MONGOOSE
Design Manual
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SECTION 3: DESIGNING YOUR SYSTEM
Now that you have reviewed the basics, you are ready to begin designing this technology into an audio
system. The purpose of this chapter is to provide tips and suggestions for incorporating RADs and
Mongoose devices into your design. Also included are some sample applications and representative one-
line drawings. Our hope is that one of these comes close enough to your situation that you’ll have a head
start with your own design. After completing this section, you should be well-equipped to create your
design documents and construction documents. We’ll start with a list of specific recommendations.
Tips and Recommendations
1. In your system diagrams, use the Mongoose CAD drawings provided by Rane.
Rane provides CAD drawings of the Mongoose hardware (line art of the front and rear panels and
shop drawings of a RAD and a Mongoose) for you to use in your drawings. The files are in the .dwg
format, a format for AutoCAD. You can get these files from the
Rane website
, and on the CD that
comes with the Mongoose. Also on the website and CD are more detailed color pictures of the
hardware in a .jpg format. Following are examples of the CAD drawings:
M
ONGOOSE
Remote Audio
CobraNet Interface
1
1
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R
EMOTE
A
UDIO
D
EVICES
E
THERNET
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
OVERLOAD
SIGNAL
ENABLED
IN USE / CONDUCTOR
LINK / ACTIVITY
COMM
LINK
LOCATE
POWER
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1
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1
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2
1
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1
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
2
CobraNet
®
Figure 20: CAD drawing - Mongoose front
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
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1
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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
Figure 21: CAD drawing - Mongoose back
MICROPHONE
MICROPHONE
RAD1
SIG / OL
AUDIO RX
AUDIO TX
POWER
COMM
SIG / OL
Figure 22: CAD drawing - RAD1
2. Create the Mongoose configuration file during the design phase and provide this file to your
installer.
We strongly recommend that you create a configuration file during the design process. You do not
need any Mongoose hardware to create this file. All you need is the
Mongoose Tracker software
and a computer running Microsoft Windows® (see "System Requirements" on page 5). Providing
this configuration file to your installers increases the efficiency and accuracy of their work. Simply
include this file along with the other drawings and documentation that you give to your installers.
See "Working with Configuration Files" on page 56 for more details.
