---
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."
tags: ["fallback"]
updated: 2026-11-03T16:33:01Z
published: 2026-11-03T16:33:01Z
canonical: "support.skykit.com/setting-up-fallback-actions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Setting Up Fallback Actions

This can be done by the following [Beam user roles](/v1/docs/user-roles-in-skykit-beam):

- Administrator
- Display Manager

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.

![Display management screen shows KL-SKD10 online, awaiting screenshot refresh, with Minneapolis five-day forecast playing.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202024-06-20%20at%209.21.58%E2%80%AFAM.png)
3. Select the **Configuration menu.**

![Display configuration panel for “Between Two Pillars” shows timezone, orientation, fallback content, and online status.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Untitled%20design%20(4).jpg)

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

- 
  - **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**.

![Display configuration shows Play default media selected as fallback content when nothing is playing.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Untitled%20design%20(5)(1).jpg)

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

![Select Media dialog lists published assets including Top News - US and dashboard media files.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202024-06-20%20at%201.54.11%E2%80%AFPM.png)
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.

![Fallback Content settings show selected Play default media option and a change button for dash3c.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202024-06-20%20at%201.59.14%E2%80%AFPM.png)

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

![Andromeda display configuration shows default media selected and highlighted Save Updates button.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Untitled%20design%20(10).jpg)