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This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago
First Week of January 2003
We are delighted to present our new series of what happened in our industry twenty years ago each week. This will be a new weekly series to go along with the other three series that includes the week in copiers 5, 10 and 15 years ago!
This makes an entire generation of threads, press releases, comments and much more.
Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 20 years ago
Rioch Press Release
Art Post (Guest) ·
, that's meant higher profit margins than for the old-fashioned copiers office workers have come to know and loathe. Unlike Xerox, or its chief competitor Canon, Ricoh isn't exactly a household name. But it's still one of the world's largest makers of office-automation equipment, including printers, fax machines and scanners as well as copiers. The company also is a major supplier of semiconductors, compact-disc drives and digital cameras. Copiers and supplies account for about 55% of Ricoh's
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Factoring the Total Cost of Copier & Printer Ownership for Customers: Are You Doing Your Homework?
Graham ·
network color laser printer makes the most sense, but with dozens of these types of printers in the market, further analysis must be done before making the final selection. Step 2: Narrow the Options To help Fred drill down into details like print speed, processor types, available connections, size and standard and expandable memory, give him information about more than one product that could fit the bill. Supply Fred with data sheets and comparisons that show not only the products' capabilities but
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Konica
Art Post (Guest) ·
-directional Parallel, USB and 10/100 BaseT interfaces PCL5c® Emulation and Genuine Adobe® PostScript® 3 compatibility Available with duplex printing capability (dxn model) Pricing and Availability An affordable competitive option, the Konica 7812 is available through Konica's North American direct sales, authorized dealer and value-added reseller channels. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (SRP) for the 7812n is $3,999 and the 7812dxn is $5,499. Konica Business Technologies Inc. Visit Konica
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Merger.......Will it Work?
Art Post (Guest) ·
their combined revenues. The office equipment and digital camera businesses have been two of the brightest spots for Japan's struggling high-tech manufacturers, powering both Canon. Inc. (7751.T) and Ricoh Co. Ltd. (7752.T) to record profits. SECOND TIER But Konica and Minolta have been second-tier players in both of those markets, even if they boast strong positions in major office equipment niches such as color laser printers. The stock market took a cautious stance on their merger prospects
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Re: Scan Router Pro Costs
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio Sent: 5/10/2002 6:37 AM How it all started....., Just a quick story for those of you who don't know. A few months after the 850 was first introduced, I was able to secure a demo for the 850 at one of my potential accounts. This account is a copy center and is a Canon House. The owner is a great guy, I had been courting his business for about a year before the demo. He stated that as long as the copy quality is similar to the Canon iR600's he would pull the trigger. They make
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Re: Konica
Art Post (Guest) ·
288MB of copier memory for increased multi-task capacity, customizable paper handling options and enhanced finishing capabilities, the 7135 is ideal for today's demanding workgroup-oriented office environments. The 7135 replaces the existing Konica 7035, offering even greater reliability and print quality than its predecessor. The new 7135 delivers more consistent, higher quality output than other devices in its class with Konica's breakthrough Simitri(TM) Polymerized Toner, which maintains the
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Scan Router Pro and Faxing
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) I have an AF1045 prospect that wants faxes routed to a PC instead of printing. I know I need ScanRouter Pro, but they want everyone to be able to retrieve the faxes from that PC via their PC. Will DeskTopBinder Lite allow them to do this or do they need to purchase a whole lot of DTB Pro's to see and retrieve the faxes to the individual workstations? They are ready to close, so a quick answer would be greatly appreciated. (david.callahan@ricoh-usa.com) Date
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Xerox DOC 12 vs 6513 Matchprint
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: salesguru3 (Original Message) Sent: 10/31/2002 2:55 PM Hey, I am in against Xerox on a Doc12 and my client needs this device to be able to do match print type proofing. He says the Werox can do it and it is because of the Imation Front End on the Doc12. What does that mean and can the 6513 now, or will it be able to with the graphic arts package and the E820 controller? THANKS!!!
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Re: Konica
Art Post (Guest) ·
to offer its customers Equitrac's solutions comprised of hardware and software systems to track, record and report their printer and copier activity, including its Printer Accounting Server (PAS). PAS is an advanced network print tracking solution that enables users to monitor, measure and manage transactions from across the enterprise, storing this information in a centralized database, and providing customers with advanced data analysis and decision support functionality. The system includes
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Sharp Digital (Old RE-POST)
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 6/20/2002 3:04 PM Need help against Sharp Digtial, am competing against 10 - 35 ppm. Can anyone lend a little insight about any shortcomings or stregnths? Thanx, Art
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IP Printing
Graham ·
From: Docusultant (Original Message) Sent: 9/25/2002 6:53 AM I have spoken to our printer DSM at Ricoh, we were talking about scan router lite and macs. Yes, I realize it can't be done. However, he mentioned that the printers have the capability for IP printing? A few questions. 1. Could we plug an Aficio 1022 w/scan router lite and have the docs directed to the printer for IP printing? 2. Is IP printing controlled by Smart Net Monitor? 3. Could there be a way to set a scan server next to
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Re: AS400 Connectivity
Graham ·
From: Lee Sent: 8/27/2002 9:41 PM I'll try to help here if I can: Ricoh has an excellent white paper on AS/400 printer setup located here (under white papers). http://www.ricoh-usa.com/support/knowledgebase.asp You can also look on Aficio League, as they have some information on the OMS400 software located in the Info Center under Sales Information Guides and Output Management Software. Your contact for AS/400 connectivity at Ricoh should be Mike DeBenedetto at 1-973-882-2000 ext 3173. He is
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Re: Xerox DOC 12 vs 6513 Matchprint
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: ricohaficio Sent: 10/31/2002 4:35 PM Our 6513 with the e-820 can do the occasional match print (the customer high quality with matching colors) that needs to go to press. The match print must do exactly that (match) what comes off of the four color (SWOP) press. I have sold 4506 's and 6513's to do this for some of my P4P accounts. The 4506 and 6513 with fierys will fair very well. The Xerox solution is not a match print maker, if it was they would call it that. It will suffice like ours
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Re: Xerox DOC 12 vs 6513 Matchprint
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: salesguru3 Sent: 10/31/2002 4:43 PM Thanks for the info. The client told me that Xerox is proposing an Imation Front End which is match print certified and also GATF certified (which I presume is a standard in the graphic arts world) I am thinking that with the E820 Fiery RIP and with the graphic arts package that we will be ale to get close to that quality. The really interesting thing about this is that the client said that Xerox is considerably less expensive than I was and I was
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Re: Xerox DOC 12 vs 6513 Matchprint
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: ricohaficio Sent: 10/31/2002 5:35 PM I'm sure if you look through EFI's web page you'll find some cool information to help fight the battle against Xerox. I have seen the Xerox in P4P and have won and lost, the only one I lost was due to the customer also needing a docutech solution upgrade. Xerox threw in the Doc12 as long as he upgraded his Docutech. Docutech was then using Splash as their color server, EFI bought Splash about a year and a half ago. You have to use DMAPL Level 6
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Re: Scan Router Lite Delivery Server
Graham ·
deal to log it in and then lock the worstation. Be sure to check for the NT printing LPR bug. We always pause the printer and stack up about 18 test pages. We then unpause the printer and watch it run. If it stops and seems to hang after printing about 10 test pages, there is a little registry edit that will work miracles. None of this has anything to do with the ScanRouter software, but if they have had relatively slow printers and not experienced this, they will blame your printer/software for
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Scan Router Pro and Faxing
Graham ·
From: Ted (Original Message) Sent: 11/4/2002 12:28 PM Am I correct in assuming that if you load the Scanrouter Pro Admin on the Server, and have faxes going to the server, then the other PC's in the office can look at the Server with Scanrouter Pro Client and retrieve them? Need answer A.S.A.P. (Base your answers using WIN2K and XP) Thanks, Ted
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Printing from Word Perfect
Graham ·
From: Graham (Original Message) Sent: 9/18/2002 12:48 PM there are still people that use Word Perfect 10 I just did an install and printing out of Word Perfect, I can not get the printer to rip once and print many, WP seems to think that it needs to send the entire job for every set. I imported the file in to Word and it prints just fine...One Rip and as many copies as I want. Is there a tweek in Word Perfect that will fix this problem that anyone knows of or is it still just a crappy piece
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Ricoh Contact for Scan Router
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 5/9/2002 6:34 AM Where can I find more information on scan router lite and Pro? Reading material, launch , etc.
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O MASS?
Art Post (Guest) ·
30%. Plus, you'll learn legal arguments for a storage usage policy, how to get senior management buyoff, security reasons for a storage usage policy, how to roll out your policy to employees, cost factors, and more. Download this informative, educational white paper today! Only from Precise SRM. http://101offer.com/goto/?ENS12502 ******************************************************************* Tan Khiang, sales director for the Australian and New Zealand markets at Tandberg Data, provided an
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Las Vegas 2002 Comdex
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 1/2/2003 12:32 PM Las Vegas, Nevada, November 18, 2002- Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable DigitalTM output company, has aligned with high-end software companies, and will display their solutions with Ricoh products at Comdex Fall 2002 in the Ricoh Booth # 7032 in Las Vegas, Nevada "We are pleased to be affiliated with such top-tier companies this year at Comdex" said Kirk Yoshida, President and CEO of Ricoh Corporation. "All of our alliances offer
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Re: Page Numbering and Stamping
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Color1 Sent: 11/22/2002 5:34 AM Page numbering or stamping (watermarks) as a printer, could be done in the software. There is no way to do it as a copier. [Dean, Renitia]
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Re: 3850 & Camera Ready Art
Art Post (Guest) ·
it would do fine. As far as "proofing" this isn't the machine The definition of Camera Ready Art from webopedia is: Historically, the term has meant that the copy is ready to be photographed and turned into plates for offset printing. Increasingly, however, it is possible to print directly from the electronic version, either by sending it to a high-resolution laser printer or to a special device that can generate plates directly from electronic elements rather than from photographs. Basically
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Re: 3800 Help
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Graham Sent: 9/22/2002 3:37 PM From what I understand, you can turn off the automatic callibration (callibration sometimes gets in the way of time when printing) I know this is not recommended by Ricoh. The printer automaticly callibrates everytime it is turned on and from time to time during operation. If you auto callibration off, it will only callibrate when it is power cycled. This could possibly be the problem that you are having and why it is good to go after powercycled. Just an
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Re: Scan Router Pro Costs
Graham ·
From: spressomon Sent: 5/10/2002 8:46 AM It gets down to the fact Ricoh and most of the Japanese copier companies are not true business partners with their independent dealers. We all have numerous, validatable, horror stories about them. Some of our issues would even prove Ricoh has violated federal (monopoly) laws. But here we go every day trying to put all that behind us in the essence of trying to make a decent, honest buck.
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Re: Can We Do This?
Graham ·
document, it printed staright out on the 220. I don't see how to do that with our current stuff and our current software. There are some fax programs that work this same way I think. Lee
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Re: Huh?
Graham ·
From: Mr. Tibbs Sent: 7/15/2002 7:29 AM I'm not too sure about the Ricoh AP4500 Printer, but the AP3800C can be "secured" so that only hosts with a certain IP scheme can print to it. Try to configure the Access Control Address and the Access Control Mask on the NIC. If you read your network manual, it will explain how to set this up. Hope this information helps....
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Re: Huh?
Graham ·
From: Lee Sent: 7/15/2002 8:42 PM I was playing around with some searches on the www some time back and found two Xerox 24ppm printers located at a major university in Great Britain. I was able to submit print jobs over the internet and watch the status of the controllers change from ready to printing and back to ready, read the counters, watch them increment, etc. Thanks! Lee
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Re: Printing from Word Perfect
Graham ·
book so he can learn it. What a mess! As for setting the number of prints, you can also do it from the front screen, you just need to make sure the coalate box is unchecked. Since this is a known issue (the coalate box) hopefully, in time Ricoh will do something to simplify this for the customers within their drivers.
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Re: IP Printing
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio Sent: 9/25/2002 7:40 AM ----- Original Message ----- From: salmonrive To: Print4PayHotel@groups.msn.com Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:37 AM Subject: Re: IP Printing Jason: If my post seems confusing it probably is because I am when it comes to Mac's and some of the scan router lite issues. Here's what I would like to do. There is an existing MAC network in a school that has forty class rooms, each class room has a mac that is on the network. The Server is a Mac, and
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Re: IP Printing
Graham ·
From: Docusultant (Original Message) Sent: 9/25/2002 8:53 AM I have spoken to our printer DSM at Ricoh, we were talking about scan router lite and macs. Yes, I realize it can't be done. However, he mentioned that the printers have the capability for IP printing? A few questions. 1. Could we plug an Aficio 1022 w/scan router lite and have the docs directed to the printer for IP printing? No, this is not a capability of any of the ScanRouter Products. 2. Is IP printing controlled by Smart Net
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Re: Xerox DOC 12 vs 6513 Matchprint
Art Post (Guest) ·
rom: Graham Sent: 10/31/2002 6:05 PM I have a hard time believing that you are out of the ball park on the 6513 unless Xerox has done some major price reductions. I lost one with an E-820 to Xerox based on print samples alone (The print samples from the Xerox were from a system that and an additional $10K option installed on it NOT what they bought) now the customer is regretting buying the Xerox. We were lower than Xerox at DMAP6. Remember, you can use DMAP6 cost for Any print for pay customer.
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Re: 3800C Fuser Yields
Art Post (Guest) ·
Art, The Fuser Unit yield is impacted more by the number of pages per set. The lower the number of pages per set, the lower the yield on the Fuser Unit. This is pretty much true with all Color laser printers on the market today, not just Ricoh. Hope this helps. TOP | Post | Reply | Reply/Quote | Email Reply | Delete | Edit Previous | Next | Previous Topic | Next Topic Topic: Please elaborate (3 of 3), Read 2 times Conf: Printers From: Arthur Post (salmonrive@msn.com) Date: Thursday, October
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Re: 6513 & XP
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Graham Sent: 9/24/2002 12:59 PM Here's a workaround I just found on the web site... Problem: Print Shop® 12 Prints Only One Copy in Windows NT® or Windows® 2000/XP On a system running Windows NT® or Windows® 2000/XP, after selecting to print two or more copies of a project in Print Shop® 12, only one copy is printed. This issue generally occurs when printing to a network printer. Consult the remainder of this article for additional information and a procedure. Printing to a local printer
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Re: email shown
Art Post (Guest) ·
Yeah, take it easy my friend, I not sure what I was was doing and thinking. From creating the new kyocera board, then transferring to the new web site from th old msn site. Then calling for sales and following up. I am just about shot for the day. It was hard to read wasn't it? LOL Art
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Oki C7200
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 3/21/2002 3:40 PM OKI C7200 Ranked #1 Color Printer By Smart Computing Oki Data Americas, Inc. continues its streak of industry awards for its durable line of color LED printing solutions by recently having the OKI® C7200 ranked the number one color printer in its class by Smart Computing magazine. The review and top printer list recently appeared on the magazine's website. According to the recently posted review, the OKI C7200 "shattered expectations
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Doculex
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 8/12/2002 3:57 PM DocuLex Named to Deloitte & Touche 'Fast 50' DocuLex, creator of document imaging software programs PDF.Capture and Document Search, has been named to Deloitte & Touche's 'Fast 50' for 2002, a distinction documenting the fastest growing technology companies in Florida. "The Deloitte & Touche designation is an honor," said Carl J. Strang III, President of DocuLex. "DocuLex's growth is testament to providing document imaging software
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Can We Do This?
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 5/31/2002 3:43 PM Question: I have an Aficio 1022 w/Scan Router (full version) connected w Win 2000. I also have AP3800C on the network, is there anyway to set a destination ikon on the Scan Panel so that whe we scan a document it will print to the AP3800C? Or is there a way we can scan it to a folder and have it print as soon as it's recieved in the folder with no user intervention?
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Scan Router Questions
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 5/10/2002 7:14 AM This question was emailed to me from Shawn: If you want to email from a 1035, my understanding i sthat you need ScanRouter Pro and that you have to pre program the email addresses into the copier. In other words, you can't just walk up to the machine and randomly input various email addresses that are not programmed. Any validity to this? Thanks, Shawn
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Scan Router Pro Costs
Graham ·
From: ricohaficio (Original Message) Sent: 5/9/2002 11:15 AM What is the cost for Scan Router Pro, I have a sales cost of $633., is this in line with everyone else?
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3800C Fuser Yields
Art Post (Guest) ·
Date: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 04:27 PM Ricoh, Our top tech says that the fuser units in the AP3800C is only good for 33,000 pages when printing in 4 color, is this true???? Art
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3850 & Camera Ready Art
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Graham (Original Message) Sent: 10/10/2002 3:16 PM Just did a demo on a 3850C printer with a high end liho printer in town, they are very happy with the quality on the 3850 for BOTH proofing and camera ready art. He had his little eye piece out and everything, was very happy... There is no comparison in the print quality of the 3800c and 3850c. I could not believe the difference in quality. Just FYI
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3800 CMF Paper Supply
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: couchpotato Original Message) Sent: 12/20/2002 8:30 AM Why does Ricoh take away the LCT option for the 3800CMF? I know that when Printer only configurations are used it is available. It seems crazy to claim 200k per month volume w/ 1500 sheet paper supply (oh, don't forget the 100 sheet bypass). Any ideas?
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Re: Page Numbering and Stamping
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Ted Sent: 11/22/2002 6:28 AM I'm sure it would not have been difficult for Ricoh to put the same features, i.e. all the user stamp functions and booklet making mode on the 3800CMF. However, they still need a reason for us to sell the B (&W) 35cpm machines. Once they get the cost of the black toner cost down, the 35cpm, in my opinion, will become obsolete. You can easily cost justify the 3800CMF vs the AF1035 with all the extra you get. Just the cost of the Black is too high right now.
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Re: 3850 & Camera Ready Art
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Graham Sent: 10/11/2002 7:46 AM Going in to this deal, this is the exact approach that I took with the customer, however, with the time consuming Fiery manapulation, they have been able to colormatch and use it for proofing. I believe that every instance is different and every customer will have a different outlook. This is why it is so important to make sure that a customer like this on this kind of budget has an opportunity to demo the system to see if it fits their needs. I should have
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Re: 3800 Help
Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Docusultant Sent: 9/24/2002 6:03 AM Would an SC 471 code (which has to do with home position of the transfer sensor) cause the AP3800C to just print one color or two? Can anyone help? Art
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Re: Ricoh Contact for Scan Router
Graham ·
Robert, email Arnold Prisco at Ricoh and ask him. He sent me some excellent info but I accidentally deleted it otherwise I would send it to you.
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