CORNING FBC-015 Owner's manual

Technical Instructions
October 19, 2007
Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG · Leipziger Str. 121 · 10117 Berlin, Germany
TEL: [phone] (00800-CORNING1) · FAX: [phone] · Email: [e-mail]
www.corning.com/cablesystems
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Maintaining the Pretium FBC-015 Cleaver
The FBC-015 cleaver utilizes a unique handheld design that provides high quality cleaves that enable the
outstanding performance of Corning UniCam®connectors. In order to maintain this performance, the FBC-
015 requires more diligent cleaning than lower technology cleavers. Ensuring the clamps and blade are
kept clean will allow consistent cleaves throughout the lifetime of the cleaver. Additionally, the installer
needs to watch for scrap fibres in the fibre channel of the cleaver as they need to be removed to avoid
damaging the clamps and blade of the cleaver.
1. Cleaning the Clamps
Due to frequent or long term use and also through storage in unclean areas it is possible that debris is
deposited on the clamps or between the clamps. In this case please use the fibre wipes and the fibre
cleaning fluid provided with each Pretium UniCam Tool Kit to clean the clamps. Below you will find a
detailed instruction for cleaning the cleaver clamps. You can also consult the Standard Recommended
Procedure (SRP) 006-375.
Step 1: Fold one of the provided Fibre Wipes in half.
Step 2: Press the button of the first clamp to be cleaned.
Step 3: Insert the wipe in the clamp and release the button.

Technical Instructions
October 19, 2007
Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG · Leipziger Str. 121 · 10117 Berlin, Germany
TEL: [phone] (00800-CORNING1) · FAX: [phone] · Email: [e-mail]
www.corning.com/cablesystems
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is a registered trademark of Corning Cable Systems Brands, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Corning Cable Systems is ISO 9001 certified. ©
2007 Corning Cable Systems. All rights reserved. Published in the EU.
Step 4: Gently pull out the wipe out.
Step 5: Repeat for the second clamp.
Step 6: Dispose of the used wipe after use. Do not use wipe more than once.
Scrap and Broken Fibres
It is imperative to remove broken and scrap fibres from the cleaver. These fibres can cause damage to the
cleaver if not removed which can prevent the operator from getting a good cleave.
If a fibre does manage to enter the clamp cavity (usually the scrap clamp cavity), the operator may turn the
cleaver over or remove the fibre with tweezers.
Broken Fibre
Clamp
Cavity
Fibre

Technical Instructions
October 19, 2007
Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG · Leipziger Str. 121 · 10117 Berlin, Germany
TEL: [phone] (00800-CORNING1) · FAX: [phone] · Email: [e-mail]
www.corning.com/cablesystems
Corning Cable Systems reserves the right to improve, enhance and modify the features and specifications of Corning Cable Systems’products without prior notification. LANscape
is a registered trademark of Corning Cable Systems Brands, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Corning Cable Systems is ISO 9001 certified. ©
2007 Corning Cable Systems. All rights reserved. Published in the EU.
2. Cleaning the blade
It is possible that debris deposits on the blade, due to frequent or long term use of the cleaver. This could
have a huge impact on the performance of this high precision cleaver. To clean the blade in such cases,
please use the 1,25mm connector cleaning stick, which is provided in a pack of ten pieces with every
Pretium UniCam Tool Kit. Please follow the steps below to clean the blades of the FBC-015 cleaver.
Step 1: Take one 1,25mm cleaning stick
Step 2: Gently drag the tip of the blade across one side of the blade
Up-view
Side-view
Blade

Technical Instructions
October 19, 2007
Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG · Leipziger Str. 121 · 10117 Berlin, Germany
TEL: [phone] (00800-CORNING1) · FAX: [phone] · Email: [e-mail]
www.corning.com/cablesystems
Corning Cable Systems reserves the right to improve, enhance and modify the features and specifications of Corning Cable Systems’products without prior notification. LANscape
is a registered trademark of Corning Cable Systems Brands, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Corning Cable Systems is ISO 9001 certified. ©
2007 Corning Cable Systems. All rights reserved. Published in the EU.
Step 3: Gently drag the tip of the blade across the other side of the blade
Step 4: Dispose the used cleaning stick after use. Do not use stick more than once
3. Blade has exceeded 10K cleaved
The high quality diamond blade used in the FBC-015 cleaver enables good quality cleaves for several
thousand uses. To ensure that the quality of this product stays high, we recommend exchanging the blade
every 10K cleaves. For this procedure CCS offers a special blade exchange kit FBC-BLADE. It includes
all necessary tools to replace the blade and provides detailed instructions, containing the replacement
procedure.
Blade

Technical Instructions
October 19, 2007
Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG · Leipziger Str. 121 · 10117 Berlin, Germany
TEL: [phone] (00800-CORNING1) · FAX: [phone] · Email: [e-mail]
www.corning.com/cablesystems
Corning Cable Systems reserves the right to improve, enhance and modify the features and specifications of Corning Cable Systems’products without prior notification. LANscape
is a registered trademark of Corning Cable Systems Brands, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Corning Cable Systems is ISO 9001 certified. ©
2007 Corning Cable Systems. All rights reserved. Published in the EU.
Maintaining the Pretium Tool
Problem: Power light does not come on or flashes
Possible Cause: Solution:
1. The battery is low and needs to be
replaced à1. Replace the battery. If the light is still flashing or not shining, please place an RMA
Problem: Cannot get a green light
Possible Cause: Solution:
1. Cover not closed à
2. Error Light not cleared à
3. Fibre not inserted correctly in the
connector. à
4. Bad Cleave à
5. Broke fibre in the connector or defective
connector à
6. Weak Batteries à
1. Close lid before inserting the field fibre.
2. Check problem point “Power light does not
come on or flashes”
3. Hit reset button and repeat inserting field
Fibre in the connector and re- Cam.
4. Check chapter “Maintaining the Pretium
FBC-015 Cleaver”
5. Remove the connector and place another
one in the tool and retry
6. Replace batteries
If these maintaining instructions did not help solving the problem, please place a RMA
”Cam”-
Button
”Reset”
-
„Reset“-
Button

Technical Instructions
October 19, 2007
Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co. KG · Leipziger Str. 121 · 10117 Berlin, Germany
TEL: [phone] (00800-CORNING1) · FAX: [phone] · Email: [e-mail]
www.corning.com/cablesystems
Corning Cable Systems reserves the right to improve, enhance and modify the features and specifications of Corning Cable Systems’products without prior notification. LANscape
is a registered trademark of Corning Cable Systems Brands, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Corning Cable Systems is ISO 9001 certified. ©
2007 Corning Cable Systems. All rights reserved. Published in the EU.
Problem: Error light flashes
Possible Cause: Solution:
1. Ferrule Adapter maybe dirty
à
2. The connector may be dirty
à
3. The photo detector is dirty à
4. The connector is not loaded
correctly à
5. The ferrule adapter is not
properly secured in the adapter
port à
6. Weak Batteries à
1. Clean the Ferrule Adapter and connector. The adapter is
cleaned by the cleaning sticks provided in the tool. Insert
stick into the adapter opening and rotate the stick 10 times,
clockwise (apply varying pressures to create a pumping
action). Don’t reuse the stick.
2. Clean the end face of the connector.
3. Clean the photo detector with a dry wipe.
4. Remove connector dust caps. The date code on the SC and
LC should be facing up. The “UP”of the ST adapter should
be facing up. The crimp tube must protrude past the crimp
arms.
5. Make sure the proper ferrule adapter is being used and is
fully seated on the connector.
6. Replace batteries
Photo
Detector