OKI C7350DTN User Manual

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6.Type a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. 
7.Click OK.
8.Select the number of copies.  Click Collate, if applicable.
9.Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
10.Click OK. 
11.Click Print. The document is stored on the hard disk. It can 
then be printed on demand, or deleted.  Use the procedures 
given below.
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Hard Disk Drive
Printing a stored document  
1.Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and 
press the SELECT button.
2.Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the 
personal ID number you selected above.
3.Press the VALUE button until 
ALL JOBS or the required job 
name is displayed.
4.Press the SELECT button to print the document.
 
NOTE
An alternative method of printing or deleting the stored 
document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please 
refer to the online Help for the Storage Device Manager 
software.
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Hard Disk Drive
Deleting a stored document 
1.Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and 
press the SELECT button.
2.Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the 
personal ID number you selected above.
3.Press the VALUE button until 
ALL JOBS or the required job 
name is displayed.
4.Press the CANCEL button to delete the remaining copies of the 
document.
5.When the deletion confirmation message appears, confirm by 
pressing the SELECT button.
  
NOTE
An alternative method of printing or deleting the stored 
document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please 
refer to the online Help for the Storage Device Manager 
software.
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Overlays 
What are Overlays?  
An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is 
stored in the printers flash memory or on the hard disk (supplied 
on some models, optional on others), and printed whenever 
required. The result is similar to the Watermark feature, but with 
the ability to be much more elaborate.
Overlays can be useful for tasks such as printing letterheads, 
forms, or invoices, and should reduce the need for pre-printed 
stationery. 
Example of Using Overlays  
Suppose that you used the Storage Device Manager to create and 
store three files in the printer:
•the company logo
•the company address
•the company mission statement.
The Overlay feature allows these files to be incorporated into your 
document in various combinations, depending on your 
requirements.
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Creating Overlays 
1.Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing 
(e.g. a letterhead).  
2.Use the printer driver to generate a PRN file (print file). 
3.Use the Storage Device Manager utility to convert this PRN file 
(print file) to a storable file format.
4.Download the storable file to the printer.
Once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the 
printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in 
the printer driver to use the overlays.
  
NOTE
• The internal hard disk must be installed in the 
printer to allow for spooling of the print job before 
final printing.
• If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the 
spooled data, 
DISK FULL is displayed and only one 
copy printed.  
• If the software application being used has a collate 
print option, this must be turned OFF for overlay to 
operate correctly.
• An overlay may consist of more than one 
component file.
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Creating documents to use as overlays
PCL 
An overlay can be created in any software application that can 
handle logos, letterheads, forms, etc. and can print to a file. 
To create a print (PRN) file:
1.Open your application program.  Open the file to be stored as 
an overlay.  Choose File, then Print.
2.Make sure that the Print To File option is switched on in your 
applications Print dialog box.
3.Depending on the application, you may need to select your 
printer model.
4.Click Properties.  This should open the printer driver settings.
  
5.Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would 
like your overlay to print.
6.Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet. Dont use N-up, 
duplex, finisher options, etc. when creating an overlay. These 
can be added when printing the document that includes the 
overlay.
7.Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
8.Click Print. 
Instead of sending the print job to the printer, this prompts you 
to save the print job on your PCs hard disk.
Give the file a meaningful name such as my template.prn.
Important
You must use the Oki PCL driver to do this.
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Creating documents to use as overlays
PostScript  
An overlay can be created in any software application that can 
handle logos, letterheads, forms, etc. and can print to a file. 
1.Open your application program.  Open the file to be stored as 
an overlay.  Choose File, then Print.
2.Make sure that the Print To File option is switched on in your 
applications Print dialog box.
3.Depending on the application, you may need to select your 
printer model. Then click Properties… This should open the 
printer driver settings. 
4.Select the Job Options tab.  Click the Overlays… button. 
5.Choose Create Form from the menu. 
6.Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
7.Click OK to print the document to a file.
Instead of sending the print job to the printer, this prompts you 
to save the print job on your PCs hard disk. 
Give the file a meaningful name such as “my template.prn.”
 
Important
You must use the Oki PostScript driver to do this.
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Downloading the print file to use as an overlay  
In the previous topic, you created a print (PRN) file on your PCs 
hard disk. This topic explains how to use the Storage Device 
Manager to download this file to the printer.
The Storage Device Manager software is included with the original 
software CDs that were supplied with your printer.
1.Launch Storage Device Manager.  Allow the program to discover 
(locate) the printer.
2.Click Project, then New Project.
3.From the Project menu, select Add File to Project.  
4.Select the PRN file(s) that you created earlier.
PCL: This automatically generates a BIN file.
PostScript: This automatically generates a PostScript hst file.
 
5.Note the name that the file is assigned in the Storage Device 
Manager. Names are case sensitive.
 
6.Make sure the printer being used is highlighted in the lower 
window of the Storage Device Manager.
Important!
The BIN file is automatically assigned an ID number.
To change the ID number
• double-click the number
• enter a new one in the ID field.
NOTE
The assigned file name is very important!  You must use 
this ID number or name when creating overlays in the 
printer driver.  You should change the ID number or 
name from the default value.  Note the new name for 
later use.
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7.Select the Project menu.  Choose Send Project Files to 
Printer.
This downloads the file to the printer.
If the file was downloaded successfully, Command Issued 
displays.
8.Close the Storage Device Manager.
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Defining Overlays
PostScript  
1.Click Start → Settings → Printers.
2.Highlight the printer name. Click File.  Click Properties..
3.Click the Job Options tab.
4.Click the Overlay button.
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