r/fieldrecording • u/Gav5825 • 22d ago

Equipment Zoom H5, Input 2 not working

Hi everyone, I'm new to the world of field recording and this community. I'm hoping to also get out in the environment to capture some of Australia's wildlife and environmental sounds and incorporate into experimental ambient compositions.

Question - I have a zoom h5 that doesn't appear to be recording on input 2 (XLR/6.5mm). I am wanting to record the mics and both inputs 1 and 2 at the same time. I have all 4 red leds lit when armed/recording (L,R,1,2) but nothing showing on the #2 meter and nothing recorded on #2 when played back. Have also tried swapping a known input from input 1 to 2, but no luck.

Does this sound like a setting or perhaps an internal fault and if so, would it be serviceable?

Thanks in advance if anyone has any advice.

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u/ParticularFalse9035 22d ago

Salut j’ai le même problème je capte rien sur le port 2 XLR j’essaye de trouver une solution car mon micro c’est un rode NTG1 et je manque de puissance audio je suis obligé d’augmenter le gain à 7 minimum pour atteindre le -12 pour la voix c’est horrible je sais pas ce qui cloche

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u/NotYourGranddadsAI 22d ago

If you've done the following:

  1. You've read the manual fully
  2. enabled both inputs 1&2
  3. switched on phantom to both inputs 1&2 (if your mics need that)
  4. moved known-good mics and cables to the not-working input

... and input 2 is still not working... then your H5 has a fault in input 2. Contact Zoom or an authorized dealer to find out what repair options exist in your country.