Breville microwaves have a “mute” button that will silence all sounds. Just open the microwave door, then press the “mute” button to put the microwave in silent mode. [2] X Research source
For Panasonic microwaves, use the “Prog” button to access the beep tone options. After you press the “Prog” button once (the display won’t change), press the “0” twice to turn the beeps off, then press “Prog” to save your settings. [4] X Research source In addition to the mute button, Breville microwaves also let you adjust the volume of the beeps. You might experiment with turning them down rather than turning them off completely. [5] X Research source
Some Insignia models use “8” to turn microwave sound off. There’s also a little speaker icon under the number to remind you of this additional function. [6] X Research source For Whirlpool microwave/hood combination models, turn off the sounds using “2” after pressing “Clock” to get to pull up the “Sound” submenu. [7] X Research source
With some models, this will produce a sound-related text on the display. After that, you can typically just follow the display prompts to turn the microwave’s sound off.
This isn’t a perfect solution, but it’ll work in a pinch. For example, if you’re warming up a snack late at night and don’t want to wake anyone, this can do the trick.
If this doesn’t resolve your problem and you can’t mute the sounds, you might want to call a technician to come out and look at your microwave. They can diagnose the problem for you. It might also be time to replace your microwave. If being able to silence the tones is a big deal for you, make sure the new microwave you buy has a mute function.
Some models have a fairly complicated process that you probably wouldn’t just stumble on without the manual. For example, Sub-Zero microwaves have a 4-step process. [10] X Research source
Some microwaves are different. For example, on some LG models, you press “2” to turn off the sound and “1” to turn it back on. [12] X Research source
