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C
REATE
AND
DOWNLOAD
THE
PROJECT
1.
From the Windows
Start
menu, start
Storage Device Manager
(SDM) and allow
SDM to discover the printer.
2.
Choose
Projects > New Project
.
3.
Choose
Projects > Add File to Project
.
4.
Set the
Files of Type
drop-down list to
PRN Files(*.prn)
.
5.
Navigate to the folder where the.PRN files are stored and select one or more of these
to include in your overlay set.
You can have more than one printer (.PRN) file in a project. For example, one for top
pages and another for continuation pages. Use standard Windows techniques (Shift
or Ctrl keys) to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to.
6.
Click
Open
to add these files to the current project.
7.
When a message box appears confirming that a filter file has been created, click
OK
to clear the message.
8.
The project window will display one.HST file for each printer file added. Make a
careful note of each of these names. Ensure that you note them
exactly
as they
appear, they are case sensitive, and you will need them later.
9.
Choose
Projects > Save Project
and enter a meaningful name (e.g. “Letter
Stationery”) so that you can recognise it later if you want to modify it.
10.
Choose
Projects > Send Project Files to Printer
to download the project to the
printer.
If you have a storage device in the printer, SDM will automatically download files to
it. If not, SDM will download files to flash memory. If you have a hard disk but still
prefer to download to flash memory, double-click the file name in the Project window
and under
Volume
, type in
%Flash0%
and then click
OK
.
11.
When the message “Command Issued” appears confirming that the download is
complete, click
OK
to clear the message.
T
EST
PRINTING
THE
OVERLAY
1.
Click on the printer icon for the relevant printer and choose
Printers > Test Form
.
2.
In the Test PostScript Form window, to test each overlay select it and click
OK
. There
will be a short pause while the printer processes the form, and then it will print.
3.
When each overlay has been tested, click
Exit
.
4.
Click the standard Windows
Close (X)
button, or choose
Projects > Exit
to close
Storage Device Manager.
D
EFINING
OVERLAYS
This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use.
1.
Open the Printers (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP) window via the
Start
menu or the Windows Control Panel.
2.
Right-click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose
Printing
Preferences
from the pop-up menu.
3.
In the Overlay window, click the
New
button.
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