Changing DFA Configurations for 3rd Party Finishers

When your system is installed, a Xerox CSE uses DocuSP to create a configuration and profile of the finishing devices on your system. A configuration represents the finishing module or combination of finishing modules installed. Within a configuration are profiles that represent specific destinations, device settings and attributes for that configuration.

If you need to switch from using one set of finishers to another set of finishers (for example, a DS5000 to a Booklet Maker) or access a different finishing configuration, use the following instructions.

 

To enable a different profile than the one currently enabled for a finishing configuration:

  1. Select the Printer Manager.
  2. Select the Finishing tab.
  3. From the Finishers drop down, select [External Finishers]. The DFA Configuration Manager window displays. One or more configurations will be listed depending on the 3rd party finishers installed.
  4. If the job you are running requires a different finishing location than what is currently enabled for that configuration, select the configuration identified as online.
  5. Select a different destination profile listed under the configuration, right click, and select [Enable] to enable a different profile.

 

To change from using currently installed finishers and enable a new configuration:

This procedure is for instances when you need to physically change finishing devices and replace existing finishers on the system with a different set of finishers. Refer to the vendor's 3rd party finishing documentation to learn which finisher profiles will be changed automatically or which ones will need to be manually updated.

  1. Select the Printer Manager.
  2. Select the Finishing tab.
  3. From the configuration list, select the configuration currently online.
  4. Disable the profiles you do not want by selecting the profile(s), right clicking, and selecting [Disable]. Disable all profiles being used.
  5. Remove existing finishing equipment and install the new equipment on the system as needed. Refer to your 3rd party finishing documentation on how to manually adjust settings on the module itself.
  6. At the DFA Configuration Manager window, select a profile within the new configuration that you want to enable and right click.
  7. Select [Enable] for all profiles. Previously enabled profiles will be disabled and placed offline. The new configuration is now online and the selected profiles enabled.
  8. Select [Close].