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FieldFire Spark Audio Setup Checklist

Check the baseball or softball speaker, analog or Bluetooth route, internet, power, GameChanger, Spotify, and operator position before game day.

Published 2026-08-28 · Baseball and softball teams, leagues, tournaments, and volunteers

Spark controls batter walk-ups and game-day hype through the audio already at the field. Use this checklist to prove the entire path before ordering or before the first live game.

Speaker and output

  • Identify the powered speaker, mixer, amplifier, or PA used for game-day audio.
  • Choose the reviewed Spark output: onboard analog or the exact connected Bluetooth A2DP speaker.
  • Bring the required analog cable or adapter when using a mixer or PA.
  • Test from the operator position at a safe game-day volume.
  • Confirm the operator can stop audio immediately.

Spark does not include a speaker, amplifier, mixer, music subscription, or music license.

Network and connected services

  • Confirm local network access for the operator’s phone, tablet, or laptop.
  • Confirm internet where Spark will run if the team uses Spotify or GameChanger.
  • Authorize the correct Spotify Premium account through FieldFire.
  • Sign in to the team’s GameChanger account and verify the expected live game is visible.
  • Keep reviewed local audio available when internet reliability is uncertain.

Roster and walk-ups

  • Import or create the baseball or softball team.
  • Verify every player’s number.
  • Assign the local or Spotify song.
  • Set the start point and supported clip length.
  • Preview the complete number-plus-song cue.
  • Open Walk-Up Game Mode and verify the lineup order.

Automatic and manual hype

  • Enable only the reviewed automatic categories the team wants.
  • Confirm Your team during Start Game so offense and defense moments follow the right side.
  • Trigger one manual cue from the Hype Deck.
  • Confirm automatic and manual audio use the same physical output route.
  • Verify stop, fade, and fallback behavior.

Optional browser scoreboard

If the field or broadcast wants visuals, test the optional browser scoreboard separately. It can be opened in a browser, embedded or captured by broadcast software, or shown on a browser-capable venue display. Display hardware is not required for Spark’s audio-first game-day workflow.

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