diff --git a/include/ptouch.h b/include/ptouch.h
index bb199be..1e5c21b 100644
--- a/include/ptouch.h
+++ b/include/ptouch.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ struct _pt_dev_info {
 	   Brother "Software Developer's Manual - Raster Command Reference,
 	   PT-P900/P900W/P950NW", section 2.3.5 "Raster line". 0 = centred. */
 	int pin_offset;
+	/* Seconds to wait for a status response when the user did not ask for a
+	   particular --timeout. 0 means use the global default; a printer only
+	   needs an entry here if the global default is too short for it. */
+	int min_timeout;
 };
 typedef struct _pt_dev_info *pt_dev_info;
 
diff --git a/src/libptouch.c b/src/libptouch.c
index 212214b..4847bb9 100644
--- a/src/libptouch.c
+++ b/src/libptouch.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct _pt_dev_info ptdevs[] = {
 	/* 3,5/6/9/12/18 mm TZe Tapes, 12mm and 18mm tested */
 	/* 5,2/9/11,2 mm HSe heat shrink tubes not tested, probably requiring extension of struct _pt_tape_info */
 	{0x04f9, 0x2201, "PT-E310BT", 128, 180, FLAG_P700_INIT|FLAG_USE_INFO_CMD|FLAG_D460BT_MAGIC, 0},
-	{0x04f9, 0x2203, "PT-E560BT", 128, 180, FLAG_P700_INIT|FLAG_USE_INFO_CMD|FLAG_D460BT_MAGIC, 0},
+	{0x04f9, 0x2203, "PT-E560BT", 128, 180, FLAG_P700_INIT|FLAG_USE_INFO_CMD|FLAG_D460BT_MAGIC, 0, 10},
 	{0,0,"",0,0,0,0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ptouch-print.c b/src/ptouch-print.c
index 54a4feb..c1dff6e 100644
--- a/src/ptouch-print.c
+++ b/src/ptouch-print.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static struct argp_option options[] = {
 	{ "writepng", 'w', "<file>", OPTION_ALIAS, "alias for write-png", 1},
 	{ "force-tape-width", 6, "<px>", 0, "Set tape width in pixels, use together with --writepng without a printer connected", 1},
 	{ "copies", 7, "<number>", 0, "Sets the number of identical prints", 1},
-	{ "timeout", 8, "<seconds>", 0, "Set timeout waiting for finishing previous job. Default:1, 0 means infinity", 1},
+	{ "timeout", 8, "<seconds>", 0, "Set timeout waiting for finishing previous job. Default:1, or a per-printer minimum where one is known. 0 means infinity", 1},
 
 	{ 0, 0, 0, 0, "print commands:", 2},
 	{ "image", 'i', "<file>", 0, "Print the given image which must be a 2 color (black/white) png", 2},
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct arguments arguments = {
 	.forced_tape_width = 0,
 	.save_png = NULL,
 	.verbose = 0,
-	.timeout = 1
+	.timeout = -1		/* -1 = not given; 0 is already "infinity" */
 };
 
 job_t *jobs = NULL;
@@ -751,6 +751,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (ptouch_init(ptdev) != 0) {
 			printf(_("ptouch_init() failed\n"));
 		}
+		/* Resolve the timeout only now, because it can depend on which
+		   printer answered. An explicit --timeout always wins. */
+		if (arguments.timeout < 0) {
+			arguments.timeout = ptdev->devinfo->min_timeout > 0
+				? ptdev->devinfo->min_timeout : 1;
+		}
 		if (ptouch_getstatus(ptdev, arguments.timeout) != 0) {
 			printf(_("ptouch_getstatus() failed\n"));
 			return 1;