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    INSTRUCTION MANUAL S ONANCE M ERLOT ® M - S ERIES I N -W ALL S PEAKERS[...]

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    3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Sonance M erlot ® M -series in-wall speakers. W hen properly installed your new speakers will give you years of entertainment pleasure. This manual will teach you all about your new speakers’ many innovative features and will show you how to get the ver y best perfor mance from them. Please read it thoroug[...]

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    4 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Speaker Placement 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-channel stereo or home theater) and aesthetic values. Y our local authorized Sonance dealer is an expert in audio/video system planning and installat[...]

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    5 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Surround Speakers (5.1-Channel System) Y ou can also use Sonance M erlot M -series speakers for surround channel applications in a home theater . Depending on your room’ s layout, you can locate the surround channel speakers in the side walls, in the rear wall or in the ceiling, If you are not sure which location will achie[...]

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    6 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Surround Speakers (7.1-Channel System) • • L L e e f f t t & & R R i i g g h h t t S S u u r r r r o o u u n n d d S S p p e e a a k k e e r r s s : : Place the left and right surround speakers directly to the sides of the listening position, at least 5 feet from the floor . • • S S u u r r r r o o u u n n d d[...]

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    7 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Preparing the Installation Location Building a Back Box into the Wall Stud Bay Sonance M erlot M -series speakers are designed to provide exceptionally musical per formance in a wide variety of enclosure volumes. Y ou can get the ver y best per formance from your speakers by par titioning a section of the stud bay to form a s[...]

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    8 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Installing the Speakers Before Installation: New Construction For installations in new construction, Sonance recommends using a M erlot M FlexBracket (part #92336) to reser ve a location for the speaker . The FlexBracket has per forated wings that can be positioned anywhere around the bracket, and is nailed or screwed to the [...]

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    9 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Installation Sonance M erlot M speakers feature exclusive Fast M ount ® tabs and an integral RotoLock ® mounting system for quick mounting di rectly into walls. C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : : T T H H E E E E D D G G E E S S O O F F T T H H E E F F A A S S T T M M O O U U N N T T T T A A B B S S A A R R E E V V E E R R Y Y [...]

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    10 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M (continued from pag e 9) 6. Tighten the four screws on the front of the speaker baffle. The RotoLock clamps will automatically rotate into position and begin clamping the speaker (see Figure 11 ). • W hen you notice resistance on the screws the speaker has been clamped successfully . I I m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t : :[...]

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    11 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Speaker Adjustments Pivoting Tweeter All M erlot M -series speakers have a pivoting tweeter that allows you to direct sound towards or away from the listening area, depending on how the speakers are being used: • If you’re using the speakers in stereo or as the front left/center/right speakers in a home theater , pivot t[...]

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    12 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Specifications Sonance Merlot 423 M T weeter: 1" (25mm) Silk dome, pivoting W oofer: 4½" (114mm) Carbon fiber cone with a rubber surround Frequency Response 55Hz – 20kHz ±3dB Impedance 8 ohms nominal; 6 ohms minimum Power Handling 5 watts minimum; 80 watts maximum Sensitivity: 90dB SPL (2.83V/1 meter) Grille M [...]

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    13 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M T echnical Assistance and Ser vice I I f f y y o o u u h h a a v v e e a a n n y y q q u u e e s s t t i i o o n n s s a a b b o o u u t t t t h h e e o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n o o r r i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h i i s s p p r r o o d d u u c c t t , , p p l l e e a a s s e e c c[...]

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    14 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Limited Lifetime W arranty Coverage (U.S. Only) Sonance warrants to the original retail purchaser onl y that this Sonance product will be fr ee from defects in materials and workmanship, provided the product was pur chased from a Sonance A uthor ized Dealer . Defective products must be shipped, together with proof of purchas[...]

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    33-4475 12/06 ©2006 Sonance. All rights reser ved. Sonance, Sonance M erlot, RotoLock, OptiLinQ, M ediaLinQ, Sonafill and Fast M ount are registered trademarks of Dana Innovations. Due to continuous product improvement, all features and specifications are subject to change without notice. For the latest Sonance product specification information vi[...]