Sonance M Series User Manual
3
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Sonance Merlot
®
M-series in-wall speakers. When 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 very best
performance from them. Please read it thoroughly.
about your new speakers’ many innovative features and will show you how to get the very best
performance from them. Please read it thoroughly.
Since all of the Merlot M-series speakers have identical installation requirements, the
directions in this manual apply to each model in the series. This manual covers the Merlot
423
directions in this manual apply to each model in the series. This manual covers the Merlot
423
M
and Merlot 422
M
Design and Features
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• S
S m
m a
a ll ll ff o
o o
o tt p
p rr ii nn tt ll ee tt ss yy o
o uu ii nn ss tt a
a ll ll M
M ee rr ll o
o tt ss p
p ee a
a kk ee rr ss ii nn p
p ll a
a cc ee ss tt hh a
a tt p
p rr ee ss ee nn tt ii nn ss tt a
a ll ll a
a tt ii o
o nn cc hh a
a ll ll ee nn g
g ee ss w
w hh ii ll ee d
d ee ll ii vv ee rr ii nn g
g
ss o
o nn ii cc p
p ee rr ff o
o rr m
m a
a nn cc ee tt hh a
a tt w
w ii ll ll ss a
a tt ii ss ff yy d
d ee m
m a
a nn d
d ii nn g
g ll ii ss tt ee nn ee rr ss ..
•
• II d
d ee a
a ll ff o
o rr uu ss ee ii nn m
m uu ll tt ii -- cc hh a
a nn nn ee ll hh o
o m
m ee tt hh ee a
a tt ee rr ss yy ss tt ee m
m ss a
a nn d
d ss tt ee rr ee o
o m
m uu ss ii cc ss yy ss tt ee m
m ss ..
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• PP ii vv o
o tt ii nn g
g tt w
w ee ee tt ee rr d
d ii rr ee cc tt ss tt hh ee ss o
o uu nn d
d a
a tt ll ii ss tt ee nn ee rr ss ff o
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d a
a nn d
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m p
p rr o
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m a
a g
g ii nn g
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w hh ee nn
ss p
p ee a
a kk ee rr p
p ll a
a cc ee m
m ee nn tt o
o p
p tt ii o
o nn ss a
a rr ee ll ii m
m ii tt ee d
d ..
•
• A
A d
d vv a
a nn cc ee d
d w
w o
o o
o ff ee rr cc o
o nn ee m
m a
a tt ee rr ii a
a ll ss cc rr ee a
a tt ee ss tt rr o
o nn g
g ,, ll o
o w
w -- d
d ii ss tt o
o rr tt ii o
o nn b
b a
a ss ss ..
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• A
A 3
3 -- p
p o
o ss ii tt ii o
o nn tt w
w ee ee tt ee rr a
a d
d jj uu ss tt m
m ee nn tt ss w
w ii tt cc hh ll ee tt ss yy o
o uu b
b a
a ll a
a nn cc ee tt hh ee ss p
p ee a
a kk ee rr ’’ ss hh ii g
g hh -- ff rr ee q
q uu ee nn cc yy ee nn ee rr g
g yy tt o
o b
b ee tt tt ee rr
cc o
o m
m p
p ll ii m
m ee nn tt yy o
o uu rr rr o
o o
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m ’’ ss ss ee tt uu p
p a
a nn d
d a
a cc o
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m o
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m m
m a
a kk ee ii nn ss tt a
a ll ll a
a tt ii o
o nn q
q uu ii cc kk a
a nn d
d ee a
a ss yy ..
Box Contents
Your Sonance Merlot speaker box should contain the following items:
(2) Merlot speakers
(2) Plastic paint plugs (installed on fronts of speakers)
(2) Paintable grilles
(1) Mounting cutout template (in packaging)
Figure 1:
Sonance Merlot
®
423
M
Speaker
SONANCE MERLOT
®
M
SAFETY WARNING:
These speakers have FastMount
®
tabs that prevent the speaker from falling
out of the mounting hole during the installation process.
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Installation (page 9) for complete information about the FastMount tabs.