"Please charge battery now"

[mommachen]

We live in a home built in 1999 that has multi-room audio. Today, out of the blue, the in-ceiling speakers in the dining room began to announce in fairly frequent intervals "Please charge battery now." The volume remains the same even if I try to reduce it (which generally I can do from nob in the room.) The speakers are not currently connected to any source. I do not know the brand. We have a 12' high ceiling which adds to the challenge of understanding the problem.

Anyone out there know of speakers that might do this? and have tips on charging the battery? (?)

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

Sounds like the speakers are all connected to a processor / amplifier of some kind that has a built-in battery for memory. If it’s not charging, that would mean it needs to be replaced.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

check if you have any Bluetooth devices attached. They could be wireless making them harder to locate.
Maybe use your smartphone's Bluetooth scanner or app like this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.macdom.ble.blescanner&hl=en_US

 

[mommachen]

Thank you so much for your kind replies...Hubby came home and solved the mystery. Hidden beneath papers on the dining table was a Bose Bluetooth speaker. The noise was loud and echoed - I assumed it was from the ceiling ‍.