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ADCP-92-098 Rev C

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ADCP-92-098
Rev. C, May 2018
commscope.com

User

Manual

FPX Series

1U & 2U Fiber Panel                                   

INTRODUCTION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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DESCRIPTION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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1U PANEL

2U PANEL

23967-B

Summary of Contents for FPX Series

Page 1: ...ll Rights Reserved ADCP 92 098 Rev C May 2018 commscope com User Manual FPX Series 1U 2U Fiber Panel INTRODUCTION 2 Related Publications 2 Trademark Information 2 Admonishments 3 1 DESCRIPTION 3 2 INSTALLATION 5 continued Content Page 1U PANEL 2U PANEL 23967 B ...

Page 2: ... 4 1 4 Routing Pigtails and OSP Fibers in Splice Tray 21 4 2 Termination Only Panel Procedures 22 4 2 1 Routing OSP Cable Right Side Entry Adapter Packs 22 4 2 2 Routing OSP Cable Left Side Entry Adapter Cassettes 23 4 2 3 Routing OSP Cable Left Side Entry MPO Cassettes 24 4 2 4 Routing OSP Cable Right Side Entry MPO cassettes 25 4 3 MPO Termination Only Panel Procedures 26 4 3 1 Routing MPO Trunk...

Page 3: ...onal injury death or substantial property damage if the hazard is not avoided Warning Warning is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that can cause severe personal injury death or substantial property damage if the hazard is not avoided Caution Caution is used to indicate the presence of a hazard that will or can cause minor personal injury or property damage if the hazard is not avoided Not...

Page 4: ...d with both adapter packs and pre terminated factory installed cable While not recommended field installed connectors can be accommodated The panel may be used in either single mode or multimode applications and with either stranded or ribbon cable Cables can be either Intrafacility Fiber IFC or Outside Plant OSP Figure 2 shows a 2U panel Figure 2 FPX 2U Panel with Termination Only Rear View Cauti...

Page 5: ...es covered in Section 2 3 on Page 8 4 Optional Installing adapter packs covered in Section 2 6 on Page 12 5 Optional Installing MPO cassettes covered in Section 2 7 on Page 13 6 Termination Only Installation covered in Section 2 8 on Page 14 7 Installing a cable clamp covered in Section 3 on Page 15 8 Routing cables and pigtails covered in Section 4 on Page 17 REMOVABLE REAR COVER PROVIDES EASY AC...

Page 6: ...s the available mounting options for both panels Figure 4 Selecting a Mounting Bracket Option Warning Never install equipment in a wet location or during a lightning storm When installing or modifying communication lines disconnect lines at the network interface before working with uninsulated lines or terminals 23968 B 1U FIBER PANEL 2U FIBER PANEL 5 INCH RACK RECESS POSITION AS SHIPPED 5 INCH RA...

Page 7: ...ng the Panel on the Rack Using 12 24 screws secure the panel on the rack as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Installing the Panel on the Rack Note Figure 5 shows the 1U and 2U fiber panels installed in a 19 inch rack with a 5 inch recess 12 24 SCREWS 4 PLACES 12 24 SCREWS 4 PLACES 23971 B ...

Page 8: ...Vertical Cable Guides VCGs Install the VCGs one per side as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Installing Vertical Cable Guides INSTALLATION HOLES FOR VCG 6 32 SCREWS 2 PER VCG PROVIDED 6 32 SCREWS 2 PER VCG PROVIDED 1U FIBER PANEL 2U FIBER PANEL VCG 2 VCG 2 INSTALLATION HOLES FOR VCG 23972 B ...

Page 9: ...and remains open until work in the drawer is competed These items look the same and operate the same on the 1U and 2U panels Use the following procedure to slide the drawer in and out 2U shown 1 To release a closed drawer press the release button down as shown in Figure 7 and slide the drawer out to the first detent Figure 7 Releasing Closed Drawer to Open It 23944 B PRESS BUTTON DOWN TO PULL TRAY...

Page 10: ...lace Figure 8 Freeing Drawer to Slide It Out Fully 3 To release an open drawer to close it release the retainer clips one on each side located as shown in Figure 9 Slide the drawer in until it locks into the closed position Figure 9 Releasing Open Drawer to Close It PRESS IN TRAY RETAINER CLIPS ONE ON EACH SIDE TO FULLY EXTEND TRAY 23945 B PRESS IN TRAY RETAINER CLIPS ONE ON EACH SIDE TO SLIDE TRA...

Page 11: ...shers provided to attach a 2 hole lug terminal at the grounding location as shown in Figure 11 Follow local practice Figure 10 Grounding Location Rear View of Panel Figure 11 Ground Stud Note Ground the unit to the local facility CBN Common Bonding Network or IBN Isolated Bonding Network per local practice GROUNDING LOCATION 23947 B 24016 A 2 HOLE LUG TERMINAL COPPER WIRE STRIP BACK INSULATION PER...

Page 12: ...ed on right side are angled right Install the adapter packs as shown in Figure 12 2U shown Figure 12 Installing Adapter Packs INSTALL ADAPTER PACKS IN ORIENTATION SHOWN INSTALL RIGHT SIDE ADAPTER PACKS WITH ADAPTERS ANGLED TOWARD THE RIGHT NYLATCH PLUNGER FASTENERS MUST BE PULLED OUT BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER PACK INTO MOUNTING HOLES IN PANEL AFTER INSTALLING ADAPTER PACK PUSH NYLATCH PLUNGER F...

Page 13: ...gure 13 Installing MPO Cassettes Caution Adapter packs and MPO cassettes should not be both used in the same panel INSTALL LEFT SIDE MPO CASSETTES WITH ADAPTERS ANGLED TOWARD THE LEFT INSTALL RIGHT SIDE MPO CASSETTES WITH ADAPTERS ANGLED TOWARD THE RIGHT INSTALL MPO CASSETTES IN ORIENTATION SHOWN NYLATCH PLUNGER FASTENERS MUST BE PULLED OUT BEFORE INSERTING THE MPO CASSETTE INTO MOUNTING HOLES IN ...

Page 14: ...able sheath This provides sufficient length for routing the buffer tubes within the panel and for splicing After entry the buffer tubes are routed to the splice tray Splice tray mounts on the bottom of the panel Use the following procedure to secure the IFC OSP cable at the fiber entry point and to route the optical fibers into the panel 1 Route the IFC OSP cable to the selected entry opening at t...

Page 15: ...g now follow local practices 3 CABLE CLAMP INSTALLATION 3 1 Installing a Cable Clamp for OSP Cable For both termination and splice panels and termination only panels an OSP cable must be installed and routed The procedure is the same regardless of the type of panel being installed The OSP cable can enter the panel from the left or right side of the panel as viewed from the rear of the panel Determ...

Page 16: ...Note This procedure requires use of the MPO trunk cable clamp kit which can be ordered from CommScope using catalog TFP ACC002 This kit is required for routing MPO trunk cable in panels with MPO adapter packs This kit may also be used for routing MPO trunk cable in panels with MPO cassettes but the kit is not required for MPO cassette applications Note When the MPO trunk cable clamp kit is used th...

Page 17: ...gtails or with MPO cassettes already installed If pigtails need to be routed in the panel being installed route the pigtails corresponding to the example shown in Figure 17 for a right side adapter pack or Figure 18 for a left side adapter pack Figure 17 Routing Pigtails from Right Side Top View 24626 A IF NECESSARY PULL EACH 900 MICRON FIBER FROM STUB END OF SUBUNIT TO CORRECT LENGTH TO ELIMINATE...

Page 18: ...able from the cable clamp position to the splice tray as shown in Figure 19 Note that right is defined here from the perspective of the front of the panel 24627 A SLACK LOOP AROUND OUTSIDE OF SPLICE TRAY IS NOT REQUIRED NOTE STUB END CORRECT LENGTH AT ADAPTER PACK IF NECESSARY PULL EACH 900 MICRON FIBER FROM STUB END OF SUBUNIT TO CORRECT LENGTH TO ELIMINATE SLACK AT ADAPTER PACK RECOMMENDED CABLE...

Page 19: ...ure 19 Routing OSP Cable Right Side Entry NOTE SLACK LOOP AROUND OUTSIDE OF SPLICE TRAY IS NOT REQUIRED CONVOLUTED TUBING 1 FT PROVIDED CABLE CLAMP RIGHT SIDE ENTRY 24628 A USE HOOK AND LOOP STRAP PROVIDED TO SECURE SPLICE TRAY TO PANEL RECOMMENDED BREAKOUT LENGTH 120 INCHES ...

Page 20: ...amp position to the splice tray as shown in Figure 20 Left is defined from the front of the panel Figure 20 Routing OSP Cable Left Side Entry USE HOOK AND LOOP STRAP PROVIDED TO SECURE SPLICE TRAY TO PANEL 24629 A NOTE SLACK LOOP AROUND OUTSIDE OF SPLICE TRAY IS NOT REQUIRED CONVOLUTED TUBING 1 FT PROVIDED CABLE CLAMP LEFT SIDE ENTRY RECOMMENDED BREAKOUT LENGTH 120 INCHES ...

Page 21: ...ok and loop strap to secure the splice tray to the panel Figure 21 Routing Pigtails and OSP Fibers in Splice Tray Note For location of the hook and loop strap refer to Figure 20 on the previous page WWW ADC COM WWW ADC COM OSP BREAKOUT SIDE PIGTAIL BREAKOUT SIDE PIGTAIL FIBERS FROM ADAPTERS USE LACING TO SECURE SUBUNIT OSP FIBERS PIGTAIL FIBER ROUTING OSP FIBER ROUTING 22066 A USE LACING TO SECURE...

Page 22: ...from the cable clamp position to the splice tray as shown in Figure 22 Note that right is defined here from the perspective of the front of the panel Figure 22 Routing OSP Cable Right Side Entry Adapter Packs CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED OSP CABLE TIE DOWN POINT DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 24630 A TIE DOWN POINT BREAKOUT LENGTH 60 INCHES TOTAL WI...

Page 23: ...from the cable clamp position to the splice tray as shown in Figure 23 Left is defined from the front of the panel Figure 23 Routing OSP Cable Left Side Entry MPO Cassettes TIE DOWN POINT TIE DOWN POINT DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 24631 A CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED OSP CABLE BREAKOUT LENGTH 60 INCHES TOTAL WITH APPROX 9 INCHES OF 900 um FIBER E...

Page 24: ...on to the MPO casettes as shown in Figure 24 Note that left is defined here from the perspective of the front of the panel Figure 24 Routing OSP Cable Left Side Entry MPO Cassettes CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED OSP CABLE DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 23955 A CABLES SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PULL OUT THE SLIDING TRAY NOTE REMOVE THIS RADIUS...

Page 25: ...ble clamp position to the MPO cassettes as shown in Figure 25 Right is defined from the front of the panel Figure 25 Routing OSP Cable Right Side Entry Adapter Packs CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED OSP CABLE DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 23956 A CABLES SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PULL OUT THE SLIDING TRAY NOTE REMOVE THIS RADIUS LIMITER FOR RI...

Page 26: ...the cable clamp position to the splice tray as shown in Figure 26 Note that right is defined here from the perspective of the front of the panel Figure 26 Routing MPO Trunk Cable Right Side Entry MPO Adapter Packs CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 22180 A MPO TRUNK CABLE CABLES SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PULL OUT T...

Page 27: ... cable clamp position to the splice tray as shown in Figure 27 Left is defined from the front of the panel Figure 27 Routing MPO Trunk Cable Left Side Entry MPO Adapter Packs CONVOLUTED TUBING PROVIDED DRAWER IN CLOSED POSITION TOP COVER NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY REAR COVER REMOVED NOTE 22181 A MPO TRUNK CABLE CABLES SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY PULL OUT THE SLIDING TRAY NOTE REMOVE THESE RADIU...

Page 28: ... 5 CONTACT INFORMATION To find out more about CommScope products visit us on the web at www commscope com For technical assistance customer service or to report any missing damaged parts visit us at http www commscope com SupportCenter ...

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