# Add a custom No Signal image

*Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano*

By default the system displays a No Signal image when there is no video signal coming in to any of the video input ports on the device. You can customize this image to display a different message to your viewers. For example if a viewer logs in early, or if you are experiencing delays you could indicate the start time (or expected resolution time) using the no signal image.

Before you can specify a custom No Signal image for an input port, you must upload the image.

**Set the no signal image for an input port using the Admin panel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**.
- From the Inputs menu, click the **source name**. The configuration page for the source opens.
- In the **"No signal" image** section, select an image from the **Image** drop down list.
- In the Timeout field, enter the number of seconds before the No Signal image is displayed. If no manual value is entered, the default time to display is 5 seconds.
- Click **Apply**.
- Test that the No Signal image is correctly applied by disconnecting your source and previewing the channel(s) containing said source.

**Device differences**
- **Pearl Nano:** single-channel — the final test step reads "...previewing the Channel containing said source" (singular).

> product: pearl-family · topic: layout · source: pearl-family-common.md · updated: Oct 13, 2026