# Period Pause [:period]

The Period Pause command increases or decreases the length of the period pause form the current value by the delta value specified, measured in milliseconds. The [:pp 0] command resets the period pause to its default state (approximately 640 ms). Period pauses can be increased by 30,000 ms (30000) and decreased to 380 ms (-380). All values outside the legal range default to the nearest legal values. This command is asynchronous.

SYNTAX: | [:period DD]
ABBREVIATION: | [:peri DD]
ALTERNATE COMMAND: | [:pp DD] and [:pp 0]
OPTIONS: | none
PARAMETERS: | Pause time in milliseconds
DEFAULT: | 640 ms
EXAMPLES: | [:period 250]

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