Zoom H5/UG/11 USB

• USB functions

  • Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/01 Card Reader

    • Data exchange with computers (card reader)

      • Connected to a computer, the H5 works as a card reader, so you can check and copy the data on its SD card.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select USB > SD CARD READER.
      • 2. Connect the H5's USB port to the computer with a USB cable.
        • Connecting to a computer
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        • Note/Info To power the H5 from the computer's USB bus, connect the cable while the recorder is off, then turn it on.
          

      • 3. Before unplugging the cable, disconnect the H5 on the computer.
        • Windows: use Safely Remove Hardware and select the H5.
        • Mac: drag the H5 icon to the Trash.

        • Note/Info Always do this before disconnecting the USB cable.
          

      • 4. Unplug the cable from the computer and the H5, then press MENU.
  • Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/02 Audio Interface

    • Using as an audio interface

      • Over USB, the H5 sends the signals at its inputs straight to a computer or iPad, and plays that device's audio back out through the H5.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select USB > AUDIO INTERFACE.
      • 2. Select STEREO or MULTI TRACK, and press the scroll button.
        • STEREO — a 2-in/2-out interface for a computer or an iPad. It needs no driver. USB 2.0 Full Speed, 44.1/48 kHz, 16-bit.
        • MULTI TRACK — a 4-in/2-out interface for a computer, with inputs L, R, 1 and 2 on separate channels. An iPad cannot use this mode. Windows needs a driver from the ZOOM website (zoomcorp.com); Mac OS does not. USB 2.0 High Speed, 44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit.
        • In both modes the computer or iPad sends two channels back to the H5.
        • Some settings work in one mode only: MONITOR MIXER in MULTI TRACK, and LOOP BACK and In1/2 MONO MIX in STEREO. See Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings.
      • 3. Select the connected device, and press the scroll button.
        • Connected device options in STEREO and MULTI TRACK
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        • PC/Mac(Bus Powered) — a computer that powers the H5 over USB.
        • PC/Mac(Battery) — a computer whose USB bus cannot supply enough power, or any computer when you use phantom power.
        • iPad — offered in STEREO only.
      • 4. Connect the H5 to the computer or iPad with a USB cable.
        • Connecting a computer or iPad
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        • Note/Info An iPad needs an iPad Camera Connection Kit.
          

        • The display shows USB AUDIO I/F with level meters: one stereo pair (L, R) in STEREO, and L, R, 1 and 2 in MULTI TRACK. The bottom line shows the sample rate and which of Inputs 1/2 have phantom power and the PAD on.
          • Interface screens in STEREO and MULTI TRACK
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        • The settings available in this mode are in Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings.
      • 5. To disconnect, press MENU, then use the scroll button to select EXIT.
      • 6. At EXIT AUDIO I/F MODE, select YES and press the scroll button.
      • 7. Unplug the cable from the computer or iPad and from the H5.
  • Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings

    • Audio interface settings

      • While the H5 is an audio interface, MENU opens IN/OUT, TOOL and EXIT. These settings are available:
      • IN/OUT
        • LO CUT — Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/01 Low Cut
        • COMP/LIMITER — Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/02 Comp Limiter
        • In1/2 PHANTOM — Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/03 Phantom Power
        • PLUGIN POWER — Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/04 Plug-in Power
        • In1/2 PAD (-20dB) — Zoom H5/UG/13 Settings/05 PAD
        • In1/2 MS MATRIX — Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/06 MS to Stereo
        • L/R MS-RAW MONITOR — Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/05 MS-RAW Monitoring
        • DIRECT MONITOR — Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/01 Direct Monitoring
        • MONITOR MIXER (MULTI TRACK only) — Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/02 Monitor Mix
        • LOOP BACK (STEREO only) — Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/03 Loop Back
        • In1/2 MONO MIX (STEREO only) — Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/07 Mono Mix
        • LINE OUT LEVEL — Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/04 Line Out Level
      • TOOL
        • TUNER — Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/01 Tuner
      • Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/01 Direct Monitoring

        • Making direct monitoring settings

          • Direct monitoring outputs the sound at the H5's inputs directly, before it passes through the connected computer or iPad. You hear the inputs without latency.
          • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select IN/OUT > DIRECT MONITOR.
            • In STEREO mode this opens the OFF/ON choice; go to step 3.
          • 2. In MULTI TRACK mode, select ON/OFF and press the scroll button.
            • The same DIRECT MONITOR menu holds MONITOR MIXER: Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/02 Monitor Mix.
          • 3. Select ON and press the scroll button. MENU cancels.
            • Direct monitor setting in STEREO and MULTI TRACK
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      • Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/02 Monitor Mix

        • Monitor signal mixing (MULTI TRACK only)

          • With direct monitoring on, you can balance the input signals you hear. This mix does not change the input signals sent to the computer or iPad.
          • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select IN/OUT > DIRECT MONITOR > MONITOR MIXER.
          • 2. Select a track and press the scroll button.
            • Monitor mixer screen
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            • The screen shows a level meter for each track (L/R, 1 and 2) and whether the mixer is on (MIXER ON).
          • 3. Select a parameter and change its value.
            • Track pan and level screen
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            • PAN sets the track's left–right balance; LEVEL sets its volume in dB.
            • Move the scroll button up or down to move the cursor or change a value.
            • Press the scroll button to choose the parameter to change.
            • MENU returns to the previous screen.
          • 4. Press REC to hear the inputs without the mixer adjustments.
            • REC turns the mixer on and off (MIXER ON / MIXER OFF).
          • The recorder's own input monitoring mix uses the same PAN and LEVEL controls: Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/03 Monitor Mix.
      • Zoom H5/UG/11 USB/03 Interface Settings/03 Loop Back

        • Using Loop Back (STEREO only)

          • In STEREO mode, the H5 can mix the sound coming from the computer or iPad with the sound at its own inputs, and send that mix back to the computer or iPad (loop back).
          • Use it, for example, to add narration over a backing track playing on a computer, then record the result with software on the computer or stream it live over the internet.
          • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select IN/OUT > LOOP BACK.
          • 2. Select ON and press the scroll button. MENU cancels.
            • Loop back setting
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