DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH A VISUAL DISPLAY OF METHOD STEPS PROCEEDING THEREIN, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID DOMESTIC APPLIANCE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for operating a domestic appliance (1, 12) and to a domestic appliance (1, 12) having a control device and also at least two physical units (2, 3, 10, 13, 16, 17, 24, 27) between which material transfer takes place, wherein a lighting unit (4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 18, 25) is associated with each of these physical units (2, 3, 10, 13, 16, 17, 24, 27) on an outer surface (26) of the domestic appliance (1, 12), and an optically communicating connection can be established between the associated lighting units (4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 18, 25) of two physical units (2, 3, 10, 13, 16, 17, 24, 27), wherein the control device stores the information that the optically communicating connection is established when material transfer takes place between the two physical units (2, 3, 10, 13, 16, 17, 24, 27).