New Kyocera release schedule

[10871087]

Here is a release schedule for the next batch of Kyocera machines.


Current --- Replacement --- Est Launch

TASKalfa 300i --- TASKalfa 3500i --- May
TASKalfa 420i --- TASKalfa 4500i --- May
TASKalfa 520i --- TASKalfa 5500i --- May
TAKSalfa 620 --- TASKalfa 6500i --- May
TASKalfa 820 --- TASKalfa 8000i --- May
TASKalfa 250ci --- n/a
TASKalfa 300ci --- TASKalfa 3050ci --- April
TASKalfa 400ci --- TASKalfa 3550ci --- April
TASKalfa 500ci --- TASKalfa 4550ci --- April
TASKalfa 552ci ---TASKalfa 5550ci --- April
TASKalfa 550c --- n/a
TASKalfa 650c --- TASKalfa 6550ci --- May
TASKalfa 750c --- TASKalfa 7550ci --- May

[Mark B]

Now the big question. When and where is the training going to be?

[blackcat4866]

The rumor is that it will be done at the regional offices when enough participants have signed up. =^..^=

[luis8832]

Is it true kyocera shut down their training facility in Dallas?

[Morlock49]

Is it true kyocera shut down their training facility in Dallas?

I dont think they have shut it down, but there have been some staff changes, for instance Ed is now back on the road as a tech and I think some others have gone back to being techs. I heard most of this on the grape vine, so apologies if any info is wrong

[jmaister]

google is your friend.

"7550ci"

[aragul]

"and remove this cover to get access to that cover,
and remove that cover to get access to this cover,
and remove this cover to get access to that cover,
and remove that cover to get access to this cover,
and remove this cover to get access to that cover,
and remove that cover to get access to this cover..."

Maybe we just won't sell finishers.

[tech07]

Dallas is still open.. I have a class scheduled there next week. I have heard a rumor about Atlanta reopening. But, that's rumor

[bronco31]

i just did the Kyocera online pretraining for the new models due out...the new machines have a scary induction heating system with a complex way of using a copper section to cool the outside edges of the fusing roller..( the Konica C451 line use this and continually spin and squeek).... all kinds of new technology.. i hope this isnt going to be a problematic machine!
all trays will do 12X18..
the bypass up to 300g/m2..
enjoy!

Guy

[vikingmita]

the new machines have a scary induction heating system with a complex way of using a copper section to cool the outside edges of the fusing roller..( the Konica C451 line use this and continually spin and squeek


ricoh has had this for some time now. works pretty much always.

3050ci launched in japan yesterday :)

‹žƒZƒ‰ƒ~ƒ^ | ƒJƒ‰�[•¡�‡‹@ TASKalfa 5550ci (http://www.kyoceramita.co.jp/products/copy/copy01/5550ci/index.html)

[AyJayAreDii]

i just did the Kyocera online pretraining for the new models due out...the new machines have a scary induction heating system with a complex way of using a copper section to cool the outside edges of the fusing roller..( the Konica C451 line use this and continually spin and squeek).... all kinds of new technology..
Guy

Not many squeak, I thing less induction fuser squeak then lamp types! and if they do you just spray some "silicone grease 70" on the bearings and it all goes! Ricoh have this as well and there's is less problematic then the KM heaters (which I have had a few IH PSUs blown). but generally they are good enough. Induction heating is been around for a while, just only being put into copiers.

[Jimbo1]

Maybe we just won't sell finishers.
Lose the bypass tray so they aren't trying to print on particle board.

[Metalvoc]

Panasonic used induction heating on their color copiers. It was one of the few things on that device that worked consistently.

[aragul]

Lose the bypass tray so they aren't trying to print on particle board.
I meant that installing a finisher looks really annoying.

[AyJayAreDii]

I meant that installing a finisher looks really annoying.

can't be as bad as some of the Konica machines.

[10871087]

3050ci launched in japan yesterday...

‹žƒZƒ‰ƒ~ƒ^ | ƒJƒ‰�[•¡�‡‹@ TASKalfa 5550ci (http://www.kyoceramita.co.jp/products/copy/copy01/5550ci/index.html)

Google Translate will get you some good info off of that link

[10871087]

i just did the Kyocera online pretraining for the new models due out...the new machines have a scary induction heating system...

Induction heat fusers have been around for a long time and are very reliable.

[tech07]

I was in DALLAS last week for scan / utilities class. No other classes were being held at all and there was only me and one other person in my class ..Keith was traing regional reps on new product but that was it...a ghost town

[vikingmita]

indeed. surprisingly enough. translation not worse than an average english technical bulletin :P

140 p/min b/w scan and 110 color? thats really fast. impressive. and led scanner lamp?

the 600k drum/dev i knew. sux they can't make fusers last more than 300k.

network camera control? either hilarious or george orwell. ;)

[T911]

anyone have the spec sheet on these yet with monthly volume dimensions and power requirements. thanks t

[Trixster]

The New Alphard machines are really nice, alot of new improvments such as the 3 new counter readings (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3) which can be customized. The new developing Carrier Auto Streaming System I believe will keep the print quality good for a long time due to the carrier repleshing. The Covers are a bit tricky if you've never done it before, but like all machines once you get the nack of it, it goes quiet quick. The booklet folder now also does Tri-folding. 300 dpi b/w scanning speeds of 200 images per minute (duplex) on the High speed models and super responsive touch panel is also cool. Looking forward to seeing them in the field.

[jmaister]

*drool, have not seen one in person yet.

[bronco31]

what do you think about the feed tire size/unit being the exact same for the 35ppm and the 80 ppm machines!?

the 820 had bigger feed tires, heavier duty chassis all around, easily reach 7, 8 million total prints...?... can the new 8000i measure up?

guy

[Jimbo1]

I meant that installing a finisher looks really annoying.
You are correct sir. That attachment kit is a nightmare.

[skynet]

You are correct sir. That attachment kit is a nightmare.

We had Kyocera visit to give us a basic training on this model. yeah the attachment kit was a challenge but I suppose its just a case of getting used to it and finding new tricks to install it.

[mr.daus]

seep

[habik]

what do you think about the feed tire size/unit being the exact same for the 35ppm and the 80 ppm machines!?

the 820 had bigger feed tires, heavier duty chassis all around, easily reach 7, 8 million total prints...?... can the new 8000i measure up?

guy


We have this 8000i or (8000MF Olivetti) machine .
Tray 3-4 jamming a lot, 50%wear out on tyres and it jamming like hell, Only using tray 1-2 as they are so far OK.. SUPPOSE TO LAST 500k..ehm unless there is a pre interval of adjusting the timing it will definitely not last. Ordered new tyres and see if reliability improves or not. Going to check more infos for now.

[Kidaver]

Are they the J6310 and J6510 jams when running large jobs to the finisher? there is a bulletin out on that for adjusting a sensor.

[blackcat4866]

Are they the J6310 and J6510 jams when running large jobs to the finisher? there is a bulletin out on that for adjusting a sensor.

I know this is an oldie ... but the bulletin does not fix it. My machine was also doing C8100 errors. I found two things:

1) The finisher guide D4 slips out of the holes in the frames. Essentially the top guide is laying on top of the lower guide, and the paper must push past. You'll find two pieces of paper in D4 right around page 30 of a 50 page stapled set. I just warmed up the ears with a lighter and formed them outward a little, so there is a little spring pressure against the front and rear frames.

2) After watching it consistently jam around 40 pages to tray A, I eventually got around to keying the front door and watching the operation of the Eject Unlock section. That's the upper jaw of the stapling tray that moves up and down. The eject release motor raises up this section at 30 pages, then again around 40 pages. I noticed that the motor would advance a few teeth, then fall back down (then jam). It does the same thing in U240 > Motor > Eject Unlock (30), (50), (Fix), and (Full). After swapping this motor with another identical motor (there are at least 4 identical motors in the back), I concluded that it was not a motor failure, the Eject Unlock section was just too difficult for the motor to hold or lift. Once I had dug all the way down to the Eject Unlock section, I could see that it was very difficult to raise the section. During my fiddling there was a fortunate accident. One of the springs fell off that supports the lower black guides. It got very easy to operate suddenly. There were two springs at the center of the Eject Unlock section. One medium heavy spring and one very soft spring. It was the medium heavy spring that fell off, and I left it off. The soft spring works quite nicely to support the black guide. And if you check the parts manual, it shows two of the soft springs.

It may be possible to rearrange those springs from the inside. It didn't occur to me until after I left that there might have been an easy way.
=^..^=

[blackcat4866]

My situation had to be tech error. I looked at three DF-790's, and none of them were like my problem machine. In the picture there are two mostly vertical springs in the center. It was the spring toward the left that was too beefy. The pic is how it should look.

And there is no way somebody with fat hands like me could do anything with those springs, from the front. The moment my hands are in there I can't see anything ... but my arms. =^..^=

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