Specifications
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TAP Outdial OPARAM Codes
Modem-related Parameters
These are set once for the entire outdial TAP card, and apply to all destinations. All have a 
maximum value of 255, or 25.5 seconds.
Table 38: Modem Related TAP Parameters
Meaning cc pp qq ...
Command Timeout 02 07 Byte 1 = Command Reply Timeout. Modem command reply 
timeout, 0.1 sec units. How long to wait for the 
modem to reply to a command. This is the maximum 
time any non-dialing command should take to 
complete. Default = 10 decimal (1 second).
Command Wait 02 0B Byte 1 = Inter-Command Wait. General command guard 
time, 0.1 second units. After sending any command 
except the reset command (i.e. ATZ) to the modem 
wait this long before sending another command. 
This value only takes effect if there is no expected 
response string for the command sequence. The 
default value is 2 seconds.
DTR Wait 02 08 Byte 1 = DTR Wait. DTR transition guard time, 0.1 second 
units. How long to wait after changing DTR before 
talking to the modem again. The default value is 1 
second.
Guard Time 02 09 Byte 1 = Guard Time. Command escape sequence guard time 
0.1 sec. Sets the “dead” time bracketing the sending 
of the “enter command mode” string to the modem. 
The default value is 1 second.
Reset Wait 02 0A Byte 1 = Reset Wait. Reset command guard time, 0.1 second 
units After sending the modem the reset command 
(i.e. ATZ) wait this long before sending another 
command. The default value is 2 seconds.










