sense for Ricoh PPBG whom is funded through Ricoh Japan to look at buying the High volume portion of the business. Considering that they have a contract in place with Kodak. I do know they just battled hard to keep a very highly regarded Solutions Engineer from going to Ricoh PPBG the day he was suppose to report in.

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Three Kodak Products Get JDF Certification

Art Post (Guest) · 12/11/076:50 PM

Three Kodak Products Get JDF Certification Industry Leading Three JDF Certifications Demonstrate Kodak’s Commitment to Open Solutions That Help Create a Unified Workflow. ROCHESTER, NY, Dec. 10, 2007 — With the most JDF certifications in the industry, an anticipated two additional certifications coming in 2007, followed by five more in 2008, and a series of JDF enabled products, Kodak is serious about JDF and open connectivity. Supporting Industry Standards “Kodak’s approach to workflow is

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Embedded Controller and batch printing

John · 12/11/079:29 PM

Is there any way to batch print/plot using the embedded controller (RPCS driver) when all drawings are individual files? Scanrouter Lite says that the device is not supported when you try to combine the files together and print.

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Toshiba Direct in the news

Neal · 12/13/076:54 AM

well, here they grow again. one more dealershipdown.http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?...ewID=news_view_popup

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Funny Copier Joke

Art Post (Guest) · 12/15/077:00 PM

Here's one I found on the web:A young executive was leaving the office at 6 pm when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in hand.“Listen,” said the CEO, “this is important, and my secretary has left....

Re: RPCS Driver Default black Print

wyzguynyuk · 12/8/079:16 AM

Art, After opening the driver's properties screen from the "Printers and Faxes" folder, select "Printintg Preferences" and then select "Black and White" at the bottom left. Here's the part I usually miss: Don't forget to select "Apply" on the bottm right! The other thing about the RPCS driver that usually messes with my clients, is that you have to repeat this procedure for every one of the "Custom Settings" icons or only the "No Setting" icon will default to Black and White. Hope this helps

Re: "currently no printer online" error

John · 12/11/079:26 PM

Take the Interface PCB print board out of the controller PC and place in another open available slot. Use slot #2 or #3. Turn off the copier and turn it back on then turn on the computer. Make sure to do it in this order. See if the message clears up. Has the customer had any power spikes recently?

Re: Embedded Controller and batch printing

Art Post (Guest) · 12/11/0711:50 PM

Thats a bunch of BS, that one one of the key selling points when I argued that the cost of the W2400's was too high. I was told DTB would allow you to merge wf documents and print them as one document! 1) Are you using pdf's? if so there is always Adobe Pro, however the cost is high. 2)Download FREE trial of DTB(full version) for trial, see if that works. Someone mentioned on the p4p the other day that batch printing with the web client was a snap. I'll try and find it for you. Please let ne

Re: Sales Tips

Art Post (Guest) · 12/14/077:35 AM

WHAT IS OUTSTANDING SERVICE? To answer this question, we contacted their salespeople--more than 300 of them--and asked the following question: "What steps do you take to ensure that your clients receive outstanding service?" Before reading any further, take a sheet of paper and list 10 ways in which you or your salespeople are servicing your accounts. Then, compare your answers to the following list. 1. Discuss job with client and gather specs. 2. Prepare and submit quote. 3. Pick up artwork. 4

Re: New MP C6000 & MP C7500 from Ricoh!

IT Dude · 12/14/072:01 PM

Here is what I was given at a recent conference.

Re: RBS Rumor

Pete Maimone 2 (Guest) · 12/10/0712:51 PM

Art, Shaja is correct in her statements. As an RBS direct rep. I experience the same problems internally as she does externally. I spend equal amounts of time if not more solving customer problems (without response from many within the company) as I do selling. The Lanier merger has presented many problems, which we anticipated. But not as bad as it is now. Hopefully with the new upper level changes in Ricoh Americas there will be some positive changes that make their way down to us and our

Re: Up Coming Ricoh Launches

Art Post (Guest) · 12/15/071:07 AM

New MFP Lineup Michael Hunter, Ricoh’s director of corporate product marketing, presented Ricoh’s hardware roadmap, while also including a number of slides in his presentation showing off the awards Ricoh MFPs have recently won from BLI. He then presented Ricoh’s new MFP models, while also detailing their market positioning. First up in the color lineup was the MP C2000, which has just been released as a new addition to Ricoh’s MFP portfolio. A Segment 1 color device, the Aficio MP C2000 is

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Visual Edge now Buying Dealerships!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/9/078:03 PM

- A maker of print controller software for wide format color inkjet printers, is looking to buy copier dealerships. Visual Edge, run by Michael Brigner, announced that Brian Frank is now in charge of the two dealerships that Visual Edge owns in Ohio. Brian Frank used to run one of the dealerships, Graphic Enterprises Inc. (GEI). The other is Copeco Inc. The company hopes to make more acquisitions in 2008.

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Bates Stamping on MP9000/1100/1350

Bob Riendeau · 12/13/076:16 AM

I had trouble finding out how to activate the Bates Stamping feature on the Katana's so I figured I might as well post it.

Re: RPCS Driver Default black Print

Bob N (Guest) · 12/9/079:40 PM

Your service people can also go to the TSC Web Site and downlaod the RPCS Driver Editor and easily make changes to the drivers. I think the have a black print only driver as well.

Re: RPCS Driver Default black Print

Art Post (Guest) · 12/9/0710:54 PM

quote: Originally posted by Bob N: Your service people can also go to the TSC Web Site and downlaod the RPCS Driver Editor and easily make changes to the drivers. I think the have a black print only driver as well. Now thats pretty cool, than!

Re: State cries foul after getting refurbished copiers

spressomon · 12/10/0711:23 AM

What brand copiers?

Re: CLP240d & Adobe Illustrator

jswinberlin · 12/11/0710:25 PM

My tech support tells me that the ppd is not the driver. They say A PPD (Postscript Printer Description) file is a file that describes the fonts, paper sizes, resolution, and other capabilities that are standard for a particular Postscript printer. A printer driver program uses a PPD file to understand the capabilities of a particular printer. They say the driver is not located on the website and that it is actually on the Fiery. I'm not sure how you acheived the results you did. I really wish

Re: Embedded Controller and batch printing

John · 12/11/0711:36 PM

What did I say. Yes, I meant desktop binder lite. It will not let you print large documents. It also says that the device (w2400 RPCS) is not supported. I can assure you I will not sell another embedded controller again. Unfortunately, I still need to figure out a way to batch print.

Re: Service Agreements and "Free" Copies

jswinberlin · 12/12/079:08 PM

Art: A) I understand about the pump priming method, however it seems like this is assuming the customer was not going to print any color if we didn't give it away to begin with. That is a HUGE assumption. I don't completely get your math. It seems like you're saying a 1500 volume would yield a big profit. If you look at the table below, assuming that color costs 5 cents to make and the customer pays 9.5 cents for the overages, you only make $20 a unit in profit at 1500 per month. If you charged

Re: Whose is Gonna Acquire Who in 08!

Pete Maimone 2 (Guest) · 12/10/0712:33 PM

Ricoh Buying IKON? c'mon folks.... Ricoh is tooo screwed up to pull that one off.

Re: Ricoh and Server setup

jswinberlin · 12/11/0710:08 PM

, etc... Solution selling is great, but we should probably start with the basics and this is definitely one of the most important. Sorry for rambling.

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Oce VarioStream 9000 Family Sets Speed Benchmarks

Art Post (Guest) · 12/11/076:52 PM

VarioStream 9510 and Océ VarioStream 9610 printers join the recently announced Océ VarioStream 9710 model to set new standards in high-productivity printing with a significant increase in black and white printing speed. The Océ VarioStream 9510, Océ VarioStream 9610 and Océ VarioStream 9710 models deliver greater printing speed, thereby increasing print productivity by up to 80 percent. All three models are targeted at the particularly high demands of users in the black and white sector. Growing

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Service Agreements and "Free" Copies

jswinberlin · 12/11/0710:40 PM

It seems like some vendors, especially Xerox are building in or giving away free color copies in their recommendations. Does anyone know just how free they are and how they can afford to do it? If you consider it probably costs 5 cents a page and they're giving away 500 per month, that's $25 per month. How can you do this and remain competitive? I think the next time a prospect tells me this, I'm going to tell them we'll do it, but only if they provide us the competition's proposal. This way

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DWF & Plot Client

Art Post (Guest) · 12/14/078:00 AM

My customer is interested in a new 480W, he also wants to batch print dwf's from Plotclient 1) Do I need the DWG controller to do this? Are there any other options? Thanx

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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Six New Digital Printers In Konica Minolta Line

Art Post (Guest) · 12/4/073:52 PM

Six New Digital Printers In Konica Minolta Line Konica Minolta Enhances Printer/AIO Line with Six New Products. Expanded Printer Product Family Provides Cost-Effective, High-Quality Output for a Wide Variety of Work Settings. RAMSEY, NJ, December 3, 2007 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop, today unveiled several new network-ready color and monochrome printers

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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. PARTNERS WITH KIP AMERICA

Art Post (Guest) · 12/2/072:27 PM

TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. PARTNERS WITH KIP AMERICA TO ENABLE WIDE-FORMAT MULTIFUNCTION PRODUCT OFFERINGS Note from Art: That makes Kyocera, KonicaMinolta, KIP and Toshiba selling the same box, is KIP related to Ricoh??? LOL Authorized Toshiba Dealers Provided with Best-in-Class Wide-Format Solutions to Meet Demands of Architectural, Engineering and Construction Clients IRVINE , California ( Sep 25, 2007 ) : Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) is proud to announce a

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RICOH PRINTERS WIN BUYERS LABORATORY

Art Post (Guest) · 12/3/073:25 PM

document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh’s line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and

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IKON Announces New IKON PowerPro(TM) 550 Color Server for the New IKON CPP(R) 550

Art Post (Guest) · 12/4/076:05 PM

, go to: www.pod-wf.com/ikon . About IKON IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com) is the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, enabling customers worldwide to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates best-in-class copiers, printers and MFP technologies from leading manufacturers, such as Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita and HP, and document management software and systems from companies like Captaris, Kofax, EFI

Re: RBS Rumor

Shaja · 12/5/079:39 AM

There are a couple of things I don't like about how Konica Minolta does things, but that's more a personal preference than a "Makes-No-Sense-Whatsoever" or "Mess-Over-The-Dealer" problem. Konica makes us switch regions every year, which means we have to get used to an entire new set of sales managers and administrative people. But, once we know who they are, things are fine. There's a West Coast-based dealer on this board who has issues with Konica's service support, but I've never heard of any

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Ricoh 7030D and Windows Vista

John · 12/3/0712:00 PM

Is there a way to make the 7030D work with Vista?John

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Former Mount Vernon schools purchasing agent charged with bribery

Art Post (Guest) · 12/4/073:51 PM

released on $15,000 bail and is due in court Dec. 11. He faces a maximum of seven years in state prison. The District Attorney's Office said Rose accepted a bribe of $3,500 from a sales representative of Ricoh Americas Corporation between June 21, 2005, and July 13, 2005. In exchange, the complaint alleges, the copier company was to receive a five-year contract from the district worth in excess of $1 million for 73 copiers, support products and related services. In August of that year, the

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RBS caught giving a kickback!

Boston Mike · 12/4/074:36 PM

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State cries foul after getting refurbished copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 12/5/078:38 AM

By Kurt Erickson kurt.erickson@lee.net SPRINGFIELD -- State officials are considering legal action after discovering something fishy about 315 “new” copy machines purchased from a New York company last spring. According to records, it appears as if the state believes the copiers actually were refurbished, rather than new. The hit on taxpayers after the transaction with Brooklyn, New York-based M&M Computers is pegged at an estimated $165,217. The copiers, which had been targeted for use at the

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Ricoh Introduction of GlobalScan Version 3.0

Art Post (Guest) · 12/5/075:11 PM

Continuing its evolution to meet customer’s growing needs, Ricoh is pleased to announce the latest version of the award-winning industry leading GlobalScan server software. Ricoh’s new GlobalScan server software offers an improved user interface, enhanced security features, and greater configurability, being able to fit into the most demanding enterprise environments. The NEW GlobalScan 3.0 works with your networked MFPs to enable document scanning and rapid distribution of digital information

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"currently no printer online" error

racerx · 12/5/075:34 PM

Hi All, I get this message when opening plotclient 3.6. Also the windows printer gives me a snmp connection error when I try to open the printing preference dialog box. I've tried using the ip address and the hostname in the spool path but neither works. Any suggestion?

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RPCS Driver Default black Print

Art Post (Guest) · 12/7/079:27 AM

Is there anyway to defaut the RPCS print driver to print Black only? This question is from one of my customers, I have tried however everytime I change the setting and re open it always goes to color. Thanx

Re: RBS Rumor

Shaja · 12/4/079:34 AM

service on this unit. It took a month of me begging and pleading with I-don't-know-how-many different Ricoh staff members to get an answer. If a dealer hired sales and admin staff who didn't know their own contracts, those people would be out the door immediately. At the same time, I've got three different other Ricoh admin staff people calling me for the install date and meter read. Why does Ricoh need to spend so much money on redundant salaries - nobody is talking to each other and all three

Re: RBS Rumor

Art Post (Guest) · 12/4/078:15 PM

Shaja: Since you are a Dual Line Dealer, do you have the same problems with KonicaMinolta as Ricoh? Also thanx for the heads up with all of the background info!

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Who is going to Buy Who in 2009

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Re: GSA Comp

Chuck · 12/1/0712:55 AM

GSA Compensation Equipment Purchase Commission = GSA Selling price – 20% off LDP LTOP Commission = GSA Selling price – 15% off LDP Supplies Commission = 25% of GSA Selling Price Maintenance 94% of GSA Selling Price Any discounts offered by dealer will be deducted from dealer commission.

Re: "currently no printer online" error

Wideformatguy · 12/5/0710:05 PM

SNMP connection between the Client PC and Server PC is blocked. Just turn off the firewall on the server PC, or have the IT guy allow an exception for port 161. You can still print from the Client PC, even if you get the SNMP message, just can't be certain whether the plotter is on line and ready.

Re: "currently no printer online" error

racerx · 12/6/0711:50 AM

I've already opened all the ports in the windows firewall that ricoh uses and have even turned the firewall off. Still No good.I've had this on a couple of installs and using the ip address instead of the hostname worked but not this time. I wonder if reloading the plotbase is in order?

Re: RBS Rumor

Solutions Guru (Guest) · 12/3/075:04 PM

They merged Lanier into the financials and Lanier has been loosing money for years now. Now they are just losing money under the Ricoh name.

Re: Enable right click on websites

Shaja · 12/3/075:56 PM

My favorite way around this: Print the web page as a pdf. Open the new pdf file in Acrobat or Reader and copy the image. Open Paint or your favorite image editor, and paste into a new image file. (Or paste directly into Word if you prefer.) (You might lose a little bit in image quality depending on your Distiller settings, but it's a quick way to git 'er done.) But, Art, I will hang on to your tip because it's always handy to have more than one way to skin the proverbial web designer ... Thanks!

Re: RBS caught giving a kickback!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/4/078:10 PM

Wonder what happened to the reps and managers at RBS or RAC (Ricoh Americas Corp)? Whew! Glad I'm not involved in this!

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Support Your Local AIA Chapter!

Art Post (Guest) · 12/2/072:08 PM

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Brother's First Digital Color Laser Copier/Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 11/29/077:05 PM

*, available in November 2007) and the DCP-9045CDN ($699 street price*, available December 2007). These new, network ready digital color copier/printers represent the final additions to Brother’s new color laser product lines, and use the same new single-pass laser print engine utilized in the HL-4000 Printer Series and MFC-9000 All-in-One Series launched earlier this year. “With the introduction of these products we can now address the needs of small workgroups seeking reliable and easy to use

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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION INTRODUCES ENHANCED VERSION OF SCANROUTER SOFTWARE

Art Post (Guest) · 11/26/074:56 PM

is needed to implement ScanRouter; the capabilities are built right into the device. With an added new Print Delivery feature, ScanRouter EX can also interact with network printers. In addition, ScanRouter EX now has even more options for file formatting to better fit into customers’ work environments. Searchable PDF, PNG, JPG and TIFF are just a few of the file types supported by ScanRouter EX. With ScanRouter EX, users can send files to a variety of destinations, such as an e-mail, folder, in

Re: new Ricoh SP1000SF.

jswinberlin · 11/28/077:28 PM

We have the Savin version in our showroom. Looks good. Same as the Savin 3815 fax, but has a platen also. Smells a little like a Samsung or Brother but documentation indicates its a Ricoh OEM. Feeder seems more reliable than the Savin AC205. A good tool to compete against the big box office supply chains and catalogue companies. Fits many needs, small laser printer, fax machine, convenience copier. With the price being so low any company can afford one. I guess the real question would be how

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Copier Questions Forum Launched!

Art Post (Guest) · 11/24/072:00 PM

Saturday, November 24, 2007 Copier Questions Forum Launched! The p4photel has just released a beta version for Copier Questions Message Board Forum. The Copier Questions Forum is designed to give end users the ability to ask our Docusultants questions that pertain to copiers and office equipment. go here for rest of story... Copier Question Forum

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Xerox WC 7328

Deanw · 11/27/079:46 PM

We have been running into this machine a lot. Any tips on defeating it? Also most of the competitive offers include 500 "free" color pages per month - any idea on how much xerox is building into the deal to cover this? Thanks!

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font sizes differ in color when printed

mikefio22 (Guest) · 11/28/072:30 PM

I have a word document that when printed, the first letter of both words in the title come out a different color than the rest of the words. The font is the same, but the first two letters are at font size 100 compared to 80 for the rest of the words. But if I change all letters to 80, everything is fine. I have printed it on a C2525 (RPCS & PCL5c), CLP26 (RPCS, PCL5c and PS). the only time it worked is when i printed to the CLP26 PS. Has onyone else ran into this? Or have any suggestions on

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Notification when forwarding

jswinberlin · 11/28/077:32 PM

My customer has a Savin C2824 and would like all incoming faxes forwarded to a folder. Their IT support says they've seen a Kyocera Mita do this and send a notification to the person whose PC the folder is on. Does anyone know of an application that will do this? My other alternative I guess would be email notification. Any ideas?

Re: Kyocera Rumor!

merlin · 11/29/079:20 AM

Being a Ricoh/Kyocera dealer, we have out a bunch out in the market place. An they all are running great. So I don't know why other dealers are having problems, but we are not.

Re: Kyocera Rumor!

Art Post (Guest) · 11/30/072:53 PM

quote: Originally posted by francois54: The KMA 4850w was a fantastic product, well ahead of it's time. KMA's dismal support of their wide format product line lead to it's demise, but had they any sense they could've owned the market. Their enept marketing of this very customer focused solution caused it's demise as Ricoh, Kip and later XES (6204) capitalized on the time KMA gave them (about 2-3 years) to get a single footprint, 600 dpi wide format system to market. To add salt to the wound,KMA

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c3535 full bleed

Deanw · 11/26/073:13 PM

We have a customer with a Savin C3535 they want to print 8.5x11 full bleed. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

Re: Kyocera Rumor!

toddanderson · 11/26/076:32 AM

They only have one model,and that 3650w has been nothing but problems for us, not sure if it really matters if kyocera has a wide format or not. quote: Originally posted by Art Post: Heard from a well respected source that Kyocera will be eliminating its wide format systems. Has anyone else heard this??

Re: Plotclient WIN "Auto" order printing

Wallin Team · 11/26/0710:19 AM

I don't think this would work for the customer as they need to have the lever up so that they can print to both upper and lower exits. If it is the lever that is messing up the logic, they will still be in the same predicament. Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Kyocera Rumor!

UKTeam · 11/26/0710:31 AM

Its kind of true. All Kyocera's own wide format have ceased production. The KM-3640w is a remodelled KIP 3000 and the only wide format available through Kyocera right now. And it seems the original KIP version wins this one....

Re: 30 x 42 Half Scale

chops · 11/27/0711:33 PM

1" border benefits: 1)If they are doing sets of drawings they can staple them together with a BINDING STRIP. This creates a nice, neat package, and in alot of cases, the company can put their logo, address, ect on it. Contractors do this often so the Sub-contractors know where the prints came from: it's advertising. 2) for in-house prints it allows for notes to be written on the edges...in BIG letters so there's no mistake about what needs to be changed.

Re: Notification when forwarding

IT Dude · 11/28/078:42 PM

u can remind the IT person that the Kyocera has to have 2 pieces of software loaded on each PC that can only run in startup mode (no service mode)for this to be capable.

Re: Kyocera Rumor!

francois54 (Guest) · 11/30/0711:41 AM

The KMA 4850w was a fantastic product, well ahead of it's time. KMA's dismal support of their wide format product line lead to it's demise, but had they any sense they could've owned the market. Their enept marketing of this very customer focused solution caused it's demise as Ricoh, Kip and later XES (6204) capitalized on the time KMA gave them (about 2-3 years) to get a single footprint, 600 dpi wide format system to market. To add salt to the wound,KMA then got in bed with Kip to capitalize

Re: IKON looks interesting to H-P for purchase

JasonR · 11/26/079:10 AM

I was at an HP onference recently where they explained that they currently have 5% of the TOTAL worldwide printing and imaging market. Then they said, to get to 20%, we'd need to triple our staffing, meaning we'd have to hire 480,000 people. Obviously, we can't do that so we're looking to you (Channel Partners) to do it for us! I mention this because "Buying the channel" is obviously another way to do that.

Re: c3535 full bleed

Art Post (Guest) · 11/26/074:05 PM

yep, have them print two up on 12x18 paper and then cut to 8.5 x 11 or you can have customer cut paper for 9x12 and then cut to 8.5 x 11

Re: c3535 full bleed

Eddie2Times · 11/27/079:17 AM

Art is right. The rule of thumb is that you never print to a bleed, always trim to a bleed.

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telemarketer

Deanw · 11/27/079:50 PM

I'm considering hiring a part-time telemarketer to call phone call companies in our database and see if they are making any equipment changes because are salespeople are too busy and many companies aren't getting called on. Does anyone have this in place? How is it working? Any suggestions on compensation? Thanks!

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