Patent ID: 6903831

Claim:
An operating system for a printing machine, comprising: a graphic operating interface for allowing the printing machine to be controlled by actions made by an operator of the printing machine in the context of the operating interface; electronic documentation selectively displayable on the operating interface as a result of actions by the operator in the context of the operating interface, said electronic documentation including operating instructions for the printing machine, a spare-parts catalog for the printing machine containing numbers and drawings of spare parts, and maintenance instructions for the printing machine; and a list with links between electronic addresses of electronic components in the printing machine and said spare-parts numbers and/or said spare-parts drawings, respectively; the operating system, upon receiving a report of a fault in an electronic component through the electronic address of the electronic component, referring to the fault on the operating interface and, in response to an action by the operator, displaying at least one of the associated spare-parts numbers and spare-parts drawings, respectively, on the operating interface.