Hi Donna... I did that and he said it sounded fine... the hitch is it didn't do it a few times and I tried as suggested above to turn off the 'sound'... The more I sew the more I don't want another machine... I Love It... I think my problem is I'm a musician and this horn/beep sound is an off tune B flat, LOL Maybe I need an attitude change!!! Thank you so very much for replying