tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post3236123867054125714..comments2011-09-17T18:09:43.887-04:00Brad Linderhttps://profiles.google.com/103668412054887723210noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-46748525048832052422011-09-17T18:09:43.888-04:002011-09-17T18:09:43.888-04:00Hi<br />I tried to update my Zoom H4. I download the update,  and become a zip call H4_v2.40.zip. To open it, become a folder called &quot;SYSTEM.BIN&quot; and to open it become a zip called &quot;SYSTEM.BIN.cpgz&quot; and then &quot;SYSTEM.BIN&quot; again. <br />I tried in different MACs and PCs and still the same. Do you know what to do to solve this problem?Drasticanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-85028876950802985712011-04-07T06:50:05.826-04:002011-04-07T06:50:05.826-04:00Thanks so much anonymous, I spent hours trying everything to make this work! and all I had to do was be gentle. Thanks againlivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-83359424892459038952011-02-20T11:14:06.722-05:002011-02-20T11:14:06.722-05:00Hello again,<br>Thanks for responding to my comment about uneven internal mics. Yes, I totally agree that the best that could be hoped for is a firmware upgrade that would allow the independant setting of levels for the left and right channels in stereo mode. But why, then, won&#39;t Zoom impliment such an update - it would surely be very easy for them to do and yet they say they have no plans to do so. It is so infuriating to have to independantly normalise the two channels using software after every recording to get a true stereo image - it hardly makes the device user friendly! <br>It seems to me that, with the H4, Zoom have thought of everything and then built it out of the cheapest, lowest quality components possible and thus rendered the device next to useless - badly matching internal mics and preamps that make the use of external mics pointless are really not ideal on a sound recording device! What a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-28429489751726035052011-02-20T11:14:06.212-05:002011-02-20T11:14:06.212-05:00Great Blog Brad Linder! its i recently updated the firmware on my H4 and you provided a nice summary of what I ended up with. <br><br>I&#39;ve had the H4 for 2 months now and am happy with it. I use it for recording song ideas and practicing guitar and vocals. For my purposes its fine. I only use the built-in mics and I&#39;ve never notice the pulsing sound during battery use and my mics seem to be pretty evenly matched in terms of gain so I have no complaints there. I think for those people that are complaining about the unit they are probably expecting too much out of a gizmo thats intended to be a low cost multipurpose tool NOT a studio quality piece of recording gear. For me, the H4 is convenient and portable and a great way to get song ideas recorded. If i want more professional sounding recordings i&#39;ll by pro equipment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-19124823651376846472011-02-20T11:14:05.976-05:002011-02-20T11:14:05.976-05:00I&#39;m new to the H4 and very impressed so far but ... The font size is a problem for &#39;oldies&#39;. I downloaded V2.10 (for V1 or 1.10) and put it in the root dir of the SD card, but nothing I do induces the Zoom to start up with the Version Up? option. I have pressed every button I can find, starting with the Menu button, but nothing - I just get the standard top screen! I can&#39;t find any suggestions on the Net so I guess I&#39;ll just have to stick with V1.10 and wear glasses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-77022529038894800902011-02-20T11:14:05.369-05:002011-02-20T11:14:05.369-05:00I have same problem as H4 Novice. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-60012952120546680592011-02-20T11:14:04.594-05:002011-02-20T11:14:04.594-05:00How do you update the firmware to 2.2 if you don&#39;t have a SD Card reader?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-61628667297326138132010-10-07T01:22:10.988-04:002010-10-07T01:22:10.988-04:00hi, i&#39;ve had my H4 for a year or so, and suddenly my unit won&#39;t interface with my power book g4 , no icon will appear, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, i have two recording sessions on cards and can&#39;t burn cd&#39;s thank you jerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-47252487416117499792010-07-22T18:09:24.820-04:002010-07-22T18:09:24.820-04:00Nevermind on that timestamp question. Just found this:<br />http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/support/faq/h4.php#01Hanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056965744146953788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-65516100000470050352010-07-22T18:02:12.094-04:002010-07-22T18:02:12.094-04:00How the [bleep] do you get the H4 to give a file the right timestamp? I have combed the manual for every mention of the word &quot;time&quot; and no luck. All my files have same 1995 timestamp. I can always rename my files something with the time in it, but it&#39;s the principle of the thing. :)Hanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05056965744146953788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-42945379777902782172010-03-27T11:43:25.133-04:002010-03-27T11:43:25.133-04:00I see there&#39;s a lot of really good input and info here, so I thought I&#39;d throw this out..<br /><br />Fast forward to March 2010..<br /><br />I&#39;ve got a H4 running v. 2.20<br /><br />I download the 2.40 upgrade, (For the system version &quot;VER=1.20&quot; or later..) <br /><br />I Follow the upgrade procedure, I click &#39;version up?&#39; ok, it says it&#39;s &#39;checking file&#39; them gives me an &#39;error&#39; and stops dead.<br /><br />Anyone else experience a similar problem? any known fix?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-89136469285848140002009-07-12T07:08:45.863-04:002009-07-12T07:08:45.863-04:00Hi,<br /><br />To start the firmware update, press the menu button in and DOWN towards INPUT and MENU. Then it works fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-76297144122888488282009-01-26T21:44:00.000-05:002009-01-26T21:44:00.000-05:00Paul,<BR/>I'm not sure what you're experiencing, but it sounds as though you may have some kind of incompatibility between your microphone and the zoom unit - perhaps a wrong phantom voltage setting, or a leaky (cheap?) microphone you're plugging in that draws too much current. Have you tried adjusting the settings, or a different microphone? The problem you describe just sounds like a preamp slowly roasting, to me. I have occasionally used external mics on my recorder without incident.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677667998345402895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-73767549837186019982009-01-26T19:40:00.000-05:002009-01-26T19:40:00.000-05:00I have a problem with the Zoom H4 and I'm hoping you might be able to offer some advice as to what i should do about it. Initially, I had purchased a used H4 that was working spendidly until after a few weeks use (for three two hour hour sessions - i use the machine to record my band practises and to archive ideas) i started getting loud digital pops on the mp3s recorded, which increased in frequency till it became unbearable. i returned the unit and ponied uup additional dollars to purchase a brand new H4. after five weeks of recording bliss, using open mics and recording mp3 at 320 kbps, and using the adapter, i suddenly started getting those annoying digital pops again. not nearly as loud or frequently as it was previously, but enough to cause me concern. incidentally, i also dump all that i have recorded onto my harddrive after every jam session and i am using the SD card that came with the machine. Any suggestions or opinions would be appreciated. Thanks! Paul, Calgary, AB CANADA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-11471039746686953972009-01-08T15:29:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:29:00.000-05:00<B>ZOOM site Down</B><BR/><BR/>The firmware is offline and now I cannot connect my zoom to my mac :( Does anyone have the firmware? I'll host it in return to share with others.Tristanhttp://www.dslrflix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-75144793891131735292008-12-19T17:05:00.000-05:002008-12-19T17:05:00.000-05:00How do you update the firmware to 2.2 if you don't have a SD Card reader?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-3162456365160424892008-12-09T05:42:00.000-05:002008-12-09T05:42:00.000-05:00I had the same problem. Copied the file on the root folder, and then, during the update, instead of COMPLETE!, i get an ERROR.<BR/><BR/>I was using a 8gb SD card, i switched for a 512mb and it worked. (by the way, insert the card, and then start the zoom once without holding down the menu button). Then, put the h4 off, and start it again for your update.<BR/><BR/>ThanksImragehttp://www.imrage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-13343146435513760962008-12-07T16:20:00.000-05:002008-12-07T16:20:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tip on pressing the button downward gently - I was definitely forcing it a bit too hard. I've tried to update a number of times and never got it to work until now!Fajitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-74158638456453828462008-12-01T15:59:00.000-05:002008-12-01T15:59:00.000-05:00I had trouble updating too at first, but now I got it to work.<BR/>I switched to a smaller size sd card, the one the unit came with, and also became very careful of how I pushed the menu button down. I am not sure if switching the sd card mattered so much, the key perhaps, is not to hold the menu button down too hard. Push it down towards the bottom of the unit, with gentle pressure, just so you feel it click only one time, then hold it in that position while you swith it on.Rar Junglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960904218052091258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-13202948364374765512008-10-28T09:27:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:27:00.000-04:00I just got off with support and we got it working. My problem was that I was trying to update off of a high density 8GB card. You should try running the update from a smaller card if you are using a high density one too.j3rkhttp://www.necroratus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-8793968324530125542008-10-28T09:15:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:15:00.000-04:00I use windows and I have the same problem from version 2.1 to 2.2.j3rkhttp://www.necroratus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-35975002270162460542008-10-16T01:45:00.000-04:002008-10-16T01:45:00.000-04:00I have same problem as H4 Novice. Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-15575186856764069092008-09-13T01:36:00.000-04:002008-09-13T01:36:00.000-04:00I hope there is someone out there who can help me. I have a new H4 that I&#39;m trying to &quot;version up&quot; from 2.1 -&gt;2.2. I have a Mac OSX 10.4.11. When I open the H4SD card window on my Mac I can see that the SYSTEM.BIN file is in there, but the &quot;version up&quot; process does not &quot;Complete&quot;. Instead I get an &quot;ERROR&quot; message on my H4. I can&#39;t find anything about this &quot;ERROR&quot; message in the manual. Do you know what might be going wrong?H4Novicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04640171272193060853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-36908019788593678332008-08-28T00:01:00.000-04:002008-08-28T00:01:00.000-04:00When I plug in power adaptor the H4 will not turn on. It worked previously.Adapter checks out fine on volt meter?<BR/>Thanks..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-65592817462193475042008-07-05T16:21:00.000-04:002008-07-05T16:21:00.000-04:00Great blog. I wonder if you or anyone here knows how to do duets with this recorder. I would like to record a track, then play it back to my phones while I record a second track next to the first. Ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com