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MANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE PAPER TRAY (WINDOWS ONLY) 
 To carry out 2-sided, or Manual Duplex Printing you must pass paper through the printer 
twice.
1. Ensure that there is enough  paper in the Paper Tray to carry out the print job. 
2. Select  File -> Print  and click the  Properties button. 
3. Select the  Tray1 from the  Source drop down.
4. In the  2-Sided Printing  drop down menu, select either  Long Edge (Manual) or 
Short Edge (Manual)  according to your printing preferences. Click  OK. 
If you require further information, click the  Duplex Help button. 
5. Then, click the  OK button. 
6. Every second page (1) of your document is  printed first. When this is complete, a 
message appears on the display panel prompt ing you to take the paper, flip it and 
replace it in the Paper Tray. 
7. Open the Paper Tray (2). 
NOTE
Manual Duplex printing is available only for Windows PCL Driver. 
You cannot use A6 paper size for printing from Tray 1 or Tray 2 (option).
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8.Take the printed paper from the Output Stacker (3) and place it in the Paper Tray, 
ensuring that the printed side is facing up and the bottom of the page facing into the 
printer (4). 
9. Close the Paper Tray and press the  Online button. The message window should 
disappear from your screen and the docume nt finishes printing the remaining pages 
of your document. 
NOTE
You must press the Online button to start the printing for other side. The 
default time is set to one minute, failing which, the data is deleted and not 
printed.
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MANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE MANUAL FEED TRAY (B410D AND B410DN) 
OR THE MULTI-PURPOSE TRAY (B420DN AND B430DN) 
1.Position the paper guides on the Manual F eed Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray according 
to the paper size.
2. Place paper (one sheet at a time for B410 mo dels) in the Manual Feed Tray or up to 
50 sheets in the Multi-Purpose Tray  (B420dn and B430dn). The paper is 
automatically gripped in position.
3. Select  File -> Print  to display the Print dialog box.
4. Click the  Properties  button. 
5. Select  Manual Feed Tray  (B410 models), or Multi-Purpose Tray  (B420DN and 
B430DN)  from the Source drop down.
6. On the 2-sided printing drop  down menu, select either Long Edge (Manual) or 
Short Edge (Manual)  according to your printing preferences. Click  OK.
When every second page has printed, ta ke the paper from the output stacker.
7. Set the paper one page at a time in the B410 Manual Feed Tray (or the entire stack 
in the B420dn and B430dn Multi-Purpose Feed er) with the printed side facing down 
and the top of the page facing into the prin ter. Ensure that the paper is gripped in 
place.
LONG EDGE.
NOTE
You can use A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal 13 and 14, Statement, 
Executive and Custom paper sizes,  using paper stocks from 60 - 124g/
m2.
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SHORT EDGE.
8.Press the  Online button. The remaining page(s) of your document print on the 
blank side of the paper, one sheet at a time as you feed it into the B410 Manual Feed 
Tray or the stack of pages from the Multi-Purpose Feeder (B420 and B430).
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OVERLAYS AND MACROS (WINDOWS ONLY)
WHAT ARE OVERLAYS AND MACROS?
If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not 
want to use pre-printed stationery, you ca n create your own using these advanced 
features.
You can use PostScript overlays to generate all  your special stationery and store it in the 
printer for use whenever you need it. If you ha ve chosen to install the PCL driver, macros 
perform a similar function.
You can create several overlays or macros,  and combine them in any way you like to 
produce a variety of forms and other special st ationery. Each image can be printed on just 
the first page of a document, on all pages, on  alternate pages, or just the pages that you 
specify.
CREATING POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS
Three steps are required to create an overlay:
1. Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer 
(.PRN) file.
2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to 
create a “project file,” import the.PRN fi le(s), and download the generated filter 
(.HST) file to the printer. The project file  will contain one or more overlay images 
which are functionally relate d, such as the cover page and the continuation page 
images for business letters.
3. Use downloaded files to define your over lays ready for use when printing your 
documents.
When printing overlay files to disk, do not se lect any special features, such as two-sided 
printing or multiple copies. These are not appr opriate to overlays, they apply only to your 
final documents.
CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE
1. Use your preferred application, perhaps a  graphics program, to create the required 
overlay image and save it.
2. Open your application’s  Print… dialogue.
3. Make sure that the selected printer name (1) is 
that of your PostScript printer driver.
4. Select the  Print To File (2) option.
5. Click the  Properties  button (3) to open the 
Document Properties window.
6. On the Overlay tab, choose  Create Form from the 
drop-down list (4).
7. Click OK to close the Document Properties window.
8. Click OK again to close the Print dialogue.
9. When prompted for a print file name, enter a 
meaningful name with the extension.PRN.
10. Close your application.
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CREATE AND DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT
1.From the Windows  Start menu, start  Storage Device Manager  (SDM) and allow 
SDM to discover the printer.
2. Choose  Projects →New Project .
3. Choose  Projects →Add File to Project .
4. Set the  Files of Type  drop-down list to  PRN Files(*.prn) .
5. Navigate to the folder where the.PRN files ar e stored and select one or more of these 
to include in your overlay set.
You can have more than one printer (.PRN) fi le in a project. For example, one for top 
pages and another for continuation pages. Use standard Windows techniques (Shift 
or Ctrl keys) to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to.
6. Click Open  to add these files to the current project.
7. When a message box appears confirming that  a filter file has been created, click OK 
to clear the message.
8. The project window will display one.HST fi le for each printer file added. Make a 
careful note of each of these na mes. Ensure that you note them  exactly as they 
appear, they are case sensitive,  and you will need them later.
9. Choose  Projects →Save  Project  and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter 
Stationery”) so that you can recognise it later if you want to modify it.
10. Choose  Projects →Send Project Files to Printer  to download the project to the 
printer.
If you have a hard disk in the printer, SD M will automatically download files to it. If 
not, SDM will download files to flash memory . If you have a hard disk but still prefer 
to download to flash memory, double-click  the file name in the Project window and 
under  Volume , type in  %Flash0%  and then click  OK.
11. When the message “Command Issued” appe ars confirming that the download is 
complete, click  OK to clear the message.
TEST PRINTING THE OVERLAY
1. Click on the printer icon for th e relevant printer and choose  Printers→Test Form .
2. In the Test PostScript Form window, to test each overlay select it and click  OK. There 
will be a short pause while th e printer processes the form, and then it will print.
3. When each overlay has been tested, click  Exit.
4. Click the standard Windows  Close (X) button, or choose  Projects→Exit  to close 
Storage Device Manager.
DEFINING OVERLAYS
This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use.
1. Open the Printers (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP) window via the  Start 
menu or the Windows Control Panel.
2. Right-click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose  Printing 
Preferences  from the pop-up menu.
3. On the  Overlay  tab, click the  New button.
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4.In the  Define Overlays  window, enter a suitable name (2) 
for this overlay and choose which page(s) (3) of your 
documents will use this overlay.
5. Enter the name of the overlay file (4)  exactly as it appeared 
in the Storage Device Manager project window. Remember 
that this name is case sensitive.
If you forgot to note the overlay names when you created 
them, you can find them usin g Storage Device Manager to 
view the project file, or the  printer’s Information Menu to 
print a file list and identify them from there.
6. Click Add(5) to add this overlay into the defined overlays list.
7. Click OK to close the Define Overlay window.
The new overlay now appears in the Defined  Overlays list in the printer properties 
window.
8. Repeat the above procedure if you wish to define more overlays.
9. When done, click  OK to close the printer properties window.
Your new overlays are now ready and availabl e to be used for any future documents you 
wish.
PRINTING WITH POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS
Once you have defined your overlays you ar e ready to use them for any documents you 
wish. The example illustrated here uses two ov erlays for business letters. The first prints 
on just the top page, and the second pr ints on any or all subsequent pages.
1. Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software. 
Remember, if necessary, to format the document so that it will fit within the 
appropriate space.
2. Open your application’s  Print… dialogue and choose any  options you will require, 
ensuring that the target printer is your Po stScript printer driver in which the overlays 
have been defined.
3. Click the  Properties  button to open the Printing Preferences window.
4. On the Overlays tab, choose  Use Overlay from the 
drop-down list (1).
5. Click on the first overlay (2) you wish to use. In this 
example it is the Cover Page  overlay. Then click the 
Add  button (3).
6. If you want to use another overlay, in this case it is the 
Continuation page, click the second overlay (4) and 
then click the  Add button (3) again.
7. When you have selected all the overlays you want to 
use for this document, click  OK.
8. Finally, in your application’s print dialogue, click  OK to begin printing.
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CREATING PCL OVERLAYS
Three steps are required to create an overlay:
1.Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer 
(.PRN) file.
2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to 
create a “project file,” import the .PRN f ile, and download the generated filter (.BIN) 
files to the printer.
3. Use downloaded files to define your overlay ready for use with any future document.
When printing files to disk, do not select  any special features, such as two-sided 
printing or multiple copies. These are not appropriate to macros, they apply only to 
your final documents.
CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE
1. Use your preferred application, perhaps a  graphics program, to create the required 
image and save it.
2. Open your application’s  Print… dialogue.
3. Make sure that the selected printer name (1) is that of 
your PCL printer driver.
4. Select the  Print To File (2) option.
5. When prompted for a print file name, enter a 
meaningful name with the extension .PRN .
6. Close your application.
CREATE AND DOWNLOAD MACROS
1.From the Windows  Start menu, start  Storage Device Manager  (SDM) and allow 
SDM to discover the printer.
2. Choose  Projects →New Project  to start a new project.
3. Choose  Projects →Filter Macro File . The Filter Printer Patterns dialogue box 
appears. Make any adjustments in the se ttings that you need and then click OK.
Example:  If you create a black oval in MS Paint and leave all the colour command 
filters checked, the black oval  will print as a black rectangle when the overlay is used. 
To maintain the oval shape,  turn off (deselect) the “Confi gure Image Data,” “Palette 
ID” and “Palette Control” filters.
4. Set the  Files of Type  drop-down list to  PRN Files(*.prn) .
5. Navigate to the folder where the overlay .PRN  files are stored and select one or more 
of these to include in your overlay set.
You can have more than one macro file in  a project. For example, one for top pages 
and another for continuation pages. Use stan dard Windows techniques (Shift or Ctrl 
keys) to select multiple files  simultaneously if you need to.
6. Click Open  to add these files to the current projec t. (You can also drag and drop files 
from Windows Explorer dire ctly into the project window if you prefer.) When a 
message box appears confirming that a  filter file has been created, click OK to clear 
the message.
7. The project window will display one .BIN fi le for each printer file added. Make a 
careful note of the name and ID number fo r each of the files. You will need them 
later.
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If you wish to edit the names or ID numbers, double-click the file entry and edit the 
details. 
Note that the names are case sensitive. 
8. Choose  Projects →Save  Project  and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter 
Stationery”) so that you can recognise it.
9. Choose  Projects →Send Project Files to Printer  to download the project to the 
printer.
10. When the message “Command Issued” appe ars confirming that the download is 
complete, click  OK to clear the message.
TEST PRINTING THE MACRO
1. Choose  Printers →Test Macro .
2. In the Test Macro window, en ter its ID number and click OK. After a short pause the 
printer will print the macro.
3. When each macro has been tested, click  Exit.
4. Click the standard Windows  Close (X) button, or choose  Projects→Exit  to close 
Storage Device Manager.
DEFINING OVERLAYS
This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use.
1. Open the Printers (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP) window via the  Start 
menu or the Windows Control Panel.
2. Right-click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose  Printing 
Preferences  from the pop-up menu.
3. On the Job Options tab, click the  Overlay button.
4. In the Overlay window, Click the  Define Overlays 
button (1).
5. In the Define Overla ys window, enter the  name(a) and 
I D (b) of the required overlay, and define which 
page(s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay. Then 
click the  Add button (3) to add this overlay to the list of 
defined overlays. Repeat for any other related overlays. 
When done, click the  Close button(4) to close the 
window.
The example illustrated shows two overlays defined, one for 
a cover page and one for continuation pages.
Remember that names and IDs of  overlay files must be entered exactly as they 
appeared in the Storage Device Manager pr oject window. Remember also that names 
are case sensitive.
If you forgot to note the overlay name or  ID when you created them, you can find 
them using Storage Device Manager to vi ew the project file, or the printer’s 
Information Menu to print a file li st and identify them from there.
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The new overlays will now appear in the Defined Overlays list in the printer properties 
window.
6. When done, click  OK to close the printing  preferences window.
Your new overlays are now ready and availabl e to be used for any future documents you 
wish.
PRINTING WITH PCL OVERLAYS
Once you have defined your overlays you ar e ready to use them for any documents you 
wish. The example illustrated here uses two ov erlays for business letters. The first prints 
on just the top page, and the second pr ints on any or all subsequent pages.
1. Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software. 
Remember, if necessary, to format the docume nt so that it will fit nicely within the 
plain areas on your letterhead overlay.
2. Open your application’s  Print… dialogue and choose any  options you will require, 
ensuring that the target printer is your PC L printer driver in which the overlays have 
been defined.
3. Click the  Properties  button to open the Printing Preferences window.
4. On the Overlay tab, check the  Use active overlays 
checkbox (1).
5. In the Defined Overlays list,  click on the first overlay (2) 
you wish to use, and click the  Add button (3) to add it to 
the Active Overlays list. (If you want a reminder of how 
this overlay looks, click the  Test Print button.)
6. If you want to use another ov erlay with this document, in 
this example it is the “Continuation Page” overlay, click 
this overlay (4) in the list of defined overlays, and then 
click the  Add button (3) again to add the second overlay to the list of active 
overlays.
7. When the list of active overlays contai ns all the items you want to use, click  OK.
8. Finally, click the  Print button in your application’s Print dialogue to begin printing 
your document.
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