A lighting control console for controlling a lighting system, digital adjusting commands being generated in the lighting control console, said adjusting commands being transmitted to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data links, and said lighting control console comprising at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the digital adjusting commands, and said lighting control console comprising at least one display device (02, 03), and the display device (02, 03) being able to graphically depict graphic elements for the user, and at least one control knob being provided in the control panel of the lighting control console, which control knob allows the user to enter input values by linearly adjusting the control knob, and a slide control being provided in the housing of the lighting control console, and at least one slit being provided in the housing of the lighting control console, said slit being penetrated by a connecting lever originating from the interior of the housing and mechanically connecting the control knob to the slide control, wherein the following applies for the at least one slit in each case: a light conducting element allocated to the slit is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, said light guiding element extending along the longitudinal axis of the slit, and a light source is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, and the light conducting element comprises a main light entry surface at which light from the light source is coupled into the light conducting element, and the light conducting element comprises light exit surfaces along the longitudinal axis of the slit, light being able to exit from the light conducting element at said light exit surfaces so as to illuminate the slit, characterised in that the light from the light source is coupled into the light conducting element exclusively at the main light entry surface, and the light conducting element diverges into two separate light conducting branches starting from the main light entry surface, the slit extends between the two light conducting branches, and the light conducting element has an arch, in which the light is deflected, between the main light entry surface and the two light conducting branches, and the light exit surfaces of the light conducting element are formed by several light exit elements and the size of each light exit element or the distance between adjacent light exit elements of the multiple light exit elements corresponds to the distance to the main light entry surface. a light conducting element allocated to the slit is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, said light guiding element extending along the longitudinal axis of the slit, and a light source is provided in the housing of the lighting control console, and the light conducting element comprises a main light entry surface at which light from the light source is coupled into the light conducting element, and the light conducting element comprises light exit surfaces along the longitudinal axis of the slit, light being able to exit from the light conducting element at said light exit surfaces so as to illuminate the slit, characterised in that the light from the light source is coupled into the light conducting element exclusively at the main light entry surface, and the light conducting element diverges into two separate light conducting branches starting from the main light entry surface, the slit extends between the two light conducting branches, and the light conducting element has an arch, in which the light is deflected, between the main light entry surface and the two light conducting branches, and the light exit surfaces of the light conducting element are formed by several light exit elements and the size of each light exit element or the distance between adjacent light exit elements of the multiple light exit elements corresponds to the distance to the main light entry surface.