Troubleshooting 6

Fixing timeout problems in Windows

If print jobs are timing out and not printing, you may need to increase the timeout values in Windows and in the printer.

Try one of the following procedures to change the Windows timeout. If the Windows procedure doesn’t work for you, try the DOS procedure. Then, follow the procedure to change the printer’s timeout.

Windows timeout: From Windows 3.1

1.Open the Control Panel from the Main menu.

2.Double-click the Printers icon to open the Printers dialog box.

3.Click on your printer’s icon.

4.Click the Connect button to open the Connect dialog box.

5.Increase the Transmission Retry to 950 seconds by typing in the new number.

6.Click OK.

Windows timeout: From Windows 95

1.Click the Start icon in the taskbar on your screen; a menu appears.

2.Move the cursor over Settings; another menu appears.

3.In the menu, click Printers; the Printers window appears.

4.In the Printers window, select the Phaser 350 printer icon (or Phaser 350 600x300 if you have the printer’s Extended Features option), then select Properties from the File menu.

5.Click the Details tab and increase the Transmission Retry to 999 seconds (or higher).

6.Click OK.

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