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I had such good luck with my last query about fixing a problem in the
BSR X-10 system (the "local on" misfeature in the appliance module)
that I thought I'd try another one.

I have the "telephone response unit". This lets me call up my house
from any touch-tone phone and control BSR X-10 modules. It works
nicely, but it has one annoying misfeature: when it answers the line,
even in "answering machine" mode, it immediately emits three loud
beeps.  Then it waits for a 3-digit security code followed by the
on/off commands.  Then it beeps again.

The initial beeps are highly obnoxious, and it often confuses people
leaving messages on my answering machine. (This got better when I
started mentioning it in my outgoing message, but it's still tacky.)

Of course, the unit should beep to acknowledge an actual command
sequence, but it ought to remain completely silent until then. Has
anyone any insight into this problem?

Phil