Zoom Q4 User Guide

© 2013 ZOOM CORPORATION

Copying or reproduction of thi s User
Gu ide in par t o r i n who le wi th out
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User Guide

Safety and Operation

Precautions must be read

before using the unit.

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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
Guide in par t or in wh ole wit hou t
permission is prohibited.

User Guide

Safety and Operation

Precautions must be read

before using the unit.

Included items

• main unit

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Parts of the recorder

Accessory

mount

INPUT
LEVEL

LED

Remaining SD LED

Remaining battery LED

VOL

+/–

keys

MANUAL

GAIN

switch

POWER

button

HDMI

connector

REC

button

GAIN

switch

Charging LED

LO

CUT

switch

Parts of the recorder

Remaining battery LED

Green 50% or more remaining battery charge

Orange 20-50% remaining battery charge

Red 20% or less remaining battery charge

Blinking red Almost no remaining battery charge

Charging LED

Red Battery charging

Unlit Charging complete or not charging

Remaining SD LED

Green 50% or more SD card space open

Orange 20-50% space open

Red 20% or less space open

Blinking red No space open or unusable

Unlit No SD card loaded

Right side view

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Parts of the recorder

Tripod mounting

screw

Battery/SD card

cover

Battery lock

SD card slot

Battery slot

Parts of the recorder (continued)

Installing the battery

Open the battery/SD card cover. Make sure the battery is facing the
correct direction and push it in completely until it locks.

After confirming that the battery is locked, securely close the battery/SD
card cover.

Unlock the battery before removing it.

Bottom

POWER

button

REC

button

Top

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Parts of the recorder

EXT IN

HDMI OUT

DC5V

Tripod mounting

screw

HDMI

connector

External

input

jack

Headphones

jack

USB

port

XY mic

Lens

LCD unit
connector

Battery/SD card

cover

Battery lock

SD card slot

Battery slot

EXT IN

HDMI OUT

DC5V

Tripod mounting

screw

HDMI

External

input

jack

Headphones

jack

USB
port

XY mic

Lens

LCD unit
connector

Operation buttons

Battery/SD card

cover

Battery lock

SD card slot

Battery slot

XY mic

Raise when recording.

Back

LCD unit

Front

5

Parts of the recorder

Attaching and detaching the LCD unit

Parts of the recorder (continued)

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Attaching the LCD unit

1. Align the LCD unit 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 "Working with menus" on page 7.)

2. Use / to select "Remove LCD".

3. Press .

4. Use / to select "Yes".

5. Press .

The LCD becomes blank.

6. Wh ile pressing the UNLOCK button

in the recorder connection area, slide

the LCD unit off.

NOTE

Recording is possible when the LCD
unit is detached.

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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

Th is sh ow s the curr en t opera ti on
status.

Level meters

These show the volum e of the input
audio. If the volume is too loud, peak
indicators will stay lit.

Timecode

Wh e n re co rdi ng , th is sh ow s the
rec ord in g time .When pause d, th is
shows the possible recording time.

Remaining battery charge

This shows the amount of remaining
battery charge.

Monitoring volume

This show s the volu me level (when
using the VOL +/− keys).

Video quality setting

Th is sh o w s th e vi d e o si z e an d
number of frames.

Audio quality setting

This shows the audio format and bit
rate.

Navigation buttons

Thes e icons show the functi ons of
the LCD unit operation buttons. They
chan ge accord ing to the operat ion
state.

SCENE setting

Th is sh ows th e cam era SC ENE
setting (VIDEO menu).

Input settings

This sho ws the audio input setti ng
(b ui lt -in mi c, exte rnal mic or lin e
input).

LO CUT setting

This shows the use of noise reduction.

Mic gain

This shows the recording level setting.

Main screen

NOTE

You can use the

/ navigation buttons to change the angle of view.
: Make the angle of view narrower.
: Make the angle of view wider.

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Working with menus

Use the menu to make detailed settings.

Open the menu screen

Working with menus

1. Press while the mai n screen 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.

8

Working with menus

Working with menus

2

1

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 check mark appears on the selected

setting value.

7. To return to t he main scree n, press

several times.

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Charging the battery

Charging the battery

1. Turn the off.

2. C on nec t to a US B po wer sup pl y

(running computer or ZOOM AD-1 7

AC adapter (sold separately)).

The Charging LED stays lit while th e

battery is charging.

3. After charging completes, disconnect the

cable from the USB power supply.

After charging completes, the Charging

LED becomes unlit.

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2

NOTE

Charging a battery to 100% requires about three hours when connected
to a computer and about two hours fifteen minutes when using an AC
adapter.
(The amount of time required will vary depending on the conditions.)

CAUTION

• The recorder does not charge when it is on.

• The surrounding temperature should be between 5°C and 35°C
(41°F and 95°F) when charging. At other temperatures, the battery
could become hot, damaged or weakened.

• Do not leave the cable connected for a long time after charging
completes.

• You mu s t a ls o f o ll ow th e ha n dl in g i n st ru ct io n s i n "Warnings and

requests regarding safe batte ry use" on pa ge 30.