Julius Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 nonono! in no way did i say the beep was cool. it sux and can quite possibly be used for some method of torture. wat i meant was sometimes the unit gets really slow and wont register your inputs. it wont beep when that happens. when it does beep you know it got the message and its working. its jus a reassurance that the unit isnt frozen really. CatchMeIfYouCan631 made a good point! You should have the beep turned on to alert you that the system hasn't frozen up.I have an Eclipse and I have my beeps turned on and it doesn't bother me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegeck Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 If this is windows CE and it give you access to it when updating, why wouldn't you be able to find that sound file and delete it.... better yet just rename or move it to a different folder... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Head Unit Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 If this is windows CE and it give you access to it when updating, why wouldn't you be able to find that sound file and delete it.... better yet just rename or move it to a different folder... Now that's the kind of suggestion I was looking for! Thanks thegeck! (Though, like my last head unit, Pioneer should just let you turn the damn thing off) Also, I thank everyone for weighing in but am finding it interesting that some people don't mind the unit beeping every friggin time you touch it, where others do. I'm obviously in the latter category. And I admit it annoys the crap out of me. As I mentioned before, I've been designing touch screen interfaces for over 10 years. Button sounds were all the rage when people first started designing them "wouldn't it be cool if the computer made a sound when you touched a button?...Yeah!" Well after years of development it turns out people (usually) weary of them quickly. Took me only a month or two of debugging early prototypes...beep...beep...beep...and so on. Properly designed and coded touch screen programs should respond by doing what they're asked to do. I ask everyone to consider, do we expect the other controls in our car to beep? Or the levers buttons and knobs on our home stereo? Or the "Back" button on your browser? I could go on but you get the point. We've been conditioned to think beeps on a touch screen are normal when actually they're a vestige of a failed experiment. Obviously you can see I care about this But to each his own. Again, I appreciate hearing from everyone. Beep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vastmax Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 and just like HiFiSi, im used to it already and IMO, i prefer. after having the Z with the volume buttons (torture) you kinda listen past it you could've turned them off (down) on the Z, at least that's how mine was set Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CatchMeIfYouCan631 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 and just like HiFiSi, im used to it already and IMO, i prefer. after having the Z with the volume buttons (torture) you kinda listen past it you could've turned them off (down) on the Z, at least that's how mine was set i couldve, but i didnt, and now the beeps dont bother me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bolt Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I hate the beep. It drives me nuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lljlehr Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch apply the patch oh sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 ^ The patch doesn't effect whether or not you can turn the beeps off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lljlehr Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 No, but I've got the new clearer voice at normal sound level with the beeps at an almost imperceptible level. I mean I can barely hear them at idle. Just adjust them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 You could do that before the patch as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lljlehr Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 no way, I tried. it seemed like I couldn't balance it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
methodbasic Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I just finished installing the update on my 700bt and I can no longer turn the beep completely off. even with the master volume all the way off, I can still hear the beep. Anyone else have this issue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francojc Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I just finished installing the update on my 700bt and I can no longer turn the beep completely off. even with the master volume all the way off, I can still hear the beep. Anyone else have this issue? Yeah that is what I am experiencing. Now that they have reworked the beep and voices, I don't mind it as much as before. It's barely noticeable when playing music. Franco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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