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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
®
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 t p l e a s u r e . T h i s m a n u a l c o v e r s t h e s e M e r l o t
s p e a k e r m o d e l s : 4 2 2
M R
, 4 2 1
M R
, 4 2 2
M S Q
a n d 4 2 1
S S M R
.
B o x C o n t e n t s
S o n a n c e M e r l o t M R a n d M S Q s p e a k e r b o x e s c o n t a i n ( 2 ) M e r l o t
s p e a k e r s , ( 2 ) p a i n t p l u g s ( i n s t a l l e d o n t h e f r o n t s o f t h e s p e a k e r s ) ,
( 2 ) p a i n t a b l e g r i l l e s a n d ( 1 ) m o u n t i n g c u t o u t t e m p l a t e .
S o n a n c e M e r l o t S S M R s p e a k e r b o x e s c o n t a i n ( 1 ) M e r l o t s p e a k e r,
( 1 ) p l a s t i c p a i n t p l u g ( i n s t a l l e d o n t h e f r o n t o f t h e s p e a k e r ) ,
( 1 ) p a i n t a b l e g r i l l e a n d ( 1 ) m o u n t i n g c u t o u t t e m p l a t e .
S p e a k e r P l a c e m e n t
Distributed Audio Placement (Mono signal)
A l l S o n a n c e M e r l o t M R , M S Q a n d S S M R - s e r i e s s p e a k e r m o d e l s
p r o v i d e e x c e l l e n t c o v e r a g e i n d i s t r i b u t e d a u d i o s y s t e m s f r o m a
w i d e v a r i e t y o f i n s t a l l a t i o n l o c a t i o n s .
S o n a n c e M e r l o t 4 2 1
S S M R
S i n g l e S t e r e o Te c h n o l o g y
®
s p e a k e r s
r e p r o d u c e b o t h s t e r e o c h a n n e l s f r o m a s i n g l e l o c a t i o n , a n d a r e
i d e a l f o r u s e i n h a l l w a y s , b a t h r o o m s , c l o s e t s , o r i n a n y l o c a t i o n
w h e r e a p a i r o f s t e r e o s p e a k e r s w o u l d b e i m p r a c t i c a l .
T h e t a b l e a n d i l l u s t r a t i o n i n
F i g u r e 1 s h o w h o w f a r a p a r t t h e
s p e a k e r s c a n b e p l a c e d a t v a r i o u s c e i l i n g h e i g h t s w h i l e s t i l l
p r o v i d i n g g o o d c o v e r a g e f o r a l l l i s t e n e r s .
Home Theater Speaker Placement
Left, Center & Right Speakers
(see
Figure 2
)
• P l a c e t h e l e f t , c e n t e r a n d 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 n
f r o n t o f t h e v i d e o s c r e e n , f r o m 6 f e e t t o 1 0 f e e t a p a r t , w i t h t h e
c e n t e r c h a n n e l s p e a k e r a s c l o s e t o m i d w a y b e t w e e n t h e l e f t
a n d r i g h t s p e a k e r s a s p o s s i b l e .
• T h e m a i n l i s t e n i n g p o s i t i o n s h o u l d b e b e t w e e n 4 a n d 1 0 f e e t
a w a y f r o m t h e s p e a k e r s .
Surround Speakers — 5.1-Channel System
(see
Figure 2
)
• L o c a t 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 o n t h e c e i l i n g
b e t w e e n 2 f e e t a n d 6 f e e t b e h i n d t h e l i s t e n i n g p o s i t i o n . T h e
s p e a k e r s s h o u l d b e b e t w e e n 6 f e e t a n d 1 0 f e e t a p a r t .
Surround Speakers — 7.1-Channel System
(see
Figure 3
)
• 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 s o f t h e l i s t e n i n g p o s i t i o n ,
b e t w e e n 6 f e e t a n d 1 0 f e e t a p a r t .
• S
S uu rr rr o
o uu nn d
d B
B a
a cc kk S
S p
p ee a
a kk ee rr ss :: Place the surround back speakers
between 2 feet and 6 feet behind the listening position. The
surround back speakers should be closer together than the left
and right surround speakers — between 3 feet and 6 feet apar t.
I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
SONANCE MERLOT
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MR/SSMR/MSQ
I N - C E I L I N G S P E A K E R S
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A F E T Y
W
A R N I N G
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H E S E
S P E A K E R S
H AV E
F
A S T
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TA B S
T H AT
P R E V E N T
T H E
S P E A K E R F R O M FA L L I N G O U T O F T H E M O U N T I N G H O L E D U R I N G T H E
I N S TA L L AT I O N P R O C E S S
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H E E D G E S O F T H E
F
A S T
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O U N T T A B S A R E V E R Y S H A R P
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S E C A U T I O N W H E N H A N D L I N G T H E S P E A K E R
.
TV
6' – 10'
Apa
r
t
3' – 6'
Apa
r
t
2' – 6'
Less tha
n
2’
1'– 2'
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d
Back
Speake
r
s
Le
f
t, Ce
n
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r
& Right
Speake
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Le
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Su
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d Speake
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Figure 3: 7.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker Placement
TV
6'– 10'
Apa
r
t
6' – 10'
Apa
r
t
2' – 6'
1'– 2'
Figure 2: 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker Placement
C
OVERAGE
A
REA
C
OVERAGE
A
REA
S
PEAKER
S
PACING
S
PEAKER
S
PACING
FOR
A
D
ISTRIBUTED
A
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S
YSTEM
S
TANDING
L
ISTENER
C
EILING
H
EIGHT
S
EATED
L
ISTENER
10’
CEILING
12’
CEILING
14’
CEILING
8‘
CEILING
9.5’
APART
13.5’
APART
17.5’
APART
21.5’
APART
5.7’
APART
9.7’
APART
13.7’
APART
17.7’
APART
Figure 1: Distributed Audio Speaker Spacing
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