Monitoring unit for a device for manipulating containers

A device for manipulating containers, comprising a manipulation unit manipulating the containers in a predetermined manner, this manipulation unit including at least one condition detection unit which detects at least one operating condition of the manipulation unit and sends out condition signals which are characteristic for this operating condition of the manipulation unit, and including a monitoring unit for controlling or operating the manipulation unit, the monitoring unit including a visual display device for displaying information as well as a storage device in which presentation data for components of the manipulation unit and/or of the device are deposited, wherein the monitoring unit includes an image manipulation unit which as a response to emitted condition signals provides image sequences on the basis of presentation data deposited on the storage device, which image sequences may be output via the display device, wherein the image sequences are instructions for reaching a required condition of the device, which base on an actual condition of the device.