Zoom Handy Recorder H2n User manual

H2N
User guide

What’s what on the H2N?

How to turn it on!
To turn on the H2N, Pull down
and hold the Power switch until
the screen lights up. To turn it off
do the same action again.

Formatting
By pressing the Menu button on
the side of the H2N, you can
access the menu / settings.
Using the play wheel to highlight
by going up or down. Select by
pressing in the same button.
In the Menu scroll down
to SD Card. Select by
pressing in the button
Go to format, Select by
pressing the button. This will
Format the card, wiping the
SD card of pass memory.
This must be done before
you start recording but only
the once.

Choose a folder
In the Menu, select Folder.
This is to tell the H2N which
folder we would like to save
are recording to.
There are a number of
different folders to chose
from and any one is fine. If
you don’t select a folder
your recordings will save
randomly into a folder.

Recording Settings
In Menu, select the Rec
Settings > Rec Format.
Select the desired Record
Format. WAV48kHz/24bit is
a good place to start.
You are now set up to record
some audio.

Recording
To record, its simple.
Press the Red button on the
front of the H2N.
You will notice the red light
is now on. Plus on the
screen it will state -REC
Press it again to stop
recording.
You will also notice a Red
light appear on the top of
the H2N. Highlighting the
Recording Mode.

What’s Recording Mode?

Playback
To Playback a recording. Make sure the screen is displaying the standard
interface, Shown above. Use the Play wheel to cycle through your recordings
and press in the play button to play.

Levels
Levels can be found on the Standard
interface. Seen here. Along with Recording
mode, Timecode and Battery level.
You want your recordings to be between -18
& -6.
If they are not, adjust them by using the Mic
Gain.
Too quiet and you won’t be able to hear. Too
much and it will peck / become distorted
and unusable.

Level Adjustments
The Volume buttons are for
turning up or down the
volume for playback
recordings.
The Mic Gain Wheel is for
turning up the sensitivity of
the mic for recordings. Too
much and it can peak and
sound distorted. Yet too
little and you wont hear
anything on the recording.

Export
On the bottom of the device
is the SD Slot, peal it back to
reveal the SD card.
Push the SD card in gently
and it will spring out.
Now using a SD card reader
or a computer with one
build in save your audio .