S6 - Wait Before Blind Dialing

Description
The value in S6 determines how long the modem waits after going off hook before blind dialing. This delay allows time for the central telephone office to detect the off-hook condition of the line and apply dial tone. This wait time only applies to the first dial tone. See the D - Dial Command.

Type
value (seconds)

Value range
2 to 255, Default value: 2

Stored by &Wn
yes

Displayed by &V
yes

Note: The Wait Before Dialing call progress monitoring feature (W dial modifiers) applies only to detection of a second dial tone and is independent of any S-register setting.

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