Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

without the handshaking  and the moveing of blocks it be an ease to program
memory is stored in block form
and handshaking is a communication protocol

i got mine to work a couple times to but never repeativily

but i will admit the fz has one of  the most unique sys ex i've seen
difficult and demanding

was there two forms of it ??????
was there ,one way communication , and handshaking?
or is this only offered in other devices?

charles



----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Borrell" <templarser@...>
To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: Internal Memory Backup Battery & EZ-CZ Cartridge


Yes - I had considered writing something for the Commodore since I now have
a disk system - but the handshaking of blocks seems intimidating - I managed
to get one file to the PC using one of the programs online - but I have
since been unable to redo this - I am not sure what I did to get it to
work - none of the programs seem to be easy to use. The FZ seems to have the
most complex SYSx setup that I have seen - even worse than the CZ - it's own
internal drive is not THAT reliable - I have on watch a CD and data transer
cable for the hi speed link on ebay- but I'd prefer to get it to work with
the MIDI connection.

--- On Fri, 26/11/10, charlie midi gfa <charles.copp@...> wrote:


From: charlie midi gfa <charles.copp@...>
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: Internal Memory Backup Battery & EZ-CZ Cartridge
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 26 November, 2010, 19:08






lee do you need a pc fz1 transfer tool?
not mac just pc ?

i use one
i forgot how much your site is based upon synthesizers , its good , i like
the website you made

waait until you see my next programming project

waaiiittt !

charles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Borrell" <templarser@...>
To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 10:40 AM
Subject: RE: [CZsynth] Re: Internal Memory Backup Battery & EZ-CZ Cartridge

I am looking for the same thing for the FZ1 - I've tried all the ones online
I can find and nothing works.

I believe I am using MIDI-ox for CZ transfers- this requires two instances
of MIDI-ox- one set to send SYSx and one to receive.
The details of how to do this are at :
http://templarseries.atspace.com/cz.html under "defeating handshaking".
Set the DEVICES on MIDIox to reflect which data is incoming/outgoing.

The codes to send from the SEND screen are there - and the LOAD screen
should be set to "get manual dump". The SEND screen prompts the CZ to give
up data - which is picked up at the manual dump screen -it can then be saved
to PC.

If only I could do the same thing with the FZ1!!!

LEE

--- On Tue, 23/11/10, Karl H. May <kmay@...> wrote:

From: Karl H. May <kmay@...>
Subject: RE: [CZsynth] Re: Internal Memory Backup Battery & EZ-CZ Cartridge
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 23 November, 2010, 1:09

Charlie,

Have you got a cz101 editor/librarian that works on a Win PC and does
bulk loads and dumps? I haven't come across anything yet that I can make
work. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Karl
________________________________

From: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CZsynth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of charlie midi gfa
Sent: Tuesday, 23 November 2010 9:48 AM
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: Internal Memory Backup Battery & EZ-CZ
Cartridge

has anybody ever just thought to back up the memory onto a single
diskette?

heck a single 1.44 floppy can hold about 400 tones for a cz

then you never loose them

enables user to build a library of "unique " or personal voices
and
saves the earth from useless old batteries going to the dump

i have never had batteries in my cz
and never lost the voices in the internal memory only
after a month of un use that the machine dispurses of meory contents
so if u can go a month then you can still have your patches

save money , save batteries
save time , save your nice custom voices

get a patch editor ,save tones on disk

charles

----- Original Message -----
From: "fulfil_objective" <robot@...
<mailto:robot%40kasploosh.com> >
To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CZsynth%40yahoogroups.com> >
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: [CZsynth] Re: Internal Memory Backup Battery & EZ-CZ Cartridge

> Hi Steve,
>
> Feel free to not use rechargeable batteries. Everybody can do whatever
they want. Personally, I don't like sending buckets of single-use
batteries
to the waste facility, and I do like running things off batteries
sometimes.
>
> Your concerns also don't really relate to the OP's question. He just
wants
to make sure he doesn't lose his patches while at a gig. That could be
easily accomplished by good rechargeable batteries, the 9V mod, or a
couple
of sets on single-use D batteries.
>
> As for your EZ/CZ cartridge, things like that take the barest trickle
of
energy to keep the RAM from losing its data. In that use scenario, an
alkaline battery makes sense for the reasons you stated. An even better
solution for you would be to store those sounds on your PC, and not on a
cartridge. Then take those batteries out of that cartridge before
storing
it! If you haven't had gear ruined by being stored with the batteries in
it,
then you've dodged a bullet.
>
> The chemistry of rechargeables is getting better every year, it seems
to
me. One of the big downsides of rechargeables is their initial cost.
Good
ones can seem quite expensive. You have to think of rechargeables as an
investment, and even then they still seem expensive.
>
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CZsynth%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
> >
> > Just a thought:
> >
> > I have not used rechargeable batteries (AA/AAA) in synth gear,
however,
I do have some experience with them in other things. If my experience is
typical, I do not recommend rechargeable batteries for two reasosns: (1)
they do not last as long as conventional batteries and (2) they
discharge
when not in use.
> >
> > I have had batteries in an unused EZ-CZ catridge that retained their
charge for well over 10 years. In my experience, the energy in
rechargeable
batteries dissipates within weeks or months.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CZsynth%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"fulfil_objective" <robot@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Nate,
> > >
> > > People have mentioned the 9V mod, but my vote is for a set of
rechargeable batteries. I do that with my CZ-101. It has the advantage
of
keeping you on, even if you get accidentally unplugged for a second. But
for
this option, you would have to have a battery charger.
> > >
> > > I believe the batteries should be D size, not C as someone else
stated.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CZsynth%40yahoogroups.com>
, Rotundo Sealeg <rotundosealeg@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hey guys. I bet this question has been asked before... but
whenever
I unplug my CZ-1000 from the wall, I run the risk of all of the internal
sounds I've programmed being erased, along with the pitch wheel
resetting
itself to super and sub-sonic range, and the instrument tuning going
off. Is
there a battery I can change somewhere in this synth?! Does anybody know
where it is? My band is going into a series of punk rock Christmas shows
this December, and I would love to not worry about showing up to the
show
with an empty memory bank.
> > > >
> > > > Also, I have a EZ-CZ memory cartridge and it will only access
two of
the memory banks now. It's like that top tiny little switch isn't doing
its
job. Has this happened to anybody? Any fixes?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > >
> > > > Nate
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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