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Sonance MERLOT M-SERIES manual

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

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    2 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M 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. P[...]

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    3 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Home Theater Speaker Placement Left, Center & Right Channels • Place the left & right speakers on either side of the video screen, anywhere from 6 feet to 10 feet apart and 38 – 42 inches from the floor (which corresponds to the height of your ears when you’re seated on a couch or chair). • If possible, locate[...]

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    4 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M R R e e a a r r w w a a l l l l m m o o u u n n t t i i n n g g : : Locate the surround channel speakers on the rear wall, 6 – 10 feet apart, at least 5 feet from the floor . Center the speakers on the listening location. Use Figure 5 (below) as a guide. Note: If the listening position is less than 2 f eet in front of the r[...]

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    5 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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    6 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M 4. Position the included cutout template where the speaker is to be located and pencil an outline on the wall. • If you are unsure about obstructions, drill a small hole in the center of the outline and insert a coat hanger wire into the hole to feel-around for possible obstructions. 5. Cut the mounting hole using a keyhole[...]

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    7 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M • The Fast M ount tabs will prevent the speaker from falling out of the mounting hole, allowing the installer to let go of the speaker to pick- up tools or other items (see Figure 11 ). Note: The F astMount tabs are designed f or one-time use only . If the speaker is removed from the mount- ing hole the F astMount tabs will[...]

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    8 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 speak- ers are being used: • If you’re using the speakers in stereo or as the front left/center/right speak- ers in a home theater , pivo[...]

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    9 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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    10 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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    11 SONANCE M ERLOT ® M Notes:[...]

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    33-4475 02/07 ©2007 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[...]