Zoom R4 User manual

Quick Tour
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www.zoom.jp/docs/r4

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Inserting microSD cards
Supported recording media:
microSDHC: 4 GB – 32 GB
microSDXC: 64 GB – 1 TB
• Always turn the power off before insert-
ing or removing a microSD card.
• To remove a microSD card, push it fur-
ther into the slot and then pull it out.
Turning the power on
Press and hold
Batteries (alkaline,
nickel-metal hydride
or lithium)
Making settings when rst turned on
Setting the date and time
Use to select a
setting item, and press
to conrm.
Use to change the
date/time, and press to
conrm.

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After setting all the items, select
“OK” and press to complete
setting the date and time.
Setting the battery type
Throughout these instructions use buttons
according to the screen to select and confirm
(execute).
▲
BACK ▼✓
After setting is complete, the Home Screen
will open.
Home Screen

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Recording
Connecting guitars and mics
To use the built-in mic for recording, set
the switch to .
XLR
12
3
Guitar
1: GND
2: HOT
3: COLD
Dynamic mic Condenser
mic

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Selecting tracks for recording
Press to cycle through the input sources that
can be assigned to the track.
Press to return to the Home Screen.
Input source Explanation
-Use when nothing is connected (when not recording)
INPUT A Use when connecting guitars or dynamic mics
INPUT A Use when connecting condenser mics
INPUT B Use when connecting guitars or dynamic mics
INPUT B Use when connecting condenser mics
MIC Use for the built-in mic
• Phantom power will be supplied if INPUT A or INPUT B is selected.
• Do not supply phantom power to devices that are not compatible with it. Doing so could damage the device.
Adjusting the volume
■Use the faders to adjust track levels
Conrm that the level meter is moving.

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■Connect headphones and adjust the volume
Headphones
Setting effects
Effects can be applied to INPUT A or the built-in mic and recorded.
Press to return to the Home Screen.

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Setting the rhythm
Press to return to the Home Screen.
Item Explanation
Rhythm This turns the rhythm on/off.
Pattern This selects the rhythm type.
Tempo This sets the tempo.
Volume This adjusts the volume.
Pre Count This turns the precount on/off.
Recording
Operation
button
Operation when
recording
Operation when
stopped
Stop recording Move to beginning
Stop recording
(Continue playback) Resume recording
Use the same procedures to record additional
tracks.
Playing recordings
Operation button Operation when
playing
Operation when
stopped
/
Press and hold to
search backward/
forward
Move playback
position forward/
backward
Stop playback Move to
beginning
Stop playback Resume playback

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Adjusting the mix and bouncing
Adjusting the mix
■Adjust EQ and panning
Press to return to the Home Screen.
Item Explanation
High This boosts or cuts high frequencies.
Middle This boosts or cuts mid-range frequencies.
Low This boosts or cuts low frequencies.
Pan This sets the left-right sound position.
Echo This adjusts echoes.
Reverb This adjusts reverberations and reections.
■Use faders to adjust track levels
While listening to playback, use the faders to
adjust the balance.
1234
－A － －
1234

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Bouncing tracks
Tracks 1–4 can be combined in a BOUNCE track. Quick Bounce and Real Time Bounce
options are available.
Item Explanation
Quick Bounce This can quickly combine tracks 1–4 in the BOUNCE track.
Real Time Bounce This allows faders to be used to adjust levels while bouncing tracks 1–4 to the BOUNCE track.
Clearing tracks 1–4 makes additional re-
cording possible.
• Press to cancel when bouncing.
• During a Real Time Bounce, pressing , or will bounce the recording up to that moment to the
BOUNCE track.
• To revert a bounce to the previous state (restore the original recordings to tracks 1–4), press .
The UNDO function can only be used on the most recent bounce.

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Names of parts
TRACK/FUNCTION buttons
EFFECT button
INPUT button
INPUT A/built-in mic switch
INPUT A/B
Search backward/forward buttons
Stop/Play/Record buttons
Built-in mic
RHYTHM button
Display
BOUNCE/UNDO buttons
Faders
Headphone/LINE OUT jack
POWER button
VOLUME buttons
USB port (Type-C)
Battery cover
Tripod socket
microSD card slot

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Other functions
USB audio interface Connected to a computer, smartphone or tablet, this can be used as a 2-in/2-out audio
interface.
USB le transfer By connecting with a computer, data on the microSD card can be checked and copied.
Online help (2D code) Detailed documents related to the product can be viewed by reading the 2D code with a
smartphone.
Troubleshooting
Sound is not output or the volume is very low
→Check the headphone connection.
→Conrm that the headphone volume is not lowered.
→Check the orientation of the mic or the volume set-
tings of the connected equipment.
Monitored sound is distorted
→Adjust the volume.
Built-in mic sound is distorted
→Use the R4 farther away from the sound source.
INPUT A/B sound is distorted
→Adjust the volumes of connected devices.
Recording is not possible
→Conrm that the microSD card has open space.
→Conrm that a microSD card is loaded properly in the
card slot.
The recorded sound breaks up
→Test the microSD card.
See the Operation Manual for details.
→Use the R4 to format the microSD card.
→We recommend using microSD cards that have been
conrmed to operate with this recorder.
See the ZOOM website (zoomcorp.com) for informa-
tion about microSD cards that have been conrmed
to work with this unit.
Not recognized by computer when connected
→Use a USB cable that supports data transfer.
Date and time are frequently reset
→If power is not supplied by an AC adapter or batteries
for a long time, date and time settings will be reset.
If the Set Date/Time Screen appears during startup,
set them again.

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