System , having - a component of a medical imaging apparatus , - a mobile control device having an operating element which is designed as an electromechanical switching element, - a control unit which is designed in order to output a control signal to the component, - a pose determination unit which is designed in order to determine a pose of the mobile control device , - a configuration unit which is designed in order to configure the mobile control device and/or the control unit on the basis of the pose of the mobile control device , - wherein, when the system is in an operating state , the mobile control device and the control unit are coupled such that an actuation of the operating element causes the control signal to be output to the component by means of the control unit , - wherein the component of the medical imaging apparatus has an examination table and a transfer plate which is arranged on the examination table and can be moved relative to the examination table , - wherein the mobile control device has a first transfer operating element, - wherein the mobile control device and/or the control unit can be configured by means of the configuration unit in such a manner on the basis of the pose of the mobile control device that for at least a first pose of the mobile control device an actuation of the first transfer operating element causes the transfer plate to move in a first horizontal direction and that for at least a second pose of the mobile control device an actuation of the first transfer operating element causes the transfer plate to move in a second horizontal direction. - a component of a medical imaging apparatus , - a mobile control device having an operating element which is designed as an electromechanical switching element, - a control unit which is designed in order to output a control signal to the component, - a pose determination unit which is designed in order to determine a pose of the mobile control device , - a configuration unit which is designed in order to configure the mobile control device and/or the control unit on the basis of the pose of the mobile control device , - wherein, when the system is in an operating state , the mobile control device and the control unit are coupled such that an actuation of the operating element causes the control signal to be output to the component by means of the control unit , - wherein the component of the medical imaging apparatus has an examination table and a transfer plate which is arranged on the examination table and can be moved relative to the examination table , - wherein the mobile control device has a first transfer operating element, - wherein the mobile control device and/or the control unit can be configured by means of the configuration unit in such a manner on the basis of the pose of the mobile control device that for at least a first pose of the mobile control device an actuation of the first transfer operating element causes the transfer plate to move in a first horizontal direction and that for at least a second pose of the mobile control device an actuation of the first transfer operating element causes the transfer plate to move in a second horizontal direction. <EOS>