Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

On Oct 22, 2016, at 1:09 AM, 'T. A.' dzsimik@... [CZsynth]  
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> this my first post here, I'm a newbie to the CZ world, picked up a  
> CZ5000 for almost nothing.

Congratulations and welcome on the board!

> To cut it short, she was in kind of a rough shape but now she's  
> clean and running, sounds (plus weighs) like a ton of fun.
> My question is, what should I do next? I may change the LCD screen  
> to a backlit one in the future,

Good idea.

> but first I need advice on the batteries.
> Which are the best?

I would use alcaline.

> How long they usually last?

According to the manual - 1 year (see page 57).

> Does the machine sends a signal (I guess not) when they need to be  
> changed?

I think not.

> Is there a way to permanently change the main MIDI channel to  
> another number?

Change yes but probably not permanently. It"s not mentioned in the  
manual and other books about CZ.

Just check it yourself - change the setting, switch off the instrument  
and check the setting after switching on. Probably it will return to  
default global settings.

> Any help is welcome!
> Attila

Best regards.

Daniel Forro