Epson Multi-mode Data Controller MFJ-1278B User Manual
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MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE BASIC OPERATION
SLOW SCAN TELEVISION OPERATION
The MFJ-1278B opens up a whole new world of digital communications, Slow Scan
Television or SSTV. The MFJ-1278B lets you receive black and white SSTV pictures with
the built-in printer port in 4 levels of gray. However, with additional software for your
computer, it can receive and transmit COLOR or B&W SSTV pictures with up to 16 levels
of gray. If you are using a standard terminal program that does not support screen printing of
SSTV pictures, you must attach an "EPSON" or "IBM" graphics compatible printer to the
MFJ-1278B's parallel printer port in order to allow printing of SSTV pictures.
If you are using the MFJ-1278B's parallel printer port, then SSTV pictures with 4 levels of
gray will be supported. Pictures received with more than 4 levels of gray will be printed on
the printer with only 4 levels of gray.
The MFJ-1278B will receive through its printer port, all of the SSTV pictures formats listed
in Table 4-9. It will receive COLOR and BLACK and WHITE SSTV pictures and print
black and white on any "EPSON" or "IBM" graphics compatible printer.
To use the SSTV mode in the MFJ-1278B, a special computer and program are not required.
However, if you intend to print pictures to the screen or save to disk, you will need a program
that allows this type of operation.
MFJ Enterprises, Inc. offers terminal software for some computers to support screen printing
of SSTV pictures. This software allows you to print COLOR and multi-gray level SSTV
pictures to the screen and to save SSTV pictures to disk. The SSTV pictures saved on disk
can be re-transmitted or recalled to screen at any time for viewing. Screen printing of full
COLOR SSTV pictures is not possible on the Commodore C64 and C128 computer. Screen
printing of multi-level SSTV pictures is possible on the Commodore C64 and C128
computers, with the below mentioned software.
MFJ terminal program which supports transmit and receive of COLOR and/or multi-gray
levels SSTV printing to the computer screen are as follows:
1. MFJ-1289 for IBM PC and compatibles in 5-1/4" disk.
2. MFJ-1289M for IBM PC and compatibles in 3-1/2" disk.
3. MFJ-1287B for Macintosh
4. MFJ-1290 for Amiga
5. MFJ-1282B for C64/128