diff --git a/winVCR/VCRlogic/SMvcr.cs b/winVCR/VCRlogic/SMvcr.cs
index c17cbd6..0e144cb 100644
--- a/winVCR/VCRlogic/SMvcr.cs
+++ b/winVCR/VCRlogic/SMvcr.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
@@ -26,11 +27,28 @@ public static class SMvcr
 
     public static event VCREventHandler evFastforwardbutton;
 
+
+    public delegate void StatusLabelHandler(StatusEventArgs e);
+
+    public static event StatusLabelHandler evUpdateStatus;
+
+
     public static void initSMvcr()
     {
         setState(new SvcrStandBy());
     }
 
+    public static void triggerUpdateLabel(string txt)
+    {
+        var e = new StatusEventArgs(txt);
+        //trigger handler
+
+        if (evUpdateStatus != null)
+        {
+            evUpdateStatus(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void setState(StateVCR e)
     {
         _concreteState = null;
@@ -96,6 +114,8 @@ public class SvcrStandBy : StateVCR
     {
         Debug.Print("Standby\n");
 
+        SMvcr.triggerUpdateLabel("Standby");
+
         SMvcr.evRecordbutton += evRecordbutton;
         SMvcr.evPlaybutton += evPlaybutton;
         SMvcr.evRewindbutton += evRewindbutton;
@@ -151,6 +171,8 @@ public class SvcrPlay : StateVCR
     {
         Debug.Print("Play\n");
 
+        SMvcr.triggerUpdateLabel("Play");
+
         SMvcr.evStopbutton += evStopbutton;
         SMvcr.evEndtape += evEndtape;
         SMvcr.evRewindbutton += evRewindbutton;
@@ -216,6 +238,8 @@ public class SvcrRewind : StateVCR
     {
         Debug.Print("Rewind\n");
 
+        SMvcr.triggerUpdateLabel("Rewind");
+
         SMvcr.evStopbutton += evStopbutton;
         SMvcr.evBeginningtape += evBeginningtape;
         SMvcr.evPlaybutton += evPlaybutton;
@@ -281,6 +305,8 @@ public class SvcrFastForward : StateVCR
     {
         Debug.Print("FastForward\n");
 
+        SMvcr.triggerUpdateLabel("FastForward");
+
         SMvcr.evStopbutton += evStopbutton;
         SMvcr.evEndtape += evEndtape;
         SMvcr.evRewindbutton += evRewindbutton;
@@ -336,6 +362,8 @@ public class SvcrRecord : StateVCR
     {
         Debug.Print("Record\n");
 
+        SMvcr.triggerUpdateLabel("Record");
+
         SMvcr.evStopbutton += evStopbutton;
         SMvcr.evEndtape += evEndtape;
     }
@@ -375,4 +403,14 @@ public class SvcrRecord : StateVCR
     public override void evFastforwardbutton()
     {
     }
+}
+
+public class StatusEventArgs
+{
+    public StatusEventArgs(string txt)
+    {
+        Text = txt;
+    }
+
+    public string Text { get; private set; }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/winVCR/winVCR/Form1.cs b/winVCR/winVCR/Form1.cs
index b966758..1235d27 100644
--- a/winVCR/winVCR/Form1.cs
+++ b/winVCR/winVCR/Form1.cs
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@ namespace winVCR
             SMtape.initSMtape();
             SMvcr.initSMvcr();
 
+            SMvcr.evUpdateStatus += setLabelText;
 
         }
 
 
-        public void setLabelText(string txt)
+
+
+        public void setLabelText(StatusEventArgs e)
         {
-            statusLabel.Text = txt;
+            statusLabel.Text = e.Text;
         }