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Using printer menus
Timeouts
Specifies the amount of time
(in seconds) the printer waits
to return to the home screen,
receive an end-of-job
message, or receive additional
bytes of data from the
computer.
Note: Wait Timeout is only
available when you use
PostScript emulation. This
menu value has no effect on
PCL emulation print jobs.
Screen Timeout:
15–300
(30*)
Disabled—Disables Screen Timeout.
15–300—Specifies the amount of time
the printer waits before returning to the
home screen.
30* is the default setting.
Print Timeout
Disabled
1–255
(90*)
Disabled—Disables Print Timeout.
1–255—Specifies the amount of time
the printer waits for an end-of-job
message before canceling the
remainder of the print job.
Note: When the timer expires, any
partially formatted page still in the
printer is printed, and other input ports
are examined to see if data exists.
90* is the default setting.
Wait Timeout:
Disabled
15...65535 (40*)
Disabled—Disables Wait Timeout.
15...65535—Specifies the amount of
time the printer waits for additional data
before it cancels the job.
40* is the default setting.
Print Recovery
Specifies whether the printer
continues from certain offline
situations, reprints jammed
pages, or waits until the entire
page is processed and ready
to be printed.
Auto Continue:
Disabled*
5–255
Lets the printer automatically continue
from certain offline situations when not
resolved within the specified time
period.
5–255—Specifies the amount of time
(in seconds) the printer waits.
Jam Recovery:
On
Off
Auto*
Specifies whether the printer reprints
jammed pages.
On—Printer reprints jammed pages.
Off—Printer does not reprint jammed
pages.
Auto*—Printer reprints a jammed page
unless the memory required to hold the
page is needed for other printer tasks.
Page Protect:
Off*
On
Successfully prints a page that may
otherwise generate
Complex Page
errors.
Off*—Prints a partial page of data if
memory is insufficient to process the
entire page.
On—Ensures that an entire page is
processed before it prints.
Note: If, after selecting On, you still
cannot print the page, you may also
have to reduce the size and number of
fonts on the page, or increase the
installed printer memory.
Note: For most print jobs, you do not
need to select On. When On is
selected, printing may be slower.
Menu selection
Purpose
Values
