Standard Recommended Procedure 003-794-AEN | Issue 14 | March 2020 | Page 18 of 27
4.8.2 Connecting Harnesses, MTP Jumper, MTP Conversion Harnesses
or Extender Trunk to
the Front of the MTP Adapter Panels — Initial Mating
NOTE:
All MTP harnesses and jumpers are manufactured with MTP PRO connectors. Refer to the MTP PRO
instructions in the related literature section for details on how to use the MTP PRO field tool.
Step 1:
Open housing front door and pull out tray (if the housing tray slides out for access). Ensure there is
enough fiber slack in the rear of the housing to allow for this movement.
Step 2:
Remove the dust caps from the front of the MTP adapter panel, if applicable, and the MTP connector
of the harness, jumper, or trunk by pulling on the dust cap while holding the connector body/
housing/shroud. (See page 12, Figure 16A) For the initial mating, do not clean or scope connectors.
Corning CleanAdvantage™ connectors are shipped with an optimized dust cap to maintain
cleanliness for the first use.
Step 3:
Mate the connectors in the adapters (Figure 23). If MTP® adapter is equipped with shutter, lower the
shutter first, then mate the connectors.
Step 4:
Route the connected cable either to the right or to the left of the housing. All cables should route in
the same direction. Do NOT cross cables in opposite directions. Store the cables or legs in the fiber
clips at the front of the tray. Close the tray.
Figure 23 — Route Harness Cable
Step 5:
Mate connectors at the end of the harness, jumper, or trunk in the electronics equipment as
illustrated in Figure 26 per instructions provided with that equipment or according to your installation
plan.
CAUTION:
Do not exert excessive force on the panel. Damage to the trunk cable may occur.
CAUTION:
When removing the trays, position yourself in the center of the rack and use both hands to
pull the tray out. Failure to so may damage the tray guides or cause shelf movement past the detents.
CAUTION:
Scoping Corning CleanAdvantage connectors increases the risk of adding contamination
to the system. CleanAdvantage technology is designed for mating connectors without cleaning or
scoping before the initial installation.
