How do I disable the annoying beep when first launching SOB and when altering a waypoint etc?
There is a single beep when SOB starts up – this indicates that your COM port(s) has opened successfully. If you are getting many beeps then perhaps you have an AIS receiver installed? If so the beeps may be from acquiring targets which are predicted to breach your safe zone. AIS alarms can be disabled with the button on the Targets form ([T] key). However it sounds like (because of the wpt move beeps etc) that your internal speaker is diverted to your sound system (which some laptops do by default) without any volume compensation. Without knowing your computer settings, the easiest solution should be to adjust the volume control (usually a small speaker icon near the clock in the bottom-right corner, or use the “Audio…” icon in Control Panel). Of course you do want the beeps at times (especially if using AIS) so perhaps just mute the speaker before start-up and when editing wpts etc. Often a laptop will have a short-cut function keystroke option for muting and volume control – this
