SEGMENT DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a segment display device that comprises a plurality of illuminable display segments (3) disposed in series (2) and that is provided for displaying a system status of a system to be monitored. The status is displayed by means of a number of illuminated display segments (3) corresponding to the system status to be displayed or to a pattern of said segments corresponding to the system status to be displayed. Optionally at least two different kinds of system statuses can be displayed. The respective mode of operation thereof is selected by different fitting positions in an instrument panel or by different preset configurations of the drive interfaces that are permanently assigned to the various types of system statuses.