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FieldSmart

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 FxMP Panel & Standard Frame

Installation Manual 

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Manual 019807 REV A - June 2018

FxMP Designation Card

Located on the inside of the front door protection will be the designation card, used for recording information about each of 

the ports in the panel. With the door open, detach the velcro and unfold the card to reveal a designation card layout like the 

one below.

Pictured is a typical layout for a 144 port FxMP panel. Your designation card may differ, for instance if you are using HD 

cassettes, which contain 24 ports per cassette. 

When connecting jumpers, always be sure to follow your companies rules and practices for inspection and cleaning. 

Clearfield’s recommended cleaning procedure can be found on the following pages.

Summary of Contents for FieldSmart FxMP

Page 1: ...FieldSmart FxMP Panel Standard Frame Installation Manual _______________________________________________________ Manual 019807 REV A June 2018 ...

Page 2: ...pecifications 3 Tools and Optional Materials 4 Standard Frame Floor Installation 5 Standard Frame Raised Floor Installation 7 Standard Frame Interbays and End Guards Installation 11 Standard Frame Grounding 11 FxMP Panel Mounting 12 Cable Mounting and Routing 16 Routing Ribbon Fiber 19 Cassette Removal Installation 20 Splicing Buffer Tube Storage 24 FxMP Tie Panels 30 FxMP Designation Card 32 Conn...

Page 3: ...imensions Available in 7 8 or 9 heights and in either 19 or 23 widths depth is 10 5 frame 5 guard box Ratings Compliant to Telcordia GR 449 Cable Entry Clamp Location On frame Note Cable clamps included with panels Material Steel Standard Frame FieldSmart FxDS Standard Frames are available in 7 8 or 9 heights and in 19 or 23 widths Frames are seismic rated and come with an unequal flange When used...

Page 4: ...h Hammer Rotary Drill 5 8 Masonry Drill Bit Blowout Air Bulb or Vacuum with Small Diameter Tube Materials ordered separately Standard Frame Isolation Pad 19 Frame P N FMA L1Z SUB 23 Frame P N FMA L2Z SUB Floor Mounting Floor Mounting Kit P N 009106 Raised Floor Mounting Raised Floor Mounting Kit P N 011236 Patch and Splice Panels Radius Limiter Brackets for Buffer Tube Slack Storage P N 010600 Rib...

Page 5: ...d 5 8 masonry drill bit Socket wrench set Blowout air bulb or vacuum with small diameter tube Using a 5 8 masonry bit drill the four required holes to a minimum depth of 2 approx 50mm Note If for some reason you have trouble drilling the 5 8 hole Clearfield recommends first drilling a pilot hole before drilling out to 5 8 Thoroughly clean the dust from each hole using a vacuum or blowout air bulb ...

Page 6: ...llel with the slots in the frame base to obtain the maximum material overlap Once aligned tap each anchor washer assembly until it is seated firmly in the hole and against the 2 square washer Pre tighten each anchor with a socket wrench or box end wrench do not use an open end wrench which could easily slip off and cause injury Before final tightening ensure that the frame is properly aligned in t...

Page 7: ... there are multiple frames in a line up you MUST install the interbay management and end guards BEFORE mounting the frame to the floor Tools Hammer or rotary drill depth gauge recommended 5 8 masonry drill bit 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 ...

Page 8: ...he floor tap on the end firmly The goal is to make a mark on the concrete floor visible enough to see where the 4 holes should be drilled Once the concrete floor is marked remove the threaded rods and floor panels Using a 5 8 masonry bit drill the four required holes to a minimum depth of 2 approx 50mm Note If for some reason you have trouble drilling the 5 8 hole we recommend first drilling a 1 4...

Page 9: ... mark with a permanent marker Remove the rods and cut each rod at the mark Remove the floor panels Before installing rods back into the floor place a nut and then a washer on the threaded rods Take the rod and install it into the anchor installed in the floor Tighten the nut down to secure the rod into the floor Tighten each bolt to 65 ft lbs 10 0 ft lbs The anchor will expand and secure itself to...

Page 10: ...l they make contact with the panel Put the isolation pad into place isolation pad may look different than example Lift the frame into place Place the square washers onto each rod Align the edges of the 2 square washer parallel with the slots in the frame base to obtain the maximum material overlap Install the isolation washers packaged with the isolation pad onto each rod Install the remaining har...

Page 11: ...nt flange of the frame with the hardware provided Next install the end guard to the interbay with the included hardware Note The 9 foot interbay is shipped in two pieces per side Note End guards are only needed on frames at the end of the frame line up Repeat for the other side of the frame End Guard Interbay 1 2 3 After End Guard Before Interbay Frame Standard Frame Grounding Clearfield provides ...

Page 12: ...ed with the panel which can be attached to the mounting brackets in order to mount the panel to a 23 inch frame Installing Mounting Brackets for 19 Inch Frame If installing reversible mounting brackets for a 19 inch frame configuration the large side of the bracket will be mounted to the panel The smaller side will be used to mount the panel to the frame Note Mounting brackets for the left and rig...

Page 13: ... the bracket will be mounted to the panel The large side will be used to mount the panel to the frame Note Mounting brackets for the left and right sides of the panel are identical interchangeable parts 1 Align the reversible mounting bracket so that the holes in the bracket and the panel body match up Using the provided screws three per bracket secure the bracket into place Repeat for the other s...

Page 14: ... that the holes in the bracket and panel body match up Using the provided screws two per bracket secure the bracket in place Repeat for the other side Note There are three bracket to panel screw holes on each bracket and side of the panel One of the holes will be a smaller size used for a bonding screw with the NEBS panel 1 If mounting the 1RU panel in a 23 inch frame extender brackets will need t...

Page 15: ...June 2018 Mounting Panel Into Frame While supporting the panels in the desired rack location insert and tighten the four mounting screws two 12 24 x thread cutting screws per side to secure the panel to the frame In order to help align the panel it is also recommended that vertical and horizontal holes are used on each side for mounting 19 Inch Mounting 23 Inch Mounting 1RU Panel 19 Inch Mounting ...

Page 16: ...plications 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 mounting holes Frames without rear mounting holes Patch Only panels have tails which may need to be routed through the frame and up to the appropriate ladder ...

Page 17: ...r mounting holes are available the other bracket can be used You will need to hold the bracket up to the frame and drill a pilot hole into the frame as shown Then you can mount the bracket using the self tapping screw included with the panel 4 5 Clearfield offers optional radius limiter assemblies P N 010600 used in pairs for storing buffer tube slack on the frame outside of panels shown here This...

Page 18: ...mounting screws to fasten the cable clamps and cable to the rear cable bracket The cable should be mounted so that the breakout is slightly beyond the end of the clamp Note Panels shown in images may not match product received Cable mounting will be performed in the same manner regardless Clamp the cable to the panel using the same method you used to mount it to the frame choosing the closest size...

Page 19: ...s that can be further broken down with the use of the Ribbon Fanout Kit Each Ribbon Fanout Kit breaks out ribbon stacks max 12 ribbons of 250 um fibers max 12 fibers per ribbon into color coded breakout tubes The breakout tubes with individual ribbons can then be routed to your cassettes and secured into the tray like a buffer tube The High Density Ribbon Breakout Kit can also accommodate a breako...

Page 20: ... 2018 Cassette Removal Installation In order to access the front of the panel where the cassettes are located first remove the front protection door Release the push pull plungers by pulling until you feel it disengage with a click 1 Repeat for the other side and swing the door down If you wish to remove the door this can be done by gently flexing the door to create the space needed to pull the hi...

Page 21: ...the top protection door back into the panel This door will have 3 positions open extended closed for 3 25 inch radius finger configurations and fully extended closed for 4 77 inch radius finger configurations 4 To remove cassettes grip the push pull plunger on the cassette and pull to disengage 5 Grip the cassette and pull in a straight line back sliding the cassettes t rail along the slide rail u...

Page 22: ...ing ear attached jump ahead to step 5 The mounting ear will attach to the Clearview Blue Cassette by sliding into place along the t rail on the side of the cassette which will be closest to the center of the panel 1 To attach the mounting ear onto the cassette align the channel on the side of the mounting ear with the t rail on the side of the cassette Press the mounting ear firmly against the t r...

Page 23: ...piece plunger of the push pull plunger into the hole of the first piece Push the plunger in until it clicks into place then pull back until the expansion of the grommet disengages Install the cassette into the panel by engaging the t rail on the side of the cassette with the corresponding slide rail inside the panel Slide straight back until the mounting ear on the opposite side makes contact with...

Page 24: ...cuments installation manuals clearview blue cassette install manual pdf Note Panels shown in images may not match product received Splicing in cassettes and buffer tube storage will remain functionally the same 4 1 Before splicing remove the patch and splice cassettes Note In a 144 port panel ports 1 72 will be located in the cassettes held on the left side of the panel The latter half ports 73 14...

Page 25: ... the rear of the panel interweaving the new buffer tubes with the existing ones on the right Buffer tubes from the left and right sides should alternate as shown After splicing feed the buffer tubes back through the bulkhead and install the cassettes into the panel in the appropriate locations 5 7 Proceed to splicing the buffer tubes into the cassettes for the second half of the panel After splici...

Page 26: ...left side of the panel as shown in these images start with the buffer tubes that enter the cassettes on the left side of the panel when looking from the back After both sides of the panel s cassettes have been spliced and installed into the panel it is time to store the buffer tube slack in the slack basket Make use of the bridge lances tie down locations during installation to secure the buffer t...

Page 27: ...o the slack basket If what is left over is not an appropriate length for a clean sweep up to the cassettes and there is too much slack pull out a coil from the slack basket and resize the loop to take up the extra slack 11 Bring the remaining buffer tubes into the bundle traveling across the panel and secure them in place with the velcro 12 You will now route the remaining buffer tubes which corre...

Page 28: ...ct will be needed Simply coil the buffer tubes into the slack basket until the slack is taken up resizing the loops if needed 14 Carefully close and secure the slack storage basket by pressing on the push pull plunger paying attention to not damage the buffer tubes 16 Use the bridge lances and slots in the slack basket to secure the buffer tubes into place with the provided velcro Note Buffer tube...

Page 29: ...can then be inserted into the panel either above or below the cassettes Reinstall the back panel pushing in the plungers to secure it in place 1RU Panels Note Panels shown in images may not match product received Splicing in cassettes and buffer tube storage will remain functionally the same When using the 1RU panel use the following steps to store the buffer tube slack in the panel after splicing...

Page 30: ... Tie plates will attach to the panel in a similar manner to cassettes except instead of sliding a t rail into one of the panel s slide rails the hook on the end of the tie plate will insert into the front of the slide rail Press on the push pull plunger to secure the tie plate 1 For the incoming multi fiber bundle slack storage is performed in the rear protection of the panel 2 Before bringing in ...

Page 31: ...t you can install and route the fiber into the panel Clamping off the incoming multi fiber bundle is done in the same method as our standard panels Refer to the Cable Mounting and Routing section for more information Use the included mounting screws to fasten the green clam shells and cable to the rear cable bracket The cable should be mounted so that the breakout is slightly beyond the end of the...

Page 32: ...used for recording information about each of the ports in the panel With the door open detach the velcro and unfold the card to reveal a designation card layout like the one below Pictured is a typical layout for a 144 port FxMP panel Your designation card may differ for instance if you are using HD cassettes which contain 24 ports per cassette When connecting jumpers always be sure to follow your...

Page 33: ...hing of the end face Learn the process of cleaning properly Note It is NOT recommended to use isopropyl alcohol to clean the end face Cleaning an SC LC Connector Cleaning the End Face Place one wiping paper on QbE 2 FiberSafe Cleaning Platen Figure 1 Apply small amount of precision cleaner about 1 in diameter with Electro Wash MX pen on to one end of the wipe Figure 2 Hold end face at a 90 degree ...

Page 34: ...ter AND the Adapter Itself 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 tip of the swab onto the wetted area and hold for a count of 1 2 3 4 5 Insert the swab into the adapter to the connector press lightly against the connector twist 2 3 times remove and discard Dry with a secon...

Page 35: ...e Figure 1 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Hold end face at a 90 degree angle For APC connection adjust by slightly tilting the container or end face Angle is correct when no drag is felt on the end face Figure 2 Male Connector Lightly moisten one side of the fiber optic swab CC505F 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 th...

Page 36: ...he option of Clearfield Inc shall constitute the exclusive sole remedy for a breach of this limited warranty Clearfield shall not be liable under any circumstances for any special consequential incidental punitive or exemplary damages arising out of or in any way connected with the product or with agreement to sell product to buyer including but not limited to damages for lost profits loss of use ...

Page 37: ...pment 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 However no guarantee is given or implied that the document is error free or that it is accurate with regard to any specification Technical Support Clearfield Inc can be contacted for any issues that arise with the supplied product If you need t...

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