Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi, everybody.
  This question is particularly for the people used to fix their synths themselves. I need the VZ-1 display, as I bought mine without it.Maybe somebody knows how to get the original part or a custom made part compatible to the VZ. Here in Brazil we have firms able to manufacture the part but just in commercial scale ("how many thousands do you want per month?"). When I say that I need just one (part, not one thousand), they look not very cooperative....
  Thks all.
  Luiz Eugenio
   

 		
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>Hi, everybody.
>   This question is particularly for the people used to fix their synths 
>themselves. I need the VZ-1 display, as I bought mine without it.Maybe 
>somebody knows how to get the original part or a custom made part 
>compatible to the VZ. Here in Brazil we have firms able to manufacture the 
>part but just in commercial scale ("how many thousands do you want per 
>month?"). When I say that I need just one (part, not one thousand), they 
>look not very cooperative....
>   Thks all.
>   Luiz Eugenio

You may be able to find a compatible part- a 64x96 (or whatever) LCD matrix 
probably wouldn't be that difficult to find (or scavenge from something, it 
might even fit..)- BUT you need something that is compatible with the VZ-1 
display driver (the service manual is available- you could find the part 
number of the display driver if it's not some custom chip), and you need a 
way to connect it (typically the LCD connectors aren't something that can be 
attached by hand).

It should be completely possible to replace your display, but you will 
likely find that it's entirely too much trouble.  I don't know how easy it 
would be to control the VZ from software without a display, but that would 
certainly be a simpler solution.

Hello Luiz and everybody,

About two years ago I had to repair a CZ-101 and I found the display locally
in Spain. The official service here have some spare parts form our old
machines. Try to contact with they. Here goes the link:
http://www.adagio.es/frames.asp?fuseaction=contacto.informacion&contacto_id=
4

Good luck!

Joan M.
www.soundclick.com/nolabelavailable


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  De: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CZsynth@yahoogroups.com]En nombre de
LUIZ EUGENIO BIROCHI REBECCA
  Enviado el: lunes, 02 de octubre de 2006 3:49
  Para: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
  Asunto: [CZsynth] VZ-1 LC display


  Hi, everybody.
  This question is particularly for the people used to fix their synths
themselves. I need the VZ-1 display, as I bought mine without it.Maybe
somebody knows how to get the original part or a custom made part compatible
to the VZ. Here in Brazil we have firms able to manufacture the part but
just in commercial scale ("how many thousands do you want per month?"). When
I say that I need just one (part, not one thousand), they look not very
cooperative....
  Thks all.
  Luiz Eugenio



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I doubt you can operate the VZ from the computer w/o the display.
Here's why: you have to activate Sysx dumps from the front panel even 
though the rest of the editing is done in software. That's annoying. 
That's my experience with VZ-8m (a great synth, by the way).

Some synths are this way, some are not.



--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Nordlund" <gsn10@...> wrote:
> likely find that it's entirely too much trouble.  I don't know how 
easy it 
> would be to control the VZ from software without a display, but that 
would 
> certainly be a simpler solution.
>

>I doubt you can operate the VZ from the computer w/o the display.
>Here's why: you have to activate Sysx dumps from the front panel even
>though the rest of the editing is done in software. That's annoying.
>That's my experience with VZ-8m (a great synth, by the way).
>
>Some synths are this way, some are not.

It's an annoyance, sure, but it wouldn't be hard to do it "blind" if the key 
sequence is memorized (and it wouldn't be hard for someone here to provide 
the key sequence for reference).

I can only address this issue concerning the VZ-8m. If the other VZ 
have the same type of memory backup the VZ-8m does, unless you keep 
track of your settings from system reset, it would be tough to do 
blind. This is because the parameter settings including the last menu 
pages accessed are stored in memory.  For examaple, on the VZ-8m, if I 
am on menu 02 on TOTAL CONTROL when I power down, that's where it 
would be at when I press TOTAL CONTROL after power up. 

If I recall correctly, with the CZ-1 you could maneuver through the 
display menus via sysex, but I don't see that capability in the VZ-8m 
sysex manual.

If the VZ-1 does allow menu page/display changes via sysex, that would 
mean you can send a sysex chain as a seeing-eye dog. Anyone know if 
the VZ-1 has that?

Hope this helps.

--Steve
 



 

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Nordlund" <gsn10@...> wrote:
>
> >I doubt you can operate the VZ from the computer w/o the display.
> >Here's why: you have to activate Sysx dumps from the front panel 
even
> >though the rest of the editing is done in software. That's annoying.
> >That's my experience with VZ-8m (a great synth, by the way).
> >
> >Some synths are this way, some are not.
> 
> It's an annoyance, sure, but it wouldn't be hard to do it "blind" if 
the key 
> sequence is memorized (and it wouldn't be hard for someone here to 
provide 
> the key sequence for reference).
>