ZWO EAF Advanced (5V) sound (Beep) deactivation seem to doesn't work

Hallthorr

Good Evening all!
I've got a short question regarding sound ("Beep") deactivation of the ZWO EAF.
I'm a so called backyard astrophotographer and I love the option on the ASIair Pro to deactivate all sounds to stop annoying the neighbours.

Actually I bought the ZWO EAF Advanced (5V) and connected it to the ZWO ASI 533MC Pro Camera via USB 2.0 and the ZWO ASI 533MC Pro Camera is connected to the ZWO ASIair PRo via USB 3.0. (So somekind of "passthrough" which is ok regarding to the manual: "Connect the EAF to the ASIAIR/ computer/cooled cam[...]")

In the EAF-options of the ASIair I've deactivated the "Beep".

... and despite the fact that the Beep is deactivated it's still beeping when it's reaching point 0 or the target focus.
It's really anyoing and incredible loud.

Is this a common behaviour of the ZWO EAF, some kind of bug and/or is there a possibility to completly deactivate the sounds / beeping of the EAF?!

Clear skies
AstroHallthorr

w7ay

Hallthorr despite the fact that the Beep is deactivated it's still beeping when it's reaching point 0 or the target focus. It's really anyoing and incredible loud.

Check if the beep is coming from the EAF, or if it is coming from the ASIAIR.

I can confirm that with INDIGO Sky, the ZWO EAF makes no sound when it reaches the target step when beep is disabled. So I suspect that you may be hearing beeps from the ASIAIR itself (otherwise, there is some terrible bug in the ASIAIR code; something that regression testing should have caught, if they did regression testing).

If it is coming from the 3rd generation ASIAIR, go to "ASIAIR PRO Settings" window, then select Personalized Settings. In Personalized Settings, turn Sound Mode to Off. See if that turns off the irritaing sound.

Chen

Hallthorr

Hey Chen, thank you for your fast reply! 😃
As I mentioned I'm a backyard astrophotographer so I've deactivated all sounds directly:

What I can tell right now is:

Firing up the whole Astro-Gear, including ASIair, the EAF beeps for readyness (yes, the EAF not ASIair)
EAF reaches Point Zero (0) -> beeeep
EAF reaches Max Step Limit -> beeeep

... and the sounds are all coming from the EAF

Tech@ZWO

Hallthorr If possible, you can try this.
Connect the EAF to the PC, run it in ASIStudio, and turn off the beep in the EAF settings, then unplug it and connect the EAF to ASIAIR to see if the beep is turned off.