Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product M Series Sonance
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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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 o.
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.
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.
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 .
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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.
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