Hmmm, quite possible it's just a setting in the setup menu??
I have a few old machines that have seperate 'sound FX' and 'background noises' which can be turned on/off in the menu's.
Someone out there will need to share the info from the manual, of which number/setting to look for.
just my 2c
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