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H4essential Control
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  • Page 1 H4essential Control for iOS Version 1.0 Operation Manual © 2024 ZOOM CORPORATION Copying or reprinting this manual in part or in whole without permission is prohibited. Proper display is not possible on grayscale devices.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 3 Copyrights‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 3 Installing H4essential Control‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 4 Connecting with an H4essential‥ ‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 5 Home Screen‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 7 Making input settings‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 9 Playing a test tone‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 11 Recording‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 12 Adding marks during recording‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 13 ‥ Moving‥the‥file‥being‥recorded‥to‥the‥TRASH‥folder‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 13 Playing recordings‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥14...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction H4essential Control is a remote control application designed for the ZOOM H4essential Field Recorder. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app can be used to add marks and to set various param- eters.

  • Page 4: Installing H4Essential Control

    Installing H4essential Control Open the App Store on the iOS/iPadOS device and search for “H4essential Con- trol”. Tap “GET” on the H4essential Control screen. This‥will‥install‥H4essential‥Control‥on‥the‥device.

  • Page 5: Connecting With An H4Essential

    Connecting with an H4essential MEMO •‥ A‥separate‥ZOOM‥BTA-1‥Bluetooth‥adapter‥must‥be‥installed‥in‥H4essential‥to‥remotely‥ control it from a smartphone/tablet. For details, see the operation manual. Remove the H4essential REMOTE connector cover and connect a BTA-1 or oth- er dedicated wireless adapter. Start the H4essential. On the Home Screen, select “SYSTEM” and press “ENTER”.
  • Page 6 Tap the H4essential Control app icon on the iOS/iPadOS device. This‥opens‥a‥Bluetooth‥device‥list‥in‥H4essential‥Control.‥Tap‥the‥device‥name/ID‥to‥start‥con- necting. When connection completes, “H4essential Control Connected!” will appear on the H4essential display. MEMO • If connection is not successful, move the device closer to the H4essential or move both to a place where nothing‥interferes‥with‥radio‥waves‥and‥start‥H4essential‥Control‥again.‥Confirm‥also‥that‥the‥Bluetooth‥...

  • Page 7: Home Screen

    Home Screen <Home Screen> Elapsed recording time Remaining battery charge Status icon Remaining recordable time File name Recording format Track button Input signal waveforms Menu bar MIXER button STOP button PLAY/PAUSE button REC button REW button FF button Headphone volume ■...
  • Page 8 <When recording> → • MARK : Use this to add a mark to the file being recorded. ( Adding marks during recording → • OUTPUT : This opens a screen with settings related to output. ( Playing a test tone •...

  • Page 9: Making Input Settings

    Making input settings Use this screen to make settings related to inputs. on the Home Screen. This‥opens‥the‥Input‥Settings‥Screen. Tap the input for which you want to set. This‥shows‥the‥various‥setting‥items.
  • Page 10 Tap a setting on the Input Settings Screen and change it. Setting item Description Lo Cut can cut low frequencies to reduce the sound of wind, Lo Cut vocal pops and other noise. Slide left and right to adjust the cutoff frequency. The‥setting‥whether‥the‥built-in‥mic‥input‥become‥mono‥or‥...

  • Page 11: Playing A Test Tone

    Playing a test tone A test tone can be played in order to adjust the level of a connected device. on the Home Screen. on the Output Settings Screen. This‥starts‥output‥of‥the‥test‥tone.‥Stop‥touching to stop the test tone.

  • Page 12: Recording

    Recording Tap the buttons of the tracks that you want to record on the Home Screen. Inputs that will be recorded appear blue. MEMO • Waveforms for input signals that are not being recorded will not be shown on the Home Screen. on the Home Screen.

  • Page 13: Adding Marks During Recording

    Adding marks during recording while recording. This‥will‥add‥a‥mark‥at‥the‥position‥of‥the‥current‥elapsed‥recording‥time. The‥playback‥position‥can‥be‥moved‥to‥a‥mark‥during‥playback. Moving the file being recorded to the TRASH folder while recording. Tap YES on the confirmation pop-up. This‥will‥stop‥recording‥and‥move‥the‥file‥being‥recorded‥to‥the‥TRASH‥folder.

  • Page 14: Playing Recordings

    Playing recordings Playback time Remaining battery charge Status icon File length Playback file name Playback file format Track button Mark bar Menu bar MIXER button STOP button PLAY/PAUSE button REC button REW button FF button Headphone volume ■ Menu bar •...

  • Page 15: Playing Recordings

    Playing recordings when the Home Screen is open. This‥opens‥the‥Playback‥Screen‥on‥the‥display‥and‥starts‥playback‥selected‥recorded‥file. This‥stops‥playback‥and‥reopens‥the‥Home‥Screen.

  • Page 16: Repeat Playback Of A Set Interval (A-B Repeat)

    Repeat playback of a set interval (A-B repeat) Playback can be repeated between two set points. on the Playback Screen. The‥playback‥starting‥point‥and‥the‥playback‥ending‥point‥are‥shown‥on‥the‥Playback‥Screen. Slide left and right to set the A point (playback starting point) and B point (play- back ending point).

  • Page 17: Automatic Volume Adjustment During Playback

    Automatic volume adjustment during playback By‥setting‥“Audio‥Normalization”‥to‥“On”,‥the‥playback‥volume‥can‥be‥evened‥out‥regard- less of recording levels. on the Playback Screen. Tap “ON” of the Audio Normalization. Changing the playback speed The‥playback‥speed‥can‥be‥changed. on the Playback Screen. Slide “Playback Speed” left and right to set the playback speed.

  • Page 18: Mixer Screen

    Mixer Screen Level meters Volume Stereo mix track Track button Adjusting the monitoring balance of input sounds On the Mixer Screen, the monitoring balance of all inputs can be adjusted. Moreover, the volumes of the input sounds and their stereo mix signal can be checked with the level me- ters.

  • Page 19: File List Screen

    File List Screen PLAY button File list Menu bar ■ Menu bar • PLAY VIEW :This opens the Playback Screen for the selected file. • TRASH : Use this to move the selected file to the TRASH folder.

  • Page 20: Checking

    Checking files When the Home Screen or Playback Screen is open, tap This‥opens‥the‥File‥List‥Screen,‥which‥list‥the‥files‥on‥the‥microSD‥card. Tap the file name. This‥opens‥the‥Options‥Screen‥where‥you‥can‥check‥the‥following‥information. Data item Description Date Created The‥date‥of‥recording Length Length of time...
  • Page 21 ZOOM CORPORATION 4-4-3‥Kanda-surugadai,‥Chiyoda-ku,‥Tokyo‥101-0062‥Japan zoomcorp.com Z2I-5153-01...

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