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Timeouts
Hibernate Timeout
Disabled
1–3 hours
6 hours
1–3 days
1–2 weeks
1 month
Set the amount of time the printer waits before it goes into
Hibernate mode.
Notes:
• Disabled is the factory default setting for Class A and Class B
printers in all countries except for European Union countries,
Switzerland, and Canada.
• 3 days is the factory default setting for Class B printers in all
European Union countries, Switzerland, and Canada.
• When the Hibernate Timer expires, the printer uses Ethernet
connection to check the value of “Hibernate Timeout on
Connection.”
• When “Hibernate Timeout on Connection” is set to Do Not
Hibernate, the device never automatically hibernates.
• When “Hibernate Timeout on Connection” is set to Hibernate,
the device follows the value of Hibernate Timeout, except
when it is set to Disabled.
Timeouts
Screen Timeout
15–300
Set the amount of time (in seconds) the printer waits before
returning the display to the Ready state.
Note: 30 is the factory default setting.
Timeouts
Print Timeout
Disabled
1–255
Set the amount of time (in seconds) the printer waits to receive an
end‑of‑job message before canceling the remainder of the print job.
Notes:
• 90 is the factory default setting.
• When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the
printer is printed, and then the printer checks to see if any
new print jobs are waiting.
• Print Timeout is available only when using PCL. This setting
has no effect on PostScript emulation print jobs.
Timeouts
Wait Timeout
Disabled
15–65535
Set the amount of time (in seconds) the printer waits for additional
data before canceling a print job.
Notes:
• 40 is the factory default setting.
• Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using
PostScript emulation. This setting has no effect on PCL
emulation print jobs.
Error Recovery
Auto Reboot
Reboot when idle
Reboot always
Reboot never
Set the printer to restart when an error is encountered.
Note: “Reboot always” is the factory default setting.
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