Tagged With "Aficio 240W"
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Re: A Couple of True & Not So True Humerous Copier Incidents
On a cold call I stopped in at a doctors office. The Office Manager was so glad to see me. She said that she was having fax issues and every time they received a fax it jammed. I told her I wasn't a tech but I would take a look. She escorted me to the fax and I looked down to see some questionably cheap paper. I simply asked if she had tried changing paper. She said "I don't have any control of the paper the hospital sends when they fax me." OooooK. She obviously didn't understand the...
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Re: Fax vulnerability in HP all-in-one printers
One of my large medical accounts contacted me about this one. They were totally freaked out over this potential threat even though they had no machines in their fleet with the vulnerability. Meanwhile you could walk to almost any fax machine in any of their locations and grab patient info from the fax trays.
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Re: Would You Loan this company Money?
KIP now has a contract with Global, however with the AEC market still in the dumps is that enough to help? My it seems everyone now has the KIP product and OCE and Ricoh are now in the minority. Ricoh has better get thier act together quickly in the US, it seems no one thinks a 4ppm device LED device is needed here in the US. What they don't know is that probably 75-80% of my 240W and W2400 placements average under 1,000 square feet a month. Thye have a refresh coming of the 10ppm and 14ppm...
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Re: 240WD
I have situations like this before, even though the 240W is only six years old, keep in mind they were around for almost 4 years! Ricoh has now listed them as "limited parts" or something to that effect. This is the first item I would tell them about. There has got be advantages moveing to the W3601 for them. Are they scanning if so, are they only scanning as a .tiff. Are they emailing the scans as .tiffs or are they converting to .pdf, if they are converting to .pdf, have they considered...
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Re: 240w meter count?
Yes, the 240W only counts Linear feet, and the manual says the drum and developer should go about 90,000 l.ft. The corona wire goes 20-30k, drum blade about 40-50k, we regularly get over 100k on the drum, except for damage. There were a few drums 2-3 years ago that would give ghost image problems on large jobs (over 70 sheets). this happened when the drum was a couple years old, but only had 30k ft. Reprographic Technologies has a great drum that I think is superior to the OEM, and costs...
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Re: Used Copier Sales
Now more than ever we are now working with the leasing companies to buy the units at the end of the term and we are getting some pretty good deals as long as we upgrade with that leasing companies. We have bought a few full 240W systems for under $2,000!
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Re: Ricoh 240w print options ?
The PC's that w installed with the 240W's hold the plotbase software and all the licenses for scanning and printing along with the print card or interfa card. Not sure which one. But one of those cards are in the PC that was sold with the 240W. You can buy licenses, however there are no more cards (Printer controller and interface) avaialable new. I would call the wholesaler and tell him the deal, maybehe cfind you a card. This isone of the reasons why you need to be authorized for Ricoh...
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Re: 240W drawers
Thanks for the info. The 2 roll drawer is what I need for our first sold order and we just placed the second 240W order, which requires the 1 roll drawer. Our DSM led us to believe that the timeframes were the same on both drawers, but hopefully I'll receive the 1 roll drawer order quicker.
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Re: 240W drawers
Hi All, Good news! Thirty Aficio 240W 2 roll feed tables are being air shipped for arrival on July 16th. Should clear customs and be in the warehouse by the following week. from Linda Maxwell Allen on July 12 by email. Please call your DSM and make sure you are put on the "allocation" list
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Re: Need help with Xerox 8830
Made this so I have it and we can use it. Until Xerox has an answer for the 240W, they will continue to push refurbished 8830's. Please let me know of any items to add or delete. Thanx Art
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Re: wireless adapters
The 240W still needs to be connected to its server that has the IF board in it. The server can be on a wireless network.
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Re: Backorders! Why?
Jim - I only get this report when I scream loud enough to our corporate office about backorders (like I've been screaming about the 240W). I will make available every time I see one. I think...our purchasing agent gets this info from our East Region Allocations people at Ricoh - I would think they would provide this info to anybody on an allocations list for backorders?
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Re: Need help with Xerox 8830
Hey p4p hotel. I just wanted to thank you for your website. I had a deal signed on the 240W and was waiting for the equipment to arrive (some of which was on backorder). In the interval Xerox sent my customer a postcard on the 8830. They were $6000.00 cheaper on the equipment and the customer canceled our order. After reading the information on your site I went back to him with a TCO comparison and got the deal back. Your maintenance figures on the 8830 were right on the money. He was also...
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Re: an advice
The 240W with out the roll feeder will print from the by-pass. Neat idea, no roll feeder, no print controller, can this system scan with just the scan module and the interface or is the scanner built into the print controller? Art
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Re: Copies exiting problem?
One of my techs has advised me that the 240W is extremely sensitive if not leveled properly thus resulting in copies not exiting and stacking correctly. I have heard no complaints from the field but I know that my demo unit is fine now that he has leveled it. Just a thought.
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Re: Additional Copy
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, the customer that needs this capability will only be buying the 240W as a stand alone unit so that will not work.
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Re: Additional Copy
Change SP 5965 from 1 to 0. You must have hard drive installed. This will allow you to: make a copy from the 240W. Afterwards, you can select any amount and press start without rescanning the original. The machine will hold the scan until auto reset or clear mode is pressed.
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Re: Copies exiting problem?
Both our 240W in the demo Room and the one I sold are doing the same thing -- They are both level front-to-back and left-to-right.
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Re: HP 815 MFP
Thanks Bill for the offer. Art Post's request is just fine. The problem with HP's specs, at times, is that the real world doesn't match the specs. That's why I asked the question the way that I did. Real costs...Real times for printing and copying CAD drawings of D size. Another help would be advantages of 240W Scanning / Editing workflow compared to HP 815MFP. Right now I'm trying to sell a 240W and an Encad T-200 to match a customer's workflow. That is, mostly B/W with very little color...
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Re: HP 815 MFP
Thanks for the help. We got the sale. 240W + Encad T-200+. The client needs B/W production more than they need color production so our solution was somewhat ahead of HPs solution from the beginning. Moreover, the speed and functional superiority of our equipment outdueled HP this time. Pricing: We were about the same. Maintenance Costs: About the same. Running cost per square foot...about 1/2 of HP. Again, thanks for the help.
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Re: Aficio 240W & Autocad 2006
try following these instructions for 2006 The attached plotclient GDI for 2006.pdf file has been moved to www.documentmall.com accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select the p4p user cabinet, then the wideformat folder, then Ricoh, then wide format, then 240W folder, then Ratio Plotbase Software Folder
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Re: 240w, PDF clipped prints *SOLUTION*
This is a 240W, I have scanned at 200, 300, 400 & 600 all with the same results. I will have to ask about the shared video memory and the version of Plotbase. Everthing was working well with pdf's until a few days ago. We were scanning 30 x42's.
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Re: 240 Service Fact sheet
Heres the cost fact sheet for the 240W The attached 240w cost fact sheet.mdi file has been moved to www.documentmall.com accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select the p4p user cabinet, then the wideformat folder, then Ricoh, then wide format, then 240W folder
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Re: 240W's dropping SP Roll Feeder Setting
try service bulletin 008 posted 11/24/04 on the 240..... The attached 240w roll feed not displayed.pdf file has been moved to www.documentmall.com accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select the p4p user cabinet, then the wideformat folder, then Ricoh, then wide format, then 240W folder
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Re: Read how KIP is attacking the 240W
Second Document configurator The attached KIP 3000 vs 240W vs OCE TDS300 Consumables Comparision.pdf file has been moved to www.documentmall.com accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select the p4p user cabinet, then the wideformat folder, then the KIP folder
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Re: Read how KIP is attacking the 240W
Third Document Second Document The attached KIP 3000 vs 240W vs OCE TDS300 Technical Comparision.pdf file has been moved to www.documentmall.com accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select the p4p user cabinet, then the wideformat folder, then the KIP folder
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Re: DWF & DXF Printing
JR: How can we attack the KIP with our 240W? Are these units shipping yet?
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Re: Your opinion of Solution Software
One of my coworkers made a great observation the other day. He said "Selling software isn't selling solutions, it's still "moving boxes" they are just smaller." The SOLUTION comes from how we integrate the software, hardware and workflow to solve a customers problem, even if they didn't know they had one. My best solution this year involved a sale of a 240w, but the solution part was going into the customer's office, examining their workflow for engineering documents, training the customer...
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Re: Plotbase will not print if 240W has a Stamp Board enabled
I have seen this problem... like 18 months ago. The 240w is generating an error, the display on the 240w shows nothing out of place but the Plotbase software detects the error and won't print until the error is cleared. Unfortunatly, the solution in my situation was to disable the Stamp board in Service Settings. This option is turned on by default even if you do not have a stamp board. This doesn't seem like it would be a fix in your situation. I called Ricoh when I encountered this issue...
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Re: Any comparison of Ricoh 240-480 vs Xerox 6204
Some more points. Windows Driver is GDI only! Probably very slow when printing pdf from various clients! Users can't stack scan like the 240W, the must scan and remove each page one at a time. Another waste of time! You must press the stop button after every copy (got this right from the OP manual). No Photo exposure, no text photo, all I saw in the manual was three adjustments for Contrast and three adjustments for Exposure. Shaft Paper Roll! Hold onto to your back and clear a large space...
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Re: Any comparison of Ricoh 240-480 vs Xerox 6204
Checked out the new Xerox at a customer's site and this is what I found: Meter reading displays separate meter read for each roll. Need to slide doc feed forward and actually lift off the machine to clear jam in doc feed area. Originals are right justified to scan or copy versus centering like the 240W. To make copy, you need to use touch screen panel to select "Synchro". If you don't select, you will get a copy that is a standard size with lots of blank paper around the image. Scan to...
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Re: 240W Paper Shredding Problem
Bandit is right on this. I was getting misfeeds like crazy at a demo. So on a 2 roll machine, I changed the 36" to a 24" roll and it ran through. Sure enough, the "dental floss" sized piece of paper came out on top of the print. Also, if you are getting misfeeds. Look for loose wires in the roll engine. We transport our demo models around and the jostling caused the wires to come loose. Be careful with the wheels on the 240w too...not very durable (and in their defense, they aren't meant to...
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Re: 480W APS and Sort Issues
Is "Wide Scan" available on the 240W? Also, does anyone know of any potential firmware upgrade that would allow any of models to APS for non-standard sizes? I have a customer that absolutely hates having to select the paper size and switch back and forth between all the sizes of drawings that they may be copying. When it comes time to upgrade, I think that they would look to another manufacturer that can provide this function.
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Re: AutoCAD STB Files
We are having the same issue with a 480W, the customer believes the shading should be just as good as the ink jet, soory to day we do not even come close. One architect told me to change the grayscale setting to black and then screen (percent) the black, this worked somewhat, however the customer believes that a $30K price tag should be better than his ink jet. However, I had another architect tell me that he loves the screening and the hatchs that ware produced. I'm at a loss where to go...
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Re: Scan to dxf w/480?
There is a software that will convert PDF files to DXF files and you can bring these into Acad. The product is called AIDE PDF to DXF Converter and you can download a free trial. Just do a search on the web and check it out. I have a customer who will be buying a 240W and doing this using this software however... the software requires a PDF vs 1.6 type. Our next release of the software will create this type of PDF file. In addition, Acad 7 allows you to bring DWF files in and draw over them.
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Re: 480W APS and Sort Issues
I would be interested in knowing this as well. As far as additional copies on the 240w. That is a setting that has to be changed by the tech during setup. I know this because one of my demo models is set that way to simply select Start to print what was scanned in. Wallin, if you need to know how to do it, I can find out from my techs.
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Re: ISIS Drivers
Unfortunately I think this is pretty unlikely. Since the 240w only scans thru the proprietary Ratio card and scantool, the chance of an ISI driver being able to communicate with it is slim. Your best bet will probably be to scan the TIFFs to a folder and have the scanning or document imaging package pick them up from there. There's also the "archive" function in Scantool if they are going to an imaging package, this gives you the opportunity to write indexing information for each scan as it...
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Re: Ricoh Wide Format Marketing
I just visited a dealer in the greater Boston area and he carries the Ricoh WF, Xerox WF, KIP WF and KM WF. I have seen a 240W labeled Toshiba and he mentioned that he also has seen a 240W labeled with Toshiba!! Here in CT we see it labeled as Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner, Lanier, GEI, and once as Toshiba.
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Re: Competing against Xerox
I agree we have the best product! Hope the account is not Xerox incumbent. I lost to a 6204 about six weeks ago, I tried by best to point out the differences however what I did not do is have the customer agree that he needs the Features, Advantage and Benefits of the 240W. After Monster Garage I have changed my tactics to have the customer agree to these points. 1. Have the customer agree that they need an external controller, not embedded. Tell them the FAB on the Plotbase Controlller. 2.
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Re: Fair Comission Plans
You are right Jim, however it would be nice to have at least one model for each segement, we have one system for demo that I can think of right now and over the past year we have had no more than three, and one of them was a 240W that was deemed DOA and we had too rebuilt it.
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Re: Fair Comission Plans
Our demo inventory: (1) MP5500 (1) 240W That's it for 5 reps, wish my wife would move to East Texas! I'd be outta here in a heartbeat!
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Re: NEW W2400 & W3600
ok, just saw LDP pricing on this today and I must admit I am SHOCKED ! Shocked that this machine is more expensive than the 240W! SHOCKED that we already have had a difficult time selling against the lower priced KIP and Xerox units. SHOCKED that newer technology should have made the price lower and not higher. Here we go a reason for my madness! New w2400 w/print/scan/single roll feeder w/embbedded print/scan MSRP of $18,517 New w2400 w/print/scan/single roll feeder w/ratio controller,...
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Re: New W2400 pricing!
My biggest concern is the lack of acknowledgement from Ricoh that color scanning is going to be a big deal. I've already lost a couple of deals to Kip's color scanning capabilities. They've actually been able to beat my price on the 240W with color scanning capabilities included on theirs. I'm not sure what Ricoh is thinking with the discounts to WF only dealers and not to full line dealers. Seems like another way for the dealers to fund Ricoh's market share expansion. My dealership bought...
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Re: New W2400 pricing!
Couple of new things I found out about the w2400-w3600 today, the system will be capable of reading either Linear Feet or Square Feet (Yea!!)! The ability to use web image monitor in order to merge existing Legacy Documents with new documents, this can all be done through the Document Server. Also, we can store scanned sets of drawings in the email section of the hard drive (document server) so they can be eamiled out on a moments notice to any and all cleints that are in the address book!
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Re: 470W "is the cost to dealers too high?"
I agree that the 470W is priced a little on the high side, especially considering that the controller options are more than the 240W but they are the same? However, isn't the 470W 7D's per minute versus 6D's? This would lower your calculations to some degree and perhaps more in line? (Interesting way to calculate cost difference per machine. I would not have thought to do it that way. I like it.)
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Re: advertising and mailers
I believe Art started this.... The fw 240 wide format flyer.doc doc was moved to www.documentmall.com Accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select p4pusers cabinet, then wideformat folder, then ricoh folder, them wide format, then 240w (whew!)
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Re: advertising and mailers
I have that one - anything new? See attached... seminar invite The WFSeminar Invitation.pdf doc was moved to www.documentmall.com Accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select p4pusers cabinet, then wideformat folder, then ricoh folder, them wide format, then 240w (whew!)
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Re: advertising and mailers
Another that I use The Wide Format Mailer 240W.pub was moved to www.documentmall.com Accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select p4pusers cabinet, then wideformat folder, then ricoh folder, them wide format, then 240w (whew!)
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Re: competiton
My main problem is that almost ALL my competition is now allowed to sell their product (Xerox & Oce are the main ones) and MY 240w product. I could understand if it increased market share for the Ricoh, but it doesn't. The only one that loses is me because now I have to go down on price while the competition is fumbling around telling them all wrong information (like that you can just use your current desktop for the print server). I have lost one deal to a freaking dealer that has a...