Epson MFJ-1278B manual Monitoring on the Air, Special Input Characters, Cmd Command 5 was $03

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE BASIC OPERATION

Monitoring on the Air

This is a good time to try out the MFJ-1278B's monitor functions. While you and your friend are separately connected, type

<CTRL-C>

cmd: MONITOR ON

cmd: MCON ON

cmd: CONVERS

You will be able to see both your "conversation" and your friend's conversation. Also try HEADERLN ON and MHEARD.

Special Input Characters

The MFJ-1278B has a number of special characters that can be used to control its actions. Many of these special characters can be used to "edit" commands and packet text as they are entered. These features can all be customized to suit you and your computer. Most of the special input characters we will describe are active in both Command Mode and Converse Mode; the exceptions will be noted.

The character used to return to Command Mode from Converse Mode is by default a <CTRL-C>. (Sending a BREAK signal also works.) This character does nothing in Command Mode, so if you accidentally enter it twice you will not mess up the next command line. You can change the Command Mode entry character with the command COMMAND. This is one of several commands that set special character functions. You can choose any character for this function, by entering the ASCII character code for the key. For example, you can use a <CTRL-E> to enter Command Mode by setting

cmd: COMMAND 5 was $03

The MFJ-1278B displays the previous value in hex, and you can also enter character codes in hex if you prefer. All of the special characters described below can be changed in the same way as COMMAND.

We have already mentioned that you can erase mis-typed characters by typing the <BACKSPACE> character. You can change this character with the command DELETE. If you set DELETE ON, you can erase characters by typing the <DELETE> character; setting DELETE OFF returns to using <BACKSPACE>. You will probably want to use the same key that your computer normally uses to rub out characters. <BACKSPACE> is more commonly used than <DELETE> by personal computers.

If you are not sure whether your rubout key produces <DELETE> or <BACKSPACE> characters, you can try both settings of the DELETE command and see which works.