Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

This is an interesting discussion to follow! I am also new to this group. I recently got myself a CZ 3000 and I find the sounds unique and fresh. 

Here are my five cents to this discusion:

Though I play the synth via MIDI, I always appreciate the 61 full size keys for quick testing and tweaking of the programmed patches.

Are there different versions of CZ-synths around? I have opened my CZ-3000 and found that there is some erroneous info on the tech specs and details of the CZ-3000 and others here in this group and in the net: 

The CZ-3000's circuitry IMHO has not as much details in common with the CZ-1 as proposed here elsewhere. I wish I had the repair manual and/or schematics for the CZ-3000 (any one?). The CZ-3000 is more "out of the box" while the  CZ-1 has more internal adjustments available. This you might dislike, but I like to do adjustments which help me to bring back more than twenty years old electronics to their original specs (and sound). This may make the CZ-1 your favourite.

My CZ-3000 does NOT have an internal (on board) battery. Mine has an external battery compartment, remote from any PCB.  There is no risk of acid leakage on the PCB. Does your CZ-3000 / CZ-5000 have an on board battery?

IMHO, the old LCDs are crap and a (new) backlit LCD is a must! If you cannot get a CZ-1 (with a working backlight) you may want to replace the original display with a LED-backlit one. Don't forget to use a series resistor (60-100 Ohms) for the LED (I found other descriptions here which are wrong or misleading.) If you do not want to go into electronis, the need for a backlit LCD also may make the CZ-1 your favourite, provided that the backlight it still working...




--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
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> always back it up 
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> as the you wont get disapointed if your not quick enough changing the battery
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Daniel Forró 
>   To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:52 AM
>   Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: choice of a CZ synth
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