@BabyBoy2023 , I just looked at, and used mine this morning, and while attaching it to the tripod I realized I misspoke a bit when I wrote the above post. I DON'T actually use the XY mic setting for normal use. I always leave it set on the M/S ( Mid / Side ) pattern for my regular usage. That setting makes the mic pickup pattern pretty omnidirectional, except for directly behind the unit. I generally am sitting right behind the recorder when using it, and do not want it to pick up the noises I create when playing - rustling music, manipulating controls, and so on. Those extraneous noises are not real loud of course, but the H2 is pretty sensitive, so it will pick them up on other settings. With it set that way, I pick up pretty much everything that goes on in the room, besides the area where I am sitting.
The M/S setting is the one facing forward as you are looking at the recorder from the back ( back = side with the screen ). Or you could say : "Directly away from you"
The recorder obviously has Many more options built in, and some of those might be better for your intended usage. I have never played around with most of those options though, so I won't be much help for explaining them to you. I found a setting that works good for what I normally use it for, and kinda stick with that for whenever I record with it. To make really good audio recordings takes a lot of experimentation with all of the settings for mic placement, so you are probably going to have to make a bunch of test recordings to see what works best for you.
The manual covers all this stuff pretty good I think. But it is very small in physical size, and that makes it hard to read. With all electronic devices, I've found that it is best to go to the Mfgs site and download the PDF to your computer, and read them on a large screen.