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- Page 1 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual ______________________________________________________ Manual 012010 REV H - July 2018...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Application Description Technical Specifications Tools and Optional Materials Packaging Floor Installation Raised Floor Installation FxDS Frame Kit Installation Interbays and End Guards SmartRoute Troughs End Guard Support Bars Doors Adjusting the Doors... -
Page 3: Application
The FxDS system easily configures for panel placement and scales simply from 12 ports to a full rack of 1,728 ports as needed. The FieldSmart FxDS requires only four unique building blocks (SKUs) to configure initial deployment. The user then adds into the frame whatever is needed as subscriber take rates dictate. -
Page 4: Tools And Optional Materials
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Tools and Optional Materials Tools: • Sockets (1/2”, 3/4” and 15/16”) • Ratchet with Extension • Phillips Screwdriver • 1/8” Allen Wrench • Hammer/Rotary Drill • 5/8” Masonry Drill Bit • Blowout Air Bulb or Vacuum with Small Diameter Tube... -
Page 5: Packaging
Packaging Note: Floor mounting hardware is NOT included with the standard frame. Hardware is sold as a separate line item (Clearfield P/N 009106). The FxDS Frame Kit will come in a wood packaging crate (88” long x 28” wide x 29” high). -
Page 6: Floor Installation
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Floor Installation IMPORTANT: If your frame is to be mounted next to a wall, or there are multiple frames in a line-up, you MUST install the interbay management and end guards (including the female hinge pieces for the end guard support bars) BEFORE mounting the frame to the floor. - Page 7 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ Place the isolation pad in position over the predrilled holes and align as necessary. Lift the frame onto the isolation pad and line up with holes. Ensure that the anchor’s expansion shield is not expanded. Place the end of the anchor into the predrilled hole.
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Page 8: Raised Floor Installation
Socket wrench set • Blowout air bulb or vacuum with small diameter tube Also required is a raised floor mounting kit (Clearfield P/N 011236). 1. 1/2-13 Hex Nut (Qty 8) 2. 1/2 Lock Washer (Qty 4) 3. 1/2 Flat Washer (Qty 4) 4. - Page 9 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ Using the isolation pad as a template, mark on the panel(s) of the raised floor the 4 holes where the frame is going to be secured to the floor. Using a 5/8” drill bit, drill a hole through each of the oblong marks you made with the isolation pad.
- Page 10 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Install anchors into the floor. Replace raised floor panels and insert threaded rods through the four holes. Note: You are not installing the rods at this point. We are measuring the rods to be cut to the appropriate length.
- Page 11 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ Place the floor panels into position, and tighten the previously installed nuts below the raised panel until they make contact with the panel. Put the isolation pad into place (isolation pad may look different than example).
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Page 12: Fxds Frame Kit Installation
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ FxDS Frame Kit Installation Interbays and End Guards Hang the interbay from the top of the frame as shown below, and attach with the included hardware. The interbay has a “flanged” top to support itself... -
Page 13: Smartroute Troughs
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ SmartRoute Troughs The FxDS Frame system comes in multiple configurations. Though the troughs shown below may differ from the version purchased, installation is essentially the same. Note: Standard troughs can be easily installed at anytime, and are mounted on the front of the frame. If installing SmartRoute Troughs, they MUST be installed before installing the panels. -
Page 14: End Guard Support Bars
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ End Guard Support Bars Once the interbays and end guards are mounted you can add the end guard supports bars. These may also be called crossover or stabilizing bars. These are held in place by a female hinge piece which must be installed in the inside of the end guard, and a male hinge piece which comes pre-installed to the support bar. -
Page 15: Doors
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ Doors Install the doors to the end guards as shown. Install the hinge piece to the adjustment plate before attaching the adjustment plate to the end guard or door. The adjustment plates with the horizontal slots and... -
Page 16: Adjusting The Doors
Grounding Clearfield provides a ground bar with the FxDS which can be installed on the frame. Ground per your local rules and practices. Direct: 763.476.6866 • National: 800.422.2537 • www.SeeClearfield.com • techsupport@clfd.net... -
Page 17: Panel Mounting
Now that the frames are mounted securely to the floor, they are ready for panels. Note: All FieldSmart panels & troughs (patch & splice panels, patch only panels, tie panels, optical component chassis, crossover panels, crossover troughs, slack management troughs, etc) are all mounted and secured to the frame in the same manner. -
Page 18: Cable Mounting And Routing
Each panel comes with two types of cable mounting brackets. One is used for applications where you have access to pre-drilled and tapped holes in the back of the frame, and one is for instances where these holes are not available. Note: The standard frame Clearfield offers already has rear mounting holes. Frames with rear... -
Page 19: Patch And Splice Panels
Re-store the slack and mount the cassettes back into the panel. Note: Consult the Clearview Blue Cassette Installation Manual for splicing instructions. Viewable in the Installation Manual section, under the Resources tab, of the Clearfield website. Link here: https://www.seeclearfield.com/assets/documents/installation-manuals/clearview-blue-cassette-install-manual.pdf. Direct: 763.476.6866 • National: 800.422.2537 • www.SeeClearfield.com • techsupport@clfd.net... -
Page 20: Routing Ribbon Fiber
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Routing Ribbon Fiber The High Density Ribbon Breakout Kit and Ribbon Fanout Kit are both used to protect bare ribbon on a frame before the fibers enter the protection of a panel body or cassette. The High Density Ribbon Breakout Kit allows the user to breakout a high fiber count cable (864 fibers max) into manageable 144 fiber groups that can be further broken down with the use of the Ribbon Fanout Kit. -
Page 21: Cable Routing Examples
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ Cable Routing Examples FxDS, Patch and Splice FxDS, Patch Only Panel, HD Ribbon Breakout and Panel with Slack Storage OSP Cable Fanout Kits FxDS, Patch Only Panels, IFC Cable Direct: 763.476.6866 • National: 800.422.2537 • www.SeeClearfield.com • techsupport@clfd.net... -
Page 22: Tie Panels
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Tie Panels 2. Before bringing in the fiber, install the included self-adhesive 3. Remove the protective tape from foam separators and cable man- the adhesive and install the 1. For the incoming multi-fiber agement clips. -
Page 23: Fxds Pon Insert Kit
FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ FxDS PON Insert Kit The FxDS PON Kit allows the user to install (18) 1x32 PON splitters onto an FxDS frame system. It is comprised of a 576 port bulkhead panel that is self contained with specialized fiber management for the 1x32 ruggedized splitters. - Page 24 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Optical splitters can be installed by first inserting the splitter into the top most available slot of the provided splitter cage, and routing around the outside of the panel to the top Staging Plate bracket.
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Page 25: Connector Cleaning Procedure
Inspect Then Connect These are Clearfield recommended products/applications. Use the product you feel will complete your cleaning procedures. Create a “best practice” for your company and follow those procedures. - Page 26 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual _________________________________________________________ Cleaning the Ferrule • Lightly moisten the fiber optic swab (2.5mm/38542F or 1.25mm/38040) by spotting a small amount (about 1”) of Electro-Wash PX or Electro-Wash MX pen onto the QbE. Hold the swab, 1 side down to the wetted area and hold for a count of 1-2-3-4-5.
- Page 27 FieldSmart FxDS Frame ® Installation Manual __________________________________________________________ Cleaning an MPO/MTP Connector Female Connector • Place one wiping paper on QbE-2 FiberSafe™ Cleaning Platen and apply small amount of precision cleaner (about 1” in diameter) with Electro-Wash MX pen on to one end of the wipe. (Figure 1) Figure 1 •...
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Page 28: Standard Warranty
Clearfield shall repair or replace the defective Product at its sole option and discretion, and return the repaired or replacement Product to Cus- tomer’s site, freight prepaid Note: If the Product is not found to be defective by Clearfield, the product will be returned to the Customer and the customer billed for freight in both directions. -
Page 29: Proprietary Notice
__________________________________________________________ Proprietary Notice Information contained in this document is copyrighted by Clearfield, Inc. and may not be duplicated in full or part by any person without prior written approval of Clearfield, Inc. Its purpose is to provide the user with adequately detailed documentation to efficiently install the equipment supplied. Every effort has been made to keep the information contained in this document current and accurate as of the date of publication or revision.
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