Table Of Contents; Contents - Zoom F6 Operation Manual

Contents

Notes about this Operation Manual
Introduction
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Contents
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Names of parts
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Connecting mics/other devices to Inputs 1-6
Equipment connection examples ....................................................................................... 09
Display overview
........................................................................................................... 10
Preparations
.................................................................................................................. 13
Supplying power ..................................................................................................................... 13
Loading SD cards ................................................................................................................... 15
Turning the power on and off .............................................................................................. 16
Setting the language .............................................................................................................. 17
Setting the date and time ..................................................................................................... 18
Setting the power supply used ............................................................................................ 20
Recording
....................................................................................................................... 22
Recording process ................................................................................................................. 22
Setting the recording file format ......................................................................................... 23
Selecting inputs and adjusting levels ................................................................................. 24
Recording ................................................................................................................................. 26
Setting the sampling rate...................................................................................................... 27
Setting the recording mode (bit depth) .............................................................................. 29
Setting MP3 file bit rate (MP3) ............................................................................................ 31
Setting the LR Track ............................................................................................................... 33
Capturing audio before recording starts ........................................................................... 35
Setting the recording time display ...................................................................................... 36
Setting the playback time display ....................................................................................... 38
Folder and file structure ........................................................................................................ 40
Move the previously recorded take to the FALSE TAKE folder. ..................................... 42
Recorded take settings
............................................................................................... 43
Changing the note for the next take recorded .................................................................. 43
Setting and managing recorded scene names ................................................................ 45
Changing the track name of the next take recorded (Track Name) ............................. 48
Changing the number of the next take recorded ............................................................. 50
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Playback
......................................................................................................................... 51
Playing recordings .................................................................................................................. 51
Mixing takes ............................................................................................................................ 52
Monitoring the playback signals of specific tracks during playback ........................... 54
Changing the repeat playback setting ................................................................................ 56
Take and folder operations
........................................................................................ 57
Working with takes and folders ........................................................................................... 57
Overview of metadata (take information) stored in files ................................................ 63
Checking and editing take metadata .................................................................................. 64
Writing a sound report ........................................................................................................... 73
Input settings
................................................................................................................. 76
Adjusting the input signal monitoring balance ................................................................. 76
Monitoring the input signals of specified tracks .............................................................. 77
Setting the input source ........................................................................................................ 78
Setting the monitoring volume on the PFL screen .......................................................... 80
Cutting low-frequency noise ................................................................................................ 82
Input limiter ............................................................................................................................. 84
Inverting the input phase ...................................................................................................... 90
Changing the phantom power settings ............................................................................. 92
Applying delay to input signals ............................................................................................ 94
Linking inputs as a stereo pair ............................................................................................. 96
Adjusting multiple track input levels together .................................................................. 98
Changing the automatic mixing setting ............................................................................. 99
Setting the Ambisonic format ............................................................................................101
Setting the mic position used for Ambisonic recording ...............................................104
Output settings
...........................................................................................................106
Setting signals sent to the headphone output ...............................................................106
Outputting alerts through headphones ............................................................................109
Setting the headphone output volume curve ..................................................................110
Boosting headphone output to alleviate interference from recorded sound............111
Setting the output level .......................................................................................................113
Applying delay to the output ..............................................................................................115
Output Limiter .......................................................................................................................116
Selecting signals sent to the line outputs ........................................................................120
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