Manual-4
CONNECTION
Connect the AC power cord
last
to avoid loudspeakers hurting
your sensitive ears.
MIC INPUTS
The four mic jacks are balanced XLR inputs. Unbalanced mics
or wiring can also be used with their inherent lower quality and
higher potential for hum and noise. Standard microphone cable
with a two-conductor twisted pair plus a shield is best. Rane
follows the AES recommended practice of pin 2 positive (hot),
pin 3 negative, and pin 1 to shield. If your microphone is unbal-
anced (only two conductors), see the Sound System Interconnec-
tion RaneNote elsewhere in this manual or on Rane’s website for
the proper cable to use. Or better yet, get a balanced mic.
For condenser microphones which require phantom power,
use the MIC +48V switch position. Dynamic mics use the
center, MIC +0V position. When using a wireless microphone
receiver, use the LINE position.
AUX INPUTS
The two Aux inputs accept line-level audio. While the physical
¼" and 3.5 mm jacks are both stereo, the internal audio on both
Aux inputs is immediately monoed since the AM1 Mix is mono.
USB CHARGE-ONLY PORT
The USB Charge-Only port supplies 5 volts DC at up to 500
mA to charge iPods® and many other USB-powered devices.
RECORD OUTPUT
The RCA line-level outputs are unbalanced. Both RCA jacks
contain the same mono mix of the Mic, Aux, and USB Audio
inputs.
MAIN OUTPUT
The Main Output is a mono balanced XLR jack. Connect the
Main Output XLR using mic cable to your amplifier or powered
loudspeaker and select the LINE position on the adjacent switch.
If the Main Output feeds a microphone snake or mic input,
select the MIC switch position.
USB AUDIO PORT
Connect a USB cable from this port to the computer’s USB port.
Once the operating system recognizes the AM1 as a stereo input
and output “sound card,” the rear panel USB indicator lights.
The AM1 can simultaneously playback and record via a com-
puter using this USB audio port.
RAD PORT
If your audio system delivers the AM1’s Main Output audio mix
using Rane’s digital audio transport technology exiting the RAD
Port, connect a shielded Ethernet patch cable to the RAD Port.
When the Rane Mongoose at the other end of this connection
recognizes the AM1’s RAD Port, audio nirvana is achieved and
all four adjacent RAD Port Status indicators illuminate.
CASCADE IN
Connect a shielded Ethernet patch cable from the CASCADE
IN port to a Rane AM2’s CASCADE OUT port to add more
mics to the mic mix of an AM1. All four CASCADE IN Status
Indicators illuminate when the two devices recognize each other.
Connect up to seven Rane AM2 Automixers to add up to 56
more mics. Be certain to connect CASCADE OUT to CAS-
CADE IN throughout – otherwise, nirvana won’t be achieved.
Note
: Only one AM1 Automixer is permitted in a cascaded
system. When cascading mixers, the AM1 must be the device
that feeds the Mongoose. In other words, the AM1 RAD Port
wires to the Mongoose, and up to seven AM2 mixers chain to-
gether into the AM1’s CASCADE IN. See the illustration below.
100-240V
13 WATTS
50/60 Hz
MADE IN
U.S.A.
RANE CORP.
USB
LOCATE
FAULT
POWER
ACN 001 345 482
24 VDC @ 100 mA
AM 1
MAIN OUTPUT
CASCADE IN
RAD PORT
AUX
INPUTS
MIC INPUTS
1
2
3
4
1
2
RECORD
USB
AUDIO
POWER
COMM
AUDIO RX
AUDIO TX
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
5 VDC @ 500 mA
USB
CHARGE ONL
Y
MIC LINE
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES
WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC
RULES FOR A CLASS 'B'
COMPUTING DEVICE.
CLASS 2 WIRING
CASCADE
RAD PORT
USB
DATA
OUTPUT
MIC INPUTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
100-240V
13 WATTS
50/60 Hz
MADE IN
U.S.A.
RANE CORP.
ACN 001 345 482
AM 2
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
IN
OU
T
USB
LOCATE
FAULT
POWER
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES
WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC
RULES FOR A CLASS 'B'
COMPUTING DEVICE.
24 VDC @ 100 mA
CLASS 2 WIRING
MIC LINE
CASCADE
RAD PORT
USB
DATA
OUTPUT
MIC INPUTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
100-240V
13 WATTS
50/60 Hz
MADE IN
U.S.A.
RANE CORP.
ACN 001 345 482
AM 2
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
IN
OU
T
USB
LOCATE
FAULT
POWER
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES
WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC
RULES FOR A CLASS 'B'
COMPUTING DEVICE.
24 VDC @ 100 mA
CLASS 2 WIRING
MIC LINE
CASCADE
RAD PORT
USB
DATA
OUTPUT
MIC INPUTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
100-240V
13 WATTS
50/60 Hz
MADE IN
U.S.A.
RANE CORP.
ACN 001 345 482
AM 2
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
IN
OU
T
USB
LOCATE
FAULT
POWER
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES
WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC
RULES FOR A CLASS 'B'
COMPUTING DEVICE.
24 VDC @ 100 mA
CLASS 2 WIRING
MIC LINE
CASCADE
RAD PORT
USB
DATA
OUTPUT
MIC INPUTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
100-240V
13 WATTS
50/60 Hz
MADE IN
U.S.A.
RANE CORP.
ACN 001 345 482
AM 2
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
MIC +48V MIC +0
V
LINE
IN
OU
T
USB
LOCATE
FAULT
POWER
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES
WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC
RULES FOR A CLASS 'B'
COMPUTING DEVICE.
24 VDC @ 100 mA
CLASS 2 WIRING
MIC LINE
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
IN USE /
CONDUCTOR
LINK /
ACTIVITY
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
R
EMOTE
A
UDIO
D
EVICES
E
THERNET
E
THERNET
R
EMOTE
A
UDIO
D
EVICES
MADE
IN
U.S.A.
RANE
CORP.
M
ONGOOSE
100-240 V
50/60 Hz 40 WATTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH
PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES FOR
A CLASS 'B' COMPUTING DEVICE.
LOCATE
POWER
LAN
LINK
COMM
POWER
AUDIO TX
AUDIO RX
ACN 001 345 482
COMMERCIAL AUDIO
EQUIPMENT 24TJ
R
CLASS 2 WIRING
24 VDC @ 100 mA
AM1 Automixer
Mongoose
AM2 Automixer
AM2 Automixer
AM2 Automixer
AM2 Automixer (up to seven)
