Epson MFJ-1278B manual Entering Data-Transfer Modes

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE ADVANCED OPERATION

stored in the system EPROM. The bbRAM memory stores most of the parameter values in a permanent, but easily changed form.

The following commands set special characters that are active in Command Mode. Please refer to the discussions of the special character commands in Chapter 6 for details on the operation of the characters in Command Mode. Also see the section on special input characters in Chapter 4.

CANLINE	Cancel current line
CANPAC	Cancel output (Command Mode function only)
DELETE	Character deletion
PASS	Insert following special character
REDISPLA	Re-display current line
START, STOP	User's flow control characters (sent to MFJ-1278B)
XOFF, XON	MFJ-1278B flow control characters (sent to terminal)

The following commands enable display features that are active in Command Mode. Please refer to the discussions of these commands in Chapter 6 for details on the operation of these characters in Command Mode. Also see the section on terminal configuration in Chapter 4.

AUTOLF	Add <LF> after <CR> in data sent to terminal
BKONDEL	Echo after character deletion
ECHO	Automatic echo of serial port input
FLOW	Type-in flow control
LCOK	Lower case translation
NUCR	Nulls after <CR>
NULF	Nulls after <LF>
NULLS	Null count
SCREENLN	Automatic <CR> insertion

Entering Data-Transfer Modes

There are several ways to enter a data-transfer mode from Command Mode. You can type the command CONVERS or K to enter Converse Mode or the command TRANS or T to enter Transparent Mode, and the MFJ-1278B will immediately enter the specified mode. If the user is in Command Mode and establishes a Packet connect, then the MFJ-1278B will enter a data transfer mode. You can specify the data-transfer mode for automatic entry with the command CONMODE:

cmd: CONMODE TRANS

will specify Transparent Mode to the MFJ-1278B when the user establishes a connect, and