Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

I have a bittersweet story my friends. I just inherited 2 CZs:

A CZ101 and a CZ1000. Both have been in storage for a while, and both 
have been
kept dry in cases. 

The CZ1000 works awesome. Plugged it in...Display is good, sound is 
good.
MIDI implementation, yada yada...

Phase Distortion is now part of my audio palette...hell, yeah!

But what about the 101, you ask? 

Well, that's what I was going to ask about. 

Plugged it in the first time with the proper AC. The power light 
switched on,
the display popped up, just for a second and then nothing.

I've been trying to get it up and running. I cleaned out the AC area 
with 
a Q-Tip, I opened it up and ran a blowdryer on all the boards to 
remove any
dust. 

There is corrosion in the battery area, and a little bit towards the 
top of
the inside of the instrument.

All the wiring, however, is in place. 

The power light will come on occasionally as I plug it in, but not 
always, and
never more than a 1/4 second. 

Any pointers? Tips? 

Thanks.

Does it work on batteries? 

Many times the solder connections to the power board from the connector being tugged around go bad. Resolder.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: kungfugirlsclub 
  To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:29 PM
  Subject: [CZsynth] I've Got a Dead CZ101! I need help! Thanks!


  I have a bittersweet story my friends. I just inherited 2 CZs:

  A CZ101 and a CZ1000. Both have been in storage for a while, and both 
  have been
  kept dry in cases. 

  The CZ1000 works awesome. Plugged it in...Display is good, sound is 
  good.
  MIDI implementation, yada yada...

  Phase Distortion is now part of my audio palette...hell, yeah!

  But what about the 101, you ask? 

  Well, that's what I was going to ask about. 

  Plugged it in the first time with the proper AC. The power light 
  switched on,
  the display popped up, just for a second and then nothing.

  I've been trying to get it up and running. I cleaned out the AC area 
  with 
  a Q-Tip, I opened it up and ran a blowdryer on all the boards to 
  remove any
  dust. 

  There is corrosion in the battery area, and a little bit towards the 
  top of
  the inside of the instrument.

  All the wiring, however, is in place. 

  The power light will come on occasionally as I plug it in, but not 
  always, and
  never more than a 1/4 second. 

  Any pointers? Tips? 

  Thanks. 



   


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My CZ-101 has a horribly low output (-40db) !! I have to run it through a
pre-amp to get a level. Have you tried to listen on the headphones? 

 

Have you tried a reset? There's a  small hole on the bottom (one of those
pin-hole type reset switches with a 'p' to label it), try that as well. Also
try to send a sysex bank and see if that helps. My CZ-101 has a dead
battery, but if I keep it plugged I, it will retain the patches. If it sits
for a few months unplugged, however, I have to sysex dump patches to 'bring
it to life'.

 

As for my low output, if anyone has info on the jack type used for the
output, I'd appreciate that info. It looks like the owner prior to me has
taken the 'Phono' output and used it to replace the 'line out' jack (As I
don't have an actual jack in the phono port, but an open hole where the jack
once was). I'm assuming there is a different impedance for the phono jack,
which would explain the low output. Any input would be appreciated.

 

Erik

 

Erik E. Hines

EH Productions

10421 Langdon Ave.

Mission Hills, CA

91345

818-744-6600

ehproductions@...

sablerock@...

 



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Hi,

I had the same problem with my CZ-101 when I first got hold of it.

I remedied the situation by getting a universal adaptor (9v 500ma), 
testing it with the different connectors. One of them fitted just 
perfect and I haven't looked back since!

It's a crazy machine (try doing compare on a blank patch, then 
fiddling around with the parameters - it's insane!)

Martin

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "kungfugirlsclub" 
<KungFuGirlsClub@...> wrote:
>
> I have a bittersweet story my friends. I just inherited 2 CZs:
> 
> A CZ101 and a CZ1000. Both have been in storage for a while, and 
both 
> have been
> kept dry in cases. 
> 
> The CZ1000 works awesome. Plugged it in...Display is good, sound 
is 
> good.
> MIDI implementation, yada yada...
> 
> Phase Distortion is now part of my audio palette...hell, yeah!
> 
> But what about the 101, you ask? 
> 
> Well, that's what I was going to ask about. 
> 
> Plugged it in the first time with the proper AC. The power light 
> switched on,
> the display popped up, just for a second and then nothing.
> 
> I've been trying to get it up and running. I cleaned out the AC 
area 
> with 
> a Q-Tip, I opened it up and ran a blowdryer on all the boards to 
> remove any
> dust. 
> 
> There is corrosion in the battery area, and a little bit towards 
the 

> top of
> the inside of the instrument.
> 
> All the wiring, however, is in place. 
> 
> The power light will come on occasionally as I plug it in, but not 
> always, and
> never more than a 1/4 second. 
> 
> Any pointers? Tips? 
> 
> Thanks.
>