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1 General 

  1.1   General product information

 

1.2   Cable  types

  1.3   Symbols in this guide

2  Tools Required

3  Parts List

 

3.1   Kit  content

 

3.2   Terminal  components

 

3.3   Configuration  overview

4  Feeder cable preparation

5  Product Installation

 

5.1   Take out organizer with pre-connectorized  

   

adapter 

drops

  5.2   Secure feeder cable in the gel seal cable plugs

  5.3   Store the loop (buffer tubes) in the basket

  5.4   Store stripped/shaved tubes in the basket of  

      the base tray

  5.5   Make fusion splice and store overlength in the  

   

splice 

tray

  5.6   Insert the gel strips

6  Close and lock the terminal closure

  6.1   Place the organizer with pre-connectorized  

      adapter drops in the terminal housing

  6.2   Close the terminal housing latches and lock  

      the terminal housing

 

6.3   Re-entry  recommendations

7  Pedestal mounting

  7.1   Installation on universal back plate

  7.2   Installation on D-Bar

Content

1   General

1.1  

General product information

The Mini-OTE 400 is a compact terminal allowing the feeder cable to be field installed in fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) architectures. Featuring pre-
connectorized hardened full-size OptiTap® or mini-size DLX® adapter ports, CommScope’s Mini-OTE 400 terminal enables FTTH deployment in 
brown field and green field applications, with or without coax in place. The terminal is designed for a butt splice configuration in pedestal and hand 
hole applications. The Mini-OTE 400 terminal is available with 2, 4 or 8 drops.

1.2  

Cable types

The Mini-OTE 400 terminal is available with 2, 4 or 8 drops and two entry/exit ports accommodating up to 72F stranded loose tube micro cable 
with cable diameter range 4.5 - 6 mm (0.18 ” - 0.24 ” ). 

Feeder cable

Ø 4.5 - 6 mm (0.18 ” - 0.24 ” )

Fiber types include single fiber 250micron, A2 fiber.

Mini-OTE 400

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Mini-OTE 400

TC-1335-IP
Rev C, March 2017
www.commscope.com

1.3  

Symbols in this guide

Note

Presents useful information related to Installation Guide contents, the references and data related to the product’s use, etc.

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Caution

Describes situations where data loss and incorrect product operation may occur, and provides proper actions to take in these 
situations.

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Warning

Describes a situation where product damage and user injury may occur, and provides proper actions to take in these situations.

All tools to prepare and clean cables
Socket wrench 1/4” or a flat screw driver to secure the hose clamps 
Socket wrench 7/16”
Phillips screw driver
Hexagonal wrench
Pincers

2    Tools required

Summary of Contents for Mini-OTE 400

Page 1: ...ommScope s Mini OTE 400 terminal enables FTTH deployment in brown field and green field applications with or without coax in place The terminal is designed for a butt splice configuration in pedestal and hand hole applications The Mini OTE 400 terminal is available with 2 4 or 8 drops 1 2 Cable types The Mini OTE 400 terminal is available with 2 4 or 8 drops and two entry exit ports accommodating ...

Page 2: ...ble ties 4 Orange rubber tubing 5 Fiber picker 6 Security bolt 7 Spiral tubing Item Description 8 Foam strips 9 Gel strips 10 Plastic clip 11 7 16 hex bolts 12 Color Code label 13 Cleaning tissue 3 Part list 3 1 Kit content 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 11 12 3 2 Accessory kit for pedestal mounting ...

Page 3: ...EV APVD DWN CHK NAME SCALE MATERIAL HEAT TREAT ANGLES SURFACE TEXTURE A3 COMMSCOPE INC A A P1 P3 P5 P7 P2 P4 P8 P6 P9 P10 EK3982 PD 00 P Doultremont 12AUG2016 17 100 1 1 1 mm 1 FST SPC Inner A A Feeder cable Feeder cable P10 and P9 are the feeder cable positions Other ports are pre connectorized adapter drops with color code CONFIGURATION Connector 1 P1 Connector 2 P2 Connector 3 P3 Connector 4 P4...

Page 4: ...segments and place the spiral tube segments over the non used buffer tubes Place it over the oscillation points of the cable 4 5 Take out carefully the buffer tube that need to be connected with the pre connectorized drops i Make sure no buffer tubes get damaged Mid cut Cut the tube in the middle and strip the active and non active tube 55mm 2 17 from the jacket end Shaving Mark tube at both sides...

Page 5: ...Open latches 5 2 2 Remove dummy plugs in position P9 and P10 see feeder cable position in the configuration overview point 3 3 i Do not remove dummy plugs from ports without a factory installed drop for 2 and 4 port terminals 5 1 4 Take out the organizer with pre connectorized adapter drops 5 2 3 Remove the hose clamps on the inside Don t remove cable tie on the outside 5 2 4 Place the cable in th...

Page 6: ... with the rib indicated by the arrow 5 2 7 Secure the strength members 5 2 6 Bring strength member to the CTU at the back side i Wrong installation make sure tube is not twisted around the strength member i Wrong installation don t bring strength member to the front side 5 2 9 Close the latches of the multiple hinge clamp Front side Back side 5 2 10 Secure the hose clamps on the inside again i Be ...

Page 7: ...asket in the base tray is designed to store dark fiber or unused shaved fibers 5 3 1 Carefully make a loop of Ø 11 cm 4 33 5 3 2 Fit the loop in the basket at the back side 5 4 Store stripped shaved tubes in the basket of the base tray 5 3 Store the loop buffer tubes in the basket at the backside ...

Page 8: ... one of the 2 fibers need to make a cross on the tray see white dotted line on the picture 5 6 2 Place folded plastic clip over gel strip 5 5 Make fusion splice and store overlength in the splice tray 5 6 Insert the gel strips 5 6 3 Push gel strip covered with plastic clip through opening near gel seal cable plug from the back side loop storage to the front side 5 6 4 Pull gel strip covered with p...

Page 9: ... housing 5 6 8 Install second gel strip in the same way 6 1 Place the organizer with pre connectorized adapter drops into the terminal housing 6 Close and lock the terminal housing Front side 5 6 5 First flip gel strip end coming from the middle part to the outside i Take care gel strip is flipped to the correct side There needs to be an opening left to push through the second gel strip 5 6 6 Then...

Page 10: ... 6 2 3 Insert the locking bolt and tighten the locking bolt with a hexagonal wrench 6 2 2 Close all the latches starting with top latch towards the gel seal area Close the latches left and right side alternating 1 left 1right 1 left 6 3 3 After every gel donut re entry a break off tap should be removed from the terminal housing 6 3 4 Initial installation is not a re entry 6 3 5 Replacing a gel don...

Page 11: ...it as shown 7 2 3 Mount the mounting plates around the D bar 7 2 Installation on D Bar 7 1 1 Push the 2 bolts through the openings of the grid structure of the back plate Secure them in the inserts on the back side of the terminal housing 7 1 Installation on universal back plate 7 Pedestal Mounting 7 1 2 Installation complete ...

Page 12: ...is product is covered by one or more U S patents or their foreign equivalents For patents see www commscope com ProductPatent ProductPatent aspx 7 2 4 Secure the mounting plates around the D bar with a 7 16 wrench 7 2 6 Installation complete 7 2 5 If necessary terminal housing can be repositioned centered in the pedestal To find out more about CommScope products visit us on the web at www commscop...

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