OKI C7350DTN User Manual

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Overlays
Creating Files for Overlays
The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and 
stored.  
Then, other users can use settings in the printer drivers to use the 
files as overlays in documents.
1.Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing 
(e.g. a letterhead).
2.Use the printer driver to generate a PRN file (print file). 
3.Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this PRN file 
(print...

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Overlays
Requirements for Using
Read This First
 
Hardware / Software Requirements
•the Storage Device Manager software must be installed. 
•printer internal hard disk drive (Installation is highly recom-
mended)
Required Actions
Before overlays can be printed, they must be 
•created in a software application 
•saved as a print file
•downloaded to storage
Important!
1. An overlay may consist of more than one component file.
2. When the...

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Overlays
Requirements for Using
Storage Requirements
Locations
Use Storage Device Manager to store the overlays to the printer’s:
•hard disk drive
or 
•flash memory
Maximum Available Space
Hard Disk Drive
2 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript Forms
Flash Memory
about 0.5 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript Forms
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Overlays
Windows 2000 and XP:  PCL
Defining
In Windows 2000, overlays can only be printed using the PCL 
driver.
1.Click Start → Settings → Printers.
2.Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing 
Preferences.
The OkiPrinting Preferences dialog box appears.
3.Click the Overlay tab.
4.Click Define Overlays.
5.Under Overlay Name, enter a name for the overlay.
6.Under ID Value, enter the ID number for the file saved using 
the...

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Overlays
Windows 2000: PCL
Printing
1.Open the document in the software application.
2.Click File → Print.
The Print dialog box appears.
3.Click the Overlay tab.
4.Under Defined Overlays, click any overlays you wish to use.
To select more than one, press the Ctrl key while selecting the 
names. 
5.Click Add.
Each name appears in the Active overlays box.
To print a sample of an overlay for review
1.Under Defined Overlays, click the name....

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Overlays
Windows 2000:  PCL
Editing
1.Click Start → Settings → Printers.
2.Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing 
Preferences.
The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box appears.
3.Click the Overlay tab.
4.Click Define overlays.
The Define overlays dialog box appears.
5.Under Defined overlays, click the overlay to be edited.
6.Make your changes, then click Apply.
7.Click Close.
8.Click OK and close the Printers dialog...

C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Storage Device Manager for Windows  •  617
Overlays
Windows 2000:  PCL
Deleting
1.Click Start → Settings → Printers.
2.Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing 
Preferences.
The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box appears.
3.Click the Overlay tab.
4.Click Define Overlays.
The Define Overlays dialog box appears.
5.Under Defined overlays, click the overlay to be deleted.
6.Click Remove, then click Close.
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Overlays
Windows Me/98/95: PCL
Defining
1.Click Start → Settings → Printers.
2.Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties.
The Oki Properties dialog box appears.
3.Click the Job Options tab, click the Overlay button.
4.Click Define overlays.
5.Under Overlay Name, enter a name for the overlay.
6.Under ID Value, enter the ID number for the file saved using 
Storage Device Manager (see the File List printout).
7.In the...

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Overlays
Windows Me/98/95: PCL
Printing
1.Open the document in the software application.
2.Click File → Print.
The Print dialog box appears.
3.Make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected, then click Properties 
(or your application’s equivalent).
The Oki Properties dialog box appears.
4.Click the Overlay tab.
5.Under Defined Overlays, click any overlays you wish to use.
To select more than one, press the Ctrl key while selecting the 
names....

C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Storage Device Manager for Windows  •  620
Overlays
Windows Me/98/95: PCL
Editing Defined
1.Click Start → Settings → Printers.
2.Right click the Oki PCL printer icon.
3.Click Properties.
The Oki Properties dialog box appears.
4.Click the Job Options tab. 
5.Click the Overlay button.
6.Click Define overlays.
The Define overlays dialog box appears.
7.Under Defined overlays, click the overlay to be edited.
8.Make any changes
9.Click Apply.
10.Click Close.
11.Click OK and close the...