Specifications

Zaxcom ZFR 200 / 300 Manual___________________ Recording Media

Media

While any size card will work we recommend using a 4GB micro SD card. We also recommend that

you buy a brand name card such as Transcend, SanDisk, or Delkin. You should also buy your cards

from a reputable dealer because counterfeit cards exist and can cause recording issues.

We also recommend that you test your card before taking them out into the field.

Here is a testing procedure to determine if the card will function correctly:

1. Format the card in the ZFR.

2. Power cycle the unit.

3. Record at least 20 minutes of audio to a card with no timecode source.

4. Look at the Main Screen it should still be recording in segment #1.

Media Capacity

TheZFR can use MiniSD cards, ranging in size from 128 MB to 16 GB. While any size card will work

we recommend using 4GB cards.

Available recording times are as follows:

Media

Size

Available

Recording

Time

128 MB 45 minutes

256 MB 1.5 hours

512 MB 3 hours

1 GB 6 hours

2 GB 12 hours

4 GB 24 hours

8 GB 48 hours

16 GB 96 hours

IMPORTANT: The ZFR will NOT record onto the card if it was not present when the unit was

powered up or if the card was removed while the power was ‘ON’ or if the LOW

BATTERY is being displayed.

Recording Format

The media card is formatted using a FAT32 file system. While recording, the unit places all

recorded audio in a single file on the media.

The single file generated by the recorder can only be recognized by Zaxcom’s ZaxConvert program.

Using ZaxConvert will transfer the file to a Broadcast Wave or MP3 file. This utility is available to

anyone for free from the Zaxcom website

http://www.zaxcom.com/software-updates