Sonance MR Series User Manual
3
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Sonance Merlot
®
MR and SSMR-series in-ceiling 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.
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.
Since all of the Merlot MR/SSMR-series speakers have identical installation require-
ments, the directions in this manual apply to each model in the series. This manual
covers the Merlot 422
ments, the directions in this manual apply to each model in the series. This manual
covers the Merlot 422
MR
, Merlot 421
MR
and 421
SSMR
.
Design and Features
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S m
m a
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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 ..
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• 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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M R
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ff ee a
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g yy
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p rr o
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& rr ii g
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o cc hh a
a nn nn ee ll ss ff rr o
o m
m a
a ss ii nn g
g ll ee
ss p
p ee a
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d ee a
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a rr ee a
a ss w
w hh ee rr ee ss p
p a
a cc ee ii ss ll ii m
m ii tt ee d
d ..
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• A
A d
d vv a
a nn cc ee d
d w
w o
o o
o ff ee rr cc o
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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
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o w
w -- d
d ii ss tt o
o rr tt ii o
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b a
a ss ss ..
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a ss tt M
M o
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m
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o uu nn tt ii nn g
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m m
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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
Figure 1:
Sonance Merlot
®
422
MR
Speaker
SONANCE MERLOT
®
MR/SSMR
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.
Y
Y o
o uu rr S
S o
o nn a
a nn cc ee M
M R
R M
M ee rr ll o
o tt ss p
p ee a
a kk ee rr b
b o
o xx ss hh o
o uu ll d
d cc o
o nn tt a
a ii nn
tt hh ee ff o
o ll ll o
o w
w ii nn g
g ii tt ee m
m ss ::
(2) Merlot MR speakers (2) Plastic paint plugs (installed
on fronts of speakers)
(2) Paintable grilles
(1) Mounting cutout template
(in packaging)
Y
Y o
o uu rr S
S o
o nn a
a nn cc ee M
M R
R M
M ee rr ll o
o tt ss p
p ee a
a kk ee rr b
b o
o xx ss hh o
o uu ll d
d cc o
o nn tt a
a ii nn
tt hh ee ff o
o ll ll o
o w
w ii nn g
g ii tt ee m
m ss ::
(1) Merlot SSMR speaker (1) Plastic paint plug (installed
on front of speaker)
(1) Paintable grille
(1) Mounting cutout template
(in packaging)