DINSpace SNAP Series User manual

SNAP®Compact Fiber Patch Panel
Installation Instructions
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Table of Contents
System Description................................................................................................3
Package Contents .................................................................................................3
Warranty and Repair Information ..............................................................................3
Mounting the SNAP Patch Panel - Rear DIN-Rail Option....................................................4
Mounting the SNAP Patch Panel - Side DIN-Rail Option....................................................4
Mounting the SNAP Patch Panel - Rear Surface Mount Option...........................................5
Connecting Field Fiber Optic Cable - Patch Option........................................................5
Connecting Field Fiber Optic Cable - Fusion Splice Option...............................................6
Appendix A – Dimensional drawings.............................................................................8
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System Description
Compact DIN-Rail or surface mount ber optic patch panel. The device’s compact size allows minimum
space requirements within control cabinetry. While often used as a patch panel, the device also includes
a splice tray to allow fusion splicing of eld cabling (pigtails sold separately and are not included in the
SNAP product packaging). The SNAP Patch Panel features a sliding faceplate with capture mechanism
to allow the patch panel to be kept open “hands-free” while allowing the user to connect or disconnect
ber on the back of the faceplate.
Package Contents
Your SNAP Compact Fiber Optic Patch Panel packaging should contain the following:
1. SNAP Patch Panel with 6ea. ber optic adapters, two cable glands (Maximum eld cable diameter
12mm) and two dust plugs pre-installed.
2. Recloseable bag containing:
a. Zip-ties
b. Hex wrench
c. Numbered stickers
Note: If you observe any product damage, or missing parts upon unpacking of the product, please
contact DINSpace immediately at [email protected] or by calling 214-613-0349.
Warranty and Repair Information
DINSpace guarantees all of its standard products to be of rst-class construction and provides a lifetime
warranty against any defects in material and workmanship. The warranty does not apply to damage
caused by abnormal or unreasonable use of any of the products (including repairs or alterations other
than by DINSpace technical support). This warranty is in place of all other warranties, including
warranty of tness for a particular purpose and warranty of merchantability and excludes any liability
for incidental or consequential damages.
Repairs
If your DINSpace product has a manufacturer’s defect covered by our warranty, we will either repair
or replace it, at our option, without charge. Please contact DINSpace customer support to describe
the issue, and if a return is deemed necessary to resolve the issue, a Return Merchandise Authorization
(RMA) number will be issued. No returns will be accepted without an RMA number. Send to the address
below. Include your name, address, phone number and the RMA number with your return. A product
not covered by the warranty can be repaired. Note that repair costs and handling charges may apply.
If so, you will be notied prior to any service.
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Mounting the SNAP Patch Panel – Rear DIN-Rail Option
The SNAP Patch panel is shipped with the DIN-Rail clip pre-installed for a rear
DIN-Rail mount. To mount the patch panel to 35mm DIN-Rail:
1. Position the rear panel of the patch panel directly in front of the DIN-Rail,
making sure the bottom of the patch panel DIN-Rail clip hooks under the
bottom of the DIN-Rail, as shown in Figure 1.
2. Gently pull the bottom of the patch panel upward to compress the spring
and allow the top rail to be engaged.
3. Rotate the patch panel up toward the DIN-Rail until the top of the patch
panel DIN-Rail clip is over the DIN-Rail.
4. Relieve the upward pressure on the patch panel, and the captured spring
will extend, holding the patch panel tightly to the DIN-Rail as seen in
Figure 2.
Mounting the SNAP Patch Panel - Side DIN-Rail Option
The SNAP Patch panel is shipped with the DIN-Rail clip pre-installed for a rear DIN-Rail mount. In order
to side mount the SNAP Patch Panel:
1. Using a 2.5mm Hex Wrench, remove the two hex-nuts securing the
DIN-Rail clip on the rear of the SNAP Patch Panel as seen in Figure 3.
2. Secure the DIN-Rail Clip (spring clasp on bottom) to the two pre-
drilled holes on the side of the SNAP Patch Panel, using the same
two hex-nuts and DIN-Rail clip as seen in Figure 4.
3. Position the side panel of the patch panel directly in front of the
DIN-Rail, making sure the bottom of the patch panel DIN-Rail clip
hooks under the bottom of the DIN-Rail, as shown in Figure 5.
4. Gently pull the bottom of the patch panel upward to compress the
spring and allow the top rail to be engaged.
5. Rotate the patch panel up toward the DIN-Rail until the top of the
patch panel DIN-Rail clip is over the DIN-Rail.
6. Relieve the upward pressure on the patch panel, and the captured
spring will extend, holding the patch panel tightly to the DIN-Rail as
seen in Figure 6.
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 5 Figure 6
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Mounting the SNAP Patch Panel - Rear Surface Mount Option
The SNAP Patch panel is shipped with the DIN-Rail clip pre-installed for a rear
DIN-Rail mount. In order to surface mount the Patch Panel:
1. Using a 2.5mm Hex Wrench, remove the two hex-nuts securing the DIN-Rail
clip on the rear of the SNAP Patch Panel as seen in Figure 7 and Figure 8.
2. Unfasten the faceplate from the SNAP Patch Panel using the hex wrench
provided in the packaging.
3. Remove the faceplate from the SNAP Patch Panel, as seen in Figure 9, to
allow access to the rear of the Patch Panel.
4. Use surface mount hardware (not included) to mount the SNAP Patch Panel
to the surface using the four pre-drilled mounting holes in the rear of the
SNAP Patch Panel.
5. Replace the faceplate onto the SNAP Patch Panel.
Connecting Field Fiber Optic Cable - Patch Option
After mounting the SNAP Patch Panel to the DIN-Rail or surface as described above:
1. Loosen cable gland (Maximum eld cable diameter 12mm) to allow eld distribution
cable to enter the SNAP Patch Panel. Loosen the cable gland(s) that you will be
using, and pass the eld ber optic cable through the gland as seen in Figure 10.
2. Terminate the appropriate termination hardware to the eld ber optic strands
taking care to match the termination hardware to the interior adapter style of the
SNAP faceplate. See table below:
3. After securing the eld connectors to the interior adapter interfaces of the SNAP faceplate, close
the faceplate and secure it with the two hex nuts provided.
4. Tighten the cable gland to create a seal against the eld ber cable.
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
SNAP Patch Panel Field Fiber Termination required
SNAP-12ST-MM Multimode ST adapter
SNAP-12ST-SM Singlemode ST adapter
SNAP-12SC-ST-MM Multimode SC adapter
SNAP-12SC-ST-SM Singlemode SC adapter
SNAP-12SC-MM Multimode SC adapter
SNAP-12SC-SM Singlemode SC adapter
SNAP-24-LC-MM Multimode LC adapter
SNAP-24-LC-SM Singlemode LC adapter
Figure 10
Note: If you are gluing the eld terminators onto the eld cable, make sure you al-
low sufcient time for the adhesive to dry before attempting to secure the connec-
tor into the interior adapters of the SNAP faceplate. DINSpace cannot be responsible
for replacing adapter hardware if damaged due to termination errors.
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Connecting Field Fiber Optic cable - Fusion Splice Option
To terminate eld ber optic cable using fusion splicing, you must rst ensure that you have appropriate
ber optic pigtails (sold separately or provided by Customer) to fuse to the Field Fiber, and you are
using SNAP R30086 splice protectors:
1. Loosen the SNAP Enclosure cable gland(s) and pass eld
ber through to enter the SNAP enclosure Note: In cases
where fusion splicing is used, it may be preferable to
remove the faceplate hinge (Figure 11) mechanism to
ensure that no snagging occurs.
2. Strip back the ber optic pigtail to the 250μ cladding
layer.
3. Strip back the eld ber to the 900μ sheathing layer.
4. Perform the fusion splice Note: Keep in mind that
cladding to cladding distance of the splice must be less
than the length of the SNAP Splice protector (DINSpace
Part Number: SNAP R30086) in order to protect the splice
properly.
5. Insert fused cables into ant mechanical enclosure with
pigtail and eld ber sheathes inside the Fiber Splice
Protector on either end, as seen in Figure 12.
SNAP Patch Panel Pigtail Required Pigtail Part Number
SNAP-12ST-MM Multimode pigtail with ST adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01ST-MM
SNAP-12ST-SM Singlemode pigtail with ST adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01ST-SM
SNAP-12SC-ST-MM Multimode pigtail with SC adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01SC-MM
SNAP-12SC-ST-SM Singlemode pigtail with SC adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01SC-SM
SNAP-12SC-MM Multimode pigtail with SC adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01SC-MM
SNAP-12SC-SM Singlemode pigtail with SC adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01SC-SM
SNAP-24-LC-MM Multimode pigtail with LC adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01LC-MM
SNAP-24-LC-SM Singlemode pigtail with LC adapter - 900μ sheath SNAP-Pigtail-01LC-SM
Figure 11
Figure 12
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6. Insert closed Fiber Splice Protector into the splice holder tray as shown in Figure 13.
7. Wrap excess pigtail inside the provided spooling cage. Use provided Zip ties to secure excess
pigtail cables into spooling cage Note: Some users prefer Velcro straps for looser binding).
8. Close SNAP faceplate while gently taking up slack in the eld ber cable before tightening the
cable gland against the eld cable to create a seal.
Figure 13
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Appendix A – Dimensional drawings
Front
View
Rear
View
Side
View
Width - 2.75” (69.9 mm) Height - 6.25” (158.8 mm)
Depth - with DIN-Rail mount 5.125” (130.2 mm)
without DIN-Rail mount 4.875” (123.8 mm)
4”
(101.6 mm)
1.125”
(28.6 mm)
1.125”
(28.6 mm)
1.25”
(31.8 mm)
1.5”
(38.1 mm)
1.25”
(31.8 mm)
0.577”
(14.7 mm)
Hole Diameter
0.17”
(4.32 mm)
Surface
Mount
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