EP2445720A1

EP2445720A1 - Apparatuses for controlling a metering device of an inking and/or dampening unit of a web-fed rotary printing press, and web-fed rotary printing press, and method for controlling the web-fed rotary printing press

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Publication number: EP2445720A1
Application number: EP10723572A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Günther Oskar ECKERT
Original assignee: Koenig and Bauer AG
Current assignee: Koenig and Bauer AG
Priority date: 2009-06-24
Filing date: 2010-05-26
Publication date: 2012-05-02
Also published as: DE102009027142B4; CN102802951A; DE102009027142A1; WO2010149453A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a metering device (18) of an inking and/or dampening unit of a web-fed rotary printing press having a plurality of physical zones (Z1 to Zn) which are assigned to a printing unit (01) and can have their ink or dampening-solution quantity set individually by actuating elements (S1 to Sm), having forme cylinders (14) which are assigned to the printing units (01) and carry the printing images of at least three printing pages next to one another, having at least one imaging display apparatus (22), a software program (24) which is installed in a computing and/or memory means (23), and at least one user interface (28; 29; 31) for receiving actuating commands which are initiated or are to be initiated by the user, wherein the software program (24) is configured for making visible, on the display apparatus (22), both an image (27; 27) of a printing image to be considered and relating to the current production, and a group (36) of fields (37) which can be activated and are to be assigned to the actuating elements (S1 to Sm) of the zones (Z1 to Zn) which relate to the printing image, by the activation of which fields (37) respectively associated actuating elements (S1 to Sm) can be actuated.

Description

description

Devices for controlling a metering device of a dyeing and / or dampening unit of a web-fed rotary printing press and web-fed rotary printing press and method for controlling the web-fed rotary printing press

The invention relates to devices for controlling a web-fed rotary printing press and to a web-fed rotary printing press and to methods for controlling the web-fed rotary printing press according to the preamble of claims 1, 2, 17, 27 and 30, respectively.

EP 1 457 334 B1 discloses a device and a method for register control in a printing machine, wherein in a first operating mode of a control two printed images of a book originating from the same image cylinder can be tested jointly and adjusted with respect to their register by an operator input, and in a second mode of control, the characteristics of a single page, e.g. B. the ink zone setting, the book are changeable.

DE 198 56 675 A1 discloses a device for controlling one or more webs of material, wherein a product to be tested are examined on an analysis table by the operator, and z. For example, a color zone setting may vary over a group of adjustment buttons located on the console over the product width. In this case, the item to be tested need not be arranged in a predetermined position relative to the group of setting keys, since the position of the item is detected by a device and placed in relation to the series of setting buttons.

In DE 10 2006 041 881 A1 discloses a control room with analysis table is disclosed, wherein the analysis table groups are provided with a number of adjustment buttons, which are not provided with the number and / or division of physically in the printing unit Adjusting elements or color zones must match. A conversion of setting commands to the keys on the adjusting elements takes place here via an algorithm of a correspondingly formed computing means.

The subsequently published DE 10 2008 009 300 A1 discloses a method for operating a printing machine, wherein on a monitor both the target image to be printed, and columns for displaying the setting of color or Feuchtzonenstellelementen, the latter being displayed in such areas, for which is set with the respective control elements a Druckfarben- or damp amount. The display is preferably carried out on a touch screen, wherein the adjustment of the control elements can be changed by touching the columns on the touch screen. It is also also possible, based on actuations of actuators, which are assigned to printing material side color regions, to calculate the columns for the machine-side actuators depending on the format of the printing material or of printed pages or of an axial printing material layer.

DE 44 13 230 A1 relates to a control panel of a printing press with a screen on which the print image of a printed sheet in original size and limits of ink zones can be displayed in a window. In another window, the settings of the color setting elements can be displayed in the form of a bar chart. The zonal Farbeinstellelemente are adjustable either via an upper and lower row of on-console color control buttons or by a cursor device in the window of the bar chart via an acknowledgment button.

US 4 639 776 A relates to a display device for color control systems on printing presses, wherein at the same time a display image displayed by a camera and the print image are displayed on a screen. The display values can be either actual control values of ink keys or be entered via a keyboard default values. A switch can be used to select the color to be considered.

EP 1 839 863 A2 discloses a device for controlling a metering device of an inking unit of a printing machine with a plurality of individually adjustable ink zones assigned to a printing unit. On a display panel of a touch screen, the image to be printed is displayed in color zones and guide lines for the zones (No. 1 to 30). In a touchscreen-capable display underneath, bars are displayed for each of the four colors, which provide information about the color setting. In order to set one or more of the zones, the zones to be set are now selected on the first or the second display. In a third display corresponding switching elements are now provided by which the previously selected zones are adjustable. For example, in a first embodiment, a value increasing and a decreasing value are provided for each of the four colors. In another embodiment, the third display comprising the switching elements may be constructed in a different manner and may additionally include "intermediate colors" red, blue and green position buttons The first image displaying the printed image may be spatially separated from the second and third displays by the controller be provided.

By the US 2004/0000241 a control of the ink supply of a printing machine is disclosed, wherein a screen of a touchscreen capable control panel, a print image and inking zone control switch are superimposed. The color zone control switches indicate the color density obtained in the control strip concerned by a density measurement and the degree of opening of the affected zone actuator.

EP 1 559 549 A1 discloses a printing machine with a display for displaying the printing status. In one mode, for example, the display shows possible print jobs that are available for selection; at a different stage, for example, a representative point is selected in the print image. In this mode, the print image and areas corresponding to the color zones. The color is controlled based on the control based here.

US 2005/0264835 A1 relates to a method for controlling the coloring in a printing machine, wherein control points are defined in the printed image on the basis of a reference image, the correspondence of which is compared to the read-in product.

DE 10 2007 012 735 A1 discloses a control station of a printing machine with a monitor for visualizing a softproof provided by a proofing system and a control panel, wherein a number of keys are respectively assigned to specific color zones or color zones of the softproof or of the printed product to be printed on the control panel.

DE 10 2007 012 735 A1 discloses a method for controlling the amount of ink to be introduced, wherein a printed sheet with color measuring strips is first scanned and then placed on a display. On another display, a soft proof will be displayed.

EP 0 767 059 A2 relates to a device for controlling the ink supply in printing machines, the point density of color separations of a reference copy being compared with a point density of color separations of a printed product.

EP 1 378 353 A2 relates to a web-fed rotary printing machine having at least one group of printing units by which a web can be printed on both sides in multiple colors, several printing images being arranged next to one another on forme cylinders of the printing units, and wherein each of the forming cylinders is assigned a dyeing and / or dampening unit. EP 1 908 588 A2 also relates to a web-fed rotary printing press with at least one group of printing units, by means of which a web can be printed on both sides in multiple colors, several printing images being arranged side by side on printing cylinders of the printing couples.

The invention has for its object to provide devices for controlling a web-fed rotary printing press and a web-fed rotary printing press and method for controlling the web-fed rotary printing press.

The object is achieved by the features of claim 1, 2, 17, 27 and 30, respectively.

The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are in particular that the device, in particular designed as a control station or forming part of the control station, can be structurally standardized on the part of its furniture and / or its hardware components and / or designed to be considerably simplified. Of particular advantage is that the device or the method - in contrast to conventional systems - without or at least without major structural change in a variety of different press formats and types and / or changing modes can be used. The invention provides a hardware-independent format-independent control station for newspaper, semi-commercial, commercial or commercial printing and / or hybrid machines.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the use of page images or web images available via softproof, together with "virtual" adjustment elements displaced into a screen of the control station, takes place in a common screen mask or window The flexibility gained through the software can be displayed and adjusted either on individual pages or entire paper web pages. Thus, it is particularly advantageous that the "furniture" control panel as well as the parameters defining the operating method are shifted into the software: In particular, zone modules with "+/-" buttons are set as control elements on the screen, eg on the control desk display, and the The product, which was typically used to operate the zone actuators, is replaced by an image of a target print image, such as a soft proof image, which is positioned in the correct position using the controls of the on-screen display The representation of the softproof can, given a correct imposition scheme, be carried out for all permissible page sizes and web widths, optionally web-oriented and / or page-oriented.

The operator flips a sample for correct color adjustment and compares the pages to the pages of the soft proof. If a difference occurs, it can be corrected right at the corresponding screen "zone", ie at the respective control element displayed on the screen.

Preferably, in commercial printing and high-quality semi-commercial machines, the print image images (images) of a printing cylinder on a Zylinderbeiten pressure plate, which can be advantageously designed as a whole-circumferential plate arranged. As a result, for example, a register error (eg fanout), which is possibly to be expected due to the influence of water, can already be precompensated to a high percentage by shifts and size corrections of the images in the preliminary stage. For this production method, the web-oriented operation is advantageous.

The selection of the paper web and the web page whose print image is to be corrected by setting color and / or water and / or register, either machine-oriented, ie with reference to z. B. the machine graphics explicitly selected actuators or product-oriented z. B. via an imposition scheme. In both cases, by the placement of the web pages associated Softproof images the adjustment z. B. the color zones via appropriate controls on the screen.

The page-oriented operating method, for example for newspaper production, is preferably based on the difficulty of reliably locating the printing position of the selected page in the machine not machine but product-oriented. That is, the user does not have to know the location of the actuating means to be selected, but leaves the assignment of the setting commands to the correct setting means of the machine control or an implemented software tool.

Since the machine control or the software tool knows the printing location of the pages in the machine, it can correctly display the page images on the screen via assigned (virtual) operating elements.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail below.

Show it:

Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a printing machine;

Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of a Farbdosiervorrichtung;

3 shows a schematic representation of a control station with a device for controlling the printing press;

4 shows a representation of a display of the screen in a first operating mode; Fig. 5 is an illustration of a display of the screen in a second mode of operation.

Fig. 1 shows an example of a printing machine, in particular a web-fed rotary printing press. The printing press has a plurality of printing units 01 in particular at least one group of printing units 01, through which at least one of a material supply 02, z. B. a reel splitter 02 unwound web 03, z. B. web 03 on or especially on both sides, multi-color printable. After printing, the web 03 is optionally cut in a superstructure 04 in partial webs and then in one or more further processing steps, for. B. a longitudinal folds over one or more formers 07 a funnel structure 06 and / or a transverse folds processed in a folder 08 inline to an intermediate or final product. In an advantageous embodiment of the printing machine, at least one web 03 between last printing unit 01 and folder 08 a dryer 09 is provided in a web path (shown in phantom), which z. B. optionally activated and / or optionally by the web 03 is traversable. In the superstructure 04 can further only a hinted longitudinal cutting device 1 1 with one or more longitudinal cutting means for cutting the web 03 into a plurality of sub-webs, and z. B. one or more turning tables 12 for laterally offset one or more tracks 03 or partial webs may be provided on certain funnel alignments. The printing machine is further assigned a control station 13, via which the operator can check essential parameters of the printing press and / or the printing process and can exert influence on essential parameters.

The printing press, in particular at least the printing units 01 arranged on the web path of at least one web 03, are advantageously designed to print a web 03 on a width bO3 in at least one operating situation, which prints more than two printed pages, in particular more than two printed pages in a standing newspaper format, next to each other. D. h., The at least one web 03 associated printing units 01 are z. B. formed with cylinders 14 of effective width, which at least three, in particular at least four juxtaposed printed pages, z. B. newspaper pages, corresponds. For example, the printing units 01 are formed so that the forme cylinder 14 in an operating situation, for. B. a newspaper production, side by side, the printed images at least three, in particular at least four newspaper pages next to each other. In another mode of operation, for. B. Semicommercial production or production of illustration printing or illustrationsdruckähnlichen products, or in another the control room 13 of the same type associated printing machine (eg, commercial or commercial web offset printing machine) carries the forme cylinder 14 side by side z. B. a number different from the first number and / or a different format from the first format of printed pages.

Different cooperating with a same web page printing units 01 in this case, for example, wear different colors, eg. B. more of the colors black, yellow, cyan and magenta, to form the multicolor total print image from so-called. Color separations. The overall impression of the picture depends here z. B. from the absolute and relative color density of the individual colors, and thus also from the respectively applied amount of ink and in the wet offset, if necessary, the amount of dampening solution. The in the inking unit of a printing unit 01 z. B. to be entered via a roller 17 amount of ink can - if it is not a zonenloses inking - sections for so-called. Zones Z1 to Zn, z. B. color zones Z1 to Zn in each case via associated adjusting elements S1 to Sm (eg, advantageously n = m, with n, me N) are set and changed. In Fig. 2, this is schematically and generalized by means of a roller 17 and a metering device 18, for. B. Farbdosiereinrichtung 18 set, the color metering by means of the metering device 18 is controllable. This zonal color dosage can be achieved by a targeted zonal application by z. B. single as metering devices S1 to Sm, z. B. Dosing devices S1 to Sm formed adjusting elements S1 to Sm (eg, individual pumps or valves) or via adjustable by adjusting elements S1 to Sm (eg individual drives) adjustable gap-separating and / or Abrakelnde color meter. From the control station 13, this - possibly presettable or preset - zonal dosage can be influenced by the operator. The example explained in the color metering is preferably also applicable to a zonal moisturizer dosing.

In an illustrated, advantageous first embodiment of a controlled by the control station 13 printing machine, for. B. a newspaper printing press are more of a same page at least one web 03 associated printing units 01 in a so-called. Printing tower 16, z. B. consisting of one or more stacked printing units arranged, wherein the web 03 the printing tower 16 z. B. from bottom to top. The printing tower 16 may have a printing unit having four double printing units, two stacked two double printing units each having two cooperating printing units 01 having printing units, or z. B. have two stacked satellite printing units. The printing machine is preferably equipped for optional semi-commercial production, i. H. z. B. with a dryer 09 and / or a forme cylinder 14 having a continuous width over the effective channel opening for receiving one or more printing plates. In this embodiment, it is possible over-wide, z. B. over half or full cylinder or web width reaching printing forms use and is not bound in the print image template to the grid of several individual plates. Nevertheless, individual and / or panoramic printing forms can still be used for newspaper production. In a variant of a "triple-width", ie six pages of a newspaper format side by side printing machine in an operating situation, two printing forms can be arranged side by side, each of which print templates of three newspaper pages side by side.

Depending on the characteristics of the printed product to be produced and / or the mode of operation the printing press are at the control room 13 to provide different requirements, so that the operator, z. As the printer or user, the production can optimally monitor and influence. If, for example, newspaper or newspaper-like products are produced by the printing press to be operated by the control station 13, then it is expedient for the printer to determine the product on the basis of random samples with reference to a specimen 21, e.g. B. check sample 21 in the manner and can correct if necessary, that he open the newspaper or newspaper-like sample copy 21 at the control room 13 and leaf through, and if necessary for individual pages of the settings of the ink zones Z1 to Zn can change accordingly. For this purpose, the printer at the control console 13 had previously had a support area on an analysis table 19 as well as a group of adjustment buttons corresponding to the two sides of an opened sample copy 21 for changing the ink zone setting. A selection of the pressure side to be assessed and their correction takes place here z. In a so-called "page mode" or "product mode", ie via a selection of the product page to be checked (eg the page x of the sample copy 21) and the automatic assignment of the setting buttons to a particular one performed by the system Control element S1 to Sm of a particular printing unit 01 using, for example, the imposition scheme. In principle, however, this can also be done in a "machine-oriented" operating mode, the printer, however, having to know the relevant printing unit 01 and the axial position of the print image original for the page and color to be assessed.

On the other hand, by another from the control center 13 to be operated printing machine differently sized, z. B. Illustrationsdruck- or illustrationsdruckähnliche products are produced, it would be z. B. expedient that the printer can check the product on the basis of random samples in the way and if necessary correct by sending a sample copy 21 of z. B. larger product format, in particular one of the web width or the entire printing width corresponding sheet as a sample copy 21, examine and possibly correct zoned again via appropriate adjustment buttons can. However, this usually requires differently pronounced control stations for the different printing presses or productions.

The control station 13 described below or the control device associated with the control station 13 generally simplifies the execution of control stations 13 in general by omitting the arrangement of a setting button assigned to zones Z1 to Zm at the analysis table 19 over the entire maximum print image width can - or at least not the only possibility of hiring On the other hand, a control station 13 or an analysis table 19 can be used without special adaptation for different printing presses, applications and / or productions. The latter is z. B. particularly advantageous for printing machines or printing press systems, by means of which optionally or simultaneously different products, eg. B. newspaper or newspaper-like products on the one hand and commercial or illustrationsdruckdruck similar products on the other hand to be produced. In such printing press systems with several, optionally optionally operated in separate or mixed production, machine lines then several similar control stations 13 and / or one for both productions optionally usable or even switchable console 13 may be provided.

For this purpose, the device has at least one imaging display device 22, z. As a screen 22 or monitor 22, a software tool 24, z. B. a provided in a computing and / or storage means 23 software program 24, short software 24 and at least one user interface 28; 29; 31 for receiving by the printer caused or to be caused to control commands. The software tool 24 is shown in FIG. 3 as an example in a computing and / or storage means 23 provided on the control console 13, for As a control computer 23, implements implied. However, it can optionally be in one's own or in another, but in terms of signaling, at least directly or indirectly connected to the display device 22 and the control of the ink metering device 18 or the Farbdosiervorrichtungen S1 to Sm Computing and / or storage means 23 or generally be implemented in the machine control. The software tool 24 or software program 24 should of course not be limited to a single, isolated program, but should also include decentralized processes or routines, which are logically in operative connection with each other and contribute in their entirety to the effect mentioned here. Insofar, under the software program 24, in the broadest sense, is the implemented data processing technical intelligence behind the described effect, which is set up in corresponding memory and / or computing means.

The software tool 24 is configured to generate an image 27; 27 'of a current production print image on the display device 22, in particular in a designated display area 26, z. B. a window 26 of the screen to make visible. Preferably, the image 27 is defined in terms of its position and size in the area provided and with respect. Its dimensions (image length and width) proportionally to the generated (first embodiment see below) or generated original (second embodiment see below) of the considered and possibly to be corrected printed image reproduced. The image 27 of the printed image to be considered is, in particular by the software tool 24, a zone Z1 to Zn, z. B. color zones Z1 to Zn, representing group 33 of sections 32 and also displayed on the display device 22. This group 33 of sections 32 is arranged by the software 24 on the display device 22 in relation to the position and size of the image 27 in such a way that an assignment of specific image areas of the image 27 to a specific section 32 is recognizable to the viewer. The image 27 of the printed image to be viewed and the number, width and position of the sections 32 are preferably set relative to each other by the software tool 24 on the basis of machine-specific and / or product-specific data such that the sections 32 determine the relative physical position of the affected zones Z1 to Zn of the color dosing device 18 for physical axial Correctly reproduce the position and width of the print image zones to be considered in the relevant printing unit 01. D. h., The sections 32 are arranged on the screen 22 with respect to their relative position and width in alignment in the same manner to the image areas of the image 27, as the zones Z1 to Zn in the relevant printing unit 01 to the image areas of the print Print image are. The software of the software tool 24 is preferably designed to determine and output, if necessary using data on the page and / or web width, a determination and arrangement of the print image and of the sections 32 corresponding to the real physical conditions in terms of number and position. Further, it is preferably able, with the help of existing for the current production imposition, ie the assignment of the printed pages and color separations to the printing unit 01 and the position in the printing unit 01, and possibly using the above data to the page and / or web width to make the assignment of each displayed portion 32 of the currently displayed print image to the affected physical actuator S1 to Sm. The data on the page width and / or web width and / or the imposition data is preferably obtained by the software tool 24 from a product planning system and / or from a prepress stage. Using this data relating to the production and the data on the physical characteristics of the printing press (eg dimensions and / or number of color counters and / or width per printing unit 01, etc.), the software tool 24 determines, for example. The number of buttons 37 preferably corresponds to the number of sections 32, wherein the sections 32 need not be specifically displayed but the button 37 the Can represent sections 37 and vice versa.

As an alternative to the imposition scheme of an imposition computer, the connection of the print pages to the machine and its elements can also be established by means of tables or by database for the respectively planned production. D. hz B. for the pages specific positions of the images on the cylinders 14. If this assignment is done, can z. B. optionally a whole web 03 or parts thereof, for. B. individual pages, on the virtual positioning elements 37 (button 37) are displayed in the correct position on the screen 22.

For this purpose, in a preferred embodiment by the software tool 24 in o. G. Display area 26 of the screen both the image 27; 27 '(see below) of the printed image to be considered as well as the relevant sections 32 (and / or, as explained below, controls 37) in alignment with the zonal associated image areas directly superimposed on and / or directly vertically below and / or directly vertically above the Image 27; 27 'indicated on the display device 22. This can, as shown in Fig. 4 and 5, z. B. by an overlay of the image 27; 27 'with a scale 34, z. B. a line network 34 done.

For the positionally correct assignment of operating elements 37 to the individual pages and the progress of the actuating signals to the correct positioning elements S1 to Sm, the software of the software tool 24 is enabled by appropriate information that it "knows" where exactly which page is printed in the machine This ensures an unambiguous assignment of the printed pages or webs 03 on the display device 22 to the operating elements 37 and ultimately the positioning elements S1 to Sm of the printing units 01 concerned.

By the software 24 and the software tools 24 is thus for the image 27; 27 'mapped the corresponding zonal distribution of the zones Z1 to Zn on the basis of the sections 32 and / or controls 37 and the logical connection of these controls 37 made to the control elements S1 to Sm of the inking unit.

The sections 32 or operating elements 37 on the display device 22 together with at least one acting on the sections 32 and controls 37 user interface 28; 29; 31 thus a kind of virtual control panel, through which the extended group of adjustment keys on the analysis table of conventional design is now functionally and / or objectively replaceable.

In addition, in a further development, in addition to the number of zones Z1 to Zn corresponding group 33 of sections 32 and / or controls 37 per page width of a printed image two additional controls 48 may be provided by each of which a left and right half of this page associated zones Z1 to Zn is adjustable at the same time. These controls 48 act on actuation in the manner as if all the same, the corresponding half pressure side associated controls 37 would be operated simultaneously. However, in a modification, only such an additional operating element 48 can be provided for each side width. By or the two additional controls 48 can thus very quickly correct for the side or side half basically present (basic) deviation.

The assessment and, if necessary, correction of color zones of a printed image to be viewed can now be carried out in two ways by the printer via the correspondingly established system 22, 23, 24, 28 (29, 31):

In a first variant, the printer considers a physical example 21, z. Example, to be evaluated currently printed sample copy 21 by this stores, for example, on the analysis table 19 and possibly hits the page to be tested. On the display device 22, a "target image" of the relevant sample copy 21 or of the page to be checked is displayed as an image 27 with congruent sections 32 (see below for details on the manner of selection) Consider the printed image of the printed sample copy 21 and compare it in terms of color impression with the corresponding image 27 of the target image of a sample copy (eg from a print template) on the screen 22. If it detects discrepancies in the color scheme in individual image areas he the affected Image area on the screen 22, z. B. identified by the directly above, below or superimposed labeling of the sections 32 and a user interface 28; 29; 31 correct the relevant, uniquely identified image area. In this case, the image to be tested is preferably displayed on the screen 22 as an image 27 as a so-called softproof, ie in colorimetrically and in terms of content correct output of digital print data on a monitor 22. Here, the software used is designed to allow the calibration and profiling of the output device, here the display device 22, to ensure validation to the printing standard of the later production and to allow the output of the print data. In this case, the actual print data, preferably in PDF format (Portable Document Format), are used. The data for this purpose can preferably be loaded from the pre-press.

In the first variant, therefore, the printed image of a printed sample copy 21 is compared with the image 27 of its desired image displayed on the screen 22, in particular its soft proof, and possibly defective zones Z1 to Zn are identified on the basis of the likewise indicated sections 32.

In a second variant, the printed image of a printed copy 21, z. B. product copy 21, for example, on the product route after the last printing location, but preferably at a time in which the ink is already substantially dried, by a receiving device, not shown, for. As a camera, taken at certain intervals and as an image 27 'on the screen 22 in the above manner with the marked sections 32 are displayed together. The printer can print this image 27 'of the currently printed product copy 21 or recorded print image section with a desired image, for example a print image. Example, the target image of an original and / or found for "good" representational printed copy 21 ', eg., As a sample copy serving pattern 21', and possibly in the color deviating zones Z1 to Zn based on the on screen 22nd For example, the correction is again performed on a user interface 28; 29; 31.

As user interface 28; 29; 31, as indicated in Fig. 3, a keypad 29, z. B. an arrow keys and / or number keys and / or a confirmation key having keyboard 29 (possibly even a computer keyboard) may be provided. Use the arrow keys on the left <= ^■ / right ^■ => the printer may in this case, selecting the appropriate section 32 (with the respective currently active portion 32 and / or a portion 32 associated with, for. Example, a push button 37 symbolizing box 37 on the screen 22, for example, by coloring and / or framing, indicated) and with the arrow keys down -0- / top for the ink supply in the corresponding section 32 up or down correct. Instead of the keypad 29 or in addition to this, for operating the ink zones Z1 to Zn and a user interface 31, z. B. an input device 31, z. As a computer mouse or a trackball, find application by which a displayed on the screen 22 pointer 38, z. B. mouse pointer, to select specific active fields 37 can be positioned. For this purpose, a group 36 of activatable fields 37 for controlling the color dosing of the relevant section 32 are then preferably provided on the screen 22 in direct association with the sections 32 as operating elements 37. These are modeled, for example, on the image of buttons 37 and each have an area for increasing (eg "+") and one for reducing (eg "-") the color dosage. The printer can then operate the virtual buttons 37 directly via the input device 31. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the fields 37 are again formed in the manner of virtual buttons 37, but the screen 22 is - at least in the area having the button 37 - with touch-sensitive surface, ie executed, for example, as a touch screen. As a user interface 28, the at least the group 36 of touch buttons 37 having touch-sensitive area 28 would be considered here.

As explained above, the printer can preferably select a selection of the print copy 21, 21 'to be checked or its cutout and / or page become. Although the selection can in principle take place via its own input means, it is preferably carried out via one or more of the above-mentioned user interfaces 28; 29; 31. For this purpose, the control software z. For example, the control station computer 23 connected to the display device 22 is basically designed to select at least one operating mode for setting the ink zones (eg "ink zone setting" mode) and to activate the process of the above-mentioned software tool 24 (not shown) in this "color zone adjustment" mode can then be sequentially displayed on the screen 22 by the software or software tool 24 in successive steps, e.g. B. interactive and menu-driven, different program masks are opened, which then the user z. B. via corresponding switching elements 39 or input fields 39 for selecting a desired mode and / or switching elements 41; 42; 43; 44 or input fields 41; 42; 43; 44 for selecting the product page to be considered or more generally, the print image to be considered and / or the color to be placed, and ultimately to the affected printing unit 01 and the actuators S1 to Sm lead. In the illustrated advantageous embodiment, however, several windows 26, 46, 47 can be simultaneously visible when the mode "ink zone setting" is activated, whereby the switching elements 41, 42, 43, 44 explained here would also be applicable to the embodiment with masks to be opened one after the other.

In addition to or instead of selecting the mode via one or more input fields 39, the specification or determination of the mode (page-wide or page-oriented or web-wide or web-oriented) can also be performed automatically via the software tool 24, z. B. from the production preparation and / or an imposition scheme and / or the control computer coming, product-specific data done. The input field 39 or selection field 39 and / or the menu step for selecting the mode can then z. B. omitted or be provided in addition. In this sense, which is based on the production data, the wording is to be understood that on the display device 22 either the abovementioned images 27; 27 'different modes together with the associated sections 32 and / or fields 37 (virtual Buttons 37) can be displayed or displayed. It is essential that the device or the software tool 24 is designed and supplied with information for production, that depending on the mode, the corresponding display (image and sections and / or fields) can be calculated.

Next to the image 27; 27 'and the sections 32 and possibly the button 37 indicating window 26 is preferably a further window 46, z. B. a functional area 46, is provided, in which via at least one switching element 44 or a group of switching elements 41, the color to be set (eg., Black bl, Cyan cy, Magenta ma, yellow ye,) is to be selected for the printed image to be considered , In addition to the color to be considered z. B. in the same window 46, the criteria of the printed image to be viewed selectable and possibly also source information to be viewed print image and / or the machine status can be displayed.

If the system (ie the display device 22 and the computing and / or storage means 23 actuating and evaluating the same in the operating mode of the "ink zone adjustment"), first of all independent of the design and application of the control station 13 and the printing press both in product or page-oriented operating mode s, in web-oriented operating mode b or not shown machine-oriented operating mode, the setting of the ink zones Z1 to Zn in the manner described above by comparing a print image of a printed copy 21, 21 'with sections 32 of an image 27, 27' on the screen 22 done Depending on the characteristics of the machine and / or the operating mode s; b, further, sometimes different, switching elements (or surfaces) 41, 42, 43 or information of different content are provided Examples of two different operating modes s; b with associated switching elements 41, 42, 43, 44 are given in Figures 4 and 5. These each individually for themselves in connection with the above-mentioned device and procedure advantageous embodiments. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, however, the software tool 24 is designed to have both modes of operation set forth; b to assist. Preferably, the software module 24 offers the possibility of selecting the operating mode s; b by the operator. This can preferably take place within a mask or window 47 made available by the software module 24, in particular via a switchable or a plurality of optionally activatable switching elements 39, e.g. B. via one or more of the above-mentioned user interfaces 28; 29; 31 done.

As shown by way of example in FIG. 4, the print image to be considered, i. H. a print image of the product copy 21 resting on the analysis table 19 (or the printed image 27 'displayed) and the print image of the image 27 to be compared (or the printed image of the overlaid sample copy 21'), in a first operating mode s z. B. a single page, z. A newspaper page. In this first mode of operation, for. B. in the page-oriented operating mode s, the user can via one of o. G. User interfaces 28; 29; 31 select the page number corresponding to the product page to be checked, for example page x, e.g. B. enter in a previously activated switching element 41 via a numeric keypad or arrow keys. In the o. G. first variant appears for this purpose on the screen 22, z. B. in the window 26, then the image 27 of the corresponding, in particular Einseitenbreite printed page z. B. as a soft proof with the described sections 32 (first variant) or the image 27 'of the recorded printed image of the printed z. B. one-page copy together with the corresponding sections 32 (second variant). Upon detection of discrepancies between the printed page of the printed copy and that of the soft proof or sample copy 21 ', the printer may make the corrections over the buttons 37 associated with the sections 32 as described above.

In addition, on the screen 22, z. B. in the window 46, an information on the affected web 03 and / or the affected printing unit 01 and / or the axial position of the printed image to be viewed in the selected color separation are displayed. The former is in Example by a schematic representation of the printing press and a marking of the affected web 03, the second given by representation of the printing tower concerned 16 and marking the printing unit 01 and the latter by displaying the affected forme cylinder 14 with display of the print image position.

As shown by way of example in FIG. 5, the print image to be considered, i. H. a print image of the overlying product copy 21 (or the displayed printed image 27 ') as well as the print image of the image 27 to be compared (or the printed image of the overlaid sample copy 21'), in a second operating mode b z. Example, a deviating from the first mode print image, as it in particular represents over the entire width of the web print image (Fig. 5), be. An orbit-wide image can also be understood to mean an image of the printed image of a width over all the printed pages arranged side by side on the upstream form cylinder, that is to say in FIG. H. the entire image of all printed pages arranged side by side on the upstream or downstream form cylinder is displayed simultaneously. The same applies equally to the following expression "web-oriented operating mode", which also refers to the mode in which the printed image of all printed images printed side by side is displayed simultaneously - in the arrangement as they appear on the printed substrate.

In the second mode of operation, for. B. in the web-oriented operating mode b, the user can use one of the above-mentioned user interfaces 28; 29; 31 which the track to be tested 03, z. B. web y, and / or the web page, z. B. the web page z select. This can be z. B. each in a previously activated switching element 42; 43 via a numeric keypad or via arrow keys. In the above-mentioned first variant appears on the screen 22, z. B. in the window 26, the corresponding, in particular web width printing page as z. B. Softproof with the described sections 32 (first variant) or the image 27 'of the recorded z. B. web-width printed image of the printed copy together with the corresponding sections 32 (second variant). Upon detection of Deviations between the printed side of the printed copy and that of the soft proof or the sample copy, the printer can, as described above, make the corrections via the buttons 37 assigned to the sections 32.

In addition, on the screen 22, z. B. in the window 46, also for this mode information about the affected train 03 are displayed. This is given in the example by a schematic representation of the printing press and a marking of the affected web 03. Instead of the special web 03 and / or the web page on said switching element 42; Alternatively, a selection can also be made directly by selecting in the representation of the printing press, eg. B. via an o. G. User interface 28; 29, 31.

The device or the method may advantageously be designed to operate within a same operating mode s; b to consider different web widths and / or page widths from each other by this is taken into account in the determination and assignment of the virtual button 37. For example, in a first production with a first page width b1, a number m1 of buttons 37 or sections 32 and in a second production with a second, z. B. smaller page width b2 a number m2 of buttons 37 and 32 sections to be assigned. In a first production with a web width B1 z. B. a number n1 of buttons 37 and sections 32 and in a second production with a second, z. B. smaller web width B2 a number n2 of buttons 37 and 32 sections to be assigned. For this purpose, the determination and assignment preferably applies the software tool 24 using o. G. Information.

Is the system, in particular the software tool 24, adapted to optionally different operating modes s; b, in particular a page-related and a path-related operating mode s; b, for example, in an operating mode s, only the image 27; 27 'a single printed page together with a number m1; m2 of sections 32 and / or buttons 37, and in the other operating mode b the image 27; 27 'of the total web width together with a number n1; n2 represented by sections 32 and / or buttons 37. The second significant number n1; n2 is usually significantly larger, e.g. B. at least by a factor of 2 greater than the first-mentioned number m1; m2.

Both in the case of changing operating modes; b as well as in the case of changing Bahnbzw. Page widths B1; B2: b1; b2 in a same operating mode s; b are z. B. Images 27; 27 'different dimensions - z. B. height to width of the image - and / or on the width of the image 27; 27 'different number of sections 32 and / or controls 37 displayed.

Next, a third, not shown operating mode m. z. B. as an emergency function, be provided. In this operating mode m, for example, a particular printing group 01 and / or all or a group of zones Z1 to Zn or their control elements 37 representing the positioning elements S1 to Sm can then be displayed directly. In this case, however, the exact knowledge of the user of the machine and their assignment of printed pages of the current production is required. About a corresponding window can then, for example, a particular printing unit 01 and / or a z. B. sideways longitudinal section of a particular printing unit 01 can be selected directly. In the window 26 is then automatically, for example, the associated image 27; 27 'is displayed.

In a further development, a permanent or intermittent scanning of the product side or open side resting on the analysis table 19 can take place. About z. B. a simplification of the optical information, for. B. by means of edge detection, a comparison with stored in a memory digital images (printed pages) of the current production can be done and thereby automatically update the displayed on the screen 22 print image, z. B. page or web image made become. As a result, the above-mentioned input for selecting a particular printed page and / or web 03 can be omitted.

The embodiments and procedures described for zones Z1 to Zn of an inking unit are to be applied in the same way to zones of a dampening system and their control. Here, instead of inking zones associated control elements S1 to Sm acted only by the system described and the user to control elements of dampening zones. If both zonal ink dosage and dampening solution dosage over the o. G. System or the device allows his, so for example, a likewise selectable, z. B. in one of the window displayed field 49 may be provided by selecting it on z. B. the mode wet zone setting is switchable. This will then z. B. for the image 27; 27 ', the corresponding zonal distribution of dampening zones shown by sections and / or controls, and made the logical connection of these controls to the control elements of the dampening unit.

In an advantageous development of a web-fed rotary printing press operated via the control station 13, at least one web 03 formed of newsprint paper is printed in at least one first group of printing units 01, in particular a printing tower 16, and without passing through an active dryer in a first mode of operation c ("coldset") 09 have been fed to a folding apparatus 08. Form cylinders 14 of these printing units 01 or printing tower 16 have, for example, a plurality of one- and / or two-page-wide printing forms side by side on their circumference, wherein, for example, at most the print images (images In one variant, two printing forms can be arranged next to one another, which have, for example, three or more printed images next to one another, or in the axial direction only one printing form can be provided, all of which, for example three, four, five or three has six print images side by side. In a second mode of operation h ("heatset") of the printing machine, one passes, for example, from a higher quality paper (for example with a higher basis weight and / or higher coating weight and / or less porosity and / or less than the first web 03) Roughness) trained web 03 the at least one group of printing units 01 and the printing tower 16 and is printed, where it passes through the active dryer 09 on the way to the folder 08 after printing This mode of operation h has on its circumference h, for example, a printing form extending over at least the entire printing width, in particular over the entire effective width, whereby, for example, at least the printed images of three printed pages are arranged side by side are next to each other two over half the printing width, in particular over half the effective width reaching printing forms vorgeseh on, where z. B. on this side by side at least the printed images (images) of two, advantageously at least or exactly three printed pages are arranged. The two modes of operation c; h of the printing units 01 and the printing tower 16 are operated by the same, described above, control station 13, wherein in the first mode of operation c for inking z. B. the above-mentioned page-related operating mode s and in the second mode of operation h the web-related operating mode b on the screen 22 and in the control room 13 is applied.

In a further advantageous development of a web-fed rotary printing machine which can be operated via the control station 13, the latter has at least two webs 03, which are each printed by at least one group of printing units 01, in each case at least one printing tower 16. Here is a first, z. B. made of newsprint 03 printed in at least a first group of printing units 01 or first printing tower 16 web 03 in a first mode of operation c and fed without passing through an active dryer 09 the folder 08. Form cylinder 14 of this first group of printing units 01 and printing tower 16 have on their circumference in this case z. B. several one and / or two-page width Printing forms next to each other, wherein z. B. on these side by side in each case at most the printed images (images) of two printed pages are arranged. In a uzweiten a group of printing units 01 or printing tower 16 simultaneously passes through the second, z. Example, from a higher quality paper (eg., With respect to the first web 03 higher basis weight and / or higher coating weight and / or less open porosity and / or less roughness) formed web 03, the at least one second group of printing units 01 and second printing tower 16 and is printed in a mode h, where it passes through an active dryer 09 on the way to a folder 08 after printing. Form cylinder 14 of this at least one second group of printing units 01 or printing tower 16 have on their periphery in this case preferably over at least the entire printing width, in particular over the entire effective width reaching printing form, wherein z. B. on this side by side at least the printed images (images) of three printed pages are arranged. The simultaneous printing of the two, z. B. in their properties different webs 03 in z. B. different modes of operation c; h in the groups of printing units 01 or printing towers 16 is in this case via a same, described above control station 13 operable, wherein the color zone setting of the first, printed in the mode c web 03 z. B. the above-mentioned page-related operating mode s and color zone setting of the second, in the mode h printed web 03 of the web-related operating mode b on the screen 22 and in the control room 13 applies. These at least two tracks 03 of different properties in mutually different modes of operation c; h simultaneously printing machine can be designed such that the at least two groups of printing units 01 or towers 16 is assigned only a common folder 08, or two folders are provided 08, optionally in c one or more printed in the first mode of operation c first webs 03 on the one folding apparatus 08 and one or more in the second mode h printed second webs 03 on the other folding apparatus 08, and in hybrid production one or more printed in the first mode c first tracks 03 and one or more in the second mode h printed second webs 03 together on a same folder 08 produce.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

01 printing unit

02 Material supply, roll changer

03 course, material web

04 superstructure

05 -

06 funnel construction

07 Folding funnel

08 folder

09 dryers

10 -

1 1 slitting device

12 turntable

13 control room

14 form cylinder

15 -

16 printing tower

17 roller

18 Metering device, ink metering device

19 analysis table

20 -

21 copies, sample, product copy

22 Display device, screen, monitor

23 calculating and / or storage means, control computer

24 Software tool, software program, software

25 -

26 Display area, window

27 image 28 user interface, touch-sensitive area

29 User interface, keypad, keyboard

30 -

31 user interface, input device

32 section

33 group (32)

34 scale, line network

35 -

36 group (37)

37 Control element, button, virtual control element, field

38 pointers

39 switching element, input field

40 -

41 switching element, input field

42 switching element, input field

43 switching element, input field

44 switching element, input field

45 -

46 window, functional area

47 windows

48 control element

49 field

21 'copy, printed copy, sample 27' image

Z1 ... Zn zone, color zone

S1 ... Sm Control element, dosing device s Operating mode, page-oriented b Operating mode, web-oriented

bl Black cy Cyan ma Magenta ye Yellow

Claims

claims

1. Device for controlling a metering device (18) of a dyeing and / or dampening unit of a web-fed rotary printing machine with a plurality of printing units (01) assigned by adjusting elements (S1 to Sm) in their dye or fountain solution individually adjustable physical zones (Z1 to Zn) with form cylinders (14) associated with the printing units (01), which carry the printed images of at least three printed pages next to one another, with at least one imaging display device (22), a software program (24) implemented in a computing and / or storage means (23), and at least one user interface (28; 29; 31) for receiving user-initiated or to-be-done control commands, characterized in that the software program (24) is adapted to receive both an image (27; 27 ') of an ongoing production, to be considered print image, as well as a group (36) of the control elements (S1 to Sm) of the printed image To make relevant zones (Z1 to Zn) attributable activatable fields (37) on the display device (22) to make visible, by their activation respectively associated adjusting elements (S1 to Sm) can be actuated.

2. Device for controlling a metering device (18) of a dyeing and / or dampening unit of a web-fed rotary printing machine with a plurality of printing units (01) assigned by adjusting elements (S1 to Sm) in their color or dampening solution individually adjustable physical zones (Z1 to Zn) with at least one imaging display device (22), a software program (24) implemented in a computing and / or storage means (23), and at least one user interface (28; 29; 31) for accepting operator commands initiated or to be initiated by the user , characterized in that the software program (24) is adapted to both an image (27, 27 ') of a current production, to be considered Print image, as well as a group (36) of the control elements (S1 to Sm) of the print image zones concerned (Z1 to Zn) attributable activatable fields (37) on the display device (22) to make visible, and the software program (24) thereto is formed, optionally in a first operating mode (s) the image (27; 27 ') of a single print page or two print pages representing print image and in a second operating mode (b) the image (27; 27') of a printed over a whole To represent web (03) extending print image or a print pages all printing pages on the print width side by side comprehensive.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the software program (24) is designed, in particular using data to the sides and / or web width, corresponding to the real physical conditions determination and arrangement of the printed image and the sections ( 32) in number and location to set and output.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that by the software program (24) in addition to make a of the printed image concerned zones (Z1 to Zn) representing group (33) of sections (32) visible.

5. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the group (33; 36) of sections (32) and / or fields (37) by the software program (24) on the display device (22) is correlated to position and size of the image (27; 27 ') is arranged such that an assignment of specific image areas of the image (27; 27') to a specific section (32) and / or field (37) is recognizable to the viewer, and the association between the image area and the relevant section (32) and / or field (37) reproduces the real assignment of a corresponding physical zone (Z1 to Zn) and the corresponding image area of the print image to be printed in the printing unit (01).

6. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the software program (24) is designed to represent images (27, 27 ') of print images of different widths to be viewed and the number of physical zones (Z1 to Z1) corresponding to the printed image Zn) representing sections (32) or activatable fields (37) on the display device (22) to determine and / or display.

7. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the activatable fields (37) shown on the display device (22) can be selected by the user via the at least one user interface (28; 29; 31).

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that the software program (24) is designed such that for the user-selectable activatable field (37) via a at least the group (36) of fields (37) comprising touch-sensitive area (28 ) as a user interface (28) or via a further user interface (29; 31) a setting of the represented zone (Z1 to Zn) is changeable.

9. Apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the fields (37) on the display device (22) together with at least one of the fields (37) acting user interface (28; 29; 31) are part of a virtual control panel.

10. Apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 6, characterized in that the software program (24) is adapted to the image (27, 27 ') of a print page representing a single printed page and the associated number m1; m2 of sections (32) and / or activatable fields (37).

1 1. Apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 6, characterized in that the Software program (24) is adapted to the image (27, 27 ') of a over an entire printed web (03) extending print image and the associated number n1; n2 of sections (32) and / or activatable fields (37).

12. The device according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that the software program (24) is adapted to optionally in a first, page-related operating mode (s) the image (27, 27 ') of a single printed page representing print image and the associated number m1; m2 of sections (32) or activatable fields (37), and in a second path-related operating mode (b) the image (27; 27 ') of a print image extending over an entire printed web (03) and the associated number n1; n2 of sections (32) or activatable fields (37).

13. The device according to one or more of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the software program (24) information or at least access to information relating to the association between the selectable printed images and the affected zones (Z1 to Zn) and / or control elements ( S1 to Sm).

14. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the software program (24) is designed to switch elements (39) and / or input fields (39) for selecting a desired mode and / or switching elements (41; 42; 43) or To provide input fields (41, 42, 43) for selecting the print image to be considered and / or switching elements (44) or input fields (44) for selecting the color to be set.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that as an image (27) a target image of the printed image to be considered, in particular in colorimetric and correct content output of the print image underlying digital print data on the display device (22) is shown.

16. The device according to 1 or 2, characterized in that the software program (24) is adapted to take into account in the determination and assignment of the fields (37) information on web widths and / or page widths.

17. Web-fed rotary printing press with at least one first group of printing units (01), by which at least one first web (03) on or on both sides, multi-color printable, the printing units (01) of this group are formed with cylinders (14) on soft printing images of a plurality of juxtaposed printing pages are arranged, and wherein the forming cylinders (14) a dyeing and / or dampening unit is assigned, which by adjusting elements (S1 to Sm) of a metering device (18) in their color and / or dampening solution individually adjustable physical zones (Z1 to Zn) side by side, the zonal amount of dye and / or dampening agent being adjustable by a control station (13) associated with a web-fed rotary printing press, characterized by a device for controlling a metering device (18) associated with the control station (13) according to one or more of claims 1 to 12.

18, web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, characterized in that the forme cylinder (14) of the first group of printing units (01) in an operating situation on its periphery at least the printed images of three printed pages side by side bearing printing forms.

19. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, characterized in that the forme cylinder (14) of the first group of printing units (01) in an operating situation on its circumference over the web width of the web to be printed (03) side by side have a plurality of printing plates.

20. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, 18 or 19, characterized in that for setting the zonal amount of dye and / or dampening solution on the display device (22) a web-width image (27; 27 ') of a current production print image and a number of n sections (32) and / or activatable fields (37) is displayed.

21. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, 18 or 19, characterized in that for adjusting the zonal amount of ink and / or fountain solution on the display device (22) a page wide image (27, 27 ') of a current production print image and a number of m sections (32) and / or activatable fields (37) is displayed.

22. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, 20 or 21, characterized in that at least one switching element (39) or input field (39) is provided, through which in response to the selection or input optionally in a first operating mode (s) on or lateral wide image (27, 27 ') of a printed image relating to the current production together with a number of m associated sections (32) and / or fields (37) and in a second operating mode (b) a web width image (27, 27') of a the current production related print image together with a number of n associated sections (32) and / or fields (37) can be displayed.

23. A web-fed rotary printing press according to claim 17, 20 or 21, characterized in that the software program (24) is adapted, based on him production data selectively in a first operating mode (s) a one or page wide image (27; 27 ') of the current Production-related print image together with a number of m associated sections (32) and / or fields (37) and in a second operating mode (b) a web-width image (27; 27 ') of a current production print image together with a number of n associated sections (32) and / or fields (37) on the Display device (22) to make visible.

24. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, 20, 21, 22 or 23, characterized in that the device associated with the software (24) is designed such that for different web widths and / or page widths of a different number n; n1; n2; m; m1; m2 of sections (32) and / or panels (37) are associated with the width of the image (27; 27 ') on the display device.

25. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, characterized in that the web-fed rotary printing press is operated in a first mode c according to the features of claims 19 and 21, and in a second mode h according to the features of claims 18 and 20, and an adjustment of the zonal color - And / or dampening solution for both modes of operation c, h at the same control station (13) is feasible.

26. Web-fed rotary printing machine according to claim 17, characterized in that a first group of printing units (01) printing a first web (03) in a first operating mode c according to the features of claims 18 and 20, and at the same time a second group of a second web ( 03) printing units (01) is operated in a second mode h according to the features of claims 17 and 19, and an adjustment of the zonal dyeing and / or dampening solution for both groups of printing units (01) on the same control station (13) is feasible ,

27. Method for controlling the in at least one printing unit (01) one Roller and rotary inking machine to be introduced amount of dye and / or dampening solution, wherein the amount of dye and / or dampening in juxtaposed physical zones (Z1 to Zn) is set individually by actuation of adjusting means (S1 to Sm), and wherein the actuation of the adjusting means (S1 to Sm ) by the user via a user interface (28; 29; 31) at a control station (13) having a display device (22) by the user comparing image areas of a print image of a currently printed copy (21) with image areas of a target image of a sample copy and in the event of deviation via a user interface (28; 29; 31) undertakes a correction in a section (32) of the printed image associated with the relevant image area representing a physical zone (Z1 to Zn), wherein the comparison is based on a printed image of a given example one indicated by the display device (22) Image (27; 27 ') of the relevant printed image, and wherein for different web widths and / or page widths and / or modes images (27, 27') of different dimensional ratios on the display device (22) are displayed.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that by the display device (22) a group (33) of the printed image concerned zones (Z1 to Zn) representing portions (32) and / or a group (36) of the adjusting elements (S1 to Sm) of the print image relevant zones (Z1 to Zn) to be assigned activatable fields (37) is displayed.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that the user makes the correction via a selection of one or more of the display device (22) displayed portions (32) and / or activatable fields (37).

30. Method for controlling the amount of dye and / or fountain solution to be introduced in at least one printing unit (01) of a web-fed rotary printing press wherein the web-fed rotary printing machine is designed to print on at least one operating situation a web (03) on a width (bO3) which corresponds to more than two printed pages next to each other, wherein the amount of dyeing and / or fountain solution in physical zones (Z1 to Zn ) is adjusted individually by actuation of adjusting means (S1 to Sm), and wherein the actuation of the adjusting means (S1 to Sm) by the user via a user interface (28; 29; 31) at a control station (13) having a display device (22) in which both an image (27, 27 ') of the print image to be viewed and a group (33) of zones (32) (Z1 to Zn) representing the printed image relate to the display device (22) and / or a group (36 ) is displayed by the actuating elements (S1 to Sm) of the print image relevant zones (Z1 to Zn) assignable activatable fields (37).

31. A method according to claim 27 or 30, characterized in that a determination and assignment of the fields (37) by a software program (24) using information about web widths and / or page widths takes place.

The method of claim 28 or 30, characterized in that the group (33; 36) of sections (32) and / or fields (37) is correlated to position and size by a software program (24) on the display device (22) of the image (27; 27 ') is arranged such that an assignment of specific image areas of the image (27; 27') to a specific section (32) and / or field (37) is recognizable to the viewer, and the association between the image area and the relevant section (32) and / or field (37) reproduces the real assignment of a corresponding physical zone (Z1 to Zn) and the corresponding image area of the print image to be printed in the printing unit (01).

33. The method according to claim 32, characterized in that the arrangement of Group (33; 36) of sections (32) and / or fields (37) and of the image (27; 27 ') by the software program (24) using the current production and / or machine data information.

34. Method according to claim 28, characterized in that a correlation between the sections (32) and / or fields (37) displayed on the display device (22) for the respective image (27; 27 ') is represented by means (S1 to Sm) of an affected printing unit (01) by the software program (24).

35. The method according to claim 34, characterized in that the correlation of the sections (32) and / or fields (37) with the adjusting means (S1 to Sm) using the current production and / or machine data information, in particular using a production scheduling applies.

36. Method according to claim 30, characterized in that for different web widths and / or side widths and / or operating modes images (27; 27 ') of different dimensional ratios are displayed on the display device (22).

37. The method according to claim 27 or 30, characterized in that in an operating mode (s) an image (27, 27 ') of a single-page printed image is displayed.

38. The method according to claim 27 or 30, characterized in that in an operating mode (b) an image (27, 27 ') of a web-width printed image is displayed.

39. The method according to claim 27 or 30, characterized in that optionally a An image (27; 27 ') according to the feature of claim 31 or according to the feature of claim 32 is displayed.