Method for controlling a machine line and/or a machine (16, 17, 18) for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry, comprising the steps: a. conveying the articles by means of a conveyor (6, 32, 48a, 50a, 52a) of the machine (16, 17, 18), b. thermal or pneumatic action on the conveyed articles by means of at least one operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) of the machine (16, 17, 18), wherein, for this purpose, the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) is brought into thermal or pneumatic operative connection with the at least one article, c. controlling the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of a control unit of the machine (16, 17, 18), d. setting the energy-optimal setpoint output, required for the operative connection, of the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of the control unit as a function of an article-type dataset or of a first machine parameter set updated by the article-type dataset, wherein an energy-optimal setpoint output refers to the value of the output which is required for reliable functioning of the machine taking into account the energy balance, e. monitoring the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of at least one movement sensor unit, f. determining the actual output of the operating unit which brings about the operative connection by measuring at least one output-relevant physical variable of the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of a process sensor unit, and g. updating the first machine parameter set, in particular the relevant and predefinable parameters of the machine parameter set, on the basis of the determined actual output, as well as a set-up mode of the machines (16, 17, 18) comprising the steps: h. detecting article properties of an article conveyed and/or guided through the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) and/or guided away from the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of a position sensor unit and/or an article sensor unit (41, 42), i. determining the quality and/or the position of the conveyed, guided and/or guided-away article on the basis of the respective article properties by means of the or a further control unit, j. reducing the setpoint output by a corresponding change in at least one of the parameters of the first machine parameter set until the quality or the position of the article on the at least one conveyor (6, 32, 48a, 50a, 52a) reaches a predefined limit, and k. updating the at least one parameter or the first machine parameter set which corresponds to the reduced setpoint output which is subject to a safety factor and/or value and 1. storing a second machine parameter set which corresponds to the reduced setpoint output which is subject to a safety factor and/or value in a data store of the machine (16, 17, 18). a. conveying the articles by means of a conveyor (6, 32, 48a, 50a, 52a) of the machine (16, 17, 18), b. thermal or pneumatic action on the conveyed articles by means of at least one operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) of the machine (16, 17, 18), wherein, for this purpose, the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) is brought into thermal or pneumatic operative connection with the at least one article, c. controlling the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of a control unit of the machine (16, 17, 18), d. setting the energy-optimal setpoint output, required for the operative connection, of the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of the control unit as a function of an article-type dataset or of a first machine parameter set updated by the article-type dataset, wherein an energy-optimal setpoint output refers to the value of the output which is required for reliable functioning of the machine taking into account the energy balance, e. monitoring the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of at least one movement sensor unit, f. determining the actual output of the operating unit which brings about the operative connection by measuring at least one output-relevant physical variable of the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of a process sensor unit, and g. updating the first machine parameter set, in particular the relevant and predefinable parameters of the machine parameter set, on the basis of the determined actual output, as well as h. detecting article properties of an article conveyed and/or guided through the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) and/or guided away from the operating unit (8, 38, 39, 78) by means of a position sensor unit and/or an article sensor unit (41, 42), i. determining the quality and/or the position of the conveyed, guided and/or guided-away article on the basis of the respective article properties by means of the or a further control unit, j. reducing the setpoint output by a corresponding change in at least one of the parameters of the first machine parameter set until the quality or the position of the article on the at least one conveyor (6, 32, 48a, 50a, 52a) reaches a predefined limit, and k. updating the at least one parameter or the first machine parameter set which corresponds to the reduced setpoint output which is subject to a safety factor and/or value and 1. storing a second machine parameter set which corresponds to the reduced setpoint output which is subject to a safety factor and/or value in a data store of the machine (16, 17, 18).