Rane Mongoose Design Manual - Page 15

MONGOOSE Design Manual Typical RAD Front Panel 1 Custom Label Slot 2 Removable Locking Tab 3 Analog Audio Connection 4 SIG / OL green if an audio signal is detected, red light during signal overload. 5 POWER green when the RAD is receiving power, red if the voltage is low. 6 COMM green if the communications pair is detected, red if there is a problem. MICROPHONE SIG / OL POWER COMM MICROPHONE SIG / OL AUDIO RX AUDIO TX RAD1 0 9 Light sensor detects the light in the room and dims or brightens all LEDs appropriately. 8 AUDIO Tx green when the pair for transmitting audio is OK, red if there is a problem. 7 AUDIO Rx green when the pair for receiving audio is OK, red if there is a problem. All four LEDs ashing green during Locate mode in Mongoose Tracker to verify location. All four LEDs ashing red indicate a mismatch between the RAD and the con guration. Figure 7: Remote Audio Device 1. Label - a location on the RAD for inserting a custom label of the input, output or channel number associated with the corresponding jack. See Generating RAD Labels on page 57 for details. 2. XLR tab - push tab for releasing a microphone cable. To remove this tab from the RAD, see page 25 of the Installation Manual for details. 3. Input/Output jacks - the actual jacks to which you connect the appropriate audio device(s). The jacks differ based on the RAD model. 4. Sig/OL LED - displays a green light when an audio signal is detected, displays a red light when the channel is experiencing a signal overload. 5. Power LED - displays a solid green when the RAD is receiving power, turns red if the voltage received is lower than expected. Note that you cannot manually turn off the Power LED. 6. Comm LED - displays a solid green when the RAD detects the communications pair. If the RAD is receiving power, the Comm LED appears green. If the light displays red, this is likely due to a problem with the communications pair. 7. Audio Rx LED - displays a solid green when the RAD detects that the pair of wires for receiving audio is functioning properly, regardless of RAD model, displays red if there is a problem. 8. Audio Tx LED - displays solid green when the RAD detects that the pair of wires for transmitting audio is functioning properly, regardless of the RAD model, displays red if there is a problem. 9. Light sensor - detects the amount of light in the room and dims or brightens all LEDs appropriately. In a very dark room, the LEDs will go completely dark. This is to prevent these LEDs from glowing in a darkened room like cat eyes on Halloween. If you need to see the lights in a darkened room, simply shine a light (from a flashlight or some other source) on the RAD. Note that you cannot turn these lights off manually. This is by design. We wanted to avoid the possibility of anyone thinking the RAD is defective (because the power light is off ) and attempting to replace it unnecessarily. 10. Locate mode (all four flashing green) - The Mongoose Tracker software contains a feature to verify the physical location of a specific RAD or Mongoose. When you put a RAD in Locate mode, the Power, Comm, Audio Tx, and Audio Rx LEDs on the corresponding RAD flash green. The flashing continues until you cancel the request in the software, put another RAD in Locate mode, interrupt the computer and Mongoose connection, disconnect the RAD, or power cycle the Mongoose. Mismatch mode (all four flashing red) - When a RAD is connected to a RAD port on the back of a Mongoose device a comparison is made between the physical RAD model and the RAD model specified for this port in the Mongoose's configuration. If there is a mismatch the Power, Comm, Audio Tx, and Audio Rx LEDs on the front of the corresponding RAD flash red. 15