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title: "Use Blank Mode to Cut Display Power Use – Airport CX"
slug: "add-blank-content-air"
description: "Switch displays to blank mode with minimal content to cut power use without turning the screen off."
updated: 2026-08-25T07:59:45Z
published: 2026-08-25T07:59:45Z
canonical: "docs.simpleway.cloud/add-blank-content-air"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.simpleway.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Display BLANK content

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.

> [!NOTE]
> TIP!
> 
> To completely **power off your screen/s**, see our tutorials on [Schedule power save mode for your displays](/v1/docs/schedule-power-save-mode-air).
> 
> To **automate the blank content** on your screen, you would need to use the state scripting feature, see tutorial [STATE and display SCRIPTS](/v1/docs/content-logic).

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

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**TUTORIAL STEPS:**

| A) **Select a display** 1. Open the *Displays* tab. 2. Select a display item. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide2(162).JPG) |
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| B) **Display configuration** 1. Click the content assignment box of the **BLANK** mode. 2. Select content in a new *Assign content* sub-window. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide3(152).JPG) |
| 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. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide4(124).JPG) |
| **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. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide5(107).JPG) |
| **Option 3: Live view** 1. Select the *Live view* option from the three-dots menu. 2. Click the *Blank / Unblank* button. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide6(84).JPG) |
| **Option 4: Bulk selection checkbox** 1. Tick the bulk selection checkbox. 2. Click the *Blank* / *Unblank* button. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide7(75).JPG) |
| D) Selected displays change to Blank mode content. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/image-1669756689557.png) |