FIELD GUIDESource-led reference
← Field sheets / Network, fiber & RF7 of 11Letter PDF (legacy download held for current evidence review). Current focused printable referencesA4 PDF (legacy download held for current evidence review). Current focused printable references

FIELD REFERENCE / FIBER

Recognize the end.
Verify the optical path.

A connector photograph answers only part of the question. Keep the named component, endface polish, pin state and complete path separate.

01 / IDENTITY

Which exact component?

Use a label or ordered part number. A family photograph is not a substitute.

02 / END CONDITION

Which documented interface?

Read polish, pin state and key requirements independently of body color.

03 / COMPLETE PATH

Where does the signal go?

Verify both endpoints and every intervening component before making a link claim.

THREE PREVIOUSLY UNILLUSTRATED FORMS / THREE NAMED SERIES

A useful exterior.
An honest identity.

UniCam ST-compatible / family exterior. Oblique exterior with mating tip toward lower left; normalized to a left-facing oblique study. Ferrule to the left, boot to the right. No mating-face optical detail. No dimensional, wiring or compatibility approval. (private workspace)

P124 / Source-observed physical study

UniCam ST-compatible / family exterior

Corning UniCam ST-compatible / CRR1245 family photo

Oblique exterior with mating tip toward lower left; normalized to a left-facing oblique study. · Cable plug / cable end

Named-series recognition only. No exact ordered part is selected. Color is not used to determine polish, mode, core count or polarity.

Not to scale. Technical and rights review pending.

Inspect view & provenance (private workspace)
FC 722 series / cable-plug exterior. Oblique assembled cable plug from the upper-left object of the group photograph; rotated to a left-facing study. Ferrule to the left, coupling body in the middle and boot to the right. No dimensional, wiring or compatibility approval. (private workspace)

P203 / Source-observed physical study

FC 722 series / cable-plug exterior

Corning 722 series / family photograph

Oblique assembled cable plug from the upper-left object of the group photograph; rotated to a left-facing study. · Cable plug / cable end

Named-series recognition only. No exact ordered part is selected. Color is not used to determine polish, mode, core count or polarity.

Not to scale. Technical and rights review pending.

Inspect view & provenance (private workspace)
MTP PRO / pinned family exterior. Cover photograph, broad exterior side/top view; not a mating-face view. Visible guide pins to the left, sleeve in the middle, strain relief and cable to the right. No dimensional, wiring or compatibility approval. (private workspace)

P125 / Source-observed physical study

MTP PRO / pinned family exterior

US Conec MTP PRO / pinned brochure example

Cover photograph, broad exterior side/top view; not a mating-face view. · Cable plug / cable end

Named-series recognition only. No exact ordered part is selected. Color is not used to determine polish, mode, core count or polarity.

Not to scale. Technical and rights review pending.

Inspect view & provenance (private workspace)

The UniCam ST-compatible, Corning 722-series FC and US Conec MTP PRO studies are source-observed family examples. No exact order code is assigned to these photographs. The separate ordering rows below are not captions for the images. Neutral drawing colors do not identify polish, fiber mode or polarity. These canvases are not a common physical scale.

IDENTITY / INTERFACE / UNKNOWN / NEXT CHECK

Eight examples. Six existing references.

Compare LC and SC → · Compare ST and FC → · Open the network desk →

Eight examples across six forms. Identity, polish, pin state and complete optical path are separate fields. Not a mating, loss or wiring table.
Reference exampleRole & documented distinctionWhat this establishesWhat to check next
LC: select the documented polish95-200-99 / 95-200-94

No source-observed physical view is selected for this row.

Named Corning UniCam order-code rows

UPC and APC are separate entries.

A specific LC order code can resolve the listed polish; the generic form cannot.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C066D

UniCam high-performance connectors — family sheet 0250 EMEA ↗
V130 observation: Revision 2018-01-22; printed pp.1, 3–4: photograph CRR1245, single-mode table, LC/SC/ST ordering rows.
Canonical source record S529 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: The user’s part number, cable fiber, opposite end and equipment path.

Next check: Read both exact end designations; do not substitute housing color for a part label.

SC: one shell family, different ends95-200-41 / 95-200-44

No source-observed physical view is selected for this row.

Named Corning UniCam order-code rows

OS2 SC and a distinct OS2 SC APC entry.

The source distinguishes these two order codes without making every SC connector equivalent.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C067C

UniCam high-performance connectors — family sheet 0250 EMEA ↗
V130 observation: Revision 2018-01-22; printed pp.1, 3–4: photograph CRR1245, single-mode table, LC/SC/ST ordering rows.
Canonical source record S529 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: The endface on an unidentified connector and the receiving adapter or device.

Next check: Verify each end’s polish before considering a direct mate.

ST: family photo is not an order codeUniCam CRR1245 photo; 95-200-51 and 720-2040-0500B are separate text examplesInspect the declared view → (private workspace)Cable-plug family photograph; separate dated ordering records

The named single-mode UniCam table uses an amber housing and blue boot.

This is a counterexample to deciding fiber mode from an amber housing. The new picture is a multimode family example, not either exact listed code.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C124D · C124E

UniCam high-performance connectors — family sheet 0250 EMEA ↗
V130 observation: Revision 2018-01-22; printed pp.1, 3–4: photograph CRR1245, single-mode table, LC/SC/ST ordering rows.
Canonical source record S529 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

Fiber Optic OEM Products — component ordering guide OEM-064-AEN ↗
V130 observation: May 2020; printed p.5 ST/FC rows, p.6 LC table, p.9 MT-RJ row.
Canonical source record S530 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: Exact kit variant, polish on the user’s end, adapter and full path.

Next check: Keep photograph identity and order-code evidence separate.

FC: key and polish are separate fields722-series family photograph; 722-81A0-0330B is a separate APC ordering exampleInspect the declared view → (private workspace)Cable-plug series photograph and named component row

Fixed-key APC is explicit for the listed OEM part; the family sheet also separates PC, Super PC and Ultra PC.

The round coupling alone does not select key or polish. The pictured family example is not labelled as that exact APC part.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C203D · C203E

Corning FC-PC connectors and adapters — CAH-136_AEN ↗
V130 observation: CAH-136_AEN, revision 2016-11-29; printed pp.1–2, group photograph and PC/Super PC/Ultra PC and key-option tables. Printed dimensional units are not imported.
Canonical source record S420 dated 2026-10-07. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

Fiber Optic OEM Products — component ordering guide OEM-064-AEN ↗
V130 observation: May 2020; printed p.5 ST/FC rows, p.6 LC table, p.9 MT-RJ row.
Canonical source record S530 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: The user’s key details, actual endface, ordered suffix and adapter.

Next check: Check both the exact key specification and the polish; do not infer either from the coupling nut.

MT-RJ: record the declared pin state723-2110-1110B

No source-observed physical view is selected for this row.

Named connector row; no physical view commissioned

Multimode and without pins are explicit in the guide.

This provides an exact pinless example without deriving lane count from the guide’s body-type column.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C204B

Fiber Optic OEM Products — component ordering guide OEM-064-AEN ↗
V130 observation: May 2020; printed p.5 ST/FC rows, p.6 LC table, p.9 MT-RJ row.
Canonical source record S530 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: The opposite end, optical channel mapping, footprint and installation details.

Next check: Find the matching equipment and cable documentation; retain pin status as its own field.

MPO / MTP: identify the actual product familyUS Conec MTP PRO pinned cover exampleInspect the declared view → (private workspace)Named-series exterior photograph, not a mating-face view

The brochure describes separate pin and polarity reconfiguration features.

Two visible guide pins identify the depicted example’s pin state, not its fiber count or complete-link polarity.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C125D

MTP PRO Solutions brochure SM-0024-0721 ↗
V130 observation: 2021 brochure; printed p.1 exterior photograph and separate pin/polarity features; p.3 key-orientation example.
Canonical source record S531 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: Ordered part, endface polish, both cable ends, transceivers and optical mapping.

Next check: Record pin state and exact family first; then verify the documented key and full optical path.

Do not directly mate unlike endfacesUPC / APC concept; no hardware modelInspect the declared view → (private workspace)Endface geometry boundary

UPC is slightly curved; APC has an angled endface.

The direct-mating warning is about unlike endfaces touching. An intentionally unlike-ended cord is a different question.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C067D

UPC or APC? — endface polish comparison ↗
V130 observation: Published 2014-08-14; endface geometry and direct-mating warning paragraphs.
Canonical source record S532 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: A specific device’s interface, including any documented non-contact instrument input.

Next check: Check the exact component documentation; the diagram is not a universal test-instrument rule.

Pin state is not a full path resultMTP PRO Type A / Type B key conventionInspect the declared view → (private workspace)Brochure-specific cable-key example

The source’s Type A example is key-up/key-down; Type B is key-up/key-up.

That key convention does not supply a fiber-lane or transmit/receive diagram for the user’s installation.
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C125E

MTP PRO Solutions brochure SM-0024-0721 ↗
V130 observation: 2021 brochure; printed p.1 exterior photograph and separate pin/polarity features; p.3 key-orientation example.
Canonical source record S531 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

Not established: All intervening trunks, cassettes, patch cords, transceivers and mapping.

Next check: Use the complete documented path; do not change a connector from this concept diagram.

P066 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

LC: select the documented polish

95-200-99 / 95-200-94

Component / source role
Named Corning UniCam order-code rows
Documented distinction
UPC and APC are separate entries.
What is established
A specific LC order code can resolve the listed polish; the generic form cannot.
Not established
The user’s part number, cable fiber, opposite end and equipment path.
Next check
Read both exact end designations; do not substitute housing color for a part label.

No source-observed physical view is selected for this row.

Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C066D

UniCam high-performance connectors — family sheet 0250 EMEA ↗
V130 observation: Revision 2018-01-22; printed pp.1, 3–4: photograph CRR1245, single-mode table, LC/SC/ST ordering rows.
Canonical source record S529 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P067 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

SC: one shell family, different ends

95-200-41 / 95-200-44

Component / source role
Named Corning UniCam order-code rows
Documented distinction
OS2 SC and a distinct OS2 SC APC entry.
What is established
The source distinguishes these two order codes without making every SC connector equivalent.
Not established
The endface on an unidentified connector and the receiving adapter or device.
Next check
Verify each end’s polish before considering a direct mate.

No source-observed physical view is selected for this row.

Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C067C

UniCam high-performance connectors — family sheet 0250 EMEA ↗
V130 observation: Revision 2018-01-22; printed pp.1, 3–4: photograph CRR1245, single-mode table, LC/SC/ST ordering rows.
Canonical source record S529 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P124 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

ST: family photo is not an order code

UniCam CRR1245 photo; 95-200-51 and 720-2040-0500B are separate text examples

Component / source role
Cable-plug family photograph; separate dated ordering records
Documented distinction
The named single-mode UniCam table uses an amber housing and blue boot.
What is established
This is a counterexample to deciding fiber mode from an amber housing. The new picture is a multimode family example, not either exact listed code.
Not established
Exact kit variant, polish on the user’s end, adapter and full path.
Next check
Keep photograph identity and order-code evidence separate.
Inspect the declared view → (private workspace)
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C124D · C124E

UniCam high-performance connectors — family sheet 0250 EMEA ↗
V130 observation: Revision 2018-01-22; printed pp.1, 3–4: photograph CRR1245, single-mode table, LC/SC/ST ordering rows.
Canonical source record S529 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

Fiber Optic OEM Products — component ordering guide OEM-064-AEN ↗
V130 observation: May 2020; printed p.5 ST/FC rows, p.6 LC table, p.9 MT-RJ row.
Canonical source record S530 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P203 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

FC: key and polish are separate fields

722-series family photograph; 722-81A0-0330B is a separate APC ordering example

Component / source role
Cable-plug series photograph and named component row
Documented distinction
Fixed-key APC is explicit for the listed OEM part; the family sheet also separates PC, Super PC and Ultra PC.
What is established
The round coupling alone does not select key or polish. The pictured family example is not labelled as that exact APC part.
Not established
The user’s key details, actual endface, ordered suffix and adapter.
Next check
Check both the exact key specification and the polish; do not infer either from the coupling nut.
Inspect the declared view → (private workspace)
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C203D · C203E

Corning FC-PC connectors and adapters — CAH-136_AEN ↗
V130 observation: CAH-136_AEN, revision 2016-11-29; printed pp.1–2, group photograph and PC/Super PC/Ultra PC and key-option tables. Printed dimensional units are not imported.
Canonical source record S420 dated 2026-10-07. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

Fiber Optic OEM Products — component ordering guide OEM-064-AEN ↗
V130 observation: May 2020; printed p.5 ST/FC rows, p.6 LC table, p.9 MT-RJ row.
Canonical source record S530 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P204 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

MT-RJ: record the declared pin state

723-2110-1110B

Component / source role
Named connector row; no physical view commissioned
Documented distinction
Multimode and without pins are explicit in the guide.
What is established
This provides an exact pinless example without deriving lane count from the guide’s body-type column.
Not established
The opposite end, optical channel mapping, footprint and installation details.
Next check
Find the matching equipment and cable documentation; retain pin status as its own field.

No source-observed physical view is selected for this row.

Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C204B

Fiber Optic OEM Products — component ordering guide OEM-064-AEN ↗
V130 observation: May 2020; printed p.5 ST/FC rows, p.6 LC table, p.9 MT-RJ row.
Canonical source record S530 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P125 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

MPO / MTP: identify the actual product family

US Conec MTP PRO pinned cover example

Component / source role
Named-series exterior photograph, not a mating-face view
Documented distinction
The brochure describes separate pin and polarity reconfiguration features.
What is established
Two visible guide pins identify the depicted example’s pin state, not its fiber count or complete-link polarity.
Not established
Ordered part, endface polish, both cable ends, transceivers and optical mapping.
Next check
Record pin state and exact family first; then verify the documented key and full optical path.
Inspect the declared view → (private workspace)
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C125D

MTP PRO Solutions brochure SM-0024-0721 ↗
V130 observation: 2021 brochure; printed p.1 exterior photograph and separate pin/polarity features; p.3 key-orientation example.
Canonical source record S531 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P067 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

Do not directly mate unlike endfaces

UPC / APC concept; no hardware model

Component / source role
Endface geometry boundary
Documented distinction
UPC is slightly curved; APC has an angled endface.
What is established
The direct-mating warning is about unlike endfaces touching. An intentionally unlike-ended cord is a different question.
Not established
A specific device’s interface, including any documented non-contact instrument input.
Next check
Check the exact component documentation; the diagram is not a universal test-instrument rule.
Inspect the declared view → (private workspace)
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C067D

UPC or APC? — endface polish comparison ↗
V130 observation: Published 2014-08-14; endface geometry and direct-mating warning paragraphs.
Canonical source record S532 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

P125 / SOURCE-SCOPED EXAMPLE

Pin state is not a full path result

MTP PRO Type A / Type B key convention

Component / source role
Brochure-specific cable-key example
Documented distinction
The source’s Type A example is key-up/key-down; Type B is key-up/key-up.
What is established
That key convention does not supply a fiber-lane or transmit/receive diagram for the user’s installation.
Not established
All intervening trunks, cassettes, patch cords, transceivers and mapping.
Next check
Use the complete documented path; do not change a connector from this concept diagram.
Inspect the declared view → (private workspace)
Evidence, observation & limits

Inspected . C125E

MTP PRO Solutions brochure SM-0024-0721 ↗
V130 observation: 2021 brochure; printed p.1 exterior photograph and separate pin/polarity features; p.3 key-orientation example.
Canonical source record S531 dated 2026-10-11. The V130 visit is recorded separately; inherited source dates are unchanged.

No hardware test, independent technical approval or rights clearance is asserted.

CONCEPTS / NOT PHYSICAL SPECIMENS

The distinctions a photograph cannot resolve.

UPC / APC / direct-mating boundary. Abstract cutaway-style endface concept, deliberately exaggerated. Two separated endfaces; no direct-mating assembly is depicted. No dimensional, wiring or compatibility approval.
Abstract explanatory diagram, not a physical specimen or engineering drawing. Inspect the concept and its source → (private workspace)
Pins / keys / optical path. Abstract text-and-symbol dependency map, not a fiber-lane map. Three separate reading panels; no physical orientation or mating face. No dimensional, wiring or compatibility approval.
Abstract explanatory diagram, not a physical specimen or engineering drawing. Inspect the concept and its source → (private workspace)

UPC/APC direct mating, unlike-ended patch cords and non-contact instrument inputs are different questions. Likewise, the MTP PRO brochure’s key convention does not supply a universal MPO fiber-lane map. No field-change procedure is provided.

FIELD OUTPUT / FOUR PAGES / SOURCE CONTEXT RETAINED

Keep the source beside the distinction.

Three named-series studies, eight bounded examples and a dated source ledger. Not a fit, wiring, cleaning or optical-loss guide.

Letter PDF · 4 pages ↓ (legacy download held for current evidence review). Current focused printable referencesA4 PDF · 4 pages ↓ (legacy download held for current evidence review). Current focused printable references

What remains unresolved?

MT-RJ has new exact-part evidence but no new physical study. LC and SC retain their inherited illustrations. No exact ordered physical part is delivered in this release. The detailed MTP PRO AEN-2102 document was not accessible without a contact form; it has not been reviewed, and no personal information was submitted.

Ten canonical claims and four new source records deepen six existing forms. Six auxiliary observations include revisits to the FC and optical-safety sources. Manufacturer drawings and photographs are not redistributed. All original studies await independent technical and rights review.

See the measured coverage gaps → · Visual Atlas Series 12 →

SOURCE RECORDS / ORIGINAL CONDITIONS RETAINED

Keep the evidence in reach.

These links open source records already cited on this page. Read the conditions beside each example above; the source list does not replace them or approve compatibility. Independent technical and artwork-rights reviews remain pending.

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