Method for operating labeling system

The invention relates to a method for operating a labelling system for labelling individual packages, said labelling system having a labelling device (1) with functional units and a control device (11) which actuates the functional units in accordance with control settings in a labelling routine. According to the invention, it is proposed to execute a user query routine by means of a control device (11), in which a user is invited by means of the user interface (13) to enter a state degree relating to a functional aspect of the labeling system and the state degree subsequently entered by the user is detected by the control device (11), the input state degree is compared with a specified state degree by means of the control device (11), and a response routine is triggered by means of the control device (11) when the input state degree deviates from the specified state degree, wherein a message relating to the entered degree of state is transmitted by means of the control device (11) to a control system (14) wh