C7350 User’s Guide > 110OVERLAY PRINTINGWHAT ARE OVERLAYS ?Overlays can be useful for tasks such as printing letterheads,forms, or invoices, and should reduce the need for pre-printedstationery.An Overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text thatis stored inside the printer's flash memory or hard disk, andprinted whenever required. The result is similar to the Watermarkfeature, but with the ability to be much more elaborate.AN EXAMPLE OF USING OVERLAYSSuppose that you have added several different files to the printerusing the Storage Device Manager. One file might contain yourcompany logo, a second file might contain the company address,and a third file could contain the company mission statement.The Overlay feature allows these items to be printed in variouscombinations, depending on your requirements. For example:> You could create an Overlay consisting of a single itemsuch as the file that prints the logo; this could add thecompany logo to every document that you print.> You could create an Overlay that combines all 3 files (thelogo, address and the mission statement), and this wouldallow all 3 items to be printed together, similar to a pre-printed letter template.OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS REQUIREDThere are essentially 3 steps to using Overlays with the printer:1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlayprinting (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (printfile) using the printer driver.2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert thisPRN file (print file) to a file, and download it to the printer.3. Use the file(s) you've downloaded to the printer to createOverlays, and then print your documents.You don't need to carry out all the steps above every time youwish to print an overlay. If the files you wish to use have already
