NEC PC-8201A - Page 170

Chapter 8
f.3/ECH0
FUNCTION:
Transmitted data could be printed on a printer, if chosen.
DESCRIPTION:
When in TERM mode, the position corresponding to the f.3 Function
Key on the screen is blank. If you input the f.3 Function Key, the
word "Echo" is displayed. Any data received after the f.3 Key is
input is sent to a printer. If the f.3 Function Key is input again,
the word "Echo" is erased from the display and data will not be sent
to the printer:
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The display after the f.3 Key has been input a second time:
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Data received through the RS-232C circuit is stored in the buffer of
the PC-8201 and then transmitted to the printer.
The data sent to the printer will not be lost because a "handshaking"
can be conducted between the PC-8201 and the printer. However,
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