Oki MPS420B Overlays and Macros (Windows Only)

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Overlays and Macros (Windows Only)

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If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not

want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced

features.

You can create several overlays or macros, and combine them in any way you like to

produce a variety of forms and other special stationery. Each image can be printed on

just the first page of a document, on all pages, on alternate pages, or just the pages

that you specify.

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Three 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 with

your printer to create a “project file,” import the .PRN file, and download the

generated filter (.BIN) files to the printer.

3. Use downloaded files to define your overlay ready for use with any future

document.

When printing files to disk, do not select any special features, such as two-sided

printing or multiple copies. These are not appropriate to macros, they apply only

to your final documents.

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1. Use your preferred application, perhaps a graphics program, to create the

required image and save it.

2. Open your application’s Print… dialog.

3. Make sure that the selected printer name (1) is that

of your PCL printer driver.

4. Select the Print To File (2) option.

5. When prompted for a print file name, enter a

meaningful name with the extension .PRN .

6. Close your application.

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1. From the Windows Start menu, open Storage Device Manager (SDM) and

allow SDM to discover the printer.

2. Choose Projects > New Project.

3. Choose Projects > Filter Macro File. The Filter Printer Patterns dialog box

appears. 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 command

filters checked, the black oval will print as a black rectangle when the overlay is

used. To maintain the oval shape, turn off (deselect) the “Configure Image Data,”

“Palette ID” and “Palette Control” filters.