Index: firmware/App/Services/AlarmMgmt.c
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diff -u -rb7a2bdf2fd5e6f804218cc6e6b63f972969a5b5e -r6cb2aa52c6701efe0788ee453da6449e29860927
--- firmware/App/Services/AlarmMgmt.c	(.../AlarmMgmt.c)	(revision b7a2bdf2fd5e6f804218cc6e6b63f972969a5b5e)
+++ firmware/App/Services/AlarmMgmt.c	(.../AlarmMgmt.c)	(revision 6cb2aa52c6701efe0788ee453da6449e29860927)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 /// alarm user recovery actions enabled flags.
 static BOOL alarmUserRecoveryActionEnabled[ NUMBER_OF_ALARM_USER_ACTIONS ];
 
-static U32 alarmAudioVolumeLevel = MAX_ALARM_VOLUME_LEVEL;          ///< Set alarm audio volume level (0..7).
+static U32 alarmAudioVolumeLevel = 2; //MAX_ALARM_VOLUME_LEVEL;          ///< Set alarm audio volume level (0..7).
 
 // ********** private function prototypes **********
 
Index: firmware/App/Services/FPGA.c
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diff -u -raf373881e7b1ee5e4b66c9c526978c8f091c3e63 -r6cb2aa52c6701efe0788ee453da6449e29860927
--- firmware/App/Services/FPGA.c	(.../FPGA.c)	(revision af373881e7b1ee5e4b66c9c526978c8f091c3e63)
+++ firmware/App/Services/FPGA.c	(.../FPGA.c)	(revision 6cb2aa52c6701efe0788ee453da6449e29860927)
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     memset( &fpgaHeader, 0, sizeof(FPGA_HEADER_T) );
     memset( &fpgaSensorReadings, 0, sizeof(FPGA_SENSORS_T) );
     memset( &fpgaActuatorSetPoints, 0, sizeof(FPGA_ACTUATORS_T) );
-    fpgaActuatorSetPoints.AlarmControl = 0x4; //(U08)MAX_ALARM_VOLUME_LEVEL << 2;  // start alarm audio volume at maximum
+    fpgaActuatorSetPoints.AlarmControl = (U08)MAX_ALARM_VOLUME_LEVEL << 2;  // start alarm audio volume at maximum
 
     // initialize fpga comm buffers
     memset( &fpgaWriteCmdBuffer, 0, FPGA_WRITE_CMD_BUFFER_LEN );