Cleaning Of Connector/Cable; When The Optical Connector Cleaner (Commercially Available) Is Available - Sony HKCU-HB10 Maintenance Manual

2-8. 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)
Abnormal (Less than _19 dBm)
When lit in red:
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.

2-8-1. When the Optical Connector Cleaner (Commercially Available) is Available

Tools required
. Optical connector cleaner (commercially available)
Product name: CLETOP® stick type
14100402 or 14100403 or equivalent
14100402: 2.0 mm
14100403: 2.0/2.5 mm double ended
m
. 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.
Optical contacts (white)
[Female connector]
1. Insert the optical connector cleaner straight. Ensure that it is held straight when inserting.
2. Apply suffi cient pressure (approximately 600 g to 700 g) to ensure that the optical contact is a little
depressed.
3. While pressing the optical connector cleaner against the tip of the white optical contact, rotate the
optical connector cleaner by 4 to 5 turns clockwise. Holding the optical connector cleaner at around
its support facilitates to apply the pressure.
Alignment sleeve
Optical connector cleaner
Support
2-20 (E)
Optical contacts (white)
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