Page 3 - I n t r o d u c t i o n; D e s i g n a n d F e a t u r e s; B o x C o n t e n t s; S O N A N C E; S A F E T Y WA R N I N G :
3 I n t r o d u c t i o n T h a n k y o u f o r p u r c h a s i n g S o n a n c e M e r l o t ® M R a n d S S M R - s e r i e s i n - c e i l i n g s p e a k e r s . W h e n p r o p e r l y i n s t a l l e d y o u r n e w s p e a k e r s w i l l g i v e y o u y e a r s o f e n t e r t a i n m e n tp...
Page 4 - S p e a k e r P l a c e m e n t; Distributed Audio Speaker Placement (Mono signal); Stereo Speaker Placement
4 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R S p e a k e r P l a c e m e n t W h e n s e l e c t i n g m o u n t i n g l o c a t i o n s f o r y o u r s p e a k e r s y o u s h o u l d c o n s i d e r s u c h t h i n g s a s y o u r p r i m a r y l i s t e n i n g l o c a t i o n , t h e p r i m a r ...
Page 5 - Home Theater Speaker Placement
5 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R 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 f r o m 1 f o o t t o 2 f e e t i nf r o n t 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 6 f e e t t o 1 0f e e t a p a r...
Page 6 - Selecting the Proper Speaker Wire; Building a Back Box into the Wall Stud Bay; Optional Merlot M-Series Speaker Enclosures; Distance in Feet
6 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R Selecting the Proper Speaker Wire F o r t h e b e s t s o u n d w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t y o u u s e p r e m i u m S o n a n c e M e d i a L i n Q ® s p e a k e r c a b l e , w h i c h a l s o c o m p l i e s w i t h U L f i r e r a t i n g c o d e s ...
Page 7 - Insulating the Ceiling Cavity; 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
7 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R Insulating the Ceiling Cavity You can also reduce sound transmission to adjacentr o o m s a n d i m p r o v e s p e a k e r p e r f o r m a n c e b yi n s e r t i n g a s h e e t o f u n f a c e d f i b e r g l a s s i n s u l a t i o nover the back of the...
Page 8 - Installation
8 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R Installation Sonance M erlot M R and SS M R 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 M...
Page 9 - 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
9 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R 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 clamps will automatically rotate into position and begin clamping the speaker( s e e F i g u r e 8 ) . • W h e n y o u n o t i c e r ...
Page 10 - S p e a k e r A d j u s t m e n t s; Pivoting Tweeter
10 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R S p e a k e r A d j u s t m e n t s Pivoting Tweeter T h e M e r l o t 4 2 2 M R s p e a k e r h a s 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 ...
Page 11 - S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
11 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R S p e c i f i c a t i o n s 422MR Tw e e t e r : ¾ " ( 1 9 m m ) s i l k d o m e , p i v o t i n g Wo o f e r : 4½" (114mm) Black polypropylenec 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 : 6 0 H z – 2 0 k H z ± ...
Page 12 - 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
12 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R 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 AAsss...
Page 13 - L i m i t e d L i f e t i m e Wa r r a n t y C o v e r a g e ( U . S . O n l y ); 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
13 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R L i m i t e d L i f e t i m e Wa 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 ...
Page 14 - S y s t e m N o t e s :
14 S O N A N C E M E R L O T ® M R / S S M R S y s t e m N o t e s :