St. Olaf Equipment Tutorials

Powering the recorder

Using batteries

1. Turn the power OFF, and remove the battery cover.

2. Insert batteries.

3. Close the cover.

Using the AC Adapter

1. Connect the cable to the USB Port.

2. Connect the adapter into a power outlet.

Installing an SD Card

1. After turning the power OFF, open the SD Card slot cover.

2. Insert the card into the slot.

   1. To remove, push the card further into the slot, then pull it out.

Turning On/Off

Turning On

1. Slide down the Power button.

2. Upon turning on:

1. “No SD Card!” — Confirm that an SD Card is correctly inserted into the recorder.

2. “Card Protected” — Slide the lock switch on the card to OFF.

3. “Invalid Card” — Use a different card or format the card.

Turning Off

1. Slide the Power button until “Goodbye, see you!” appears on the screen. 

Setting the Date and Time

1. Press Menu.

2. Use the PLAY button by moving it up and down to navigate the Menu, and go to SYSTEM. Press the PLAY button to confirm.

3. Select DATE/TIME.

4. Using the PLAY button to select the setting and change the values.

5. Use the PLAY button the select OK and press PLAY once more.

Display

Recording Modes

• Mid Side (MS) Stereo Mode

  • Records the sound ahead and to the left and right of the microphone. 

• XY Stereo Mode

  •  Records sound with mics at a 90 degree angle. 

• 2ch and 4ch Surround Modes

  •  Captures sounds in all directions using both MS and XY mics. 

• 2ch mixes the signals from the MS and XY mics.

• 4ch records the signals from the MS and XY mics separately.

Selecting the Recording mode

• Turn the dial at the top of the recorder so the the triangle points to the desired mode. 

• Adjusting the S level

  • Use the play button to adjust the stereo width by pushing up or down. 

• Using MS-RAW mode

  • This allows you adjust the stereo width after recording. 

  • Hold down PLAY until RAW appears.

Setting the Recording Format

1. Press Menu.

2. Use the PLAY button by moving it up and down to navigate the Menu, and go to REC. Press the PLAY button to confirm.

3. Select REC FORMAT.

4. Use the PLAY button to select the recording format.

   • Use WAV for higher quality audio and MP3 formats if you want to save space. 

Recording Manually

1. Adjust the Mic Gain by turning the dial located on the right side of the device. 

2. Press the record button so start recording. 

3. Press the PLAY button to add a mark. 

4. Press the record button again to stop recording.

1. One file can have at most 99 marks.

2. If a file exceeds 2GB, recording will continue on a new file that will automatically be created. 

Playing Back Recordings

1. Press PLAY.

2. Use UP/DOWN (PLAY) to go between marks and recordings. 

3. Press PLAY to pause and restart playback. 

4. Use the volume button to adjust volume.

5. Press and hold MENU to return to the home screen. 

Resources

https://zoomcorp.com/media/documents/E_H2n_QuickGuide.pdf