FAQ
My team’s season is over. What does the panel show?
Section titled “My team’s season is over. What does the panel show?”A clock in your team’s colors. Under the time is your team’s next game once it’s on the schedule, like Next: at PHI Mar 26 7:05 PM, or the date until then. Nothing is wrong with the panel, and it picks the next season up by itself.
Outside football, the clock comes up once the next game is more than 10 days away. In football it comes up only when ESPN lists no next game, so a bye week never shows it.
To keep the board busy, switch to Favorite teams with teams from leagues that are in season, or to Live games for whatever is on right now. See Modes.
Does it work during the offseason?
Section titled “Does it work during the offseason?”Yes. Between seasons it shows the clock above, with your team’s next game when ESPN has one. You can also show the clock page any time: set Showing in the Panel card on the device page. See Brightness and the clock.
Can I use it outside?
Section titled “Can I use it outside?”The panel is made for indoor use. Keep it, its controller and its power supply out of rain and damp. On a covered patio, put it somewhere out of the wind. It’s light, and a gust can knock it over.
I don’t have an iPhone. Can I still set it up?
Section titled “I don’t have an iPhone. Can I still set it up?”Yes. The Game Day app is for Android too, and you don’t need the app at all. Set the panel up from any phone or laptop through its own hotspot. While the panel shows SETUP, join the Wi-Fi network it names, like Game Day 2f6a70, and a setup page opens. Pick your Wi-Fi network, enter the password and save.
Once it’s on your Wi-Fi, open the panel’s address in a browser to pick your team and change everything the app would. See Set up your panel and The Game Day app.
Does it need Home Assistant?
Section titled “Does it need Home Assistant?”No. The panel runs on its own and gets its scores from ESPN by itself. If you use Home Assistant, it finds the panel on your network and you can automate the team, mode, power, brightness and more. See Home Assistant.
How often does it check scores?
Section titled “How often does it check scores?”| When | How often |
|---|---|
| During a game | Every 10 seconds, about as often as ESPN updates |
| In the hour before the start | Every minute |
| Further from the start | Every 15 minutes |
| After the final | Every minute for half an hour, ten minutes for baseball, then it looks up the next game |
In Live games with nothing on, the panel waits for the next start time instead of checking every few minutes. When a read fails, it waits longer before the next try.
What does it cost to run?
Section titled “What does it cost to run?”Nothing beyond the panel and its electricity. There’s no subscription and no account. The scores come from ESPN’s public feed, and the panel reads them itself over your Wi-Fi.
If your internet plan has a data cap, ESPN data in the Device card on the device page shows how much the panel has downloaded since it started.
Can I follow more than one team?
Section titled “Can I follow more than one team?”Yes. Favorite teams holds up to 16 teams from any league, in priority order. Turn on Only today’s games to cycle through only the favorites playing today. When two favorites play at once, the panel sticks with the higher one, or alternates between them if you choose Alternate. See Favorite teams.
Can I use a remote?
Section titled “Can I use a remote?”Yes, a WiZ WizMote, the small battery remote sold for WiZ smart bulbs. It talks to the panel directly, with no hub. To pair it, open the Remote card on the device page or in the app, turn on Discovery, then press any button on the remote.
- ON and OFF turn the panel on and off.
- The brightness buttons make it brighter or dimmer, and the night button dims it right down.
- Buttons 1 to 4 jump to your first four favorite teams.
See Remote.
Will it update itself?
Section titled “Will it update itself?”It checks for a new release every six hours, and the device page shows an Install button when one is out. If you turn on Install updates automatically in the Device card, the panel installs a new release on its own between 3 and 5 AM, never during a live game it’s showing. That switch is off unless you turn it on.
Your team and settings stay through an update. See Updates.
How fast does support answer?
Section titled “How fast does support answer?”Email support@gameday-scoreboard.com and we reply within one business day. See Get support for what to include.