Zoom H4N - Troubleshooting Guide Manual

ZoomH4NTroubleshootingGuide
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Problem:TheH4NisonlypickingupaudioinonechannelwhenIpluginanXLR.
● Solution:Ensurethatmonomixisturnedon.Thisfeatureislocatedunderthe
inputtabinthemenu.
Problem:Idon’thearanyaudiothroughmyheadphones.
● Solution1:YouwillonlyhearaudiowhentheH4Nistracking.Thismeansthat
youmusthitrecordoncefirsttoheartheaudioandthenasecondtimeto
actuallybeginrecording.
● Solution2:Makesureyouareontherightinput.Micmustbeselectedfor
standardrecordingsandthe1and2buttonsmustbeselectedforXLRinput.
● Solution3:Makesurethateitherthemicrophonehasaninternalbatteryanditis
poweredonorthatphantompower(+48V),locatedunderinputwithinthemenu,
isselected.ItisalwaysrecommendedtoavoidphantompowerontheH4Nif
possible.
Problem:Iamexperiencingahighpitchbuzzingnoisethroughmyheadphones.Isthis
noiseactuallybeingrecorded?
● Solution1:Yesthisnoisewillstillbetherewhenyoulistentotherecordinglater.
ThisproblemstemsfromtheuseofphantompowerwhentheH4Ninternal
batteryisnotatfullcharge.Thenoisewillbecomemoreextremeasthebattery
drains,whichisveryfastonH4N’s.Ifpossible,turnphantompoweroffand
simplypowerthemicrophonethroughaninternalbatteryofitsown.However,
someexternalmicrophonesdonothavetheirownbattery.Inthiscase,turn