Translate Procomm's Raw Captured Text

[dhazer]

Does anyone know how to translate or interpret the unknown characters from a raw text capture? Here's some random text for example that I'd like to figure out what the unknown characters are:

=$7_________=$7
=$7_________=$7TDOD
=! HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY =#R 1. TDOD100 T=$R 2. TDOD150 T=%R 3. TDOD250 T=&R 4. TDOD350 T='R 5. TDODALL T=(R 6. TDODHTY T=![T=!RT=!b)R = RELISTT="RWHICH ONE <return> = NONET(="]__="]2

 

[knob]

Rather than working from a capture, I would use Procomm's Monitor Window and see what the ASCII values are as they come in, more information copied below:

Procomm's Monitor Window can be used to view the incoming and outgoing data, in both hex and ASCII format. To activate this window, select the Data | Monitor Window menu item. Resize the Monitor Window so that you can view the entire width of the window, then click back in the Procomm Plus window so that the Monitor Window does not have focus. Incoming text is displayed in red, while text you send is colored blue. The Monitor Window can be handy for viewing incoming escape sequences (to determine if Procomm Plus is responding properly to them) or to verify that the program is sending the data you think it should be.

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