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    SCXI ™ is a trademark of National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. 3 71195A -0 1 © Copyright 1994, 1997 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved . August 1997 SCXI-1371 R ACK -M OUNT K IT This guide describes how to attach the SCXI-1371 rack-mount kit to an SCXI[...]

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    2 Installation Refer to Figure 1 as you perform steps 1-4. The rack-mount bracket with the longer side panel can be mounted on either side of the SCXI chassis. Both rack-mount brackets can be mounted in one of six positions to attain different depths. For detailed measurements of the SCXI-1000, SCXI- 1000DC, or SCXI-2000 chassis, refer to Appendix [...]

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    3 1. Turn off the SCXI-1000, SCXI 1000DC, or SCXI-2000 chassis power. 2. Use the 6-32 hex nuts (item 7) and no. 6 lockwashers (item 5) to attach the brace (item 6) to the rack-mount bracket with the longer side panel (item 1). 3. Using the four 8-32 screws (item 2), attach the rack-mount brackets (items 1 and 4) to your SCXI chassis. 4. Use the two[...]