Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Howdy yall. I just bought a CZ101 off of ebay....I love the sounds!

Unfortunately I think i got jipped because I am not able to get the 
Internal Memory led to light at all. I try editing a patch then 
holding write and pressing the Internal Memory button....nothing. 
Also SoundDiver cannot write to the user banks either, indicating to 
me that its not just the Internal Memory button. 

Has anyone else heard of this problem at all? I can't find any 
information on any forums nor the internet. If someone knows how it 
can be repaired I am quite handy having repaired other synths in the 
past, but the CZ-101 seems like a real pain after having cracked the 
case and had a look.

Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there, or could the 
user RAM have gone bad? Considering the amount of bends people 
perform on these babies there has to be some more technical info out 
there.

Thanks so much for any help at all. 

                                        Drew

---
there is a small hole on the back with a (P) marking, it is supposed
to reset the internal memory to the original sounds assigned to the
internal memory.. worth a try!



 In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "drewaight" <drewaight@y...> wrote:

> Howdy yall. I just bought a CZ101 off of ebay....I love the sounds!
> 
> Unfortunately I think i got jipped because I am not able to get the 
> Internal Memory led to light at all. I try editing a patch then 
> holding write and pressing the Internal Memory button....nothing. 
> Also SoundDiver cannot write to the user banks either, indicating to 
> me that its not just the Internal Memory button. 
> 
> Has anyone else heard of this problem at all? I can't find any 
> information on any forums nor the internet. If someone knows how it 
> can be repaired I am quite handy having repaired other synths in the 
> past, but the CZ-101 seems like a real pain after having cracked the 
> case and had a look.
> 
> Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there, or could the 
> user RAM have gone bad? Considering the amount of bends people 
> perform on these babies there has to be some more technical info out 
> there.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help at all. 
> 
>                                         Drew

Are you sure that the internal memory lock isn't on? As I remember it, this is a small sider switch on the rear panel.

Simon

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: texhand 
  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:06 PM
  Subject: [CZsynth] Re: No Internal Memory.....at all,


  ---
  there is a small hole on the back with a (P) marking, it is supposed
  to reset the internal memory to the original sounds assigned to the
  internal memory.. worth a try!



  In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "drewaight" <drewaight@y...> wrote:
  > Howdy yall. I just bought a CZ101 off of ebay....I love the sounds!
  > 
  > Unfortunately I think i got jipped because I am not able to get the 
  > Internal Memory led to light at all. I try editing a patch then 
  > holding write and pressing the Internal Memory button....nothing. 
  > Also SoundDiver cannot write to the user banks either, indicating to 
  > me that its not just the Internal Memory button. 
  > 
  > Has anyone else heard of this problem at all? I can't find any 
  > information on any forums nor the internet. If someone knows how it 
  > can be repaired I am quite handy having repaired other synths in the 
  > past, but the CZ-101 seems like a real pain after having cracked the 
  > case and had a look.
  > 
  > Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there, or could the 
  > user RAM have gone bad? Considering the amount of bends people 
  > perform on these babies there has to be some more technical info out 
  > there.
  > 
  > Thanks so much for any help at all. 
  > 
  >                                         Drew


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> "Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there"

I don't think so; I think that the regular batteries are what keep 
the user patches stored in memory when the unit is disconnected from 
AC power.

I'm a very new CZ user but, from what I've gathered, the CZs in 
general are notorious for losing user patches.


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "drewaight" <drewaight@y...> wrote:
> Howdy yall. I just bought a CZ101 off of ebay....I love the sounds!
> 
> Unfortunately I think i got jipped because I am not able to get the 
> Internal Memory led to light at all. I try editing a patch then 
> holding write and pressing the Internal Memory button....nothing. 
> Also SoundDiver cannot write to the user banks either, indicating 
to 
> me that its not just the Internal Memory button. 
> 
> Has anyone else heard of this problem at all? I can't find any 
> information on any forums nor the internet. If someone knows how it 
> can be repaired I am quite handy having repaired other synths in 
the 
> past, but the CZ-101 seems like a real pain after having cracked 
the 
> case and had a look.
> 
> Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there, or could the 
> user RAM have gone bad? Considering the amount of bends people 
> perform on these babies there has to be some more technical info 
out 

> there.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help at all. 
> 
>                                         Drew

I concur: I don't think there is a separate lithium
battery in the CZ. I would lose patches if I take
out the batteries.

A RAM card or a frequent MIDI dump would
solve the problem (the latter is relatively
easy to do and I think should be a part
of regular maintenenace in everybody's
studio)


Maxim


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <dxalgorithm18@y...> wrote:
> > "Is there indeed a lithum battery somewhere in there"
> 
> I don't think so; I think that the regular batteries are what keep 
> the user patches stored in memory when the unit is disconnected 
from 

> AC power.
> 
> I'm a very new CZ user but, from what I've gathered, the CZs in 
> general are notorious for losing user patches.

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "maxim_potekhin" <maxim_potekhin@y...>
wrote:
> I concur: I don't think there is a separate lithium
> battery in the CZ. I would lose patches if I take
> out the batteries.
> 
> A RAM card or a frequent MIDI dump would
> solve the problem (the latter is relatively
> easy to do and I think should be a part
> of regular maintenenace in everybody's
> studio)
> 
> 
> Maxim


I found a copy of the following mod that allows you to replac the
batteries with a single 9v. Should work well tp keep patches when its
plugged in, and while you taking it to gigs.


http://www.chrisandcosey.com/pages/cz_mods.htm

Peter

Tons of other cool mods there as well. I like the power over midi
cable one the best.

> http://www.chrisandcosey.com/pages/cz_mods.htm

I just wish that had been scanned large enough to read.


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Herr Professor Peter Lewis Swimm" 
<kradlabs@y...> wrote:
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "maxim_potekhin" 
<maxim_potekhin@y...>
> wrote:
> > I concur: I don't think there is a separate lithium
> > battery in the CZ. I would lose patches if I take
> > out the batteries.
> > 
> > A RAM card or a frequent MIDI dump would
> > solve the problem (the latter is relatively
> > easy to do and I think should be a part
> > of regular maintenenace in everybody's
> > studio)
> > 
> > 
> > Maxim
> 
> 
> I found a copy of the following mod that allows you to replac the
> batteries with a single 9v. Should work well tp keep patches when 
its

> plugged in, and while you taking it to gigs.
> 
> 
> http://www.chrisandcosey.com/pages/cz_mods.htm
> 
> Peter
> 
> Tons of other cool mods there as well. I like the power over midi
> cable one the best.

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <dxalgorithm18@y...> wrote:
> > http://www.chrisandcosey.com/pages/cz_mods.htm
> 
> I just wish that had been scanned large enough to read.
> 


maybe its my browser, but I can read it fine... and my eyes suck!

Peter

> 
> ---
> > 
> > http://www.chrisandcosey.com/pages/cz_mods.htm
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > Tons of other cool mods there as well. I like the power over midi
> > cable one the best.