Manual-4
CONNECTION
Connect the AC power cord
last
to avoid loudspeakers hurting
your sensitive ears.
MIC INPUTS
The eight 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.
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 DATA PORT
Check the AM2 page on Rane’s website for potential firmware
updates at
www.rane.com/am2.html
If there is an update, follow the instructions on our website.
When using the AM2 with Mongoose Tracker software,
AM2 firmware is always kept up to date via the AM2’s RAD
PORT.
RAD PORT
If your audio system delivers the AM2’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 AM2’s RAD Port, audio nirvana is achieved and
all four adjacent RAD Port Status indicators illuminate.
CASCADE IN / OUT PORTS
Connect a shielded Ethernet patch cable from the CASCADE
IN port to another AM2’s CASCADE OUT port to add more
mics to the mix of this AM2. All four CASCADE IN Status
Indicators illuminate when the two devices recognize each other.
Connect up to seven more Rane AM2 Automixers for a total of
64 gain-sharing mics. Be certain to connect CASCADE OUT
to CASCADE IN throughout – otherwise, nirvana won’t be
achieved.
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
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
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CLASS 2 WIRING
24 VDC @ 100 mA
AM2 Automixer (up to eight)
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