F2 Control
version 1.0
Operation Manual
© 2022 ZOOM CORPORATION
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Contents
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Contents ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 2
Installing F2 Control ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 3 iOS/iPadOS device ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 3
Android device ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 3
Connecting with an F2-BT ‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 4
Recording ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 5
Home/Recording Screen ‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 5
Menu items related to recording ‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 6
Adjusting output volume ‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 7
Recording ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 8
Playing recordings ‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 9
Playback Screen ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 9
Selecting‥files‥for‥playback‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 10
Playing recordings ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 11
Managing‥files‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 12
Showing‥the‥contents‥of‥SD‥cards‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 12
Working‥with‥files‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 13
Inputting characters ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 14
System settings ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 15
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Installing F2 Control iOS/iPadOS device
1.
Open the App Store on the iOS/iPadOS device and search for "F2 Control".
2.
Tap "GET" on the F2 Control screen.
This will install F2 Control on the device.
Android device
1.
Open the Google Play Store on the Android device and search for “F2 Control”.
2.
Tap “INSTALL” on the F2 Control screen.
This will install F2 Control on the device.
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Connecting with an F2-BT
1.
Tap the F2 Control app icon on the iOS/iPadOS/Android device.
2.
Select the serial number of the F2-BT being used in the list.
Check‥the‥serial‥number‥on‥the‥back‥of‥the‥F2-BT.
Connection‥completes‥after‥“Connecting”‥appears‥on‥the‥iOS/iPadOS/Android‥device.
Serial number
HINT
•‥ If‥connection‥is‥not‥successful,‥move‥the‥device‥closer‥to‥the‥F2-BT‥or‥move‥both‥to‥a‥place‥where‥ nothing‥interferes‥with‥radio‥waves‥and‥start‥F2‥Control‥again.‥Confirm‥also‥that‥the‥Bluetooth‥func tion‥of‥the‥iOS/iPadOS/Android‥device‥can‥be‥used.‥If‥connection‥is‥still‥not‥possible,‥confirm‥that‥
Bluetooth Function is set to F2 Control in F2 Editor.
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Recording
Home/Recording Screen
Elapsed recording time
Status icon
File name
Recording format
Lo cut setting
File note
Level meter
Output volume
FF button
REW button
PLAY/PAUSE button
STOP button
MENU button
MARK button
Battery Type
Remaining battery charge
Remaining recordable time
REC button
Screen operation lock switch
Screen operation lock switch settings
Setting Description
All screen operations are enabled.
All operations are disabled except the screen operation lock switch.
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Menu items related to recording
Various settings related to recording can be made.
1.
Tap on the Home Screen.
2.
Tap an item on the Menu Screen to select it, and then change the setting.
Lo‥Cut
Setting item
Lo Cut
Description
This function can reduce noise, including air-conditioning, wind and vocal pops.
Rec Settings
Setting item
Rec Format
Rec File Name
Rec File Note
Description
The recording format can be selected in consideration of audio quality and file size.
This sets the file name used for recorded files (
“Inputting characters” on page 14
).
This sets the note used for recorded files (
“Inputting characters” on page
14 ).
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Adjusting output volume
The‥volume‥used‥for‥monitoring‥with‥headphones‥or‥another‥device‥can‥be‥adjusted.
1.
Slide the OUTPUT VOLUME on the Home Screen left and right to adjust the level.
HINT
·‥ Double-tapping‥the‥output‥volume‥will‥set‥it‥to‥0‥dB.
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Recording
1.
Tap on the Home Screen.
This starts recording.
Operations during recording
Function Operation
Add a mark
Tap .
(During playback, you can jump to places where marks have been added.)
Stop Tap or .
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Playing recordings
Playback Screen
Elapsed playback time
Status icon
Playback file name
Playback file format
Lo cut setting
File note
Level meter
Output volume
FF button
REW button
PLAY/PAUSE button
STOP button
MENU button
MARK button
Battery Type
Remaining battery charge
Remaining playback time
REC button
Screen operation lock switch
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Selecting‥files‥for‥playback
Files‥can‥be‥selected‥for‥playback.
‥
1.
Tap or on the Home Screen.
This‥changes‥the‥playback‥file.
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Playing recordings
1.
Tap on the Home Screen.
This‥starts‥playback‥of‥the‥selected‥file.
Operations during playback
Function
Pause/resume
Search forward
Search backward
Move to the next mark (if one exists)
Play the next file (if no mark exists)
Move to the previous mark (if one exists)
Move to the beginning of the file (if no mark exists)
Play the previous file
Add a mark
Stop
Tap
Tap
Tap
Tap
Tap
Operation
Tap .
Hold
Hold .
.
.
.
.
.
twice in a row.
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Managing‥files
Showing the contents of SD cards
Use‥the‥FINDER‥screen‥to‥check‥and‥edit‥files‥on‥the‥SD‥card‥in‥the‥F2-BT.
‥‥‥
1.
Tap on the Home Screen.
2.
Tap Finder on the Menu Screen.
3.
Tap SD CARD on the FINDER screen.
This‥opens‥the‥File‥List‥Screen.
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Working‥with‥files
Working‥with‥files,‥you‥can‥check‥their‥information,‥change‥their‥names‥and‥edit‥their‥ metadata.
1.
‥ To‥work‥with‥a‥file,‥tap‥the‥ to the right of its name.
This‥opens‥the‥Options‥Screen‥where‥you‥can‥check‥the‥following‥information.
Selected item Data item Description
SD CARD
File
Free
Size
Remain
Path
Length
Format
Date
Time
Size
Open space
Size
Remaining recordable time
File path
Length of time
Recording format
Date created
Time created
Size
2.
Tap an item to change its setting or work with it.
File options
Setting item
Select
Rename
Note
Description
Select the file for playback and return to the Home Screen. When an SD card is selected, the first file inside it will be selected.
Change the file name (
“Inputting characters” on page 14
).
Check and edit the file note (
“Inputting characters” on page 14
).
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Inputting characters
Character‥input‥screens‥appear‥for‥inputting‥file‥names‥and‥notes,‥for‥example.
Numbers of characters
Input characters/maximum number of characters
Text input box
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1.
Input characters using the keyboard.
The‥input‥characters‥appear‥in‥the‥text‥box.
NOTE
·‥ The‥following‥characters‥can‥be‥input.
‥ (space)‥!‥#‥$‥%‥&‥'‥(‥)‥+‥,‥-‥0‥1‥2‥3‥4‥5‥6‥7‥8‥9‥;‥=‥@‥A‥B‥C‥D‥E‥F‥G‥H‥I‥J‥K‥L‥M‥N‥O‥P‥Q‥R‥S‥T‥U‥V‥W‥X‥Y‥Z‥[‥
]‥^‥_‥`‥a‥b‥c‥d‥e‥f‥g‥h‥i‥j‥k‥l‥m‥n‥o‥p‥q‥r‥s‥t‥u‥v‥w‥x‥y‥z‥{‥}‥~
‥ Except‥when‥inputting‥a‥"Note",‥you‥cannot‥put‥an‥@‥mark‥or‥a‥space‥at‥the‥beginning.
2.
When done inputting, tap
Confirm‥the‥input‥characters.
Tap to cancel the input.
.
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System settings
1.
Tap on the Home Screen.
2.
Tap System on the Menu Screen.
3.
Tap a setting item and then change it.
System settings
Setting item
Date/Time
Battery Type
Auto Power Off
SD Card Format
Versions
Description
Set the date and time.
Select the type of batteries used in the F2-BT.
Use this to set the time until the F2-BT power turns off automatically.
Use this to format microSD cards for use with the F2-BT
(This function is enabled in F2-BT firmware version 1.2 and later).
Check the F2-BT and F2 Control versions here.
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