(Optional) Clean the PrizmMT Receptacle or Connector Ferrule

Perform this procedure when you install a PrizmMT cable.

1. Determine your first step.
   • If you are cleaning a receptacle, go to Step 2.
   • If you are cleaning a connector, go to Step 9.
2. Remove the adapter from the end of the PrizmMT cleaner.
3. Insert the cleaner tip into the receptacle.
4. Pump the cleaner into the receptacle, advancing the cleaning cloth inside.
5. Remove the cleaner from the receptacle and verify cleanliness.
6. Repeat from Step 3 if the fibers are still dirty.
7. Replace the adapter onto the end of the PrizmMT cleaner.
8. Return to Install a Data Cable.
9. Open the lid of the adapter on the end of the PrizmMT cleaner.
10. Insert the connector into the adapter.
11. Press the connector against the adapter, thereby pumping the cleaner, and advancing the cleaning cloth inside.
12. Remove the connector from the adapter and verify cleanliness.
13. Repeat from Step 10 if the fibers are still dirty.
14. Close the lid of the adapter on the end of the PrizmMT cleaner.
15. Return to Install a Data Cable.

Related Information

• Identifying Data Cable Types

• Locate a Faulty Data Cable

• Remove a Data Cable

• (Optional) Assemble the Optical Fiber SFP+ Cables

• Install a Data Cable

• Verify a Data Cable