Epson Multi-mode Data Controller MFJ-1278B - Manual (Page 126)

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE ADVANCED OPERATION
The following commands set special characters which are active in Converse Mode. Refer to
the discussions of these commands for details on the operation of the characters in Converse
Mode.
CANLINE
Cancel current line
CANPAC Cancel current packet
COMMAND Command Mode entry
DELETE Character deletion
MFILTER Characters to be filtered in monitored packets
PASS Insert following special character
REDISPLA Re-display current line
SENDPAC Send current packet
START, STOP User's flow control characters (sent to MFJ-1278B)
XOFF, XON MFJ-1278B flow control characters (sent to to terminal)
The following commands enable display features which are active in Converse Mode. Refer
to the discussions of these commands for details on the operation of these characters in
Converse Mode.
8BITCONV
Retain high-order bit from serial port in converse mode
AUTOLF Add <LF> after <CR>
BKONDEL Echo after character deletion
ECHO Automatic echo of serial input
ESCAPE <ESCAPE> translation
FLOW Type-in flow control
LCOK Lower case translation
NUCR Null characters after <CR>
NULF Null characters after <LF>
NULLS Null count
SCREENLN Automatic <CR> insertion
Transparent Mode
Packet radio is very well suited to the transfer of data between computers. In some cases
Converse Mode will work well for computer data transfer. However, files such as a .CMD
file on a CP/M system, a BASIC program, or even a word-processor text file, may contain
characters that conflict with special characters in Converse Mode. Some of these files may
utilize all eight bits of each byte rather than the seven bits required by ASCII codes. If you
transfer such files you will have to use Transparent Mode.
Transparent Mode is a data-transfer mode like Converse Mode. In this mode there are no
special characters...everything you type and everything your computer sends to the MFJ-
1278B, is sent over the radio exactly as it was received by the MFJ-1278B. There are no