Page 3 - Sonance Merlot; S O N A N C E; S A F E T Y
3 I n t r o d u c t i o n Thank you for purchasing Sonance M erlot ® M -series in-wall speakers. W hen properly installed your new speakers will give you years of enter tainment pleasure. This manual will teach you allabout your new speakers’ many innovative features and will show you how to get the...
Page 4 - S p e a k e r P l a c e m e n t; Stereo Speaker Placement; Figure 1: Home Theater Placement — Left, Center & Right Speakers
4 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M S p e a k e r P l a c e m e n t W hen selecting mounting locations for your speakers you should consider such things as your primar y listening location, the primar y use for the speakers (2 - c h a n n e l s t e r e o o r h o m e t h e a t e r ) a n d a e s t h e t i...
Page 5 - Surround Speaker Placement
5 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M Surround Speakers (5.1- Channel System) Yo u c a n a l s o u s e S o n a n c e M e r l o t M - s e r i e s s p e a k e r s f o r s u r r o u n d c h a n n e l a p p l i c a t i o n s i n a h o m e t h e a t e r. D e p e n d i n g o n y o u r r o o m ’s l a y o u t , y...
Page 6 - Selecting the Proper Speaker; Distance in Feet; Figure 6: Speaker Wire Resistance Table
6 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M Surround Speakers (7.1- Channel System) • • LL ee ff tt & & R R ii g g hh tt S S uu rr rr o o uu nn d d S S p p ee a a kk ee rr ss :: P l a c e t h e l e f t a n d r i g h t s u r r o u n d s p e a k e r s d i r e c t l y t o t h e s i d e so f t h e l i s t e...
Page 7 - P r e p a r i n g t h e I n s t a l l a t i o n L o c a t i o n; Building a Back Box into the Wall Stud Bay
7 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M P r e p a r i n g t h e I n s t a l l a t i o n L o c a t i o n Building a Back Box into the Wall Stud Bay Sonance M erlot M -series speakers are designed to provide exceptionally musical per for mance in a wide variety of enclosure v o l u m e s . Yo u c a n g e t t ...
Page 8 - I n s t a l l i n g t h e S p e a k e r s; Before Installation: New Construction; IR Plug
8 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M I n s t a l l i n g t h e S p e a k e r s Before Installation: New Construction F o r i n s t a l l a t i o n s i n n e w c o n s t r u c t i o n , S o n a n c e r e c o m m e n d s u s i n g a M e r l o t M F l e x B r a c k e t ( p a r t # 9 2 3 3 6 ) t o r e s e r ...
Page 9 - Installation; N o t e : T h e Fa s t M o u n t t a b s a r e d e s i g n e d f o r o n e - t i m e u s e o n l y .; Figure 9: Inserting the Speaker
9 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M Installation Sonance M erlot M speakers feature exclusive Fast M ount ® tabs and an integral RotoLock ® mounting system for quick mounting d i r e c t l y i n t o w a l l s . C CAAU UTTIIO ON N :: TTH HEE EED DG GEESS O OFF TTH HEE FFAASSTTM MO OU UN NTT TTAABBSS AARR...
Page 10 - IIm; P a i n t i n g T h e S p e a k e r s a n d G r i l l e s; Tightening the RotoLock Clamps
10 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M ( c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 9 ) 6 . Ti g h t e n t h e f o u r s c r e w s o n t h e f r o n t o f t h e s p e a k e r b a f f l e . T h e R o t o L o c k c l a m p s w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y r o t a t e i n t o p o s i t i o n a n d b e g i n c l a ...
Page 11 - S p e a k e r A d j u s t m e n t s; Pivoting Tweeter; Figure 12: Pivoting the Tweeter
11 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M S p e a k e r A d j u s t m e n t s Pivoting Tweeter A l l M e r l o t M - s e r i e s s p e a k e r s h a v e a p i v o t i n g t w e e t e r t h a t a l l o w s y o u t o d i r e c t s o u n d t o w a r d s o r a w a y f r o m t h e l i s t e n i n g a r e a , d e ...
Page 12 - S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
12 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Sonance Merlot 423 M Tw e e t e r : 1 " ( 2 5 m m ) S i l k d o m e , p i v o t i n g W o o f e r : 4 ½ " ( 1 1 4 m m ) C a r b o n f i b e r c o n e w i t h a r u b b e r s u r r o u n d F r e q u e n c y R e s p o n s e 5 5 H z –...
Page 13 - Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e; Q u a l i t y A s s u r a n c e D e p a r t m e n t
13 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e IIff yyoouu hhaavvee aannyy qquueessttiioonnss aabboouutt tthhee ooppeerraattiioonn oorr iinnssttaallllaattiioonn ooff tthhiiss pprroodduucctt,, pplleeaassee ccaallll oouurr TTeecchhnniiccaall AAssssiissttaannc...
Page 14 - L i m i t e d L i f e t i m e; A u t h o r i z e d D e a l e r .; E X C L U S I O N S A N D L I
14 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M L i m i t e d L i f e t i m e W a r r a n t y C o v e r a g e ( U . S . O n l y ) S o n a n c e w a r r a n t s t o t h e o r i g i n a l r e t a i l p u r c h a s e r o n l y t h a t t h i s S o n a n c e p r o d u c t w i l l b e f r e e f r o m d e f e c t s i n m...