Zoom H5/UG/06 Display

• Display overview

  • Home/Recording screen

    • MULTI FILE mode

      • Home/Recording screen in MULTI FILE mode
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      • Top row
        • Status icon — the recorder's state.
          • SD — stopped
          • Solid round icon — recording
          • Two bars — paused
        • Counter — the remaining recordable time. See Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/06 Counter/01 Recording.
        • Input capsule name — the mic capsule connected to the L/R inputs, such as XY5.
        • Backup recording icon — appears when backup recording is on. See Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/12 Backup Rec.
        • Battery charge indicator — three bars when full, fewer as the charge drops, and an X when empty.
      • Second row
        • Folder name, such as FOLDER01.
        • Project name — after pressing PLAY/PAUSE, the project playing; while recording, the project being recorded.
      • Meters
        • Track L/R and Track 1/2 — one level meter per input, showing the recording input level on a scale from −48 to 0 dB.
        • Clip indicator — at the right end of each meter; marks a track whose signal has clipped.
        • Icons to the left of each track pair show the input settings in use:
          • LO CUT — the low cut filter is on. See Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/01 Low Cut.
          • COMP/LIMITER — the compressor or limiter is on. See Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/02 Comp Limiter.
          • MS — the MS stereo matrix is on. See Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/06 MS to Stereo.
      • Bottom row
        • Recording format, such as WAV44.1/16. See Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/08 Rec Format.
          • When the H5 is used as an audio interface, this shows the computer or iPad setting instead.
        • Phantom power voltage and the inputs it feeds, such as 48V:In1/2. See Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/03 Phantom Power.
        • PAD setting and the inputs it affects, such as -20dB:In1/2. See Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/05 PAD.

    • STEREO FILE mode

      • Home/Recording screen in STEREO FILE mode
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      • The screen shows the same elements as MULTI FILE mode, with a single stereo meter.
      • The name field shows a file name with its extension, such as ZOOM0001.WAV. After pressing PLAY/PAUSE, it shows the file playing; while recording, the file being recorded.

  • Playback screen

    • MULTI FILE mode

      • Playback screen in MULTI FILE mode
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      • Top row
        • Status icon — the playback state.
          • ► — playing
          • Two bars — paused
        • Counter — the elapsed or remaining playback time. See Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/06 Counter/02 Playback.
        • Input capsule name — the mic capsule connected to the L/R inputs.
        • Battery charge indicator.
      • Second row
        • Folder name and the name of the project playing.
      • Meters
        • Stereo track — a pair of meters, L and R.
        • Mono track — one meter per track, 1 and 2.
        • Level meter — the playback level of each track.
        • Clip indicator — at the right end of each meter.
      • Bottom row
        • Playback format, such as WAV44.1/16.
        • Playback speed, such as SPEED:100%. See Zoom H5/UG/09 Playback/05 Speed.
        • Key control, such as KEY:±0. See Zoom H5/UG/09 Playback/04 Pitch.
        • A-B repeat. See Zoom H5/UG/09 Playback/06 AB Repeat.

    • STEREO FILE mode

      • Playback screen in STEREO FILE mode
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      • The screen shows the same elements as MULTI FILE mode, with a single stereo meter and the name of the file playing.