Panasonic Microwave NN-ST665B - any way to turn beep off?

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#224225 8-Nov-2017 16:56

New microwave, and I don't like the beeping. An article I found says "all microwaves can have the beep turned off", but I can't find a process for this microwave. I called their customer support who said it's not possible, so it's probably not possible.

Anyone managed to turn the beep off?

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#1897658 8-Nov-2017 16:57

Open it up remove the speaker

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#1897661 8-Nov-2017 17:06

Nah, warranty void, and pretty bad idea with a device like this.

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#1897666 8-Nov-2017 17:28

Unplug it?

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#1897668 8-Nov-2017 17:32

Would this do it -

http://eng.faq.panasonic.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22955/~/how-do-i-turn-the-beep-sound-off%3F-nn-st663s%2C-nn-gd693

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#1897669 8-Nov-2017 17:32

It is possible that it is in some diagnostic menu,although panasonic ones are very basic. Maybe someone who repairs them knows. The last panasonic one I purchased, the light didn't turn on when I opened the door like my previous panasonic one, which is really annoying. They said that was a 'feature' of that model. I would have loved to have known how to enable it in the menus, as the light does turn on when it is cooking. But maybe they aren't advanced enough for that sort of control in the menus

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#1897674 8-Nov-2017 17:43

Rickles:
Would this do it -

http://eng.faq.panasonic.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22955/~/how-do-i-turn-the-beep-sound-off%3F-nn-st663s%2C-nn-gd693

Nope unfortunately. I tried a few if those faq ideas, no dice.

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#1897870 8-Nov-2017 21:53

Put some blu-tac over its little speaker. It should at least reduce the volume to a less annoying level. I did the same thing back in the day with my dial up modem.

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#1897927 9-Nov-2017 06:22

timmmay:
Rickles:

Would this do it -

http://eng.faq.panasonic.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22955/~/how-do-i-turn-the-beep-sound-off%3F-nn-st663s%2C-nn-gd693

Nope unfortunately. I tried a few if those faq ideas, no dice.

Im sure you did, but it did mention to start the sequence after plugging in i.e. if already on, then unplug, wait and plug in and start the sequences.

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#1897932 9-Nov-2017 07:06

Aredwood: Put some blu-tac over its little speaker. It should at least reduce the volume to a less annoying level. I did the same thing back in the day with my dial up modem.

That sounds practical, if I can find it :)

Goosey:

Im sure you did, but it did mention to start the sequence after plugging in i.e. if already on, then unplug, wait and plug in and start the sequences.

Ok, ok, I'll read the instructions properly! ;)

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#3232146 18-May-2024 15:36

@timmmay, did you find a secret sequence of button presses that worked? I've also got this model after reading that it was possible to turn the beeps off using the Start button trick, but it didn't work on the NZ model. I wonder if there's some difference between the AU/NZ version of the microwave and other regions.

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#3232149 18-May-2024 15:52

Nope I never found a way. I won't be buying a Panasonic microwave again in a hurry, it also has a weird quirk where you have to press clear If you want to use it soon after it stops.

I haven't had good luck with much that Panasonic makes.

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#3232153 18-May-2024 16:11

We noticed that annoying quirk last night. You have to press Stop/Reset before you can put in another time, even after it has completed the previous cooking time. There's a period after which it automatically resets, but I'm unsure how long you must wait. We replaced a Panasonic that had a scroll wheel to set the time, which was great, but it finally did after about 15 years.