Oki MPS420b User Manual

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Overlays and Macros (Windows Only) > 44Overlays 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 notwant to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advancedfeatures.You can create several overlays or macros, and combine them in any way you like toproduce a variety of forms and other special stationery. Each image can be printed onjust the first page of a document, on all pages, on alternate pages, or just the pagesthat you specify.CREATING PCL OVERLAYSThree 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 the CD included withyour printer to create a “project file,” import the .PRN file, and download thegenerated filter (.BIN) files to the printer.3. Use downloaded files to define your overlay ready for use with any futuredocument.When printing files to disk, do not select any special features, such as two-sidedprinting or multiple copies. These are not appropriate to macros, they apply onlyto your final documents.CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE1. Use your preferred application, perhaps a graphics program, to create therequired image and save it.2. Open your application’s Print… dialog.3. Make sure that the selected printer name (1) is thatof your PCL printer driver.4. Select the Print To File (2) option.5. When prompted for a print file name, enter ameaningful name with the extension .PRN .6. Close your application.CREATE AND DOWNLOAD MACROS1. From the Windows Start menu, open Storage Device Manager (SDM) andallow SDM to discover the printer.2. Choose Projects > New Project.3. Choose Projects > Filter Macro File. The Filter Printer Patterns dialog boxappears. Make any adjustments in the settings that you need and then click OK.Example: If you create a black oval in MS Paint and leave all the color commandfilters checked, the black oval will print as a black rectangle when the overlay isused. To maintain the oval shape, turn off (deselect) the “Configure Image Data,”“Palette ID” and “Palette Control” filters.1 32