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Re: static upon touch

2016-09-27 by smw-mail@...

If you are talking about touching any where on the metal case, I am wondering if it also happens when you touch the plastic. IIRC, the ends on either side of

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static upon touch

2016-09-26 by Brendan Cooney

Another question: This new CZ1 has a problem that seems to have gotten worse in the 5 days I ve owned it. When I touch the instrument anywhere it produces a

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Re: [CZsynth] pitch bend cz1

2016-09-26 by Brendan Cooney

Yes it is a little confusing discerning this point in the manual. But I have not been able to get independent pitch bend ranges for the two voices, even with a

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Re: [CZsynth] pitch bend cz1

2016-09-26 by Daniel Forró

Last one is true :-) They say PB and MW are common to both parts. Ooops. BUT... Read the page 49! There s written that Bend Range can be set independently for

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Re: [CZsynth] pitch bend cz1

2016-09-26 by Daniel Forró

On page 45 of Owner s Manual is written it is possible to set independent setting. So if you can t do it, there are these possibilities: - manual is wrong -

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Re: [CZsynth] pitch bend cz1

2016-09-25 by charles copp

too bad manufactureers� didn t incorporate every possible combination while engineering be cool to have individual control over each note in each midi channel

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pitch bend cz1

2016-09-25 by Brendan Cooney

Hey all. I thought I had read and understood all the parameters of the CZ1, but after purchasing a CZ1 I ve discovered that I cannot assign pitch bend to just

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CZ-1 Display Contrast

2016-09-23 by Dave Garfield

Hi, group! It s actually lack of contrast. Even with the internal contrast adjustment turned all the way up, the display is washed out and barely legible.

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Re: CZ-1 No Sound – Not Relay?

2016-09-19 by raradna@...

After another initialization, the synth mysteriously started sending and receiving MIDI... then I discovered that I only needed to re-seat the keyboard ribbon

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-17 by Lee

My vl5 fortunately has a working display! Sent from my iPhone ... My vl5 fortunately has a working display! Sent from my iPhone On 17 Sep 2016, at 22:23,

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-17 by José Ángel Morente

Same here. I thought they were talking about the VL-Tone (btw, I m a happy owner of both a VL-1 and a VL-5). On 16 September 2016 at 15:27, Lee Borrell

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

Sorry - since we were in CZ,I presumed it to be of the Casio orientation. Had I had a busted Yammy VL1 - I may have been more concerned about fixing it,though

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-16 by Daniel Forró

As I can see from your picture, maybe we two talk about quite different instruments :-) I didn t mean Casio VL1 from 80ies, that funny toy looking like a

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

After checking,it appears I am missing the foil type connector as per this image: http://oi68.tinypic.com/2i9qc5i.jpg I have no idea what my rubber connectors

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by JAMIE logan

problem with the fz1 and derivitives that use the same display the reason why they dont last long is because they use dc voltage invertor frequency for the

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

Amazingly,the stripey connectors are still in the parts box,decades after I removed them,and after moving house! The LCD appears to still be in the VL1- so I

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

Just as I was on my way home - I started wondering what the heck I did with it and if I did not have it,whether one could connect to the edge connector and

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Re: [CZsynth] VL1 display

2016-09-16 by Daniel Forró

Do you have this display somewhere? I d like to buy one for one of my VL1m where display is more damaged... I can try to fiddle with it to get it aligned :-)

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Daniel Forró

Yes, it is - according to Service Manual: display LD-B8122J (64 x 96 dots) inverter T1 - JPW-02A EL foil - EL336 See page 44 in Service Manual. Order it here:

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

Just to explain why I am even messing with LED backlights: I have a small blue one obtained for free from an old MP3 player which stopped working,plus a larger

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

I think it is the reflective backing which is impeding the light - it seems a bit of a palaver to not destroy the polarizer. The PDF is the thing I was looking

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

I buggered a VL1 display because I could not get the rubber contact strips back in line. From: Daniel Forró danforcz@yahoo.com [CZsynth]

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Re: [CZsynth] CZ-1 Backlight gone

2016-09-16 by José Ángel Morente

Hi, this is what I exactly ordered: http://www.backlight4you.com/EL-Panels/EL-Replacements/EL-Panel-blue-green-24mm-x-80mm-laminated::911.html Installation was

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Lee Borrell

The instructables All Steps is the one I posted - which suggests that a home made LED can be put behind an LCD - I just found an LED panel that fits behind

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Daniel Forró

Somebody did this difficult task with removing reflective foil, I try to remember where I have seen it... Maybe I have the file somewhere on my hard disk...

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Lee

Does anyone have any idea where to actually put a replacement light? My understanding is that retro equipment used an inverter which is used in foil

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-16 by Chris Poacher

My VZ10m display is actually damaged. It started as a small rainbow at the bottom of the screen and has spread upwards eating over 50% of the screen display.

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Re: [CZsynth] CZ-1 Backlight gone

2016-09-13 by Lee Borrell

I have a question about the replacement backlights: I have a backlight that was removed from an ASDA mp3 player - which gives a flat blue light suitable for

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Re: [CZsynth] CZ-1 Backlight gone

2016-09-12 by onlyfunk@...

Hi My blue CZ1 screen is fading, Can you tell me what did you order from them exactly? Thanks OL ‫ Hiya, I finally replaced the CZ-1 backlight. It was quite

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Re: [CZsynth] CZ-1 Backlight gone

2016-09-11 by Caleb Garner

so the CZ-1 had a backlight but the CZ-1000 didn t? there is no practical way to rig this? I see things like this for sale for the CZ-101... and seeing how

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Re: [CZsynth] CZ-1 Backlight gone

2016-09-11 by Daniel Forró

Great! I m glad I could help a little bit. Daniel Forro On Sep 12, 2016, at 12:28 AM, José Ángel Morente msxjam@gmail.com ... Great! I m glad I could help a

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Re: [CZsynth] CZ-1 Backlight gone

2016-09-11 by José Ángel Morente

Hiya, I finally replaced the CZ-1 backlight. It was quite easy and didn t take more than 10 minutes to do the whole job. Thank you Daniel for your

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Re: [CZsynth] cz1 feature question

2016-09-08 by Brendan Cooney

Thanks.That was helpful. I had read the manual but was not clear on that point. On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 9:20 AM, Daniel Forró danforcz@yahoo.com

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-08 by Caleb Garner

Regarding the BL4Y guys.. Stefan is pretty awesome. He actuall will even fix your display for free IF it s something he doesn t already have.. Something to

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-08 by Christopher Moffatt

It s just dark, so I ll look at replacing the foil. Many thanks Chris ... It s just dark, so I ll look at replacing the foil. Many thanks Chris On 8 Sep 2016,

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Re: [CZsynth] VZ-10m display

2016-09-08 by Daniel Forró

It s non standard display so probably it would be difficult if not impossible to find it. What s wrong with your display? Maybe you only need to change EL

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RE: [CZsynth] cz1 feature question

2016-09-07 by foRUMS 4 punkdISCO

Hi Brendan ... I just tested this and yes, either side can have solo independently set to ON or OFF. If you have the CZ1 manual, this is described on pages 43

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Re: [CZsynth] Re: VZ-1/10m firmware dump

2016-09-07 by José Ángel Morente

What I want is to modify the firmware to change some annoying things of the interface (e.g. to have sysex disabled by default every time you power the synth

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Re: VZ-1/10m firmware dump

2016-09-07 by smw-mail@...

I haven t seen it, but that doesn t mean it isn t somewhere. What would you do with it if it were available? Are you going to try to create a software VZ?

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Re: [CZsynth] cz1 feature question

2016-09-07 by Daniel Forró

Yes, according to the OM it s independent - see page 45. It is better explained in OM for CZ3000: So just move cursor to the part you want to have in SOLO mode

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