Cleaning Of Connector/Cable; Male Connector; Female Connector; When The Optical Connector Cleaner (Commercially Available) Is Available - Sony HDCU2500 Maintenance Manual

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Cleaning of Connector/Cable

The photo receptive condition of the optical connector can be checked at OPTICAL CONDITION of the DTX board
of this unit.
• When lit in green: Normal (–16 dBm or above)
• When lit in yellow: Normal (–16 to –19 dBm)
• When lit in red: Abnormal (Less than –19 dBm)
When lit in red, be sure to clean the optical contact portions.
When lit in yellow, cleaning is recommended.
The attenuation of the photo-receptive level may cause transmission error between the camera and HDCU. In the case
of attenuation, be sure to clean optical contact portions proceeding as follows.
The optical contact portions exist in the optical connector on this unit or HDC, and in the optical/electrical cables.
1-14-1. When the Optical Connector Cleaner (Commercially Available) is
Available
Cleaning of Optical connector /Cable
Tools required
• Optical connector cleaner (commercially available)
Product name: CLETOP
14100402 or 14100403 or equivalent
14100402: 2.0 mm
14100403: 2.0/2.5 mm double ended
Note
- Alcohol is not necessary during cleaning.
- Number of possible wipes is one cleaning per a piece. Do not reuse it.
Cleaning procedure

[Male connector]

Clean the tip of the white optical contacts using the optical connector cleaner.

[Female connector]

1. Insert the optical connector cleaner straight. Ensure that it is held straight when inserting.
2. Apply sufficient pressure (approximately 600 g to 700 g) to ensure that the optical contact is a little depressed.
HDCU2500
®
stick type
Optical contacts (white)
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