An operating system for a printing machine includes a graphic operating interface
for allowing the printing machine to be controlled by actions of an operator. Electronic
documentation is selectively displayable on the operating interface as a result
of actions by the operator. The electronic documentation includes operating instructions,
a spare-parts catalog containing numbers and drawings of spare parts, and maintenance
instructions. The operating system also includes a list with links between electronic
addresses of electronic components in the printing machine and the spare-parts
numbers and/or drawings. When the operating system receives a report of a fault
in an electronic component through the electronic address thereof, it refers to
the fault on the operating interface and, in response to an action by the operator,
displays the associated spare-parts numbers and/or drawings on the operating interface.
A method of updating the operating system is also disclosed.
