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XPRESS ULTRA™ FIBER CONNECTORINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SC/LC/ST, 250/900um

1. INSTALL BOOT ONTO FIBER

Figure: 1, 250μm Figure: 2, 900μm Figure: 3

Figure: 4

Install boot onto either 250μm or 900μm fiber (Figures

1/2). An additional step will need to be taken for the

250μm application. After the boot is applied, slide on

the provided tube with the pre-angled cut first (Figure 3).

Slide the boot all of the way on until the fiber protrudes

from the non-angled side of the tube (Figure 4). Before

installing the ST boot, insert the ring into the boot (Figure

4.1 and 4.2).

*Please note, for best results, OCC recommends using the assembly guide jig and fiber holder included in the pack of 12 for all terminations. Instructions including these can be found on our website www.occfiber.com

2. REMOVE FIBER JACKET

Figure: 5, 250μm Figure: 6, 250μm Figure: 7, 250μm

Figure: 8, 900μm Figure: 9, 900μm Figure: 10, 900μm

For 250μm applications mark your fiber at 30mm, at

that point strip down to bare fiber using hand stripper

(Figure 5). Slide the tubing up flush to the area where

the bare fiber starts (Figure 6), then mark the tubing

at 32 and 40mm from the beginning of the fiber

(Figure7/8). The 32mm indication mark designates

positioning if using the fiber holder and the 40mm

indication mark designates the back of the connector

once termination is completed (Figure 10).

For 900μm applications mark your fiber at 30, 32, and

40mm (Figure 8). 30 mm designates the strip length

that will be removed by the thermal stripper (Figure

9). The 32mm indication mark designates positioning

if using the fiber holder and the 40mm indication mark

designates the back of the connector once termination

is completed (Figure 10).

**Note if using the thermal fiber stripper hold handles together for 5-10 seconds prior to removing jacket.

Figure: 4.1 Figure: 4.2

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Figure: 17 Figure: 18

3. CLEANING/SCREENING BARE FIBER


Clean bare fiber with a lint-free wipe moistened with pure alcohol, bend fiber several

times by moving it with your finger back and forth (Figure: 11). If fiber breaks start

termination procedure back at the beginning.

Insert the fiber into the cleaver and stop at the correct cleaving distance of 10mm for

SC & LC (Figure: 12).

4. INSERT FIBER INTO CONNECTOR

Figure: 13 Figure: 14 Figure: 15

Figure: 16

Insert fiber with a slight bow into the connector (Figure 13)

flip the gate open and press the tabs on each side to release

the wedge (Figure 14 &15). Fiber will be locked into place

(Figure 16). To release the fiber simply reattach the wedge.

For ST remove the flat plate(Figure 17) The spring should be

compressed and the termination button will be at an angle.

While holding the cable push the button down to terminate

the fiber (Figure 18). The spring will release, the fiber will

be terminated and the button will be straight. To release

the fiber pull the spring back beyond the button, reattach

the flat plate and push up-ward, the button should be at an

angle once again and the fiber will release.

**Note there is a limited amount of index matching gel inside the connector which is required for proper alignment. Re-termination should only be attempted once.

5. FITTING THE BOOT


Align the holes in the boot with the tabs on the connector

(Figure 19) and push until the boot is seated. ST boot

doesn’t have alignment holes. Final product will resemble

(Figures 20 & 21)

6. VISIBLE LIGHT CHECK


Use a visible light source to test the connection (Figure

24). If no visible light or very little light shows through

the connector windows, the connection is good (Figure

22). If visible light shows through the connector windows

the connection is bad (Figure 23) and re-terminate per

instructions.

**For proper connector testing, it is important to have a visible light source (Part#OCFC) and a test kit (RFCLCB) for all connector types (Figure: 24). Ceramic sleeving (included with RFCLCB) is used to attach connectors together).

Figure: 24

Figure: 21

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XPRESS ULTRA™ FIBER CONNECTOR1. INSTALL COMPONENTS ONTO FIBER

Figure: 1 Figure: 2 Figure: 3

If using 2mm fiber cable start by cutting the provided

tubing down to 18mm (Figure: 1), then slide the boot,

tube, aramid yarn stopper, and aramid yarn pre-stopper

respectively onto the fiber cable (Figure: 2). If using 3mm

fiber cable the tubing will be excluded (Figure: 3).

2. REMOVE FIBER JACKET

3. CLEANING/SCREENING BARE FIBER

Figure: 4

Figure: 7

Figure: 5

Figure: 8

Figure: 6

Measure and remove 45mm of the outer cable jacket with the

hand strippers (Figure 4). Then measure and mark the 900um

fiber 15mm from the end of the 2-3mm outer cable jacket (Figure

5). Using the hand strippers remove the buffer fiber coating and

acrylate until bare fiber (Figure 6), it is recommended that the

buffer fiber coating is removed incrementally in 2-3 steps.

Clean bare fiber with a lint-free wipe moistened with pure alcohol, bend fiber several

times by moving it with your finger back and forth (Figure 7). If fiber breaks start

termination procedure back at the beginning. Insert the fiber into the cleaver and stop

at the correct cleaving distance of 10mm for SC & LC connectors (Figure 8).

4. INSERT FIBER INTO CONNECTOR

Figure: 9

Figure: 11

Figure: 10

Figure: 12

Insert fiber into the connector until it stops (Figure 9), flip the gate open and press

the tabs on each side to release the wedge (Figures 10 & 11). Fiber will be locked into

place (Figure 12). To release the fiber simply reattach the wedge.

**Note there is a limited amount of index matching gel inside the connector which is required for proper alignment. Re-termination should only be attempted once.

For additional instructions please log onto www.occfiber.com

or visit www.youtube.com/OCCSolutions



XPRESS ULTRA™ FIBER CONNECTOR5. VISUAL LIGHT TEST

Figure: 13

Figure: 21

Figure: 14

Figure: 22

Figure: 15

Figure: 23

Use a visible light source to test the connection (Figure:

13). If no visible light or very little light shows through the

front connector window the connection is good (Figure:

14). If visible light shows through the rear or both windows

the connection is bad (Figure: 15). Re-terminate per

instructions.

**For proper connector testing, it is important to have a visible light source (Part#OCFC) and a test kit (RFCLCB) for all connector types (Figure 13).

6. SECURING ARAMID YARN

Figure: 16 Figure: 17 Figure: 19 Figure: 18

Figure: 20

7. FITTING THE BOOT

Figure: 24 Figure: 25Figure: 25 Figure: 27

Separate the aramid yarn in half (Figure: 16), place each half of the aramid

yarn on the sides of the connector (Figure: 17). Keeping aramid yarn

straight set the aramid yarn pre-stopper (Figure 18). Move the aramid

yarn pre-stopper to the rear of the connector (Figure 19), then move the

aramid yarn stopper to the rear of the pre-stopper (Figure 20). While

securely holding the connector and aramid yarn in place slide the aramid

yarn stopper over the pre-stopper and twist stopper clockwise (Figure

21). Thread the stopper until it touches the rear of the connector with no

gap (Figure 22 and Figure 23). It is imperative to make sure the aramid

yarn remained straight during these steps, if termination was performed

incorrectly start step 6 over.

For 2mm applications slide the 18mm tube against the rear of the aramid

yarn stopper (Figure: 24), for 3mm applications skip this step. Align the

holes in the boot with the tabs on the connector (Figure 25) and push until

you hear a click or it is visible that the boot is seated. Cut the remaining

aramid yarn (Figure 26) and your final product will resemble (Figure 27).

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