---
title: "Setting Up Fallback Actions"
slug: "setting-up-fallback-actions"
description: "Learn how to set up fallback media to play when there's no content selected or scheduled to play."
updated: 2024-06-24T14:40:14Z
published: 2024-06-24T14:40:14Z
canonical: "support.skykit.com/setting-up-fallback-actions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting Up Fallback Actions

## Setting Up Fallback Actions

| Task can be performed by the following Beam Roles: |
| --- |
| ✗ Basic | ✓ Manager | ✓ Administrator |

Need some help with the Display Manager? Learn more: [Displays Manager Overview](/v1/docs/displays-manager-overview).

1. Select **Displays** from the navigation bar to open the **Displays** menu.
2. Select the display you want to set fallback actions for. The **Displays** detail window opens.

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3. Select the **Configuration menu.**

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1. Under Fallback Content, select one of the following options:

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  - **Allow display to sleep**: If no content is playing, the display will go into sleep mode.
  - **Play default media**: If no content is playing, the display will begin playing your default media. In this example, we'll use **Play default media**.

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1. Select **Play default media** and then click on the **Select** button. The **Select Media** window opens.

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2. Select the **Content**, **Playlists**, **Programs**, or **Collections** from the media dropdown, depending on the type of content you want to use as your fallback media.
3. Select the content you want to use as your fallback media. When you make your selection, the content name is displayed under **Fallback Action** in the Configuration Menu.

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1. Click on **Save Updates** button to save all changes made.

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