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Page 1: ...ademarks and company names in this document are the property of their respective companies All trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are for identification purposes only and are not intended to infringe on the copyrights of their respective owners You must read the Usage and Safety Precautions before use Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ... other heat sources Do not use in very high humidity or where it could be splashed by water Do not use in places with frequent vibrations Do not use in places with much dust or sand AC adapter handling When disconnecting the power plug from an outlet always pull on the plug itself Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when the unit will not be used for a long time and whenev er there is lightn...

Page 3: ...se other than personal use is prohi bi ted by law Zoom Corporation will not assume any responsibility related to infringements of copyrights Note about the Auto Power Off function The power will automatically turn off if unused for 10 hours If you want the power to stay on always refer to Disabling the automatic power saving function FCC regulation warning for U S A Note This equipment has been te...

Page 4: ...ince these support headphone output headphones are all that are needed to send different mixes to each performer Digital mixer that can be operated intuitively Opening menus is not necessary with the Every mixer parameter can be controlled with knobs and keys just like an analog mixer Each channel has a 3 band EQ and the mono channels have compres sor functions The mixer also includes high quality...

Page 5: ...e mic settings Projects Changing project names Deleting projects Protecting projects Checking project information Saving projects to USB flash drives Importing projects from USB flash drives Managing marks Audio files Deleting audio files Exporting audio files to USB flash drives Importing audio files from USB flash drives Using audio interface functions Installing the driver Connecting to a compu...

Page 6: ...Troubleshooting Specifications Send effects specifications Mixer block diagram 5 ...

Page 7: ...ut jacks have built in mic preamps Connect mics keyboards and guitars to them These can be used with both XLR and 1 4 inch balanced or unbalanced phone plugs 48V switch indicator This turns 48 V phantom power on or off Turn this on to supply phantom power to MIC LINE input jacks 1 4 or 5 8 The indicator lights when the switch is on Hi Z switch Use to switch the input impedance of MIC LINE input ja...

Page 8: ... 1 2 XLR 16 60 dB MIC LINE input jack 1 2 TRS Hi Z off 16 60 dB Hi Z on TS 6 50 dB MIC LINE input jack 3 8 PAD off 16 60 dB PAD on 10 34 dB COMP knob Use to adjust the amount of compression SEL button Use to select a channel for parameter adjustment in the channel strip section Channels with lit SEL buttons are affected by channel strip section adjustments REC PLAY button Use this button to switch...

Page 9: ... devic es These can be used with 1 4 inch unbalanced phone plugs NOTE If only the left LINE input jack TS channel is connected it will be handled as a mono channel LINE input jacks RCA Use these input jacks to connect line level equipment For example connect audio devices These can be used with RCA pin connectors NOTE If both the RCA andTS LINE input jacks are connected theTS input jacks will be u...

Page 10: ...o mute the channel press this button to light it HINT This has no effect on recording to the SD card Level meter This shows the signal level after adjustment by the channel fader Ranges shown 48 dB 0 dB NOTE If the actual channel fader position differs from the channel fader position recalled using the scene func tion for example the level meter will show the recalled fader position Channel fader ...

Page 11: ...id frequency equalization Frequency in Hz 100 140 200 250 315 500 800 1k 1 3k 2k 3k 5k or 8k MID knob This adjusts the boost cut of mid frequency equalization Type peaking Gain range 15 db 15 dB Frequency set by MID FREQ knob LOW knob This adjusts the boost cut of low frequency equalization Type shelving Gain range 15 db 15 dB Frequency 100 Hz LOW CUT button This turns on off the high pass filter ...

Page 12: ... PAN knob Use to adjust the channel position in the stereo field On a stereo input channel this adjusts the volume balance between the left and right channels 11 ...

Page 13: ... OUT and MONITOR OUT A E jacks MASTER button Use to show and adjust the mix output from the MASTER OUT jacks A E buttons Use to show and adjust the mixes output from the MONITOR OUT A E jacks NOTE The parameters that can have separate settings for the MASTER and A E mixes are as follows Fader positions each channel 12 ...

Page 14: ...ght This unit can save up to 9 scenes RECALL button Use this button when loading scenes saved to buttons 1 9 When this button is pressed buttons 1 9 will blink if they have saved scenes and be unlit if they do not To recall a saved scene press a blinking button between 1 and 9 To cancel recalling a scene press the RECALL button again SAVE button Use this button when saving the current mixer settin...

Page 15: ...passes without a different effect being selected the previously selected effect will remain selected TYPE knob Use to select the built in effect Turn this knob to select the effect type and press it to confirm Parameters 1 and 2 Use these to adjust the parameters for the selected effect See Send effects specifications for the parameters of each effect EFX RETURN MUTE button This mutes or unmutes t...

Page 16: ...Their range is from 48 dB to 0 dB EFX RETURN fader This adjusts the levels of the signals sent from the built in effect to the master bus in a range from dB to 10 dB NOTE If the actual channel fader position differs from the channel fader position recalled using the scene func tion for example the level meters will show the recalled fader position 15 ...

Page 17: ...ese support balanced output with XLR connectors 2 HOT MONITOR OUT A jacks These jacks output signals after volume adjustment by the MONITOR OUT A knob You can for example connect a monitoring system for the mixer operator here These support balanced 1 4 inch jack phone output NOTE The MONITOR OUT A jacks can be set to output the same signals as the MASTER OUT jacks or the sig nals set separately i...

Page 18: ...T are output A The signals set in the FADER MODE section are output MONITOR OUT B E switches These switch the signals output from the MONITOR OUT B E PHONES jacks Status Explanation MASTER The same signals as the MASTER OUT are output B E The signals set in the FADER MODE section are output MASTER REC PLAY button Use this button to switch between recording the signal input on the master bus to the...

Page 19: ...ange from to 10 dB NOTE If the actual channel fader position differs from the channel fader position recalled using the scene func tion for example the level meters will show the recalled fader position However the position of the master fader is not shown when AUTO REC is activated 18 ...

Page 20: ... mic The slate mic is activated while this button is being pressed and its indicator is lit Display This shows the recorder status and MENU screen MENU button This opens the menu Selection encoder Use this to change menus and values and to move between items Operation Result Turn when main recorder screen open Search forward or backward in one second increments Push when main recorder screen open ...

Page 21: ... recorder is recording or in recording standby Blinking red Recording is paused REW button Press to move to the previous mark If no mark is set this moves to the beginning Press this button when at the beginning to move to the previous project Press and hold to search backward The longer you press the faster the speed becomes FF button Press to move to the next mark If it is the last mark this mov...

Page 22: ...ed on and loaded from connected USB flash drives MODE switch Set whether to use as a USB HOST card reader or audio interface This cannot be changed after starting up USB DEVICE port This USB 2 0 port is for connecting with a computer It will start up as a card reader or audio interface depending on the MODE switch selection Card reader mode Operating as an SD card reader data can be exchanged with...

Page 23: ...ng up SD card slot This slot is for SD cards The supports SD SDHC and SDXC card specifications HINT You can test whether an SD card can be used with the Testing SD card performance CONTROL IN jack A footswitch ZOOM FS01 can be connected here The footswitch can be assigned to one function starting stopping recorder playback manually punching in out or muting unmuting the built in effect Setting the...

Page 24: ... connection example Live PA system Headphones Performer headphones 4 Powered speakers main Keyboard Drums Drum mics 3 Electric guitar Vocal chorus mics 2 Electric acoustic guitar Bass Portable audio player DI 23 ...

Page 25: ...Footswitch ポータブルオーディオプレイヤー Computer for recording and playback 24 ...

Page 26: ...ck mode Metronome icon This is shown when the metronome is enabled Enabling the metronome Project protection icon This is shown when project protection is enabled Protecting projects Remaining recordable time This shows the remaining recordable time This will change automatically according to the number of channels that have recording enabled with Recording file format This shows the recording fil...

Page 27: ...it on off Turning the unit on POWER switch GAIN knob Channel faders EFX RETURN fader Master fader Input Output jacks DC IN 12V AC adapter connector 1 Confirm that the output devices connected to the are turned off 26 ...

Page 28: ...xample Equipment connection example 6 Set to ON 7 Turn on the output devices connected to the NOTE When using a passive guitar or bass guitar connect it to channel 1 or 2 and turn on Top When using a condenser mic turn on Top The power will automatically turn off if the is unused for 10 hours If you want the power to stay on always disable the automatic power saving function Disabling the automati...

Page 29: ...the power of output devices connected to the 3 Set to OFF The following screens appear and the power turns off NOTE When the power is turned off the current mixer settings are saved in the project on the SD card If they cannot be saved to the SD card they will be saved in the unit 28 ...

Page 30: ...parameters Turn This moves the cursor Confirm menu items and parameters Press This opens the selected MENU screen or parameter setting screen Return to previous screen Press This opens the selected MENU screen or parameter setting screen On the following pages menu screen operations are shown in the following way For example After selecting METRONOME on the MENU screen select CLICK becomes Select ...

Page 31: ...o adjust the input signals while inputting sound from instruments and mics NOTE Set them so that SIG indicators do not light red SIG indicator 2 Turn off unlit for the MASTER and the channels with sound you want to output 3 Set the MASTER fader to 0 4 Use the channel faders to adjust the volumes 5 Use the MASTER fader to adjust the overall volume 30 ...

Page 32: ...tputting sound from headphones MONITOR OUT A PHONES knob MONITOR OUT A PHONES jack MONITOR OUT A switch 1 Connect headphones to the MONITOR OUT PHONES A jack 2 Set to MASTER 3 Use to adjust the volume 31 ...

Page 33: ...g 2 Use the knobs and buttons in the channel strip section to adjust the tone and panning Adjusting the tone Adjusting the panning NOTE Press to light it turning off all equalization at once This will bypass HIGH MID LOW and LOW CUT settings Using the compressor Input channel section HINT Details about knobs and buttons CHANNEL STRIP section 32 ...

Page 34: ... selected 2 Press to turn it off unmuting the EFX RETURN 3 Set the EFX RETURN fader to 0 4 Press the for the channel that you want to use the effect on to light it 5 Use to adjust the amount for each channel 6 Use the EFX RETURN fader to adjust the overall effect amount 7 Use and to adjust the send effect parameters NOTE See Send effects specifications for the parameters of each effect that can be...

Page 35: ...ved settings at any time ON button RESET button 1 9 buttons RECALL button SAVE button Saving scenes 1 Click so that it lights This enables the scene function 2 Press Buttons will light if they have saved scenes and blink if they do not Press again if you do not want to save a scene 3 Press the button where you want to save the scene 34 ...

Page 36: ...EFXTYPE SEND EFX parameters 1 and 2 USB button setting Recalling scenes 1 Click so that it lights This enables the scene function 2 Press Buttons will blink if they have saved scenes and be unlit if they do not Press again if you do not want to recall a scene 3 Press the button for the scene you want to recall The scene for the selected number is recalled NOTE If the actual channel fader position ...

Page 37: ...lights This enables the scene function 2 Press Buttons will blink if they have saved scenes and be unlit if they do not Press again if you do not want to reset the settings 3 Press The current mixer settings are reset to their factory defaults 36 ...

Page 38: ...ng the MONITOR OUT A E mixes 1 Press an button to select the output to mix The selected output button lights and operation of all the channel faders is enabled NOTE The level meters show the fader positions If the actual channel fader position differs from the channel fader position shown the volume will not change until the fader is moved to the same position 2 Use the channel faders to adjust th...

Page 39: ...ONITOR OUT A E Output same mix as MASTER NOTE Each output mix is saved with the scene and project MONITOR OUT A E do not output send return effect signals The parameters that can have separate settings for the MASTER and MONITOR OUT A E are as fol lows Fader positions each channel Copying a mix 1 While pressing the button or for the output you want to copy for at least 2 seconds press a blinking c...

Page 40: ...ot and then pull it out NOTE Disable write protection on the SD card before inserting it Always set to OFF before inserting or removing an SD card Inserting or removing a card while the power is on could result in data loss When inserting an SD card be sure to insert the correct end with the top side up as shown If an SD card is not loaded recording and playback are not possible To format an SD ca...

Page 41: ...rojects 1 Select MENU PROJECT NEW PROJECT 2 Use to selectYES and press NOTE See Projects for information about projects When a new project is created it will start with the current mixer settings HINT When the power is turned on it will automatically load the last used project 40 ...

Page 42: ...gs can also be played back Recording REC PLAY button PLAY PAUSE button REC button OVER DUB but ton STOP button 1 Use to turn overdubbing on or off OVER DUB indicator Lit on Overwrite current project Unlit off Create and record to new project 2 Press for the channels you want to record lighting these buttons red 3 Press to start recording standby HINT If a recorded file already exists and is off pr...

Page 43: ...ng parts of recordings punching in out Starting recording automatically Recording automatically Capturing audio before recording starts Capturing audio before recording starts When recording stops Please Wait appears on the display Do not turn the power off or remove the SD card while this message appears Doing so could cause data loss or malfunction 42 ...

Page 44: ...ng back Blinking Paused 3 Press to stop playback NOTE Playback signals are added before the equalizer section so their EQ and panning settings can be ad justed during playback Mixer block diagram Selecting projects for playback Selecting projects for playback Changing the playback mode Changing the playback mode Other channels cannot be played back when the MASTER channel is playing back 43 ...

Page 45: ...ecording and playback 1 Press during recording playback Moving in mark order 1 Use these buttons to move in mark order Move to next mark Press Move to previous mark Press NOTE Checking and deleting marks in projects Managing marks HINT A maximum of 99 marks can be added to one project You can also delete a mark by pressing the when at the mark position 44 ...

Page 46: ...SE button REC PLAY button STOP button REC button OVER DUB button 1 Press the to turn it on lighting its indicator 2 Press repeatedly for the tracks to re record until they light red 3 Press or turn left to move to before the part to be rerecorded 4 Press to start playback 5 Press at the position where you want to start rerecording punch in 6 Press to end rerecording punch out NOTE Punching in out ...

Page 47: ...gh the master fader Recording to the master track 1 Click so that it lights NOTE Adjust the volume and panning of each recorded track before starting 2 Press MASTER repeatedly until it lights red 3 Press to return to the recording beginning 4 Press to start recording standby 5 Press to start recording 6 Press to end mixing down 46 ...

Page 48: ...ts green 2 Press NOTE To stop master track playback press MASTER repeatedly until it becomes unlit When the master track is playing other tracks will not be played back To listen to master track playback from a MONITOR OUT set the MONITOR OUT A E switch to MASTER 47 ...

Page 49: ...election encod er Master fader MENU button REC button 1 Select MENU REC PLAY AUTO REC ON OFF 2 Use to select ON and press NOTE Making additional settings for automatic recording Changing automatic recording settings 3 Press repeatedly to return to the main recorder screen 4 Press The indicator will light and recording standby will start 48 ...

Page 50: ...R level me ters You can also set recording to stop automatically when the input goes below a set level Setting auto matic stopping 5 Press to end recording standby or stop recording NOTE This function cannot be used with the PRE REC METRONOME or PRE COUNT functions When you turn AUTO REC on these other functions will be disabled When you turn OVER DUB on AUTO REC will be disabled 49 ...

Page 51: ...e can be useful when a performance starts suddenly for example 1 Select MENU REC PLAY PRE REC 2 Use to select ON and press NOTE This function cannot be used with the AUTO REC METRONOME PRE COUNT or OVER DUB functions When you turn AUTO REC or PRE COUNT on PRE REC will be disabled The PRE REC function continues to be enabled even when recording is paused 50 ...

Page 52: ...older where recorded projects will be saved 1 Select MENU FOLDER 2 Use to select the folder where you want to save and press NOTE Up to 1000 projects can be saved in a single folder If a folder that does not have a project is selected a new project will be created automatically 51 ...

Page 53: ...der where projects are saved When a project is loaded the mixer settings saved in that project are also loaded If actual channel fader positions differ from the channel fader positions of the loaded project the level meters will show the recalled fader positions The volume will not be changed until the actual fader position becomes the same as the recalled position When switching to a different pr...

Page 54: ...e saved separately with each project Enabling the metronome 1 Select MENU METRONOME CLICK 2 Use to select when the metronome makes sound and press Setting value Explanation OFF The metronome does not make sound REC AND PLAY The metronome sounds during recording and playback REC ONLY The metronome sounds only during recording PLAY ONLY The metronome sounds only during playback 53 ...

Page 55: ...ngs Selection encoder MENU button TEMPO button Changing the metronome tempo 1 Press The current tempo is shown on the display 2 Do one of the following to change the tempo Turn Press repeatedly at the tempo you want to set 54 ...

Page 56: ... 8 Before recording playback the precount will sound for the set number of times 1 8 SPECIAL Before recording playback the precount will sound as shown below NOTE The precount is enabled even during playback This function cannot be used with the AUTO REC function When you turn AUTO REC on PRE COUNT will be disabled This function cannot be used with the PRE REC function When you turn PRE COUNT on P...

Page 57: ...T The options are BELL CLICK STICK COWBELL and HI Q NOTE Press to play the metronome and check the sound Changing the metronome pattern 1 Select MENU METRONOME PATTERN 2 Use to select the pattern and press HINT The options are 1 4 8 4 and 6 8 NOTE Press to play the metronome and check the pattern 56 ...

Page 58: ...me can be adjusted separately for the MASTER OUT and each of the MONITOR OUT A E outputs 1 Select MENU METRONOME LEVEL MASTER or A E 2 Turn to adjust the volume and press HINT Set from 0 to 100 NOTE Press to play the metronome and check the volume 57 ...

Page 59: ...ng with the slate mic 1 Start recording Recording 2 Press to enable the slate mic While is being pressed the indicator lights and the slate mic is enabled NOTE When the slate mic is in use signals from input jacks are muted to the channels to which the slate mic is routed None of the channel faders affect the level of the slate mic 58 ...

Page 60: ...adjust the volume and press Changing the slate mic routing 1 Select MENU SLATE ROUTING 2 Turn to select a channel for routing 3 Press confirm ALL Set routing to all channels at once ALL CLEAR Clear all settings Channel routing for slate mic input ON OFF 4 Press HINT Pressing toggles it ON OFF 59 ...

Page 61: ...xer settings Send return effect settings Mark information Metronome settings Changing project names The name of the currently loaded project can be changed MENU button REC button Selection encoder 1 Select MENU PROJECT RENAME 2 Edit the name Move cursor or change character Turn Select character to change confirm change Press 60 ...

Page 62: ...mes have 13 characters The following characters can be used in project and file names space 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W XY Z _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Projects can be ordered by numerical or alphabetical order Project file names cannot be only spaces The project name is the same as the project folder name on the SD card 3 Press 61 ...

Page 63: ...Projects inside the selected folder can be deleted 1 Select MENU PROJECT DELETE 2 Use to select the project you want to delete and press 3 Use to selectYES and press NOTE Projects cannot be deleted if protection is ON 62 ...

Page 64: ...ECT 2 Use to select ON and press NOTE Projects cannot be used for recording if protection is ON Turn protection OFF to record When protection is OFF for a project it will always be saved to the SD card when the power is turned off or another project is loaded We recommend turning protection ON to prevent accidentally saving changes to a musical project after it has been completed 63 ...

Page 65: ...elect MENU PROJECT 2 Use to select INFORMATION and press Items shown Explanation NAME Project name PATH Location where project saved DATE Project creation date and time YYYY MM DD HH MM SS FORMAT Recording format SIZE Project size TIME Project length HHH MM SS FILES Information about tracks and files 64 ...

Page 66: ...can be saved to it MENU button MODE switch USB HOST port POWER switch Selection encoder 1 Set to OFF 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB HOST port 3 Set to USB HOST 4 Set to ON 5 Select MENU PROJECT PROJECT EXPORT 6 Edit the name Move cursor or change character Turn Select character to change confirm change Press 65 ...

Page 67: ...p q r s t u v w x y z Projects can be ordered by numerical or alphabetical order Project file names cannot only be spaces The project name is same as the project folder name on the SD card 7 Press 8 Use to selectYES and press NOTE The folder structure on USB flash drives is as follows Never change this folder structure ZOOM_L 12 PROJECT AUDIO Folder where project data is saved Folder where audio d...

Page 68: ...ng projects to USB flash drives Only projects inside the PROJECT folder can be imported 1 Set to OFF 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB HOST port 3 Set to USB HOST 4 Set to ON 5 Select MENU PROJECT PROJECT IMPORT 6 Use to select the project you want to load from the USB flash drive and press 7 Edit the name Move cursor or change character Turn Select character to change confirm change Press ...

Page 69: ...ace 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W XY Z _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Projects can be ordered by numerical or alphabetical order Project file names cannot only be spaces The project name is the same as the project folder name on the SD card 8 Press 9 Use to selectYES and press NOTE Imported projects are saved in the currently selected folde...

Page 70: ...played and deleted MENU button REC button Selection encoder 1 Select MENU PROJECT MARK LIST A list of marks appears Indicates added mark E mark indicates time when skipping occurred during recording 2 Use to select a mark and play or delete it Press to move to the mark position Press to delete the mark 69 ...

Page 71: ...are Importing audio files from USB flash drives NOTE The names given to audio files depend on their channels Channels 1 8 TRACK01 TRACK08 Channels 9 10 11 12 TRACK09_10 TRACK11_12 MASTER MASTER If the file size exceeds 2GB during recording a new file will be created automatically in the same proj ect and recording will continue without pause When this happens numbers will be added to the ends of t...

Page 72: ...se to select the file you want to delete and press NOTE Press to select deselect all files 3 Press 4 Use to selectYES and press NOTE Audio files cannot be deleted if protection is ON for their projects 71 ...

Page 73: ...ed audio files will be saved on the USB flash drive in the AUDIO subfolder of the ZOOM_L 12 folder MENU button REC button Selection encoder 1 Set to OFF 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB HOST port 3 Set to USB HOST 4 Set to ON 5 Select MENU PROJECT FILE EXPORT 6 Use to select the file you want to export and press 72 ...

Page 74: ... names space 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W XY Z _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Project file names cannot only be spaces 8 Press 9 Use to selectYES and press NOTE Never disconnect a USB flash drive when Saving or Loading appears on the display Audio files will be saved on the USB flash drive in the AUDIO subfolder of the ZOOM_L 12 folder 73 ...

Page 75: ...Sav ing projects to USB flash drives Only audio files inside the AUDIO folder can be imported 1 Set to OFF 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB HOST port 3 Set to USB HOST 4 Set to ON 5 Select MENU PROJECT FILE IMPORT 6 Use to select the file you want to import and press NOTE Audio files cannot be imported from USB flash drives into projects that have protection ON 7 Use to select the channel ...

Page 76: ...els Files cannot be imported to channels that already have files assigned to them When files are imported their file names will automatically be changed according to their import chan nels 8 Use to selectYES and press NOTE Never disconnect a USB flash drive when Saving or Loading appears on the display 75 ...

Page 77: ...mputer 14 channels total Installing the driver 1 Download the ZOOM L 12 Driver from http www zoom co jp to the computer NOTE You can download the latest ZOOM L 12 Driver from the above website Download the driver for the operating system that you are using 2 Launch the installer and install the driver Follow the instructions that appear on screen to install the ZOOM L 12 Driver NOTE See the Instal...

Page 78: ... 2 Set the switch to AUDIO INTERFACE 3 Set to ON NOTE Set to ON when connected to an iOS device When connecting to an iOS device use a Lightning to USB camera adapter or Lightning to USB 3 cam era adapter 4 Set the as the computer sound device NOTE Audio interface functions cannot be used when the sampling rate is set to 96 kHz 77 ...

Page 79: ...ignals from the computer to a stereo channel USB buttons 1 Turn the button channel ON for the stereo channel to use for input The signal controlled by the channel is switched to the USB audio channel signal before EQ 78 ...

Page 80: ... on the SD card can be checked and copied MODE switch USB DEVICE port POWER switch 1 Use a USB cable to connect the USB DEVICE port to the computer 2 Set to CARD READER 3 Set to ON NOTE When operating as a CARD READER other functions and buttons cannot be used 79 ...

Page 81: ...ed in consideration of audio quality and file size 1 Open MENU REC PLAY REC FORMAT 2 Use to change the format and press HINT When overwriting a recording recording will occur at the bit depth of the original file For example a file recorded at 16 bit cannot be overwritten with 24 bit recording 80 ...

Page 82: ...cording can be set Setting the automatic recording start level 1 Open MENU REC PLAY AUTO REC REC START LEVEL 2 Use to change the start level and press Recording will start automatically when the level of the MASTER fader output signal exceeds the set level HINT This can be set from 48 to 0 dB 81 ...

Page 83: ...3 Open MENU REC PLAY AUTO REC REC STOP LEVEL 4 Use to set the stop level and press Recording will stop automatically when the level of the MASTER fader output stays below the set level for the amount of time set in step 2 NOTE If you start recording after setting automatic recording starting and stopping the level set in step 4 will be shown on the MASTER level meters 82 ...

Page 84: ...C PLAY REC LEVEL METER 2 Use to select ON and press If recorded signal levels are higher than post fader levels the recorded signal levels are shown lit dimly on the level meters Enabling latency adjustment When overdubbing adjustment can be made for the delay caused by analog to digital conversion signal processing and digital to analog conversion 1 Open MENU REC PLAY LATENCY ADJUST 2 Use to sele...

Page 85: ... reached PLAY ONE single song playback Only the selected project plays back Playback stops when when the end of a file is reached PLAY ALL all song playback Every project from the selected one to the last one will be played back REPEAT ONE single song repeat playback The selected project will be played repeatedly REPEAT ALL all song repeat play back All projects in the selected folder will be play...

Page 86: ...ting performance from degrading Formatting SD cards Format SD cards for use with the 1 Open MENU SD CARD FORMAT 2 Use to selectYES and press NOTE Before using SD cards that have just been purchased or that have been formatted on a computer they must be formatted by the Be aware that all data previously saved on the SD card will be deleted when it is formatted Format an SD card before recording to ...

Page 87: ...NU SD CARD PERFORMANCETEST 2 Use to select QUICK and press 3 Use to select YES and press The card performance test will start The test should take about 30 seconds The result of the test will be shown when it completes 4 Press to stop the test NOTE Even if a performance test result is OK there is no guarantee that writing errors will not occur This information is just to provide guidance 86 ...

Page 88: ...ectYES and press The result of the test will be shown when it completes If the access rate MAX reaches 100 the card will fail NG 4 Press to stop the test HINT You can press to pause and resume a test NOTE Even if a performance test result is OK there is no guarantee that writing errors will not occur This information is just to provide guidance 87 ...

Page 89: ...e MENU button Display REC button 1 Select MENU SYSTEM DATE TIME 2 Set the date and time Move cursor or change value Turn Select item confirm change Press 3 Press The first time you turn the power on after purchase you must set the date time 88 ...

Page 90: ...rder playback punch in out or mute unmute the send effect by foot 1 Open MENU SYSTEM CONTROL IN 2 Use to change the value Setting value Explanation PLAY Press the footswitch to start stop playback equivalent to PUNCH I O Use to control punching in out equivalent to SEND EFX MUTE Mute unmute the send effect 89 ...

Page 91: ...lected some unit operations are limited The limited functions are as follows Recordable tracks tracks 1 12 only SEND EFX disabled EQ disabled OVER DUB disabled Audio interface disabled MONITOR OUT output signal same as MASTER only Format an SD card before recording to it at 96 kHz 3 Set to ON NOTE The sampling rate cannot be changed during operation If a project is loaded that has a different samp...

Page 92: ...ou want the power to stay on always disable the automatic power saving function 1 While pressing and holding set to ON 2 Use to select OFF and press NOTE This setting is saved in the unit Adjusting the display contrast 1 Open MENU SYSTEM DISPLAY CONTRAST 2 Use to selectYES and press HINT This can be set from 1 to 10 91 ...

Page 93: ...ult settings 1 Open MENU SYSTEM FACTORY RESET 2 Use to selectYES and press NOTE This does not reset mixer settings Resetting mixer settings Checking the firmware versions The firmware versions can be viewed 1 Open MENU SYSTEM FIRMWARE VERSION This shows the firmware versions 92 ...

Page 94: ...NOTE An update file for the latest version can be downloaded from the ZOOM website www zoom co jp 2 Insert the SD card into the 3 While pressing and holding set to ON 4 press NOTE Do not turn the power off or remove the SD card during a firmware update Doing so could cause the to become unstartable 5 After the firmware update completes turn the off 93 ...

Page 95: ...hen recording to an SD card confirm that is lit red Recording not possible When recording to an SD card confirm that is lit red Confirm that the SD card has open space When recording to an SD card confirm that the project is not protected to prevent overwriting Playback sound cannot be heard or is quiet When playing data from an SD card confirm that is lit green Raise the faders on the playback ch...

Page 96: ...urn the off and on again Reinstall the driver Connect the directly to a USB port on the computer Do not connect it through a USB hub Sound skips during playback or recording If you can adjust the audio buffer size of the software that you are using increase the buffer size Connect the directly to a USB port on the computer Do not connect it through a USB hub Turn the automatic sleep function and o...

Page 97: ...UT 75 Hz 12 dB OCT EQ HIGH 10 kHz 15 dB shelving MID 100 Hz 8 kHz 15 dB peaking LOW 100 Hz 15 dB shelving Level meters 12 segments Send effects 16 types Recorder Maximum simultaneous recording tracks 14 44 1 48 kHz 12 96 kHz Maximum simultaneous playback tracks 12 Recording format WAV 44 1 48 96 kHz 16 24 bit mono stereo WAV format Recording media 16 MB 2 GB SD cards 4 GB 32 GB SDHC cards 64 GB 51...

Page 98: ...AY 9 Spring Spring reverb simulation TONE DECAY 10 Delay Digital delay with a clear tone TIME FEEDBACK 11 Analog Warm analog delay simulation TIME FEEDBACK 12 P P Dly Effect that outputs delay sound alternately left and right TIME FEEDBACK 13 Vocal 1 Very useful effect that combines delay with hall re verb TIME DECAY 14 Vocal 2 Effect that combines delay with mono output re verb TIME DECAY 15 Voca...

Page 99: ... OUT C_R MONITOR OUT D_R MONITOR OUT E_R SEND EFX MONITOR OUT E PHONES MONITOR OUT A PHONES MONITOR OUT A L MONITOR OUT A R D A D A D A D A D A Built in Mic SLATE EQ SLATE SLATE USB MASTER PLAY Metronome GAIN A D LEVEL PLAY DATA MASTER L from SD CARD FADER MODE MUTE MUTE MUTE SLATE MUTE EFX RETURN FADER VOLUME REC PLAY MASTER FADER LOW CUT LOW CUT Hi Z INPUT 3 8 SIG PLAY DATA 1 8 from SD CARD REC ...

Page 100: ...ZOOM CORPORATION 4 4 3 Kanda surugadai Chiyoda ku Tokyo 101 0062 Japan http www zoom co jp Z2I 3047 02 ...

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