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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ............... .v Safety Precautions .
  • Page 4 Fiber Cleaving ............. . 25 5.1.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction This manual describes how to install Corning Optical Communications single-mode SC, LC and ST ® Compatible OptiSnap ® connectors. Please become familiar with the entire manual before beginning OptiSnap installations.
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  • Page 7: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions Optical Fiber Precautions WARNING: Cleaved or broken glass bers are very sharp and can pierce the skin or damage the eyes easily. Do not let pieces of ber stick to your clothing or drop in the work area where they can cause injury later. Use tweezers to pick up cleaved or broken pieces of ber and place them on a loop of tape kept for that purpose alone.
  • Page 8 Do not apply more pulling force to the cable than speci ed. Do not crush the cable or allow it to kink. Doing so may cause damage that can alter the transmission characteristics of the cable; the cable may have to be replaced. For additional safety information, please visit www.corning.com/cablesystems/safety.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    This section provides an overview of the items found in the OptiSnap Tool kit. Please become familiar with the appropriate sections of this manual before starting to install a connector. 1.2. OptiSnap Tool Kit Contents This table describes the contents of the Corning Optical Communications OptiSnap Tool Kit:...

  • Page 10: Compatible Connectors And Ordering Information

    1.3. Compatible Connectors and Ordering Information Part Number Connectors OSNP-SCU-900 SC Single-mode, Ultra PC OSNP-SCU-250 SC Single-mode, 250 micron, Ultra PC OSNP-SCA-900 SC Single-mode, APC OSNP-SCA-250 SC Single-mode, 250 micron, APC ® OSNP-STU-900 ST Single-mode, Ultra PC Compatible OSNP-LCU-900 LC Single-mode, Ultra PC NOTE: To order an organizer pack containing 25 connectors, add -Z to the desired part number above (e.g., OSNP-SCU-900-Z).
  • Page 11 1.3.1 Components Each OptiSnap ® connector package contains the parts shown in this section of the manual.
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  • Page 13: Overview Of Installation Tools

    1.25 mm adapter (identi ed by the LC etch). When using the OptiSnap installation tool in bright sunlight, Corning recommends that the installer keep the connector lead-in area shaded and facing away from any re ective surfaces. This practice will help to ensure the most accurate activation of the CTS system.
  • Page 14 2.1.2 Features and Components Number Components Cover VFL Coupler Power Switch Power Light Error Light Connector Cradle Photo Detector Reset Button (Red) Red Termination Light Green Termination Light Crimp Knob (Green) Wrench CAM Button (Blue) Laser Aperture 2.50mm Ferrule Adapter (ships in the tool) Ferrule Adapter Port LOAD Button (Black) Jumper...

  • Page 15: Fbc-009, Fbc-014, And Fbc-016 Cleavers

    2.2. FBC-009, FBC-014, and FBC-016 Cleavers 2.2.1 General This section describes the components of the FBC-009 (TKT-OPTISNAP-CF) at cleaver and FBC-014 (TKT-OPTISNAP-CA) and FBC-016 (TKT-OPTISNAP-CC) angle cleavers. Please read through this entire chapter, the Fiber Preparation chapter and the Fiber Cleaving chapter before using the cleaver. Refer to Chapter 5 for complete operating instructions and precautions for all cleavers.
  • Page 16 2.2.3 Features and Components of FBC-014 and FBC-016 Angle Cleavers Number Components Button A Button B Lanyard Hole Blade Knob Scrap Bin Scrap Fiber Slot V-Groove Blade Alignment Mark...

  • Page 17: Tool And Connector Preparation

    3. TOOL AND CONNECTOR PREPARATION 3.1. Tool Preparation Tool is designed to be held in the left hand while working. 3.1.1 Open the Cover Step 1: Components must be in the starting position. Slide the VFL Coupler back toward the cover hinge until it locks. Verify the Black LOAD Button is released and the Connector Cradle is against its travel stop.

  • Page 18: Connector Preparation

    3.1.2 Switch Power On Step 1: Locate power switch, which is located under the cover in the upper left corner of the tool. Step 2: Move the switch to the ON position. Once the tool is on, the green Power Light will glow. If the Power Light ashes or does not glow, the batteries need to be replaced.

  • Page 19: Connector Loading

    3.2.2 Prepare Connector for Loading Step 1: Remove the rear black dust cap. Step 2: Remove the clear ferrule dust cap and visually inspect the connector for damage. Step 3: Leave the connector handlers on the connectors until after termination. 3.3.
  • Page 20 Step 2: With the connector oriented up (as shown in 3.2.1), load the connector into the tool by inserting it, lead-in tube rst, into the Wrench. NOTE: Ensure that the cam is completely seated in the Wrench and the lead-in tube protrudes through the crimp arms.
  • Page 21 Step 4: Slide the VFL Coupler down until the Ferrule Adapter is fully seated on the connector (shown to the right). Step 5: Close the cover and check for the Amber Error Light (shown below). If the Amber Error Light ashes, refer to Section 7 “Maintenance and Troubleshooting”.
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  • Page 23: Fiber Preparation

    4. FIBER PREPARATION 4.1. General ® This chapter explains how to prepare the ber for termination with Corning Optical Communications OptiSnap connectors. The ber preparation steps are identical for each type of ber/cable, regardless of connector type. 4.2. All Fiber/Cable Types 4.2.1...
  • Page 24 4.2.2 Fiber Stripping To expose bare glass, remove the 40 mm section of buffer and coating in two steps using a Three-hole stripping tool. For the 900 micron buffer, use the medium hole. For the 250 micron coating, use the small hole.

  • Page 25: 900 Micron Tight-Buffered Fibers-Only Compatible With Osnp-Xxx-900 Connectors

    4.3. 900 micron Tight-buffered Fibers–Only Compatible with OSNP-xxx-900 Connectors Step 1: Using the Strip Length Gauge and permanent marker, measure and mark 40 mm from the end of the buffered ber. Step 2: Use the medium hole of a three-hole stripping tool to remove 40 mm of 900 micron buffer and the small hole to remove 40 mm of 250 micron coating.

  • Page 26: Indoor Fan-Out Tubing Applications-Only Compatible With Osnp-Xxx-900 Connectors

    4.4. Indoor Fan-out Tubing Applications–Only Compatible with OSNP-xxx-900 Connectors Step 1: Remove the 900 micron tubing with the medium hole on a three-hole stripping tool so that 42.5 mm of ber protrudes from the 900 micron tubing. Step 2: Measure and mark the 250 micron coated ber 2.5 mm from the end of the fan-out tubing.

  • Page 27: 250 Micron Direct Terminations-Only Compatible With Osnp-Xxx-250 Connectors

    4.5. 250 micron Direct Terminations–Only Compatible with OSNP-xxx-250 Connectors Step 1: For direct termination on 250 micron ber, slide on the piece of furcation tubing provided with the connector, until it is out of the way. The furcation tubing adds extra protection during termination and is optional Step 2: Measure and mark 40 mm from the end of the 250 micron coated ber.

  • Page 28: Outdoor Furcation-Only Compatible With Osnp-Xxx-250 Connectors

    4.6. Outdoor Furcation–Only Compatible with OSNP-xxx-250 Connectors Step 1: Remove the furcation tubing with the medium hole on a three-hole stripping tool so that 48 mm of the 250 micron ber protrudes from the furcation tubing. Step 2: Measure and mark the 250 micron coated ber 8mm from the end of the furcation tubing.

  • Page 29: Jacketed Cable-Only Compatible With Osnp-Xxx-900 Connectors

    4.7. Jacketed Cable–Only Compatible with OSNP-xxx-900 Connectors NOTE: Take your time to do the following four steps correctly. Excessive yarn length will have to be trimmed later. Yarn too short may result in weak strain-relief for the connector. Step 1: Ensure greater than 53 mm of jacket and mark the 0 and 13 mm points.
  • Page 30 Step 5: Strip off the 13 mm section of outer jacket, exposing 13 mm of aramid yarn using the large hole of a three-hole stripping tool and your ngers. Step 6: Fold the aramid yarn back over the cable jacket and slide the crimp ring about 5 mm down the yarn to hold it out of the way.
  • Page 31 Step 8: Use the medium hole on a three-hole stripping tool to remove the 40 mm of 900 micron buffer and the small hole to remove 40 mm of 250 micron coating in two steps. ® Step 9: Clean the bare ber with two passes of a Fiber Wipe dampened with Fiber Optic Cleaning Fluid.

  • Page 32: Jacketed Cable-4.8Mm Or Cables Greater Than 2.9Mm

    4.8. Jacketed Cable–4.8mm or cables greater than 2.9mm NOTE: 4.8 mm cable should be strain-relieved to hardware before proceeding. Step 1: For 4.8 mm jacketed cable applications (and cable greater than 2.9 mm), remove 24 in of jacket and yarn, or more, based on routing requirements.

  • Page 33: Fiber Cleaving

    5. FIBER CLEAVING 5.1. Using the FBC-009 Flat Cleaver 5.1.1 General This section describes the operation of the FBC-009 Flat Cleaver in OptiSnap ® connector installations. This procedure assumes that the ber has been stripped and cleaned according to the appropriate ber stripping procedure. The FBC-009 Cleaver is suitable for single- ber, single-mode and multimode 250 micron or 900 micron coated ber.
  • Page 34 Step 2: Depress Black and Red buttons. Do not release. Step 3: Insert ber until it stops. Step 4: Maintain slight inward pressue and gently release Step 5: Cycle Red button once. buttons.
  • Page 35 Step 6: Fully depress Blue button. Step 7: Hold ber and press Black button to remove. Step 8: Check cleave length against guide to verify 10 mm of Step 9: Hold scrap ber and press Red button to bare ber. remove.
  • Page 36 5.1.3 Cleaving Jacketed Fiber Step 1: Verify Black plastic ber handler is installed with 2.9 marking facing upward. It may be necessary to remove the handler, ip it over, and reinstall it. Step 2: Follow Steps 2 through 9 for cleaving 900 micron ber. 5.1.4 Cleaving for 250 micron and OptiSnap ®...
  • Page 37 Insert handler track. Depress latch while pressing the cover rmly to close. Step 2: Strip ber and check length against guide.
  • Page 38 Step 3: Load ber into ber handler. For furcation when using a 250 micron ® OptiSnap connector (-250 connector part numbers), load ber into silver side of the orange double-sided handler. For 250 micron bare ber installation only using 250 micron OptiSnap connector (-250 connector part numbers), load ber into black side of the orange double-sided handler.
  • Page 39 Step 5: Cycle Red button once. Step 4: Depress Red and Black buttons and load handler with ber into cleaver until it stops. Release buttons. Step 6: Press Blue button. Step 7: Press Black button and slide handler out of the cleaver.
  • Page 40 Step 8: Remove ber from handler and check bare Step 9: Hold scrap ber and press Red button to remove. ber length against guide. 5.1.5 Cleaving for 900 micron OptiSnap ® Furcation–Only Compatible with OptiSnap-xxx-900 Connectors Follow Steps 1 through 9 of Section 5.1.4 “Cleaving for 250 micron and OptiSnap® Furcation Applications–Only Compatible with OSNP-xxx-250 Connectors”, except in Step 3 to load ber into ber handler, where you should follow this guidance: For furcation using 900 micron OptiSnap...

  • Page 41: Using The Fbc-014 And Fbc-016 Angle Cleavers

    5.2. Using the FBC-014 and FBC-016 Angle Cleavers 5.2.1 General This section describes the operation of the FBC-014 and FBC-016 Optical Fiber Cleavers in OptiSnap ® connector installations. This procedure assumes that the ber has been stripped and cleaned according to the appropriate ber stripping procedure.
  • Page 42 Step 4: Fully release Button B, then release Button A. Ensure that both the bare and coated ber are secured by the clamps. Step 5: Cycle Button A again. Step 6: Slowly turn the knob 360 degrees to cleave the ber. Step 7: Depress Button A, remove the scrap ber, and place it in the scrap ber bin.
  • Page 43 Step 8: While holding onto the ber, depress Button B and remove the cleaved ber. NOTE: Once the ber is cleaved, do not clean the ber or allow it to contact anything. If the cleaved ber does contact something, repeat ber preparation and re-cleave.
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  • Page 45: Connector Termination

    6. CONNECTOR TERMINATION 6.1. Termination Process NOTE: Section 6.3.1 “Jacketed Cables” should have been completed and the green power light illuminated. THE COVER MUST BE CLOSED FOR THE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION. Step 1: Insert a cleaved ber into the back of the lead-in tube. Insert the ber until you feel it rmly stop and the visual mark on the ber is within 2 mm of the lead-in tube.
  • Page 46 Step 3: Check the termination lights. If the green termination light is illuminated, the termination was successful. Proceed to Step 4. NOTE: The green termination light only indicates proper mating of the eld ber within the connector. This is not a substitute for system testing.
  • Page 47 Step 4: Release ber and turn the Green Crimp Knob 180 degrees in either direction. There may be a slight resistance while turning the knob; this is normal. Turning the Green Crimp Knob crimps the lead-in tube onto the ber, thus locking the connector to the ber. NOTE: Do NOT press the Red Reset Button until the connector is removed from the tool.
  • Page 48 6.2. Removing Handlers Once the termination process is complete, replace the dust cap over the ferrule before removing the handler. Then remove the handler from the connector. To remove the handlers: SC Connectors LC Connectors ST Compatible Connectors While holding the handler, apply Depress latch and slide handler While holding connector, push gentle force on the dust cap to push...

  • Page 49: Completing The Connector Assembly

    6.3. Completing the Connector Assembly Complete the connector assembly process by following the appropriate steps below for your connector type. NOTE: If not using on Jacketed Cables, skip Section 6.3.1 and proceed to the section for your connector type. 6.3.1 Jacketed Cables Step 1: Ensure the ferrule dust cap is installed.
  • Page 50 Step 6: Squeeze the handles shut until they automatically release, indicating completion of the crimp. Remove the connector and cable from the tool. Step 7: Proceed to the description for your connector type below to complete the connector assembly. NOTE: FIBER ROUTING: When routing jacketed ber with an OptiSnap ®...
  • Page 51 6.3.3 LC Connectors Step 1: Clean connector end face with wipe and cleaning uid. Ensure the clear ferrule dust cap is installed. Step 2: Slide the trigger up to the back of the connector and latch its arms into the windows of the housing. Step 3: While holding the connector by the front dust cap, slide the correct boot up the back of the connector and through the trigger until it stops.
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  • Page 53: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    7. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides maintenance and troubleshooting ® information for the OptiSnap Installation Tool, FBC-009, -014, -016 Cleavers and OptiSnap connectors. 7.1. Installation Tool 7.1.1 Changing the Batteries Step 1: Verify the tool is turned off. Step 2: Locate the battery cover on the bottom of the tool. Step 3: Remove the battery cover using the micro at-head screwdriver provided in the tool kit.
  • Page 54 7.1.2 Replacing the Ferrule Adapter Step 1: Verify the tool is turned off. Step 2: Unscrew the Adapter Coupling Nut from the Ferrule Adapter Port. Remove the adapter by pulling it straight out. Install the clear ferrule dust cap from the replacement adapter and then place in the vial.
  • Page 55 Step 4: Install the new Ferrule Adapter onto the Ferrule Adapter Port in the VFL Coupler. Step 5: Be sure the key on the Ferrule Adapter is aligned with the keyway on the Ferrule Adapter Port, and then tighten rmly. 7.1.3 Cleaning the Ferrule Adapter NOTE:...
  • Page 56 Step 2: Insert the stick into the adapter opening and rotate the tip clockwise 10 revolutions. Step 3: Apply varying pressures to create a gentle pumping action. Step 4: Dispose of each cleaning stick after one use. Step 5: Select the large stick and clean the VFL coupler per steps 2 through 4.

  • Page 57: Maintaining The Fbc-009 Flat Cleaver

    7.2. Maintaining the FBC-009 Flat Cleaver 7.2.1 Opening Cleaver for Cleaning or Maintenance Depress latch and lift cover. 7.2.2 Cleaning Cleaning is required once every 75 cleaves. Wipe three places with ber wipes and cleaning uid. Aggressively clean scrap pad if experiencing ber breaks. Make sure there is no debris in the pathway.
  • Page 58 Depress latch while pressing the cover rmly to close. 7.2.4 Replacing Blade Contact your Corning Cable Systems customer service representative to order a blade replacement kit. Replacement blades can be ordered from Corning Cable Systems. Blade Assembly: p/n FBC-14-15-16-BLADE. See Installation guide 006-374 that comes with the blade assembly to change the blade.

  • Page 59: Maintaining The Fbc-014 Or Fbc-016 Angle Cleavers

    Step 6: Dispose of the used wipe after use. Do not use wipe more than once. 7.3.2 Changing the Blade Assembly Contact your Corning customer care representative to order a blade replacement kit. Replacement blades can be ordered from Corning Optical Communications. Blade Assembly: p/n FBC-14-15-16-BLADE.

  • Page 60: Connector Cleaning

    Clean OptiSnap connectors with Fiber Wipes and Fiber Optic Cleaning Fluid. Corning recommends using this cleaning procedure every time a connector is unmated or the connector is excessively dirty. Step 1: Take a Fiber Wipe and fold once to make a square.

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting

    7.5. Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to common problems. Consult the table below before sending the tool in for repair. Problem Possible Causes Solutions (Actions) Green Power Light ashes or Batteries need to be replaced. Replace batteries following the instructions in does not come on.
  • Page 62 Problem Possible Causes Solutions (Actions) Amber Error Light ashes 2. Connector loaded incorrectly. 2. Verify the connector is loaded in the “UP” orientation with (continued) crimp tube extending through the wrench, see Sections 3.2 through 3.3 NOTE: The cover must be open to complete each action.

  • Page 63: Testing Optisnap

    6. Lack of positive inward pressure on eld 6. Refer to Section 6.1 step 2. ber during camming process. If unable to successfully troubleshoot the installation tool using the table above, call Corning Optical Communications Technical Support at 1-800-743-2671. 7.6.
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