OPERATION > 137OVERLAY PRINTINGWhat are Overlays?Overlays can be useful for tasks such as printing letterheads, forms,or invoices, and should reduce the need for pre-printed stationery.An Overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that isstored inside the printer's flash memory or hard disk, and printedwhenever required. The result is similar to the Watermark feature, butwith the ability to be much more elaborate.An example of using Overlays:Suppose 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, anda third file could contain the company mission statement. The Overlayfeature allows these items to be printed in various combinations,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 the company logoto every document that you print.- You could create an Overlay that combines all 3 files (the logo,address and the mission statement), and this would allow all 3 itemsto be printed together, similar to a pre-printed letter template.An overview of the Steps required:There are essentially 3 steps to using Overlays with the printer:(a) Create the document that you wish to use for Overlayprinting (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (printfile) using the printer driver.(b) Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert thisPRN file (print file) to a file, and download it to theprinter.(c) Use the file(s) you've downloaded to the printer to createOverlays, and then print your documents.
