3-8
Installing VCE components
Video Codec Enclosure (VCE) 323-3221-291 Rel 1.0 Standard
Procedure 3-3 (continued)
Connecting optical carrier facilities to a DV-OC3 unit
Step
Action
16
Locate the desired subtask:
17
Assemble the optical patchcord (or test cord) to the DV-OC3 unit:
Assembling an FC connector
18
Gently insert the ferrule into the sleeve. Ensure that the guide pin enters the
guide slot. See Figure 3-4.
19
Grasp the heat-shrink cable to keep the ferrule from rotating, while you gently
screw the plug retainer onto the sleeve threads. Tighten the connection
finger-tight.
20
Seat the tips of the fiber cables by gently pushing the heat shrink cable onto
the plug.
21
Repeat steps 6 through 17 for the second connector. Then go to step 29.
Figure 3-4
FC connector assembly
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—continued—
If
you are:
Then
Replacing a patchcord or
performing a test
Remove the existing patchcord from the DV-OC3
unit. If you are performing a test, cover the end of
the patch cord with a clean dust cap as soon as
the patchcord has been disconnected.
Cleaning an existing
patchcord connector
Remove the dust cap on the connector sleeve.
If
you are connecting a:
Then
go to:
FC connector
step 18
SC connector
step 22
ST connector
step 26
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Guide slot
Sleeve thread
Guide pin
Heat-shrink cable
Ferrule
Plug retainer
Sleeve
Ferrule tip
(end face)