Epson Multi-mode Data Controller MFJ-1278B - Manual (Page 56)

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE BASIC OPERATION
If you make several mistakes in a line, or if you change your mind, you may want to cancel
the whole line rather than rubbing out the characters one at a time. You can cancel the line
by typing <CTRL-X>. The MFJ-1278B will display a <BACKSLASH> followed by a
<ENTER>. If you are in Command Mode, you will see a new prompt:
cmd: Hi, John, how are you?<CTRL-X>\
[You started typing text while in Command Mode.]
cmd: CONVERSE
Hi, John, how are you?
The cancel-line character can be changed to any ASCII character by the command
CANLINE.
If you have changed your input by rubbing out and retyping characters, you may want to see a
"fresh" copy of your input, especially if you have set BKONDEL OFF. The MFJ-1278B
will retype the line you are entering when you type <CTRL-R>:
cmd:CONNECT KB7\\\WA7<CTRL-R>\
[You mis-typed the call sign.]
cmd:CONNECT WA7GXD
Here the user mis-typed the first three characters of the call sign and rubbed them out. The
MFJ-1278B displayed "\" for each character rubbed out. The user then retyped the characters
correctly and redisplayed the line. He finished typing the call sign on the new line. The
redisplay-line character can be changed to any ASCII character by the command
REDISPLA.
If the MFJ-1278B displays information faster than you can read it before it scrolls off the
screen, you can halt the display by typing <CTRL-S>. To resume output from the MFJ-
1278B to your computer, enter <CTRL-Q>. These characters can be changed to any ASCII
character by the commands STOP and START, respectively.
You may occasionally want to include one of the special input characters in a packet. For
example, to send several lines at once in the same packet, you would have to include
<ENTER> in the packet at the end of each line, bypassing its "send-packet" function except
at the actual end of the packet. You can include any character in a packet including all
special characters by prefixing it with the pass character, <CTRL-V>. For example,
I wasn't at the meeting.<CTRL-V><ENTER>
What happened?
Ordinarily, this message would be sent as two packets. By prefixing the first <ENTER> with
<CTRL-V>, the operator sends it all at once, but maintains the <ENTER> in the text. The
pass character can be changed to any ASCII character by the command PASS.