User manual
Introduction 
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1  Introduction 
Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been 
providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast 
range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and 
broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned 
and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our 1,000-plus 
different models now appear in 11 groups
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Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer RK-1 rack adapter, which is ideal 
for mounting combinations of several 1U Kramer products in a 19" rack. 
These include 1/2-19" 1U units, 1/4-19" 1U units, 1/8-19" 1U units and 
separately, up to two 6.5"-1U units. 
 that are clearly defined by 
function. 
The package includes the following items: 
•  RK-1 Rack Adapter 
•  Additional mechanical parts (blank panel
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•  This user manual
, screws, nuts and so on) 
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2  Getting Started 
We recommend that you: 
•  Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging 
materials for possible future shipment 
•  Review the contents of this user manual 
3  Overview 
You can mount a combination of several Kramer products, of various widths, 
in a 19" 1U rack using the RK-1 rack adapter. These include: 
•  1/2-19" 1U units—for example, two VP-5xl units (see 
Table 1) 
•  1/4-19" 1U units— for example, four FC-31xl units, two FC-31xl units 
with one VP-5xl unit (see 
Table 1) 
•  1/8-19" 1U units—for example, eight PS-1DVI units (see 
Table 1)  
1 GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Switchers and Matrix Switchers; GROUP 3: Control Systems; GROUP 4: 
Format/Standards Converters; GROUP 5: Range Extenders and Repeaters; GROUP 6: Specialty AV Products; GROUP 7: 
Scan Converters and Scalers; GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors; GROUP 9: Room Connectivity; GROUP 10: Accessories 
and Rack Adapters; GROUP 11: Sierra Products 
2 One half-19" blank panel (P/N: 60-900013)
3 Download up-to-date Kramer user manuals from the Internet at this URL: http://www.kramerelectronics.com 










