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Screen Schedule ​

Screen schedule controls what the panel does overnight, then returns it to normal when the schedule says it should be available again.

You will find it in the Settings tab on the Setup page, under Screen Schedule.

Settings ​

  • Night Schedule - turns automatic night schedule behavior on or off.
  • Daytime - the first hour when the screen should be awake. The default is 6:00 AM.
  • Night Time - the first hour when the night schedule starts. The default is 11:00 PM.
  • At Night Time - what the panel should do overnight. Screen Off is the default, Screen Dimmed keeps the panel usable at a set brightness, and Clock shows the clock instead.
  • When Woken, Idle Time to Screen Off - shown only for Screen Off. It controls how long the screen stays awake after you tap it during scheduled-off hours. The default is 1 minute.
  • When Woken, Screen Brightness - shown only for Screen Off. It controls the brightness used for a temporary wake during scheduled-off hours. The default is 10%.
  • Dimmed Screen Brightness - shown only for Screen Dimmed. It controls the overnight brightness while the panel stays usable. The default is 10%.
  • Clock Brightness - shown only for Clock. It controls the backlight level used by the overnight clock. The default is 10%.

When the schedule is disabled, the on and off time controls are hidden and the panel uses the normal screensaver and backlight rules.

How the Times Work ​

The on time is included, and the off time is not included. For example, 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM keeps the screen in normal use from 6:00 AM until just before 11:00 PM. At 11:00 PM, the selected night mode starts.

Overnight schedules also work. For example, 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM keeps the screen on through the night and turns it off during the day.

If the on and off times are the same, the schedule is treated as always on.

Manual Wake and Sleep ​

Touching the screen while it is asleep, or while the schedule clock is showing, wakes it without changing the saved schedule. In Screen Off and Clock modes, a temporary wake outside the scheduled hours uses the saved wake brightness, stays awake for the saved wake idle time, then returns to the selected night mode.

Pressing and holding a button on the touchscreen for 3 seconds puts the screen to sleep manually. This is stronger than the schedule, so it will not immediately wake again just because the current time is inside the scheduled-on window. Tap the screen to wake it.

Brightness ​

Screen schedule works alongside the daytime and nighttime brightness settings. When the screen is awake during scheduled-on hours, brightness still follows sunrise and sunset for your selected timezone. Screen Dimmed uses its own overnight brightness setting. Screen Off turns the physical backlight off, while Clock uses its own clock brightness setting.

If Home Assistant needs temporary control of the display brightness, turn off Screen: Automatic Brightness before setting Display Backlight. This pauses the day/night brightness adjustment without disabling the Night Schedule itself.