Zoom H4n Configuration Manual

Configuring t he Z oom H 4n A udio R ecorder
Powering t he D evice
The Z oom H 4n a udio r ecorder c an b e p owered u sing a ny o f t he f ollowing m ethods:
• 2 A A A lkali b atteries
• 2 ( rechargeable) N iMH ( nickel m etal h ydride) b atteries
• DC P ower s upply ( supplied)
SD C ard
It i s r ecommended t hat y ou u se 4 GB, 8 GB, 1 6GB, o r 3 2GB S D C ards i n t he Z oom H 4n
audio r ecorder. B efore u se, y ou s hould f ormat a ny S D c ards t hat h ave n ot b een
previously f ormatted i n a Z oom H 4n a udio r ecorder. R emember t hat f ormatting
erases a ll e xisting S D C ard d ata, s o b ackup a ny S D c ard d ata f irst!
• Choose M ENU > S D C ARD > F ORMAT
• Choose M ENU > S D C ARD > R EMAIN ( To c heck r emaining f ree s pace)
System S ettings
Before s tarting t o u se t he Z oom H 4n a udio r ecorder, y ou s hould s et t he b asic s ystem
settings l isted b elow.
• Choose M ENU > S YSTEM > D ATE/TIME ( Set c orrect d ate/time)
• Choose M ENU > S YSTEM > B ATTERY > A lkali o r N i-­‐mH ( Choose b attery t ype)
Mode
Before r ecording, v erify t he f ollowing M ode m enu s ettings:
• Choose M ENU > M ODE > S TEREO ( When u sing 1 o r 2 e xternal m icrophones)
• Choose M ENU > M ODE > 4 CH ( When u sing 1 o r 2 e xternal m icrophones p lus t he
built-­‐in s tereo m icrophones)
Input
Before r ecording, v erify t he f ollowing I nput m enu s ettings:
• Choose M ENU > I nput > M onitor > O N ( to e nable h eadphone m onitoring)
• Choose M ENU > I nput > 1 -­‐2 L INK > O N
(Can b e u nlinked f or i ndependent m ic l evels w hen u sing 2 s eparate m ics.)
• Choose M ENU > I nput > L EVEL A UTO > O FF
• Choose M ENU > I nput > M ONO M IX > O N ( dual c hannel M ono r ecording)
(Can b e d isabled f or m onitoring s tereo m ics i n t rue s tereo i n t he h eadphones)
• Choose M ENU > I nput > P HANTOM > O FF
(+24v o r + 48v P hantom p ower i s n eeded O NLY f or c ondenser m icrophones.)
• Choose I NPUT 1 a nd 2 ( located b elow t he f ront p anel M IC i nput b utton)
Set R ecord F ile F older D irectory
After f ormatting, t he Z oom H 4n a udio r ecorder c reates 1 0 s eparate f olders o n y our S D
card t hat c an b e u sed f or s toring y our a udio r ecord t akes.
• Below t he d isplay, p ress [ 1], a nd t hen c hoose a r ecord f older d irectory ( 1-­‐10).
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