ZOOM ZH4N - Manual

ZOOM ZH4N

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Special features of H4n; Versatile field recorder with multi-track capability.
  • Page 3 – The H4n is ideal for the following scenarios; Piano recitals
  • Page 4 – A table of contents; Getting started
  • Page 6 – Referenc
  • Page 7 – Safety precautions for users; SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; Power requirements; USAGE PRECAUTIONS; Electrical interference; Please keep this manual in a convenient
  • Page 8 – Copyright warnings; Recording of live performances
  • Page 10 – -1 Recording flow using the H4n; Switch on; STEREO Mode
  • Page 11 – Edit·Output; Recording on 4CH mode; FILE INFORMATION
  • Page 12 – Power switch; STEREO
  • Page 13 – Pause Recording; Mark Recording; INCREASE
  • Page 14 – Name and function of each part; -1 Name and function of each part
  • Page 16 – Included Accessories; -2 Included Accessories
  • Page 17 – •How to mount to a microphone stand
  • Page 18 – Battery/Power setting; • AC power operation; An AC adapter is included.; • Battery installation; Insert two size AA batteries; Make sure the power is off!; Whenever you open the battery compartment; Set the Stamina Mode
  • Page 19 – Battery/Power outlet setting; over, the setting will be returned to the default value.; Screen indicator; Connect the USB cable to the H4n while it’s already connected to; Using batteries
  • Page 20 – -1 Power On and Off, How to use power and hold switch; LEFT PANEL; • Before switching the power on, lower; NOTE; When using additional audio devices, power; Procedure for power on.; Slide the power switch.; AMP; ON
  • Page 21 – Power On and Of; POWER OFF / SHUT DOWN; HOLD Function; HINT; Procedure for power off; Mixer; OFF; Instruments; OFF
  • Page 22 – ol buttons; MTR MODE; TRANSPORT CONTROL BUTTONS
  • Page 23 – Make settings of the track and the input source; Select two tracks; Switch from ‘RECORDING’ to ‘PLAYBACK’ of the; For stereo input you
  • Page 24 – CH MODE
  • Page 25 – How to use REC LEVEL and VOLUME; -5 How to use REC LEVEL and VOLUME; ‘REC LEVEL’ IN ANY MODE; Press the ‘REC LEVEL’ = Adjusting
  • Page 26 – for additional selections, move on to the next screen.; Canceling the setting
  • Page 27 – The operation when the selections are listed on screen; About the ‘; W h e n y o u s e e; the numbers and letters.; the selection lists will; justment or calls up the setting menu.
  • Page 28 – Insert a SD car; -1 Insert a SD card; Make sure power is off.; CAUTIONS WHEN INSERTING; not been formatted in the H4n. To format,
  • Page 29 – Set date and time
  • Page 30 – -1 Setting up: How to connect external audio devices; Headphones
  • Page 31 – ophones; These are special features of the H4n’s built-in microphones.; LOCATION OF THE MICROPHONES UNDER XY SYSTEM; movable; H4n stereo microphones; H4n stereo microphones; High quality microphones in an XY; Time lag
  • Page 32 – ophones /outside micr; Close microphone recording; Off microphone recording
  • Page 33 – ce; Connecting to instruments; Some condenser microphones
  • Page 34 – Press on the top screen.; Select a sampling rate; From; Setting up: USB connection, H4n used as an Audio Interface
  • Page 35 – signals directly to and from your; Select
  • Page 36 – Setting up: USB connection, H4n used as a SD car; When you use the H4n as a SD card reader, make the following settings.; Setting up: USB connection, H4n used as a SD card reader; • Before physically unplugging USB; After it’s powered ‘ON’,; USB bus power; USB bus power is the method to; Usage of a SD card reader; • You can use files recorded on the
  • Page 37 – The H4n is equipped with a built-in mono speaker.; when recording in standby on MTR; When you can use this function:
  • Page 38 – -1 About H4n modes; • STAMINA mode
  • Page 39 – Be sure to select the appropriate mode for your application.; indicator; Confirmation of the mode; • The current mode is indicated on the FRONT; Select among STEREO, 4CH; *To engage STAMINA
  • Page 40 – Details about modes; -3 Details about modes; MTR mode; STAMINA MODE
  • Page 41 – AMINA modes; • Explanation of the top screen; Recording lapse and playback lapse:; Counter; File format during selecting,; REMAINING BATTERY LIFETIME during battery running; Remaining recording capacity time on SD card.; Icon; PHANTOM; Indicator of option settings: ON or OFF; STOP; REC
  • Page 43 – Displays the master left and right output levels; Selecting this icon brings up BOUNCE settings.; AUTO PUNCH IN and AUTO PUNCH OUT ICONS; on the top screen; Cursor
  • Page 44 – STAMINA mode
  • Page 45 – Display at the bottom of Menu screen; Set STAMINA mode with the STAMINA switch before starting; Recording
  • Page 46 – ol operation; Option: Remote control operation; Remote control button operation; LOCATOR buttons; VOLUME
  • Page 47 – Operations
  • Page 48 – Setting / Recording: Set input source and recording level; Both light; On the top screen of the 4CH mode,
  • Page 49 – Any of tracks 1-4 can be set for mono or stereo input.; SELECT the input per track one by one and adjust.; Press the selected track; SELECT the input to 2 tracks and adjust.; In MTR mode, you can record multiple tracks in
  • Page 50 – These are the steps to begin recording in STEREO or STAMINA mode.; Setting / Recording: Recording in STEREO and STAMINA mode; Adjust the recording; STEREO MODE TOP; Select an input
  • Page 51 – In STEREO mode you can; MARK; Press
  • Page 52 – ding format before recording.; VARIETY OF WAV FILES; and include marks and production date.; VARIETY OF MP3; ing quality) is automatically adjusted based on input; How to use WAV and MP3 format; • The WAV FILES with no compression are used for; Select one and press.
  • Page 54 – ding on 4CH mode; Adjust the recording level; Connection from outside:
  • Page 55 – When you pause, that becomes; FILE NAME
  • Page 56 – ding in MTR mode; Using multiple tracks, you can combine mono and stereo recordings.
  • Page 57 – About INPUT SOURCE and TRACK
  • Page 58 – You can select from two recording modes.
  • Page 59 – In ALWAYS NEW, a new file is made whenever it records.
  • Page 60 – ding: TRACK MENU in MTR mode; Select TRACK MENU; Select a target project and start ......P.119; PAN; LEVEL; Adjust the output level of a track; Adjust the output pan of a track
  • Page 61 – STEREO LINK; Allocate files to a track; Set the value and press.; Only on MTR MODE
  • Page 62 – ecor; Find the desirable position for ‘PUNCH IN’
  • Page 63 – • You can set the position for while; Press the desirable position for; Start; Rewind the file to the head
  • Page 64 – Playback
  • Page 66 – Recor; Display of “Wait for Signal”
  • Page 67 – • Yo u c a n n o t u s e t h i s; Select the time setting.; appears during recording.
  • Page 68 – previous 2 seconds to your recording.; PRE REC time is one second.; In PRE REC mode the H4n will pre-record audio two sec
  • Page 69 – • Yo u c a n S e l e c t t h e < L O C U T > f i l t e r a m o n g e l e v e n; Select the setting input source.; Select the cutoff frequency.
  • Page 71 – This function automatically sets the level for recording.; When is used, the unit automatically
  • Page 73 – • The name of the recorded file making valid
  • Page 74 – Make each setting accordingly.
  • Page 75 – You cannot use this function
  • Page 76 – The H4n features a tuner with multiple tuning modes.; Not available during recording and playback.
  • Page 77 – Tuner; Select the tuning mode and press.
  • Page 78 – This function allows you to calibrate the tuner.; Select frequency numbers.
  • Page 79 – In 4CH mode you can select the input source for the tuner.; Select input source and press.; Tuning display; Tuner type and code; TUNER; Only on 4CH MODE
  • Page 80 – Metr; Make each setting selection.
  • Page 82 – All about EFFECT
  • Page 83 – change corresponding to the input sources and recording tracks.; Two recording
  • Page 84 – 0 p a t c h e s a re a v a i l a b l e; than two seconds returns; Select PATCH and press.
  • Page 85 – Ef; Select the desired sound No.
  • Page 86 – You can edit the PATCH using PRE SET EFFECT.; ICON; ADJUST PARAMETER
  • Page 87 – ADJUST EFX module; To select PRE AMP and EFX
  • Page 88 – Adjust the levels of the patch and change the name.; S e l e c t < S T O R E > t o s a v e
  • Page 89 – Selecting “YES” will overwrite; Select the ‘PATCH No.’
  • Page 90 – Select your desired mode
  • Page 91 – Select an import patch and press.
  • Page 92 – eparation; KARAOKE track preparation
  • Page 93 – Change the KEY of KARAOKE track; T h e c o n t e n t s o f K A R A O K E; Make CENTER CANCELATION of the KARAOKE track
  • Page 94 – A slight adjustment of KARAOKE TRACK KEY.
  • Page 95 – Select the targeted file; • On the top screen you can move directly to Step 3,; “Short cut”
  • Page 96 – Aside from general playback, you can also select; Select a play mode and press.
  • Page 97 – Playback : Setting marks; You can move easily to the spot during playback.; During playback operation,; How to create marks; FILE; You can move to the marked position; Mark A; Mark B
  • Page 98 – Playback continues
  • Page 99 – Movable with
  • Page 100 – You can adjust playback speed of the file.; • You can move swiftly to this menu pressing TRACK [3] button on the top; Adjust playback speed.; Only on STEREO MODE
  • Page 102 – assign them to tracks and play them back simultaneously.; recording
  • Page 103 – Playback : Appointing time with a counter; -08 Playback : Appointing time with a counter; Select the counter; Select the figures according
  • Page 104 – Select the folder that contains your targeted file.; Select an optional folder and press.; present folder
  • Page 105 – Select an optional file and press.; Selecting playback files from the file list.; • You can select files in the folder directly using [DIAL] from
  • Page 106 – This function displays the selected file information.
  • Page 107 – Delete a selected file.
  • Page 108 – Delete all the files in the folders and projects.
  • Page 109 – Change the file name:; Select your desired file and press.; The default name given to copied files is “COPY-XXX”. You
  • Page 112 – Select your desired bit rate and
  • Page 115 – EXECUTION
  • Page 116 – You can view the list of marks put in the WAV FILE.; processing does not go in time and Sound dropout happens.
  • Page 117 – On STEREO MODE, you can divide files at any desired position.; You should press at the
  • Page 118 – This function is used to move files to a different folder or mode.; Only stereo files can move to; MOVABLE FILE FORMAT; Select the moving
  • Page 119 – You can create a maximum of; To change the name of the new project.; Select the letter to change and press.; Numbering of the; • T h e H 4 n n u m b e r s n e w
  • Page 120 – Select a project stored on the SD card.; Select your desired project
  • Page 121 – This function will delete a project.; Select a project to be
  • Page 122 – You can change the name of the project.; When you change letters, you can change in; Select the project to change; • The H4n numbers new proj
  • Page 123 – Copy the project and create a new project with a new number.; Select a target project and start operation....P.119; Change the number of the target project
  • Page 125 – Select the file type and press.; B O U N C E m e a n s t o p u t
  • Page 126 – is useful protection against the case when the
  • Page 127 – You can set the lighting time of the LCD BACK LIGHT on the display.; Select the time you desire and press.; You cannot use this setting during recording and playback.
  • Page 128 – Adjust the display contrast.; Change the number
  • Page 129 – TTER; Select the battery type and; Battery that can be used.
  • Page 130 – After it starts, the version of H4n can be confirmed.
  • Page 131 – ACTOR; Returns all the settings back to the original default condition.
  • Page 132 – You can confirm the remaining capacity of the SD CARD.
  • Page 133 – Formatting the SD card for the H4n.; • The SD cards used in a computer or a digital camera,; “Format Card”; If you insert an SD card not format
  • Page 134 – Please disconnect through PC.; you can download H4n software upgrades.; C o n n e c t t o a P C a n d s e l e c t; PC
  • Page 135 – -09 Utility: How to use H2 and H4 SD cards; Insert SD card for H2/H4 unit into H4n and; the highest numbered project.; Start booting up
  • Page 137 – Reference
  • Page 138 – Main spec list by mode
  • Page 139 – vailable setting menu list by each mode; Available setting menu list by each mode
  • Page 140 – Effect types on MTR mode and the parameter; Guitar preamp effect types; PREAMP module
  • Page 141 – Bass preamp effect types; Mic preamp effect types
  • Page 142 – Compressor/limiter effect types; EFX module; Modulation effect types
  • Page 144 – Delay/reverb effect types
  • Page 145 – > symbol can be selected in note units, using
  • Page 146 – H4n patch list; Category
  • Page 148 – oducts spec; H4n products spec
  • Page 149 – When you think something may be wrong with your machine; Problems during recording/playback; No sound, or sound is very weak; Other problems; Cannot use effects
  • Page 150 – Index
  • Page 153 – Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment
  • Page 155 – Cubase LE 4 installation; MacOS X; Connections and preparation; Continued overleaf; ASIO driver; USB/Cubase LE 4 Startup Guide; Install Cubase LE 4 on the Macintosh.; Continued overleaf
  • Page 156 – Perform the following steps here.; Verify that the transport panel is being shown.; To play the recording, perform the following steps.; For optimum enjoyment; In particular, check for resident software and other utilities.; Continued from front
  • Page 157 – Cubase LE 5 installation; Windows; USB/Cubase LE 5 Startup Guide; Install Cubase LE 5 on the Macintosh.
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Summary

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