Bluetooth allows wireless configuration from your phone or computer:

• Make sure Bluetooth is enabled in your device settings
• Visit app.brickquips.com
• Click "Connect via Bluetooth" and look for your BRICK QUIPS!™
• Your device name will be shown as "BrickQuip-XXXX"
• Pair when prompted and start customizing!

Note, on iOS Web Bluetooth is disabled in Safari. You will need to use the free BRICK QUIPS!™ iOS App:

The QR code method connects directly to your BRICK QUIPS!™ via WiFi:

• When WiFi is enabled, your BRICK QUIPS!™ displays a QR code.
• Scan the QR code with your phone's camera to access your BRICK QUIPS!™ via web. Note, shaking your device will make the QR code show.
• Note, this method only works if your device is on the same WiFi as your phone.

BRICK QUIPS!™ has three power management modes:

• Performance: Full brightness, always connected - best for USB power
  • In this mode the device will stay on all day, and leave Bluetooth on for you to connect to it.
  • Bluetooth will be enabled, and WiFi enabled occasionally to do housekeeping.
• Balanced: Moderate power saving with occasional WiFi sleep - good all-around
  • Same as Performance but screen will be turned off and on to save power.
  • Note, shaking the device will turn the screen back on.
• Power Saver: Aggressive power saving, WiFi sleeps frequently.
  • Same as Balanced but device will sleep to save even more power.
  • Note, shaking the device will NOT wake the device up.

Change modes in Settings > Data & Power.

Rotation speed controls how long each quip is displayed:

• Open the configuration page and tap the settings icon
• Find the "Rotation Speed" slider
• Adjust from 5 seconds (fast) to 300 seconds (5 minutes)
• Changes take effect after you save

Display brightness can be adjusted to suit your environment:

• Open Settings from the configuration page
• Use the "Display Brightness" slider
• Range from 0% (very dim) to 100% (maximum brightness)

Schedule when your BRICK QUIPS!™ is active:

• Open Settings > Wake and Sleep
• Enable "Wake/Sleep Schedule"
• Set your Wake Hour (when the device turns on)
• Set your Sleep Hour (when the device turns off)
• The device uses your configured timezone
• During sleep, the device enters deep sleep mode to save power

External Quips let your BRICK QUIPS!™ fetch messages from the internet:

• Enable in Settings > External Quips
• Set a URL that returns a list of quips (one per line)
• The device periodically fetches new quips (configurable interval)
• Great for displaying dynamic content like quotes, news, or custom feeds
• External quips are mixed with your personal quips and randomized during rotation
• Note, quips are trimmed if they exceed 100 letters in length, and for large files only the first part of the file is retrieved.
• Note, external quips require WiFi in order to retrieve them.

If your BRICK QUIPS!™ seems frozen or unresponsive:

• Try a power cycle - disconnect and reconnect power.

WiFi connection issues can usually be resolved with these tips:

• Ensure your WiFi network is 2.4GHz (5GHz is not supported)
• Note that while connected to Bluetooth, WiFi is disabled.
• Double-check the SSID and password - they are case-sensitive
• Make sure WiFi is enabled in Settings > Data & Power
• Note, some Wifi Routers use both 2.4Ghz and 5GHz - to force 2.5Ghz, move further from your router.

Bluetooth connection issues can usually be resolved with these tips:

• Note that while connected to WiFi, Bluetooth is disabled.
• Make sure Bluetooth is enabled in Settings > Data & Power
• Make sure your BRICK QUIPS!™ is near your device.
• Power cycle the BRICK QUIPS!™.
• Note on iOS use the BRICK QUIPS!™ App. Connecting from iOS does not work from Safari.
• Connecting from your PC browser like Chrome does work.
• Note, BRICK QUIPS!™ will turn off Bluetooth occasionally to perform housekeeping tasks via WiFi. Disable WiFi to turn off this behavior.

Warning: This process will cause all of your settings to be lost.

See the full step-by-step guide: Factory Reset Instructions

If the display isn't working correctly:

• Blank screen: Check brightness setting - it may be set to 0%
• Blank screen: The device might be asleep - shake it to wake it up.
• "Ink" appearance on screen: This is likely due to heat, turn down the brightness.
• Wrong colors: Power cycle the device to reinitialize the display
• Text cut off: Your quip may be too long - keep quips short.

Your BRICK QUIPS!™ tries to adjust the time on its own:

• When connected via WiFi it will update the current time automatically.
• When connected via Bluetooth, it will receive the current time from your browser.
• Use settings to configure timezone and format.
• Add $time into your quips to insert the time.