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VERLAY PRINTING
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HAT ARE OVERLAYS
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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
is stored inside the printer's flash memory or hard disk, and
printed whenever required. The result is similar to the Watermark
feature, but with the ability to be much more elaborate.
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N EXAMPLE OF USING OVERLAYS
Suppose that you have added several different files to the printer
using the Storage Device Manager. One file might contain your
company 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 various
combinations, depending on your requirements. For example:
> You could create an Overlay consisting of a single item
such as the file that prints the logo; this could add the
company logo to 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 items to be printed together, similar to a pre-
printed letter template.
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VERVIEW OF THE STEPS REQUIRED
There are essentially 3 steps to using Overlays with the printer:
1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay
printing (e.g. a letterhead) and generate a PRN file (print
file) using the printer driver.
2. Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this
PRN file (print file) to a file, and download it to the printer.
3. Use the file(s) you've downloaded to the printer to create
Overlays, and then print your documents.
You don't need to carry out all the steps above every time you
wish to print an overlay. If the files you wish to use have already