Installing the Configuration Software

5 Installing the Configuration Software

Download the K-Configconfiguration software from our Web site and install it (refer to the K-Configguide1).

6 Configuring the RC-2C/RC-2 Buttons

To configure the RC-2C/RC-2buttons, refer to the K-Configguide1. Before you configure the RC-2C/RC-2buttons:

1.Connect the power to the RC-2C/RC-2and connect the RS-232 terminal block connector on the RC-2C/RC-2unit to the 9-pin D-sub COM port on your PC as defined in Section 4.1.

2.Open the K-Configprogram.

The main K-Configwindow appears.

3.Follow the instructions in the K-Configguide to configure the RC-2C/RC-2buttons.

7 Technical Specifications

Table 4 defines the technical specifications:

Table 4: Technical Specifications2 of the RC-2C/RC-2 Wall Plate / RS-232 Controller

PORTS:

1 RS-232 on a terminal block connector

 

IR OUT on a terminal block connector (for RC-2Conly)

POWER SOURCE:

12V DC/500mA adapter, 40mA

DIMENSIONS:

For the USA:

 

6.9cm x 1.6cm x 11.4cm (2.72" x 0.63" x 4.49", W, D, H)

 

For Europe:

 

8.6cm x 1.6cm x 8.6cm (3.39" x 0.63" x 3.39", W, D, H), the “86mm version” or

 

8cm x 1.6cm x 8cm (3.15" x 0.63" x 3.15", W, D, H), the “80mm version”

WEIGHT:

0.3kg (0.67lbs.) approx

ACCESSORIES:

K-Config software

OPTIONS:

RS-232 9-pin D-sub port to 3-pin terminal block connector cable (C-D9F/3PM-0.6)

1 Download up-to-date Kramer user manuals and guides from the Internet at this URL: http://www.kramerelectronics.com 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice

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RC-2C specifications

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