Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi all, thank you for answering my desperate call for help.

So I need batteries or I need to keep the powerplug in. Well I do not 
want to keep the power connected, 'cause you never know what 
powerpeaks appear when I'm gone for the holidays. I thought the 
batterie compartment was just a 'handsfree while playing' joke. 
Thought it was kind of Toy-ish, now it seems to have a serious 
purpose. 
I do not have a manual, only a copy of page 13-18, so  a lot of 
guessing is involved for me. 
I do not recall what the APO switch is for. Please tell me, someone. 
I do not know what use the hidden button at the underside of the 
CZ1000 has. It looks like a screw hole (?), but opening the machine 
to look for cleus, showed me a button that you can only reach by 
pushing a needle or pin in the hole. Mostly that is a reset or 
initialise button. However it does nothing apparently.

Anyone know of these things?
TIA

Ivo (dramklukkel)

my synths:
Yamaha SY85
Roland D50
Roland SC-88pro
Casio CZ1000
Gem WS2
Akai S3000XL

>  --- dael walker <daelly03@y...> wrote: > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm not sure about the cz1000 but I have a cz101 and
> > a 5000. The cz has a battery compartment which takes
> > 6 batts,when these are in they preserve the memory
> > data. Check if your 1000 has a battery compartment
> > ,if it does theres your answer. 
> > 
> > Another trick that sometimes works is to switch the
> > APO switch to on just before turning the 1000 off
> > this somehow keeps the data in the buffer. I never
> > have batteries in my 101 and it looses its memory if
> > I disconnect the adapter cord, you could try to
> > leave the power lead in but turn off the mains
> > ,leaving the plug in the socket, this way the 1000
> > should retain a small current enought to retain the
> > memory.
> > 
> > alternately you could scour around for some RA5
> > cartridges to store the data on, but they are rarer
> > than rocking horse shit, if by chance you do find
> > some they also need batteries replacing about every
> > year.
> > 
> > good luck!
> > 
> > Dael
> > 
> Somewhat related - I have a couple of RA5 cartridges
> and I changed the batteries about three years ago and
> they are still going strong. I figure that since I
> lose the sounds on them when I change the batteries I
> will just wait till they run out and hope that Sound
> Diver saves the patches correctly. - George 
> 
> 
> 
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