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    © 2013 ZOOM CORPORA TION Copying or reproduction of this User G ui d e i n p a r t o r i n w h o l e w i t h o u t permission is prohibited. User Guide Safety and Operation Precautions must be read before using the unit. Q4[...]

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    1 Included items • Lithium-ion battery (BT -02) • LCD unit • USB cable • Hairy windscreen • Hairy windscreen attachment screw • User Guide (this document) © 2013 ZOOM CORPORATION Copying or reproduction of this User Guid e i n p art or in who le with out permission is prohibited. User Guide Safety and Operation Precautions must be read[...]

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    2 Parts of the recorder EXT IN HDMI OUT DC5V Tripod mounting screw Accessory mount INPUT LEVEL LED Remaining SD LED Remaining battery LED VOL +/– keys MANUAL GAIN switch POWER button HDMI connector External input jack Headphones jack USB port XY mic Lens LCD unit connector Operation buttons REC button GAIN switch Charging LED LO CUT switch Batter[...]

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    3 Parts of the recorder EXT IN HDMI OUT DC5V Tripod mounting screw Accessory mount INPUT LEVEL LED Remaining SD LED Remaining battery LED VOL +/– keys MANUAL GAIN switch POWER button HDMI connector External input jack Headphones jack USB port XY mic Lens LCD unit connector Operation buttons REC button GAIN switch Charging LED LO CUT switch Batter[...]

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    4 Parts of the recorder EXT IN HDMI OUT DC5V Tripod mounting screw Accessory mount INPUT LEVEL LED Remaining SD LED Remaining battery LED VOL +/– keys MANUAL GAIN switch POWER button HDMI connector External input jack Headphones jack USB port XY mic Lens LCD unit connector Operation buttons REC button GAIN switch Charging LED LO CUT switch Batter[...]

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    5 Parts of the recorder Attaching and detaching the LCD unit Parts of the recor der (continued) 6 Attaching the LCD unit 1. Align the LCD u nit with the guide rail and push it in until it is attached. Detaching the LCD unit 1. On the menu screen, select SETTING and press . (See "W orking with menus" o n page 7.) 2. Use / to select "R[...]

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    6 Main screen Monitoring volume Mic gain Status icon Navigation buttons SCENE setting Input settings LO CUT setting Level meters Video quality setting Audio quality setting Timecode Remaining battery charge Status icon T h i s s h o w s t h e c u r r e n t o p e r a t i o n status. Level meters Thes e sh ow t he v olum e of the inp ut audio. If the[...]

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    7 Working with menus Use the menu to make detailed settings. Open the menu screen W orking with menus 1. Press w h il e th e ma i n s c re en is open. This opens the menu. 1 NOTE If the LCD unit is tur ned, the navigation button display will change according to the positions of the unit operation buttons.[...]

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    8 Working with menus W orking with menus 2 1 W orking with menus 1. Use / to select a menu item. 2. Press to confirm a menu selection. The setting item list opens. 3. Use / to select a setting item. 4. Press to confirm a setting selection. The setting value list opens. 5. Use / to select a setting value. 6. Press to confirm a setting value. A ch[...]

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    9 Charging the battery Char ging the battery 1. T urn the off. 2. C o n n e c t t o a U S B p o w e r s u p p l y (r un n in g co mp u te r or Z O OM A D -1 7 AC adapter (sold separately)). The Charging LED s tays lit wh ile the battery is charging. 3. After charging completes, disconnect the cable from the USB power supply . After charging complet[...]

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    10 Setting the time Whe n t he date an d time are se t, the record er can store ac cur ate recording date and time information in files. Setting the time 4 6 5 3 2 1. On the menu screen, select SETTING and press . 2. Use / to select Set Date. 3. Press . 4. Use to select each item. 5. Use / to set the values for the current date and time. 6. Af t e[...]

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    11 Formatting SD cards Formatting SD cards 5 4 3 2 SD cards must be formatted by the for use with it. 1. On the menu screen, select SETTING and press . 2. Use / to select SD Format. 3. Press . 4. Use / to select "Y es" . 5. Press . The SD card will be formatted. Sel ect “N o” t o re tur n to t he SETT ING menu. After formatting comple[...]

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    12 Adjusting the recording level Y ou can adjust the recor ding level to suit the recor ding conditions. Adjusting the recor ding level manually Adjusting the recor ding level 1. Slide the GAIN switch to the MANUAL position. Th i s tu r n s au t o m at i c re c or d i ng l ev e l adjustment off. 2. U s e t h e M A N U A L G A I N s w i t c h t o ad[...]

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    13 Reducing noise/Monitoring audio Tu r n t h e l o w - c u t fi l t e r o n t o r e d u c e w i n d s o u n d s a n d o t h e r n o i s e . Using headphones, you can monitor the audio being recorded. Reducing noise Monitoring audio 1 1. Slide the LO CUT switch to ON. NOTE Co v er th e mi c w i th th e in c lu d ed w i n d s c r e e n t o f u r t [...]

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    14 VIDEO settings Resolution: resolution and frame rate used when recor ding Setting Picture dimensions Frames/ second Main applications File size HD1080/30 1920 x 1080 30 Playback on HD TVs Larger HD720/60 1280 x 720 60 Recording fast movement HD720/30 1280 x 720 30 P l a y b a c k o n H D T V s a n d computers WVGA/60 848 x 480 60 S a v i n g S D[...]

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    15 AUDIO settings Format: audio quality when recording video Setting Description File size WA V 96kHz/24bit Rec ord in a n un co mpre sse d WAV f orm at when audio quality is important. The higher the samp ling frequency (kHz) and bi t rate, the better the audio quality . Larger WA V 96kHz/16bit WA V 48kHz/24bit WA V 48kHz/16bit WA V 44.1kHz/24bit [...]

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    16 Recording video 1. After preparing to recor d, press . This starts video recording. 2. Press again to stop r ecording. Recording video H M L – + INPUT LEVEL GAIN MANUAL AUTO LO CUT SD CARD ON OFF BATT CHG NOTE • If the transfer speed to the card is not fast enough during audio/ video recording, “Low Speed Card!” appears on the screen and[...]

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    17 Playing recordings Functions of other buttons Play previous/next recor ding … Press / during playback Search backward/forwar d …… Press and hold / during playback Pause …………………………… Press during playback End pause ……………………… Press when paused Adjust the volume …………… Press +/– NOTE • The c[...]

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    18 Deleting recordings Deleting recor dings 1 Y ou can delete videos to increase the open space on the media. 1. Press on the main screen. A list of videos appears. 2. Use / to sel ect th e vid eo th at you want to delete. 3. Press . A check mark appears on the selected video. Re p e at st e ps 2 an d 3 to ad d c h ec k marks to multiple videos. 4.[...]

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    19 Deleting recordings Deleting recor dings (continued) 7. Use / to select "Y es" . 8. Press . The selected video will be deleted. Select "No" to cancel. 9. Use / t o se l e c t " E x it Tra s h " and press to return to the main screen. 10 . Press . 8 7 10 9[...]

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    20 Connecting to the external input jack Audio from an exter nal mic or other audio equipment can be input and recorded. Connecting to the external input jack 1. C o n n e c t a n e x t e r n a l m i c o r o t h e r audio equipment to the EXT IN jack. 2. Press . This starts recording. NOTE When an external device is connected to EXT IN, the built-i[...]

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    21 Headphones/line output jack/ HDMI output Use an HDMI cable to connect with an HDMI TV to show recordings in high definition. Y ou ca n lis ten to the audio w ith h eadpho nes or an extern al aud io amplifier . Headphones/line output jack HDMI output 1. C o n n e c t h e a d p h o n e s o r a u d i o equipment to the hea dphon es jack using a s[...]

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    22 USB connections 1. Select USB on the menu screen and press . 2. Use / to select "Card Reader" or "USB Mic". 3. Press . 4. Use / to s el ect "P C/ MAC " or "iPad" according to the type of device connected. 5. Press . 6. U s e a U S B c a b l e t o c o n n e c t a computer or an iPad. 7. T o en d u se , c o [...]

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    23 USB connections Using as a web camera (computer) NOTE Download the audio driver necessary for use as a web camera from the ZOOM website (www .zoom.co.jp). 1. Use the USB cable to connect to the co mp u te r , se le c t US B on the me nu screen and press . 2. Use / to select "WebCam". 3. Press . 4. Use the a s a w e b c a m e r a f o r [...]

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    24 LCD Rotation settings/FILE list 2 3 1 LCD Rotation settings 1. Use / to select an item. 2. Press . 3. Af t e r c om p l e ti n g t h e s e t ti n g , p re s s . Setting Description Unlock Rotate the screen according to LCD unit orientation. Lock Keep the screen in the current state. Y ou can lock the rotation of the LCD scr een. FILE list 1. Use[...]

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    25 System settings System settings 1. Use / to select an item. 2. Press . 3. Af t e r c om p l e ti n g t h e s e t ti n g , p re s s . Make settings related to the system. Setting Description Set Date Set the date and time of the internal clock. (See "Setting the time" on page 10.) Beep Set whether a beep sound is made when the starts an[...]

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    26 Upgrading the firmware version Upgrade the firmware version when necessary . NOTE Y o u ca n ch e ck th e fi rm w ar e ve r si on us in g t h e Information item in the Setting menu. 1. Copy the file for upgrading the firmware to the root directory on the SD card. • The latest version of the firmware can be downloaded from www . zoom.co.jp[...]

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    27 Specifications Recording media SD/SDHC/SDXC cards (up to 128 GB) Image sensor 1/3-inch 3-megapixel CMOS sensor Lens Fixed focus (55cm – d ), F2.8, focal distance about 22 mm (35 mm equivalent) Video format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV) Video resolutions HD 1080p 30fps, HD 720p 60fps, HD 720p 30fps, WVGA 60fps, WVGA 30fps Audio formats WA V (16/24-bi[...]

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    28 Safety Precautions In this User Guide, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions that you must read to prevent accidents. The meanings of these symbols ar e as follows. Warning Something that could cause serious injury or death Caution Something that could cause injury or damage to the equipment Other symbols used An action that is man[...]

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    29 Usage Precautions Interference with other electrical equipment In consideration of safety , the has been designed to minimize its emission of electromagnetic waves and to suppress interference from external electromagnetic waves. H owever , e quipmen t that is ve ry suscep tible to i nterference o r that emi ts powerful electromagnetic waves cou[...]

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    30 Warnings and requests r egarding safe battery use Ca re f u ll y re ad th e fo l lo w i ng wa r n i ng s in or de r to av o id s er i ou s inj uri es , b ur ns , f ires a nd oth er prob lem s caus ed by lea kin g, hea t generation, combustion, rupture or accidental swallowing. DANGER Do not charge the lithium-ion battery (BT -02) in any way othe[...]

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    ZOOM CORPORA TION 4-4-3 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiy oda-ku, T okyo 1 0 1 -0062 Japan ht tp://www .zoom.co.jp =, For EU Countries Declaration of Conformity: This product complies with the requir ements of EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and RoHS Directive 2011 / 65 / EU Dispos al of Old El ectri cal & Elec tronic Eq u[...]