OKI MC561dn User Manual

							131 – Printing: Overlays
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
Note
• Watermarks are printed over the text or images of documents in 
the default settings with the Windows PS printer driver. To print 
in the background of documents, check the In Background box 
in the Watermark window.
• Some applications will not print watermarks when “Background” 
is checked in the “Watermark” window. If this happens, try 
unchecking the “Background” box.
Overlays ____________________
For MC561 and CX2731 MFP only
You can print overlays such as logos or forms on documents.
The MFP must be equipped with an SD memory card for this function.
Important!
• This function is not available with the Windows PCL XPS or 
Mac OS X printer driver.
• To use this function on a Windows PS printer driver, you 
need to log into your computer as an administrator.
1Use the Storage Device Manager utility to create an overlay and 
register it on the MFP.
Note
For details on how to create and register an overlay, see the 
Technical Reference Guide at http://my.okidata.com.
2Define the overlay on the printer driver and start printing as 
follows.
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							132 – Printing: Overlays
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
 Windows PCL Printer Driver
Note
An overlay is a group of up to three forms. When multiple forms 
are saved as an overlay, the last saved one is printed at the top.
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
4Select the Job Options tab.
5Click Overlay.
6Select the Print Using Active Overlays check box.
7Click Define Overlays.
8Enter a name for the overlay in the Overlay Name box.
9Enter the ID of the form you registered using Storage Device 
Manager under ID Value(s).
10Select the pages of the document on which to print the overlay 
from the Print on Pages drop-down list.
11Click Add.
12Click Close.
13Select the overlay to use from the Defined Overlays and click 
Add.
14Click OK.
15Configure other settings if necessary and then start printing.
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							133 – Printing: Overlays
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
Windows PS Printer Driver
Note
An overlay is a group of up to three forms. When multiple forms 
are saved as an overlay, the last saved one is printed at the top.
1Click Start and select Devices and Printers.
2Right-click the OKI MC561 icon and select Printing preferences 
> OKI MC561(PS).
3Select the Job Options tab.
4Click Overlay.
5Select Use Overlay from the drop-down list and click New.
6Enter the exact name of the overlay you registered using Storage 
Device Manager in the Form Name box and click Add.
7Enter a name for the overlay in the Overlay Name box.
8Select the page of the document on which to print the overlay 
from the Print on Pages drop-down list.
9Click OK.
10Select the overlay to use from the Defined Overlay list and then 
click Add.
11Click OK.
12Click “OK” to close the printer setup window.
13Open the file you want to print.
14Start printing on the print dialog.
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							134 – Printing: Store Print Data
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
Store Print Data ______________
For MC561 and CX2731 MFP only
Note
The MFP must be equipped with an SD memory card to use this 
function.
You can store print data on the SD memory card installed on the MFP 
and print it as needed from the MFP control panel by entering the 
assigned password. The job will remain stored on the SD card until 
you delete it using the Storage Device Manager utility.
The MFP must be equipped with an SD memory card for this function.
Important!
• If there is not enough space on the SD memory card for 
the spooled data, a message indicating the file system is 
full appears and the print job does not start.
• This function is not available with the Windows PCL XPS or 
Mac OS X printer driver.
• For details on how to install an SD memory card, see the 
Basic User’s Guide on the DVD supplied with your MFP.
 Windows PCL/PS Printer Drivers
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
4Select the Job Options tab.
5Check Store to SD.
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							135 – Printing: Change Default Settings
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
6Enter a job name in the Job Name box and a password in the 
Job Password box.
If you check the Request Job Name for each print job box, a 
prompt for the job name appears when you send the job to the 
MFP.
7Click OK.
8Configure other settings if necessary and then start printing.
The print job is sent to the MFP, but is not printed.
9Press the  key on the MFP control panel.
10Press the down arrow key to select [Print Job], then press .
11Press the down arrow key to select [Stored Job], then press 
.
12Enter the password you set for the job in the [Password] box, 
then press .
-Press the  key if you enter a wrong number. 
-Press the  key if you want to stop the job search.
13Make sure [Print] is selected, then press .
-If you select [Delete], you can delete the print job.
14Enter the number of copies, then press .
Change Default Settings
You can save the printer’s default driver settings.
Important!
This function is not available with the Fax driver.
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							136 – Printing: Using Printer Fonts
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
Notethe
The procedures below use MC561 as an example.
Windows Printer Drivers
1Click Start and select Devices and Printers.
2Right-click the OKI MC561 icon, then select Printing 
preferences > OKI MC561(PCL)” or “OKI MC561(PS).
3Configure the print settings to be used as the default.
4Click OK.
Mac OS X PS Printer Driver
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Configure the print settings to use as the driver’s default 
settings.
4Select “Save As” from “Presets”.
5Enter a name for the settings and click “OK”.
6Click “Cancel”. 
7To use the saved settings, select the name from ‘Presets” in the 
print dialog box.
Using Printer Fonts ___________
You can print your documents using pre-installed printer fonts by 
substituting them for TrueType fonts in the computer.
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							137 – Printing: Using Printer Fonts
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
Important!
• The printer fonts do not exactly duplicate the appearance 
of the TrueType fonts seen on screen.
• This function is not available with the Windows PCL XPS or 
Mac OS X printer driver.
• To use this function with the Windows PS printer driver 
you must be logged on your computer as an administrator.
• This function is not available in some applications.
Note
The procedures below use the MC561 as an example.
Windows PCL Printer Driver
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
4Select the Job Options tab.
5Click Font.
6Select the Font Substitution check box.
7Specify which printer font you substitute for each TrueType font 
in the Font Substitution Table.
8Click OK. 
9Configure other settings if necessary and then start printing.
Windows PS Printer Driver 
1Click Start and select Devices and Printers.
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							138 – Printing: Using Computer Fonts
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
2Right-click the OKI MC561 icon and then select Printer 
properties > OKI MC561(PS).
3Select the Device Settings tab.
4Substitute a printer font for each TrueType font in the Font 
Substitution Table.
-To specify the font substitution, click each TrueType font and 
select a printer font to substitute from the pull-down menu.
5Click OK.
6Open the file you want to print.
7From the File menu, select Print.
8Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
9On the Layout tab, click Advanced.
10Select Substitute with Device Font at TrueType Font and then 
click OK.
11Configure other settings if necessary and then start printing.
Using Computer Fonts _________
You can print your documents using TrueType fonts in the computer 
to retain the font appearance on screen.
Important!
This function is not available with the Windows PCL XPS or 
Mac OS X printer driver.
Windows PCL Printer Driver 
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
4Select the Job Options tab.
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							139 – Printing: Using a Print Buffer
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
5Click Font. 
6Clear the Font Substitution check box and then click OK.
7Select “Download as Outline Font” (font images are created by 
the printer) or “Download as Bitmap Font” (font images are 
created by the printer driver).
8Configure other settings if necessary and then start printing.
Windows PS Printer Driver 
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
4On the Layout tab, click Advanced.
5Click TrueType Font and select Download as Softfont from the 
drop-down list.
6Click OK.
7Configure other settings if necessary and then start printing.
Using a Print Buffer ___________
Note
The MFP must be equipped with an SD memory card to use this 
function.
You can spool a print job in the SD memory card installed in the MFP. 
This function frees memory on your computer so it can handle other 
tasks faster while the MFP is running in the background.
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							140 – Printing: Change Mono Print Speed
MC361/MC561/CX2731 MFP Advanced User’s Guide
Important!
• If there is not enough space on the SD memory card for 
the spooled data, a message indicating the file system is 
full appears and the print job does not start.
• This function is not available with the Windows PCL XPS or 
Mac OS X printer driver.
Windows PCL/PS Printer Drivers
1Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Click “Preferences” (or “Properties”, depending on the version of 
Windows you are using).
4Select the Job Options tab.
5Click Advanced.
6Select the Job Spool check box and click OK.
7Start printing on the print dialog.
Change Mono Print Speed ______
Note
To enter the [Admin Setup] menu, an administrator password is 
necessary. The default password is “aaaaaa”.
1Press the  key.
2Press the down arrow key to select [Admin Setup], then press 
.
3Enter the administrator password.
4Use the arrow keys to select [Enter], then press .
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