Page 2 - I n t r o d u c t i o n
2 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M 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 an...
Page 3 - Home Theater Speaker Placement; c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 4; Figure 2: Home Theater Placement — Left, Center & Right Speakers; Surround Speaker Placement
3 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M Home Theater Speaker Placement Left, Center & Right Channels • P l a c e t h e l e f t & r i g h t s p e a k e r s o n e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e v i d e o s c r e e n , a n y w h e r e f r o m 6f e e t t o 1 0 f e e t a p a r t a n d 3 8 – 4 2 i n c h e sf...
Page 4 - Selecting the Proper Speaker; Figure 5: Rear Wall Surround Speaker Placement; Distance in Feet; Figure 7: Speaker Wire Resistance Table
4 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R R ee a a rr w w a a ll ll m m o o uu nn tt ii nn g g :: L o c a t e t h e s u r r o u n d c h a n n e l s p e a k e r s o n t h e r e a r w a l l , 6 – 1 0 f e e t a p a r t , a t l e a s t 5 f e e t f r o m t h e f l o o r. C e n t e r t h e s p e a k e r s o n t h...
Page 5 - 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
5 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 6 - Before Installation: IR Plug; c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 7; IR Plug; Figure 10: Inserting the Speaker
6 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M 4 . P o s i t i o n t h e i n c l u d e d c u t o u t t e m p l a t e w h e r e t h e s p e a k e r i s t o b e l o c a t e d a n d p e n c i l a n o u t l i n e o n t h e w a l l . • I f y o u a r e u n s u r e a b o u t o b s t r u c t i o n s , d r i l l a s m a l ...
Page 7 - 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; FastMount Tabs; Tightening the RotoLock Clamps
7 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M • T h e F a s t M o u n t t a b s w i l l p r e v e n t t h e s p e a k e r f r o mf a l l i n g o u t o f t h e m o u n t i n gh o l e , a l l o w i n g t h e i n s t a l l e r t ol e t g o o f t h e s p e a k e r t o p i c k -u p t o o l s o r o t h e r i t e m s ( ...
Page 8 - S p e a k e r A d j u s t m e n t s; Pivoting Tweeter; S p e c i f i c a t i o n s; Figure 13: Pivoting the Tweeter
8 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 p...
Page 9 - 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
9 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 AAssssiissttaanncc...
Page 10 - 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 m i t a t i o n s
10 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...