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The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

 

The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

The Last week of April 2006

Sunday evening here in Jersey. The weekend is now over and it's time to prep for Monday and the start of my May sales campaign.  The month of of May will have 21 selling days and no interruptions for Holidays.  That's what I call a good month to sell.

Enjoy our awesome copier threads from 15 years ago this week



Bates Stamping w/Ricoh Copiers

Art Post (Guest) ·
I've had a few people ask me about this the last few days. I have recomended a few Bates Stamping solution w/Ricoh copiers. Here's my solution: We all know that we can not do a "bates-stamp" with copying on most of the Ricoh units, however all of our machines can now scan. I instruct the customer to scan the document to a folder on the network and then open the Bates-Stamp software and then select the icon for electronic documents, select the type of stamp that you need, after that you just
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Ricoh & Profit

Art Post (Guest) ·
4th-quarter net rises 24% Ricoh, a major Japanese maker of copiers and printers, said fourth- quarter profit rose 24 percent on increased sales of models that can copy, fax and scan. Net income was ¥31.1 billion, or $270 million, in the three months that ended March 31, up from ¥25 billion a year earlier. Sales gained 4.4 percent to ¥516.3 billion. Ricoh is aiming for record net income of ¥106 billion in the year that started April 1, compared with ¥97.1 billion a year earlier. Sales are
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e-STUDIO500P Monochrome Digital Laser Printer

Art Post (Guest) ·
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the latest addition to its workgroup digital laser printer line, the monochrome e-STUDIO™500P. Designed to replace the e-STUDIO400P, the e-STUDIO500P offers faster processor and print speeds, increased memory and a higher duty cycle, making it ideal for large workgroups with high volume printing requirements. “The e-STUDIO500P strengthens our workgroup printer lineup with features designed to increase business productivity,” said
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Barron's: Shares could soar on color copying

Art Post (Guest) ·
firm for a future that will see most pages printed in color, Barron's said, noting that color generates five times the revenues of black and white. Nevertheless, Xerox shares have barely budged over the last two years due to stagnant revenue growth, Barron's noted. At the same time, net income and gross margins have been crimped by rising labor costs, aggressive pricing on some black-and-white office printers and a decline in equipment sales. Still, the shares are trading at just 12.4 times
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Re: BizHub

Shaja ·
Ricoh MFPs use 2 bit depth technology with 4 shades per color, vs. Konica's 8 bit depth with 256 shades per color. The Konica color engine (which came from the Minolta side, noted for their color technology) handles color better because it is built to. (What I see when I look at print samples of the same photo: the Konica color looks crisper and more "full bodied"; the Ricoh color looks blotchier and pixelated.) If you have a exacting graphics or marketing client, you can't just skate by. For
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Kyocera National Account Pricing

John Roof ·
I received this from a customer who does not like the Kyocera Mita dealer, and thought I might have a use for it. I thanked him for it, and thought you guys might like it as well. This document has been archived, please send me an email if you purchasing elite membership. Elite membership will unlock all archived documents. art@p4photel.com Kyocera_Mita_State_Contract_Pricing.pdf
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Re: Aficio 1022 Document Server

John Roof ·
The strike knocked out two copiers, 3 computers, and a cb radio. Office is a public housing authority. The director told me she was on the cb radio the same time the strike hit and a short burst of flames came out of the cb radio. One of our salesmend did not sell them surge protectors at the time of the sale 3 years ago. However, their insurance is replacing the equipment cost (good for me), but while waiting for their money to come in, they want me to recover their files on document server. I
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Re: Aficio 1022 Document Server

John Roof ·
One of the training instructors at Ricoh told me I could attach a patch cable to the damaged machine and the other end to a similar machine. Type in the IP address from the web browser, and print off the files. Does this sound logical?
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Re: TOSHIBA E-STUDIO 282

Indy_Dave (Guest) ·
We are a dual line Savin/Toshiba dealer. Toshiba has very aggressive NFP pricing we use. What else do you want to know?
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Roll Feeders

jswinberlin ·
This is a stupid elementary question, I know but here goes: I found a prospect with an old wide format copier using cut sheets. The could not see a benefit to having a roll feeder. For some reason, I was at a loss for benefits aside from saving on paper which they said they cut their sheets to size. Can someone help me with the benefits of why someone would move to a roll feeder? All I have are: 1. Better for multiple copies. 2. Rotate Sorting 3. Longer size capability. Thanks for any help.
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Smart net Monitor

Sugan (Guest) ·
I am trying to impliment smartnet monitor, but cannot get it to report on AS400 printouts, Windows 98 machine,AF220 machine and AP3200 machines in our company. Please advise me on a method to get a full printout of all copies and prints made per person and per machine. What other software except Print Audit can you suggest that will be able to resolve my problem. I have all ricoh products.
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Re: Vacation

John Roof ·
I went on vacation this month to Myrtle Beach. I may go back next year, but I will remember not to carry the cell phone with me! In one week, 9 calls came from customers wanting additional training, 7 calls from the office because they had questions on leads that were coming in for me, and 1 call from the boss, asking if I was enjoying myself. When he called, I told him to hang on a minute while I lined up my putt. As for sales after the vacation, it was like I never left.
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Re: Scan to dxf w/480?

jswinberlin ·
Here's what my higher ups said: Regarding the DWG/DXF/DWF option: Please note that this options allows for two added functions. 1. You can scan directly to DWF 2. You can print DWG/DXF direclty without having to have AutoCAD on your PC. That's it. There is no scanning to DWG or DXF -- since they are both vector file formats and one would need to have third party software to do a raster to vector conversion. It could be that some systems have integrated a raster to vector conversion package as
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Re: BizHub

garland79 (Guest) ·
Yeah, but the 5560 creative is about 30K I don't think I'll guote it against a 250, 351, 450 or even a Canon3220. Like someone said before, I should be the first one to contact the customer and not wait around for them to call me for a "price".
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Re: Aficio 1022 Document Server

Jomama (Guest) ·
As they are stored in the HD in a propriatary format, the only option, IMHO is the put it into another 1022 or similar machine and print them out, You can see what is on the HD from WIM but you cant print from there. I could be wrong, but I dont think so.
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Re: TOSHIBA E-STUDIO 282

Old Glory ·
How does Toshiba's NFP Pricing compare to our US Communities pricing and the DMAP6 cost associated with it?
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Re: Ricoh New Gel Printer

Art Post (Guest) ·
What is so bad about them, since I work for a dealer we are not allowed by Ricoh to re-sell these units. Art Post
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Re: Toner Coverage measurement

Neal ·
actually on the ricoh color systems in the tech rep modes there is one of the modes that gives you the fill percentage for any given document. I've used it before and it is pretty nifty.
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Aficio 1022 Document Server

John Roof ·
Customer A's machine was struck by lightning frying the electrical components. Customer had 100 files stored on Document Server. Is it possible to retrieve those files by removing the hard drive,or wherever they are stored on the machine, and installing in another system to print out?
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Lease return

Art Post (Guest) ·
Aficio 1018d, DOC FEEDER, 2 PAPER TRAYS + BY-PASS, FAX OPTION AND CABINET. 23,000 COPIES ON THE SYSTEM. I NEED TO GET $1,000 FOR THE SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN NJ. IT IS CLEAN AND IN GREAT CONDITION. IF NOT WE WILL JUST RETURN TO GE ART
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lEASE RETURN 2035E

Art Post (Guest) ·
HAVE A SYSTEM in wisconsin, three years old, 2035e w/ dual paper drawers,Auto feeder, duplexer, and fax option. Iwill call on the meter read. Neeed $1,766 to give to GE, please advise if intrested.
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480W APS and Sort Issues

Wallin Team ·
Just did a 480W demo and noticed the following: When you make a copy using APS, the 480W will not scan and copy unless the drawing is an exact size such as A,B,C,D,E. In order to scan a document that is not standard, you have to pick the paper width and then make copy. (Tech services confirmed that this is the way it is supposed to be.) Anyone know anything different as this seems pretty stupid. Secondly, on the old 470W, you could do sets and then the copier would give you the option to copy
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Need a dealer in Wisconsin

Art Post (Guest) ·
I may have a service oportunity for you and am willing to pay to have someone remove a 2035e and ship it back to me. Also may be able to get a 2035e with fax option for a good price. Need your help! Art Post

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