Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

> "Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there"

I don't think so; I think that the regular batteries are what keep 
the user patches stored in memory when the unit is disconnected from 
AC power.

I'm a very new CZ user but, from what I've gathered, the CZs in 
general are notorious for losing user patches.


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "drewaight" <drewaight@y...> wrote:
> Howdy yall. I just bought a CZ101 off of ebay....I love the sounds!
> 
> Unfortunately I think i got jipped because I am not able to get the 
> Internal Memory led to light at all. I try editing a patch then 
> holding write and pressing the Internal Memory button....nothing. 
> Also SoundDiver cannot write to the user banks either, indicating 
to 
> me that its not just the Internal Memory button. 
> 
> Has anyone else heard of this problem at all? I can't find any 
> information on any forums nor the internet. If someone knows how it 
> can be repaired I am quite handy having repaired other synths in 
the 
> past, but the CZ-101 seems like a real pain after having cracked 
the 
> case and had a look.
> 
> Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there, or could the 
> user RAM have gone bad? Considering the amount of bends people 
> perform on these babies there has to be some more technical info 
out 
> there.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help at all. 
> 
>                                         Drew