Foreword:
As many of you P99 owners know, the Pioneer has a 'beeper' that functions for various actions when using the unit. While some of these beeps can be disabled, the majority of them cannot (such as volume). Which really gets on your nerves when you're trying to tune or just in general. Lots of people have complained about it, including myself. You can find a few examples of frustration in the following threads:
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...discussion/147865-dex-p99rs-disable-beep.html
Start on post 95:
https://www.talkstuff.net/ipb/index.php/topic/378719-pioneer-p99rs-a-future-classic/page-5
Start with post 3:
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...parisons/161427-pioneer-p9-vs-p99.html#/enter
I looked in the service manual years ago and found there is a "buzzer" but never got around to dissecting the unit to see if it could easily be turned off. Since I recently got another P99 I decided this time to fix that annoying beep once and for all. I took some photos along the way to help those who may want to do the same.
Overall this is really pretty simple but if you're weird about taking headunits or electronics apart, you may not want to do this. I'd say skill level is about 4/10. However, this is a "do at your own risk" modification. So don't blame me if you break something. I did this on a whim and didn't manage to ruin anything.
Some before and after before I get started with the tutorial...
Before:
After:
And a second "after" to show how the unit works with music actually playing:
As many of you P99 owners know, the Pioneer has a 'beeper' that functions for various actions when using the unit. While some of these beeps can be disabled, the majority of them cannot (such as volume). Which really gets on your nerves when you're trying to tune or just in general. Lots of people have complained about it, including myself. You can find a few examples of frustration in the following threads:
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...discussion/147865-dex-p99rs-disable-beep.html
Start on post 95:
https://www.talkstuff.net/ipb/index.php/topic/378719-pioneer-p99rs-a-future-classic/page-5
Start with post 3:
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...parisons/161427-pioneer-p9-vs-p99.html#/enter
I looked in the service manual years ago and found there is a "buzzer" but never got around to dissecting the unit to see if it could easily be turned off. Since I recently got another P99 I decided this time to fix that annoying beep once and for all. I took some photos along the way to help those who may want to do the same.
Overall this is really pretty simple but if you're weird about taking headunits or electronics apart, you may not want to do this. I'd say skill level is about 4/10. However, this is a "do at your own risk" modification. So don't blame me if you break something. I did this on a whim and didn't manage to ruin anything.
Some before and after before I get started with the tutorial...
Before:
After:
And a second "after" to show how the unit works with music actually playing: