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That round, grille-covered disc on your hotel ceiling is most likely a speaker, not a smoke detector.
\nIt\u2019s usually part of the building\u2019s emergency or fire-alarm communication system.
\nThe speaker delivers one-way announcements, such as evacuation instructions, from a central system.
\nIt may look like an intercom, but you generally can\u2019t talk back through it\u2026See image below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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