Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Since it got slower and slower and then failed to initialise - is there are a crystal that may have failed... in any Microprocessor system there will be a crystal oscillator driving everything that happens in sequence - the slowness maybe due to it being on the verge of failure and then when it failed stopped initialising altogether - just a flying guess.

--- On Sat, 18/6/11, lloydsmith1961 <timlloydsmith@...> wrote:

From: lloydsmith1961 <timlloydsmith@...>
Subject: [CZsynth] CZ 5000 -  please don't die on me..
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, 18 June, 2011, 11:00















 
 



  


    
      
      
      Purchased a nicely looked after CZ5000 from a friend a few months back.

 

It has gradually become slower & slower to switch on. The display shows a line of boxes & then after a while there's the click & characters/sounds appear. This  delay was initially intermittent - sometimes it would switch straight on.  Last night (isn't it always the way) about to use it for a studio project to find it wouldn't get beyond the grey box stage - no click, no characters, no sound & no buttons operational.  Have checked/tested the 3 AAA batteries which are all good. 



Is there an internal battery to check, or is this irrelevant?  I want to avoid spending at least what it is worth getting it prof repaired if possible.  Greatly appreciate any help.



Thanks



Tim





    
     

    
    


 



  










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