Method for signaling manipulator information to an operator of a control device for controlling or programming of a manipulator with several mutually independent degrees of freedom, the control device comprising: - A hand control lever which is set up to specify at least a two-dimensional movement of the manipulator; - an information display assigned to the hand control lever, which is set up to visually signal manipulator information to an operator of the operating device, wherein the information display comprising several independently controllable display segments and wherein the display segments surround at least partially the hand control lever; and - a control device which is set up to individually control the display segments of the information display in order to signal the manipulator information, - wherein the display segments are uniform and are provided uniformly around the hand control lever, with the following steps: - Providing the manipulator information, which is to be visually signaled to the operator of the operating device, and - Controlling the display segments of the information display in order to visually signal the manipulator information, wherein the manipulator information describes a current angle of an axis of the manipulator and a limit angle of the axis, and the control of the display segments takes place in such a way that the current angle of the axis and a permissible and impermissible angle range of the axis are signaled to the operator, whereby the operator can control the current angle of the axis of the manipulator by operating the manual control lever. - A hand control lever which is set up to specify at least a two-dimensional movement of the manipulator; - an information display assigned to the hand control lever, which is set up to visually signal manipulator information to an operator of the operating device, wherein the information display comprising several independently controllable display segments and wherein the display segments surround at least partially the hand control lever; and - a control device which is set up to individually control the display segments of the information display in order to signal the manipulator information, - wherein the display segments are uniform and are provided uniformly around the hand control lever, with the following steps: - Providing the manipulator information, which is to be visually signaled to the operator of the operating device, and - Controlling the display segments of the information display in order to visually signal the manipulator information, wherein the manipulator information describes a current angle of an axis of the manipulator and a limit angle of the axis, and the control of the display segments takes place in such a way that the current angle of the axis and a permissible and impermissible angle range of the axis are signaled to the operator, whereby the operator can control the current angle of the axis of the manipulator by operating the manual control lever. - Providing the manipulator information, which is to be visually signaled to the operator of the operating device, and - Controlling the display segments of the information display in order to visually signal the manipulator information,