Send Sysex To CZ-101 Using MIDI-OX
2012-09-20
Even though the title says CZ-101, this is also the procedure to use for the CZ-1000, CZ-3000, and CZ-5000.
Get Ready
- Make sure your cables are connected in the correct order. OUT from the computer goes to IN on the CZ. OUT from the CZ goes to IN on the computer.
- Make sure the PROTECT switch is set to OFF. This is a slide switch on the back of the CZ.
- Make sure SOLO on the keyboard is off. SOLO affects the MIDI mode.
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Press the MIDI button on the CZ. To make things simple for this tutorial, we are going to use defaults and MIDI channel 1. Please apply these settings:
MIDI BASIC Polyphonic mode CH=01 Using MIDI channel 1 PROG CHANGE=ENA Program changes enabled When you’re done, the LCD should look like one of these:
MIDI BASIC CH=01 PROG CHANGE=ENA
Settings screen, CZ-101
P.MODE KBCH=01 CH=01 PRG=ENA
Settings screen, CZ-5000
- Launch MIDI-OX. Play some notes on the CZ and they should show up in the main window of MIDI-OX. If not, then MIDI-OX is not communicating with your MIDI port.
Actual Steps
- You don't have to take any special steps to get a CZ-101 to accept sysex data. As long as you have taken care of all the previous steps, it should be ready to accept data.
- Click the MIDI-OX toolbar icon titled “Send a System Exclusive File to MIDI Out Port”. That is exactly what we want to do. When you click that toolbar item, a new window opens called “SysEx View and Scratchpad”.
- In “SysEx View and Scratchpad”, choose “File > Send Sysex File” from the menu. You browse to where your sysex file is stored and select it. That's it! MIDI-OX sends the sysex file to the MIDI port, and the CZ receives it.
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When the CZ-101 has successfully loaded all data, it will present this happy screen:
*MIDI* DATA FULL!
The file was successfully sent to the CZ-101.
Note: I have learned that the CZ-5000 does not present a DATA FULL message. I’m not sure about CZ-1000 and CZ-3000, needs further testing.