CommScope QWIK MPO Series Manuel utilisateur

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QWIK MPO Termination Instructions

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General

The CommScope®QWIK MPO Termination Kit and Connector Kit, with the Splicer Kit (ordered separately)

facilitate the proper termination of CommScope®QWIK MPO connectors. Field termination of 12F MPO

connectors onto 3mm round 12 fiber loose-tube cordage is accomplished by following this method.

Ordering information is listed below:

Connector Kits

Material ID

Part No.

Description

760163931

SFC-12MX-8SP-30-GR

SMAPC male, green 3mm round

760163949

SFC-12MP-8SP-30-GR

SMAPC female, green 3mm round

760163956

MFC-12MX-5SP-30-AQ

MM OM3 male, aqua 3mm round

760163964

MFC-12MP-5SP-30-AQ

MM OM3 female, aqua 3mm round

760163972

MFC-12MX-6SP-30-BG

MM OM1 male, beige 3mm round

760163980

MFC-12MP-6SP-30-BG

MM OM1 female, beige 3mm round

Parts List –Connector Kit includes:

Quantity

Description

Boot/furcation tube

Spring

Ferrule subassembly with cap

Outer housing

Spiral wrap

Protection sleeve

Qwik MPO Termination Kit

Material ID

Part No.

Description

760188698

460143027

QWIK MPO termination kit

Parts List –Qwik MPO Termination Kit includes:

Quantity

Description

Assembly platform with fiber arrangement tool (ribbonizer)

Fiber stub connector holder

Fiber ribbonizing glue

(Qwik MPO Termination Kit Parts List is continued next page)

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Quantity

Description

Cordage preparation tool

Magnifying glass

Yarn shears

Fine tip marker

QWIK MPO termination instruction sheet

Separately Orderable Items

Note: Splicer Kit is not offered by CommScope and must be obtained through Sumitomo or other authorized

sources.

Splicer Kit

Sumitomo Mass Fusion Splicer Type-Q-101-M12 kit

(Recommended) or

Sumitomo Mass Fusion Splicer Type-66-M12 TuffCat kit

Parts List –Splicer Kit includes:

Quantity

Description

Q-101-M12 or Type-66 Mass Fusion Splicer

Ribbon fiber cleaver

Heated ribbon stripper

Ribbon 12-fiber holder (left and right side)

Power cord

Other Tools/Supplies Required (obtain locally)

How to Contact Us

To find out more about CommScope® products, visit us on the web at http://www.commscope.com/

For technical assistance:

-Within the United States, contact your local account representative or technical support at

1-800-344-0223. Outside the United States, contact your local account representative or

PartnerPRO™Network Partner.

-Within the United States, report any missing/damaged parts or any other issues to CommScope

Customer Claims at 1-866-539-2795 or email to claims@commscope.com. Outside the United

States, contact your local account representative or PartnerPRO Network Partner.

Important Safety Cautions

Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes when handling optical fiber.

Never look into the end of a microscope or optical cable connected to an optical output device that is

operating. Laser radiation is invisible, and direct exposure can severely injure the human eye.

Alcohol is flammable, causes irritation, and is harmful if swallowed or inhaled.

Keep alcohol away from heat, sparks, skin, and avoid contact with eyes.

Wire stripper

Tape measure

Lint-free wipes



Quick evaporating cleaner

or isopropyl alcohol

(>97% 2-propanol+water)

Adhesive tape

Clips (to hold yarn)

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Pre-Termination Set-Up and Preparation Recommendations

1. Ensure work area is a clean surface with adequate lighting.

2. The following repair and splicer operation should be performed by an individual with adequate and

appropriate training.

3. Splicer functionality and operation is critical to achieving acceptable termination results and connector

performance. Ensure that splicer is set up and functioning properly by performing a successful ARC test with

the appropriate fiber type.

4. Ribbon fiber strips are provided in each connector kit for splicer ARC testing. Connector types should be

tested only with the specific, provided ribbon fiber strip. Perform a new ARC test whenever preparing to splice

a different connector type.

5. Confirm fiber order/orientation of both ends on cable assembly (A& B) prior to starting repairs to facilitate and

maintain proper polarity configuration of cable assembly.

6. Review and familiarize yourself with the splicer instruction for the safe and proper use of the equipment.

Step 1 –Prepare the Cable

MPO Assembly Parts

1. To prepare the cable assembly for the splice, slide the boot assembly over the exposed end of the cable.

Remove these cable repair parts from the connector kit and insert on the cord to be re-terminated in the order

listed:

boot/furcation tube; yarn stopper; rear housing.

2. To prepare cable for slitting and ribbonizing process, mark cable jacket at 5.9 in (150mm) from cord end as

shown.

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Note: When making a repair, cut cable back to remove any damaged fibers.

3. Make a slit from the mark to the end of the cable with the jacket remover tool.

4. Prepare to ribbonize 1.97 in (50mm) of fiber. Fold jacket and strengthening yarn back as shown and secure in

position with clip or adhesive tape.

Step 2 –Ribbonize the Fiber

1. Rotate the clear plastic lever arm of the ribbonizer clockwise until it stops. Slide each fiber into position under

lever as outlined below.

2. Arrange the 12 fibers to create a ribbon.

Ribbonize starting with the blue fiber and follow the standard color code (BOGBSWRBYVRA) as shown.

Standard Color Code

Use the platform scale to place jacket mark at scale edge (“0”). Insert fibers into ribbonizer, one at a time

using the color guide. Maintain fiber color order. Clean fibers with lab-strength alcohol wipe.

Note: Before proceeding, verify the color order and ensure that no fibers are crossed or out of order.

Inspect fiber order with magnifying glass to ensure color coding accuracy.

3. After all the fibers are in place in the ribbonizer, apply a single line of adhesive on white lint-free wipe.

Sandwich wipe with adhesive around the arranged fibers. While pressing down, wipe adhesive on fibers,

spreading adhesive about 1.97 in (50mm) from end as shown.

Note: Inspect before and after adhesive is applied to ensure fibers do not cross.

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4. Let adhesive dry for 45 seconds. Rotate the lever arm counterclockwise and release ribbonized fiber from

ribbonizer.

Note: Inspect fiber order with magnifying glass.

5. Measure 5.13 in (130mm) from the jacket mark to end of the fibers and trim the ribbonized fiber end

evenly.

Measure to ensure 1.19 in (30mm) of ribbonized fiber still remains at the end as shown.

Note: Trim only after the adhesive has dried.

Maintaining Polarity Method B for Fiber Splicing of QWIK MPO Connectors

Please note that for repair and restoration, it is important to understand the polarity configuration of

CommScope’s cable assemblies.

Important: CommScope trunks follow method B fiber polarity.

1. For Commscope cable assemblies with the connector keys facing up, channel 1 on End A of the cable

assembly always goes to channel 12 on End B of cable assembly.

Likewise channel 12 on EndAgoes to channel 1 on End B of cable assembly.

2. This represents method B polarity per TIA 568C3 standards.

3. When repairing end A of a female trunk cable assembly, the blue fiber should always be positioned as

channel 1 (top/ far side in the splicer).

When repairing end B, the blue fiber should always be positioned as channel 12 (bottom/ near side of the

splicer). See Table 1, next page.

Ferrules on female trunks should be inserted into the housings (keys up) with the ferrule window facing

down. See Table 2, page 10.

Note: Fiber Ribbon Splicing with Method B PolarityAppendix on the last page shows an example of the Method

B polarity MPO connector splice.

Dimension after trimming

Ribbonized length remaining

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Spring Protection

sleeve Ribbonized

fiber

Table 1 can be used as a guide to the orientation of the ribbonized cable when being spliced onto the QWIK

MPO ferrule in the splicer:

Step 3 –Strip and Clean the Fiber

1. After removing the ribbonized fiber from the ribbon tool, slide the spring and the protection sleeve from

connector kit onto ribbonized fiber as shown.

Important: Verify correct orientation of the protection sleeve with steel bar on the bottom.

2. Place the fiber cable into the fiberclip holder with .78 –1.18 in (20-30mm) of the ribbonized fiber protruding

as shown.

Cable

Type Gender Blue Fiber Position

(when placed in splicer)

Standard

Trunks

Equipment

Cords

End A/B End A End B ChCh

Bottom

BottomMale/Male 121Top

TopFemale/Male 121Top

TopFemale/Female 121

Bottom

EQ-Female 121

Top

Bottom

EQ-Male 121

Top

Bottom

EQ-EQ 121

End A End B

Line represents the #1 (blue) fiber in a ribbonized cable

Ferrule window downFerrule window up

Equipment cords (EQ) use female ferrules.

Table 1

Male ferruleFemale ferrule

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Note: Because CommScope cable assemblies follow method B polarity, verify that the ribbonized fiber is in the

proper orientation for method B polarity when placed in the fiberclip holder. Ensure that the ribbonized fiber is

placed in the fiber clip holder such that the blue fiber orientation is consistent with Table 1 for whichever cable

type and gender you are terminating.

3. Place the fiberclip holder with ribbonized fiber into the thermal jacket remover and close both doors. Allow

stripper to reach temperature before stripping. When the heater stops blinking, it is ready to strip.

4. Hold both doors closed and firmly pull sliding section of tool away

from tool. Open doors to remove the stripped cable and fiberclip

holder.

5. After stripping, verify that all the coating has been removed from

the fibers. If not, repeat items 3 and 4.

6. Always clean the fibers with lab-grade alcohol wipes after

stripping and before cleaving. Verify that all 12 fibers are present

and not broken. Stripped coating should be aligned for all fibers.

Repeat items 1 to 3 if fibers are broken.

Step 4 –Cleave the Fiber

1. Check the fiber cleaver blade to make sure it is in the front

loaded, ready position.

2. If not in position, slide blade to front.

3. Place the fiberclip holder with ribbonized fiber into the fiber

cleaver as shown and close the top of the fiber cleaver.

4. Slide the blade to the back one time.

5. Open the door and remove fiberclip holder with cleaved

ribbonized fiber.

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Step 5 –Align Ribbonized Fibers and Splice the Connector

1. Turn on the mass fusion splicer. Splicer display shows several fiber type options.

Select the correct fiber type and arc test using proper fibers.

Select splice condition of SM12 or MM12, depending on fiber type to be spliced.

2. Select the “Lynx MPO”Heater Program for heating the protective sleeve.

3. Open top door of the splicer.

Get the ferrule sub-assembly from connector kit and place it into the fiberclip holder with the “UP” circle

showing on top as shown. Close the door on the clip.

4. Important: Place the fiberclip holder with ferrule assembly in the splicer on the right side.

Fiberclip holder with ribbonized cable assembly is always placed on the left side.

5. Confirm correct splice condition (item 1) is selected. Confirm correct heater program (item 2) is selected.

6. Close door and splicer automatically aligns the fibers and displays X/Y alignment offset, and machine

pauses.

7. The display tracks splice progress and the alignment result, as shown on the next page.

Note: Estimated loss screen of .00 shows “near no loss”, a preferred outcome.

Red estimated loss screen indicates out of tolerance splice and the need to resplice.

8. If alignment is acceptable, press the green button on top of mass fusion splicer to begin fusion splice.

The fiber ends will glow during splicing.

“UP” circle

must be

visible

Ferrule assembly

with blue fiber

facing down

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IMPORTANT: Do not pull the fibers during splicing.

9. After the splice is complete, estimated results will display: green

for passing, red for failing. Open the door and remove the

assembly from the fiber clamps.

Note: Proceed to next item when splice has passed.

Repeat Steps 1-5 if splice has failed.

10. Pick up the sleeve side, and allow the sleeve to slide down

towards the ferrule, making sure that the splice protector is flush

against the ferrule.

11. Place the assembly into the oven, with the metal side of the

splice protector facing down.

12. When the clamps are closed on the oven, the machine will

automatically heat.

The oven will beep, indicating that the heating is done and cooling cycle begins.

10.

11.

12.

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Step 6 –Assemble the Connector

1. Remove the tape or clip holding the cable jacket and the strengthening yarn.

2. Unscrew the rear housing from the boot assembly.

3. Slide the rear housing up to the ferrule, pulling the jacket and strengthening yarn through the rear housing.

4. Remove the dust cap from the ferrule and install the connector body by pushing it onto the end of the

ferrule. Ferrule window and housing key are in the same orientation for male/male trunks and opposite for

female-female trunks.

Note: Refer to polarity method B shown in Table 2 below for orientation configuration options.

5. Slide the outer housing over the ferrule and spring, and snap onto the end of the rear housing.

Cable

Type Gender End A End B

Standard

Trunks

Equipment

Cords

End A/B

Male/Male

Female/Male

Female/Female

EQ-Female

EQ-Male

EQ-EQ

Housing

Key

Position

A/B

UP/UP

Ferrule

Window

Position

A/B

UP/UP

Down/UP

Down/Down

UP/Down

UP/UP

Ferrule window up Housing key up

Line represents the #1 (blue) fiber in a ribbonized cable.

Ferrule window down Housing key down

Equipment cords (EQ) use female ferrules.

Table 2

Ce manuel convient aux modèles suivants

Table des matières

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