A welding-type power source, comprising: power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to welding-type power; the welding-type power source being characterised by: a user interface comprising a first input device, a second input device, and an output device for showing a status and/or information regarding the welding type power source; and control circuitry configured to, in response to a first input via the first input device: control the output device to output an indication that the welding-type power source is in a preconfigured state; set predetermined ones of welding-type parameters to respective predetermined values; set a welding current, when there is an input from the second input device, to a value indicated by the second input device; and set the welding current, when there is not an input from the second input device, to one of: a default value when a default welding current has not been changed, or a welding current that has been changed previously via the second input device; control the power conversion circuitry based on the pre-determined welding-type parameters and the welding current; and the control circuitry is further so configured that the predetermined ones of the welding-type parameters cannot be changed while in the preconfigured state. power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to welding-type power; the welding-type power source being characterised by: a user interface comprising a first input device, a second input device, and an output device for showing a status and/or information regarding the welding type power source; and control circuitry configured to, in response to a first input via the first input device: control the output device to output an indication that the welding-type power source is in a preconfigured state; set predetermined ones of welding-type parameters to respective predetermined values; set a welding current, when there is an input from the second input device, to a value indicated by the second input device; and set the welding current, when there is not an input from the second input device, to one of: a default value when a default welding current has not been changed, or a welding current that has been changed previously via the second input device; control the power conversion circuitry based on the pre-determined welding-type parameters and the welding current; and the control circuitry is further so configured that the predetermined ones of the welding-type parameters cannot be changed while in the preconfigured state. a user interface comprising a first input device, a second input device, and an output device for showing a status and/or information regarding the welding type power source; and control circuitry configured to, in response to a first input via the first input device: control the output device to output an indication that the welding-type power source is in a preconfigured state; set predetermined ones of welding-type parameters to respective predetermined values; set a welding current, when there is an input from the second input device, to a value indicated by the second input device; and set the welding current, when there is not an input from the second input device, to one of: a default value when a default welding current has not been changed, or a welding current that has been changed previously via the second input device; control the power conversion circuitry based on the pre-determined welding-type parameters and the welding current; and the control circuitry is further so configured that the predetermined ones of the welding-type parameters cannot be changed while in the preconfigured state. control the output device to output an indication that the welding-type power source is in a preconfigured state; set predetermined ones of welding-type parameters to respective predetermined values; set a welding current, when there is an input from the second input device, to a value indicated by the second input device; and set the welding current, when there is not an input from the second input device, to one of: a default value when a default welding current has not been changed, or a welding current that has been changed previously via the second input device; control the power conversion circuitry based on the pre-determined welding-type parameters and the welding current; and the control circuitry is further so configured that the predetermined ones of the welding-type parameters cannot be changed while in the preconfigured state.