Zoom H4n Pro Manuel utilisateur

Zoom H4n Pro

Audio recorder

Kit contents

1. Zoom H4n ro recorder

2. SD memory card (SanDisk Ultra, 32

GB) already installed

3. Battery charger (Duracell) for AA

batteries

4. USB cable (Mini-USB to USB-A) for

le transferring

5. Two (2) rechargeable AA batteries

already installed

6. Manufacturer's operation manual

7. Zoom plastic container

8. Carrying case

Please ensure these contents are included when you return the device.

Kits with missing items will not be accepted.

Version 1.2.0 (2022-08-30)

Table of contents

Before using the device 2

Instructions 3

1. Turning on the Zoom H4n Pro recorder 3

2. Setting up the Zoom H4n recorder 3

3. Adjusting the recording volume 4

4. Adjusting the playback volume 5

5. Start recording (from standby mode) 5

6. Stopping a recording 6

7A. Transferring audio les to a computer by USB cable 6

7B. Transferring audio les to a computer by SD card 7

After using the device 8

Helpful tips and usage notes 8

Attribution 9

Before using the device

1. Determine how many sources/directions of sound that you want to

record.

1.a. To record one source (e.g., one person), twist the knobs of the built-

in twin mics to their 90 setting. This setting uses a narrower, 90-

degree recording area. For best results, place the recorder parallel to

the ground and point the twin mics at the sound source.

1.b To record audio from multiple directions (e.g. two people), twist the

knobs of the built-in twin mics to their 120 setting. This setting uses

a wider, 120-degree recording area. For best results, place the

recorder upright between the sound sources.

2. Consider using wired headphones to listen while recording. Any

headphones with a 3.5 mm plug is compatible.

3. Know the difference between recording volume and listening volume.

Recording volume is the volume of recorded les. Listening volume is the

volume you hear in the recorder’s speakers or your connected headphones.

These volumes are independent of each other.

repare for a ma

imum battery-life of about 3 hours.

ou might need to

bring e

tra AA batteries for e

tended recording sessions.

Instructions

1. Turning on the Zoom H4n Pro recorder

1. Locate the power/Hold switch on the left side of

the recorder, near the bottom ( ig. 1a).

2. Slide the switch downwards and hold it there for

1 sec. The display screen will turn on and read

“Now Loading.” The recorder might take 1-2 min to

load.

2. Setting up the Zoom H4n recorder

1. Use the Menu button and scroll wheel to select a

recording mode:

1.1. Locate and press the Menu button on the right

side of the recorder (Fig. 2a). The “Menu”

screen will appear.

1.2. Locate the scroll wheel near the Menu button.

1.3. Turn the wheel to highlight “Mode” and press it

inward to select this option (Fig. 2b). The

“Mode” screen will appear.

1.4. Use the wheel to highlight and select

“Stereo,” which is recommended for general

cases (Fig. 2c). The recording screen will

appear.

1.5. Ensure that the Stereo light on the front of the

recorder (towards the top) is turned on.

2. (

lternati

es) In step 1.4,

ou can select “

H”

or “M

” on the “Mode”

reen

2.i. “

H” (Four-channel) mode lets you record up

to four channels onto two tracks at once.

track has audio from the built-in twin mics. The

other track has audio from one or two e

ternal

ices plugged into the bottom.

2.ii. “M

” (

ultiple-Track

ecording) lets you

play up to four tracks while recording two

tracks.

ig. 1a.

ower

utton

ig. 2a. Location of

utton

ig. 2b. Location of

scroll wheel

ig. 2c. “Stereo” option

and Stereo light

2. Use the Input buttons to select an input source:

2.1 Locate the three Input buttons (Mic, 1, and 2)

on the front of the device (toward the left side)

They form a vertical line (Fig 2d)

2.2a. Press the Mic (microphone) button to use the

built-in twin microphones (on top of recorder)

2.2b. (Alternative) Press 1 or 2 to use any external

mic(s) plugged into one of the recorder’s two

bottom ports

3. Put the recorder in standby mode:

3.1. Locate the Rec (Record) button on the front of

the recorder (toward the right side, Fig 2e)

3.2. Press the Rec button once to enter standby

mode The button will continuously flash The

screen will flash a ‘paused’ icon (two vertical

bars) in the top-left corner

3.3. Ensure that the screen shows a generated

lename of the upcoming recording (Fig 2f)

3. Adjusting the recording volume

1. Position the recorder as i

actually recording:

1.1.

pea

into the device The screen will show

moving

“

L”

and

“

”

bars to represent the

recording volumes of the left- and right-

channels (Fig

2. Use the Rec

evel buttons

and

to adjust

recording volume as needed:

2.1. Locate the Rec

(recording level) buttons

on the right side

2.2. Press the

and

buttons to ad

ust the

recording volume The screen will show the

“

Mic

l”

value (Fig

b) The max is 1

2.3. (Recommended) Ad

ust the

“

Mic

l”

so the

“L”

and

“

”

volumes pea

between the

“-

”

and

“-6”

mar

ers on the recording screen

ig. 2d. Mic 1 and Mic 2

ig. 2e. Record (Rec)

button

ig. 2

. Recording

screen

ig. 3a.

oving

“L”

and

“

”

bars

ig. 3b.

and

buttons

affect

“

Mic

l”

value

4. Adjusting the playback volume

1. Use the Vol buttons (+ and -) to adjust playback:

1.1. (Optional) Locate the 3.5 mm port on the left

side.

1.2. (Optional) Insert your wired headphones into

this port (Fig. 4a).

1.3. Locate the Vol (listening volume) buttons on

the left side.

1.4. Press the + and - buttons to adjust the

listening volume. The screen will show the

“Volume” value(Fig. 4b). The max is 100.

5. Start recording (from standby mode)

1. Press the Rec button (or Play/Pause button) to

start recording from standby mode:

1.1. Ensure that the Rec button is flashing, which

shows that the recorder is ready to record.

1.2. Press the Rec button or Play

Pause button.

The former will stop flashing and the screen

will show the recording duration, which

increases while recording (Fig. 5a).

2. (

ecommended)

ock the recorder

hile

recording:

2.1

lide the power switch upwards to the

label (Fig. 5b). The screen will display “

” This feature disables button presses to

prevent accidental input.

3. (

ptional) Press the Play/Pause button to pause

an active recording or to resume a paused

recording.

4. (

ptional) Press the Rec button

hile recording

to create (book)marks

ithin the recording. The

screen will display “

Mark

” for each

button press.

ig. 4a.

eadphones

inserted into 3.5 mm

port

ig.4b. Vol buttons

ig. 5a .

ecording

duration on display

screen

ig. 5b.

(“

”) button

6. Stopping a recording

1. Use the Stop button to stop recording and create

a recording le:

1.1 Press the Stop (square icon) button (Fig. 6a).

1.2 Ensure that the screen shows a “Please wait”

message. After some time, it shows the

lename of the recording (Fig. 6b).

7A. Transferring audio les to a computer

by USB cable

1. Connect the recorder to your computer by using

the mini-USB to USB-A cable:

1.1. Insert the mini-USB end of the cable (smaller

plug) into the USB port on the recorder’s left

side (Fig. 7a).

1.2. Insert the USB-A end of the cable into a

compatible port on your computer.

2. Use the recorder’s Menu button and scroll wheel

to enable its USB mode:

2.1.

urn on the recorder and press the Menu

button.

“

Menu” screen will appear.

2.2. Use the scroll wheel to highlight and select

“

USB” -

“

”

he screen will show an

image depicting a recorder-computer

connection.

ind the recorder on your computer’s operating

system:

.a.

indows

10/11

(Fig. 7b)

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for

H4N_

as an e

ternal de

ice

dri

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ile

Exp

is P

es an

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S des

top

ig. 6a. Stop button

ig. 6b. Screen after

pressing Stop button

ig. 7a.

ocation of

mini-USB slot

ig. 7b.

H4N_

in File

plorer (

indows)

ig. 7c.

H4N_

Finder window (mac

4. Find your desired le(s) and copy them to your

desired location(s):

4.1. Open the recorder (its avatar) on your

computer. Its three primary folders will appear

(Ste eo, 4CH, and MTR).

4.2. Open the relevant primary folder based on the

recording mode(s) that you’ve used.

4.3. Open the relevant secondary folder(s). Each

primary folder has 10 secondary folders

(Folde 01 to Folde 10).

4.4. Cut/copy and paste les as needed.

7B. Transferring audio les to a computer

by SD card

1. Ensure that the recorder is turned off.

2. Remove the SD card from its slot on the right

side:

2.1. Locate the SD card slot (cover) on the

recorder’s right side.

2.2. Open the slot cover.

2.3. Press downward/inward on the exposed side

of the SD card. It will release from the slot.

2.4.

emove the SD card.

nsert SD card into your computer

’

s compatible

slot.

4. Find the SD card on your computer

’

s operating

system as an e

ternal device

drive:

4.a.

indows 10/11 (

ig.



Loo

for H4

as external device/drive

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Exp

lo e

his

vic

4.b. macOS (

ig.



Loo

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as an external device/drive

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inder window sidebar and/or macOS des

top

Fig. 7b. H4

ile

Explorer (

indows)

Fig. 7c. H4

inder window (macOS)

After using the device

1. Digitally remove (safely eject the recorder (H4N_SD) from your

computer.

2.a. Physically remove the USB cable your computer.

2.b. Physically remove the SD card from your computer and insert into the

recorder.

3. If applicable, turn off the recorder:

3.1. Slide the power button downward and hold it there for 1 sec. The

screen will show a “GoodBye! See You” message before it turns off.

4. (Optional Remove and recharge the AA batteries:

4.1. Locate the battery compartment on the back of the recorder.

4.2. Slide the door/cover to the right and remove it.

4.3. Pull the ribbon to remove the two AA batteries.

4.4. Place the batteries into the provide charger and plug it into an outlet.

Helpful tips and usage notes

1. For extended recordings, consider stable positions that don’t require

holding the recorder.

1.a. Try placing it upright or lying on a flat surface.

1.b. Try attaching it to a tripod. The recorder has a 1/

in screw thread on

the back.

2. For intervie

s, consider using the (boo

mar

function of the

button

(section

, step 4 .

2.1. Press the

button whenever you

’

re going to ask a noteworthy/

pertinent

uestion. This action creates a mark.

2.2.

hile playing the recording

skip among your marks using the

Previous/

ewind button and

orward button.

ou can use the

and

Fil

e buttons (on front and belo

the screen

to more quic

ly navigate among



les saved on the recorder.

3.i.

shows the 1

secondary folders within the currently selected

recording mode

(

MTR)

3.ii.

Fil

e shows all



les within the current secondary folder

r01,

etc

)

Attributions

1. Contributors

Media Creation ab / York University Digital Scholarship Infrastructure

Maykel Faragalla, photographer & contributing writer

Tim Huynh, editor, contributing photographer, & contributing writer

Raa Naz, lead writer

Ananth Putcha, contributing writer

BonaFide Communications, York University Writing Department

Nicole Bednarski, consultant

Charlotte MacDowell, consultant

Sophie Morgan, consultant

Amanda Naoum, consultant

Lorena Urican, consultant

Patrons of the Media Creation ab

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