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Display BLANK content

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  • Updated on Jul 17, 2026
  • Published on Dec 7, 2022
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In some situations, you may want to switch your displays from normal mode to blank mode and show its contents assigned in the display configuration details. Content assigned to the blank mode can be, for example, a small logo to save display power consumption without turning the device off. This approach creates an alternative to the display power control, which turns off the display power completely.

Reach for it when a screen should go quiet but stay ready:

  • Overnight or off-hours. A terminal wing closes at 23:00. Instead of leaving flight boards running to an empty concourse, blank those displays to a logo and unblank them before the first departures — cutting power draw and screen wear while keeping the hardware warm and instantly available.

  • Between events or flights. A gate with no assigned flight, or a hall between events, shows a clean branded screen rather than stale or empty content.

  • Maintenance and cleaning windows. Blank a zone while crews work nearby, then bring it back with one action — no need to touch power or reassign content.

  • Bulk quieting. Close a whole pier or level at once using the bulk selection, and reverse it just as fast.

TIP!

To completely power off your screen/s, see our tutorials on Schedule power save mode for your displays.

To automate the blank content on your screen, you would need to use the state scripting feature, see tutorial STATE and display SCRIPTS.

In this tutorial, we will assign content to the blank mode and show you the options to enable and disable the blank state.

Topics covered

  • Displays tab - Assigning template with display content to display

TUTORIAL STEPS:

A) Select a display

  1. Open the Displays tab.

  2. Select a display item.


B) Display configuration

  1. Click the content assignment box of the BLANK mode. 

  2. Select content in a new Assign content sub-window.


C) Changing Blank states
Option 1: Make the mode active in display configuration page

  1. Click the Make active option in the three dot menu of the BLANK mode.

  2. Click the Save button.

Note: to unblank make the NORMAL state active the same way.

Option 2: Three-dots menu on the Displays tab

  1. Select the Blank / Unblank option from the three-dots menu depending on the current mode state.


Option 3: Live view

  1. Select the Live view option from the three-dots menu.

  2. Click the Blank / Unblank button.


Option 4: Bulk selection checkbox

  1. Tick the bulk selection checkbox.

  2. Click the Blank / Unblank button.


D) Selected displays change to Blank mode content. 


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