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FieldFire Spark Venue Setup Checklist
Check speakers, screens, HDMI, browser display, internet, power, and operator placement before buying or installing FieldFire Spark.
FieldFire Spark is the controller for walk-ups, Hype cues, game context, and compatible audience display output. Your venue supplies the audio and display equipment. Use this checklist to confirm the complete path before ordering.
Audio
- Identify the speakers used for game-day music.
- Confirm whether the system needs a mixer, amplifier, or powered speaker.
- Identify the input type and required cable or adapter.
- Test from the operator position at a safe game-day volume.
- Decide whether the team will use local audio, Spotify playback control, or both.
Spark does not include speakers, an amplifier, a mixer, music files, or music licensing.
Display
- Choose a customer-provided TV, projector, monitor, or browser display, or select a FieldFire display package.
- Confirm the screen accepts the planned browser or HDMI path.
- Check resolution, adapters, cable length, mounting, weather protection, and sight lines.
- Place the audience display where spectators can actually see it, such as the concessions or gathering area when that fits the venue.
The $299 Spark controller does not include a screen.
Network and online services
- Confirm local network access for the operator and audience display workflow.
- Confirm stable internet if the team will use Spotify or another connected service.
- Authorize the correct Spotify Premium account and supported playback device before game day.
- Keep a local-audio fallback for venues with unreliable internet.
Power and placement
- Provide safe power for Spark, the network equipment, audio gear, and display.
- Protect hardware and connections from weather, impacts, and public access.
- Put the operator where the field, audio, and audience display are visible.
- Route cables so they do not create a trip hazard.
Operator readiness
- Load the team and roster.
- Assign walk-up audio.
- Configure a small Hype cue set.
- Test audio-only, display-only, and combined output as needed.
- Run one complete player-to-audience sequence.
- Document startup and shutdown for approved volunteers.
Third-party scoreboard and venue integrations vary. If the inputs, display path, or audio path are unclear, send the setup details to FieldFire before buying.