K20D: What the Beep?

jeff knight · 08-30-2010, 07:05 PM

Long story short. Bought a used K20D through the marketplace on this forum.
Seller assured me it was "fully functional." The camera will not beep even though it is fully enabled to do so.

When photographing models in the studio I concentrate on their posing and expressions. Things happen fast,
and I often miss the focus-confirm light at the bottom of the viewfinder.

It may seem a small thing to some, but I totally rely on that focus-confirm beep all the time.
Could use some advice here. ...And does anyone else find that little beep as important I do?

Last edited by jeff knight; 08-30-2010 at 07:11 PM.

**dadipentak** · 08-30-2010, 07:27 PM

Originally posted by jeff knight

does anyone else find that little beep as important I do?

Not me--I'm in my late sixties, I've had 5 Pentax DSLRs and haven't heard one beep yet. Can't hear the turn signal in my car either. Too much Rock & Roll, I guess.

jeff knight · 08-30-2010, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Not me--I'm in my late sixties, I've had 5 Pentax DSLRs and haven't heard one beep yet. Can't hear the turn signal in my car either. Too much Rock & Roll, I guess.

Hey buddy, my eyes have gone way before my hearing. ...And to think I bought a lens from you once you poor deaf bbb...rascal.

Still I greatly appreciate your response!

**mike.hiran** · 08-30-2010, 08:18 PM

well that's a drag. have you contacted the seller to see if a refund is possible? personally, I find that the beep is too often wrong and don't pay it much heed. I trust my eyes much more, particularly now that I installed a focusing screen in it while using a magnifier. well, hope you find a resolution that works for you. and I'd definitely get in touch w/ the seller and see what they would be willing to do.

Ron Kruger · 08-30-2010, 08:37 PM

I find MF unreliable for consistent sharp focus, so I disabled the beep. It's just annoying, as far as I'm concerned.

**Ash** · 08-30-2010, 08:56 PM

Well I like the annoying beep, and other than in very quiet settings I keep it on all the time too.
There's nothing else to it other than to enable the function in the appropriate menu.
Ask the seller if this was noticed and if it can be returned.

blende8 · 08-31-2010, 01:11 AM

Probably I am stating the obvious, but you can turn on and off the beep in the Set-up menu for several items.

jeff knight · 08-31-2010, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by vagrant10

well that's a drag. have you contacted the seller to see if a refund is possible? personally, I find that the beep is too often wrong and don't pay it much heed. I trust my eyes much more, particularly now that I installed a focusing screen in it while using a magnifier. well, hope you find a resolution that works for you. and I'd definitely get in touch w/ the seller and see what they would be willing to do.

Thankfully the seller will take it back. Said he never used the function so didn't know it didn't work.

Originally posted by Ash

Well I like the annoying beep, and other than in very quiet settings I keep it on all the time too.
There's nothing else to it other than to enable the function in the appropriate menu.
Ask the seller if this was noticed and if it can be returned.

Definitely the first thing I checked. Glad someone else other than me uses this function!

**dadipentak** · 08-31-2010, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by jeff knight

..And to think I bought a lens from you once you poor deaf bbb...rascal.

Did the lens make noise?

**Michaelina2** · 08-31-2010, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by jeff knight

...does anyone else find that little beep as important I do?

Use it all of the time with the K-7 and K-x.

While focus lock notification is helpful, I wish there was a way to enable the beep when SR engages.

Cheers...

pxpaulx · 08-31-2010, 10:53 AM

I am curious if you tried a full reset of the camera to see if that fixes it? Might be something you inadvertently selected, or could just need a reset plain and simple!

Just last night my TV converter box stopped showing the visual signal (no, I don't have a tube TV, I have an obscure 4 year old RCA DVR that uses analog signals only, pft!). Audio was there, and the menu of the converter box worked. I know I didn't change any settings. I did a reset and voila, fine again.

Now, I expect better function out of a (now) $500 camera over a $40 converter box, but all electronics are subject to their own occasional snafus!

jeff knight · 08-31-2010, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Did the lens make noise?

Oh yeah, and I made noise too. It was really a great lens!

Originally posted by Michaelina2

Use it all of the time with the K-7 and K-x.

While focus lock notification is helpful, I wish the was a way to enable the beep when SR engages.

Cheers...

Never thought of that before but it is would be really great to have that option.

Originally posted by pxpaulx

I am curious if you tried a full reset of the camera to see if that fixes it? Might be something you inadvertently selected, or could just need a reset plain and simple!

Just last night my TV converter box stopped showing the visual signal (no, I don't have a tube TV, I have an obscure 4 year old RCA DVR that uses analog signals only, pft!). Audio was there, and the menu of the converter box worked. I know I didn't change any settings. I did a reset and voila, fine again.

Now, I expect better function out of a (now) $500 camera over a $40 converter box, but all electronics are subject to their own occasional snafus!

Yes, I tried a total reset of everything more than once. Removed and replaced the battery. It seemed to me to be one of those permanent electronic snafus, as you call it.

**Rude** · 09-01-2010, 06:18 PM

Might be worth a try, and faster than shipping back.

08-30-2010, 07:05 PM	#1
jeff knight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 261	K20D: What the Beep? Long story short. Bought a used K20D through the marketplace on this forum. Seller assured me it was "fully functional." The camera will not beep even though it is fully enabled to do so. When photographing models in the studio I concentrate on their posing and expressions. Things happen fast, and I often miss the focus-confirm light at the bottom of the viewfinder. It may seem a small thing to some, but I totally rely on that focus-confirm beep all the time. Could use some advice here. ...And does anyone else find that little beep as important I do? Last edited by jeff knight; 08-30-2010 at 07:11 PM.

08-31-2010, 09:50 AM	#10
Michaelina2 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE Michigan USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,300	Originally posted by jeff knight ...does anyone else find that little beep as important I do? Use it all of the time with the K-7 and K-x. While focus lock notification is helpful, I wish there was a way to enable the beep when SR engages. Cheers... Last edited by Michaelina2; 08-31-2010 at 04:48 PM. Reason: typo

09-01-2010, 06:18 PM	#13
Rude Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 100	Firmware upgrade? Might be worth a try, and faster than shipping back.

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08-30-2010, 07:27 PM	#2
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by jeff knight does anyone else find that little beep as important I do? Not me--I'm in my late sixties, I've had 5 Pentax DSLRs and haven't heard one beep yet. Can't hear the turn signal in my car either. Too much Rock & Roll, I guess.

08-30-2010, 08:14 PM	#3
jeff knight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 261 Original Poster	Originally posted by dadipentak Not me--I'm in my late sixties, I've had 5 Pentax DSLRs and haven't heard one beep yet. Can't hear the turn signal in my car either. Too much Rock & Roll, I guess. Hey buddy, my eyes have gone way before my hearing. ...And to think I bought a lens from you once you poor deaf bbb...rascal. Still I greatly appreciate your response!

08-30-2010, 08:18 PM	#4
mike.hiran Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: portland Photos: Albums Posts: 1,491	well that's a drag. have you contacted the seller to see if a refund is possible? personally, I find that the beep is too often wrong and don't pay it much heed. I trust my eyes much more, particularly now that I installed a focusing screen in it while using a magnifier. well, hope you find a resolution that works for you. and I'd definitely get in touch w/ the seller and see what they would be willing to do.

08-30-2010, 08:37 PM	#5
Ron Kruger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 534	I find MF unreliable for consistent sharp focus, so I disabled the beep. It's just annoying, as far as I'm concerned.

08-30-2010, 08:56 PM	#6
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Well I like the annoying beep, and other than in very quiet settings I keep it on all the time too. There's nothing else to it other than to enable the function in the appropriate menu. Ask the seller if this was noticed and if it can be returned.

08-31-2010, 01:11 AM	#7
blende8 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bremen, Germany Photos: Albums Posts: 1,521	Probably I am stating the obvious, but you can turn on and off the beep in the Set-up menu for several items.

08-31-2010, 09:32 AM	#8
jeff knight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 261 Original Poster	Originally posted by vagrant10 well that's a drag. have you contacted the seller to see if a refund is possible? personally, I find that the beep is too often wrong and don't pay it much heed. I trust my eyes much more, particularly now that I installed a focusing screen in it while using a magnifier. well, hope you find a resolution that works for you. and I'd definitely get in touch w/ the seller and see what they would be willing to do. Thankfully the seller will take it back. Said he never used the function so didn't know it didn't work. Originally posted by Ash Well I like the annoying beep, and other than in very quiet settings I keep it on all the time too. There's nothing else to it other than to enable the function in the appropriate menu. Ask the seller if this was noticed and if it can be returned. Definitely the first thing I checked. Glad someone else other than me uses this function!

08-31-2010, 09:39 AM	#9
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by jeff knight ..And to think I bought a lens from you once you poor deaf bbb...rascal. Did the lens make noise?

08-31-2010, 10:53 AM	#11
pxpaulx Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,867	I am curious if you tried a full reset of the camera to see if that fixes it? Might be something you inadvertently selected, or could just need a reset plain and simple! Just last night my TV converter box stopped showing the visual signal (no, I don't have a tube TV, I have an obscure 4 year old RCA DVR that uses analog signals only, pft!). Audio was there, and the menu of the converter box worked. I know I didn't change any settings. I did a reset and voila, fine again. Now, I expect better function out of a (now) $500 camera over a $40 converter box, but all electronics are subject to their own occasional snafus!

08-31-2010, 01:49 PM	#12
jeff knight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 261 Original Poster	Originally posted by dadipentak Did the lens make noise? Oh yeah, and I made noise too. It was really a great lens! Originally posted by Michaelina2 Use it all of the time with the K-7 and K-x. While focus lock notification is helpful, I wish the was a way to enable the beep when SR engages. Cheers... Never thought of that before but it is would be really great to have that option. Originally posted by pxpaulx I am curious if you tried a full reset of the camera to see if that fixes it? Might be something you inadvertently selected, or could just need a reset plain and simple! Just last night my TV converter box stopped showing the visual signal (no, I don't have a tube TV, I have an obscure 4 year old RCA DVR that uses analog signals only, pft!). Audio was there, and the menu of the converter box worked. I know I didn't change any settings. I did a reset and voila, fine again. Now, I expect better function out of a (now) $500 camera over a $40 converter box, but all electronics are subject to their own occasional snafus! Yes, I tried a total reset of everything more than once. Removed and replaced the battery. It seemed to me to be one of those permanent electronic snafus, as you call it.