Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hello,
My cousin had a cz-1 and somehow lost all of his sounds.  He then 
gave it to me. I figured out the other day throught this group that I 
could reset it by using the initialize button.  I did this and the 
sounds came back according to the display but I have not been able to 
actually get any sounds from the keyboard.. I'm just wondering if 
anyone knows what the problem is.  Should i try to fix it or junk 
it?  thanks

> My cousin had a cz-1 and somehow lost all of his sounds.  He then
> gave it to me. I figured out the other day throught this group that I
> could reset it by using the initialize button.  I did this and the
> sounds came back according to the display but I have not been able to
> actually get any sounds from the keyboard.. I'm just wondering if
> anyone knows what the problem is.  Should i try to fix it or junk
> it?  thanks
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whatever you do, don't junk it!!!

i'm sure me and a few other people here would be glad to pay shipping for
it.

my first guess would be to replace the battery (if it's dead). also, did
you try both line outputs and the headphone jack? have you tried sending
it MIDI notes?


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> whatever you do, don't junk it!!!
Excellent advice!!

> i'm sure me and a few other people here would be glad to pay
> shipping for it.
Put me on the waiting list.

> my first guess would be to replace the battery (if it's dead).
> also, did you try both line outputs and the headphone jack? have
> you tried sending it MIDI notes?

Excellent advice.  Also test:

1.  Midi in:  Does the CZ-1 visually respond to patch changes via
    midi (in display)?
    --specific test for suggestion above

2.  Midi out: Does the CZ-1 send midi data (note on/off, pitch bend,
    modulation, patch changes, etc.) to a sequencer, utility,
    other gear, etc.
    --If so, the CZ-1 makes an excellent controller, even without
      using internal sounds.

3.  Try sending a sysex patch dump to the CZ-1.  Does that help?

Good luck.  Let us know how it goes.

Dr. Steve

PS:

Is there any hiss coming out of the audio.  Try using the headphone 
output.  When you move the volume from 0% to 100% is there an 
increase in hiss? At 100% volume, does moving the chorus slider from 
0% to 100% increase the hiss?  (I just tested this with a spare pair 
of computer speakers, using a miniplug to 1/4" stereo adapter.)

If the answer to both is yes, there would seem to be some audio 
circuitry working.

Hope this helps.

Dr. Steve

Have you checked "Local Off" -MIDI- could be that the keyboard is not 
triggering the sounds.

On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 09:58 PM, Atom 'Smasher' wrote:

> > My cousin had a cz-1 and somehow lost all of his sounds.  He then
> > gave it to me. I figured out the other day throught this group that I
> > could reset it by using the initialize button.  I did this and the
> > sounds came back according to the display but I have not been able to
> > actually get any sounds from the keyboard.. I'm just wondering if
> > anyone knows what the problem is.  Should i try to fix it or junk
> > it?  thanks
> ==============================
>
> whatever you do, don't junk it!!!
>
> i'm sure me and a few other people here would be glad to pay shipping 
> for
> it.
>
> my first guess would be to replace the battery (if it's dead). also, 
> did
> you try both line outputs and the headphone jack? have you tried 
> sending
> it MIDI notes?
>
>
>       ...atom


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> Have you checked "Local Off" -MIDI- could be that the keyboard is not
> triggering the sounds.
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on my CZ-1 the local control always defaults to "on" whenever it's powered
up.


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