diff --git a/js/ControlPage.js b/js/ControlPage.js
index deb634e..d35f7e5 100644
--- a/js/ControlPage.js
+++ b/js/ControlPage.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	var _includeBetasCheckbox;
 	var _submitButton;
 	var _settings;
-	
+
 	var _updateAPI = new UpdateAPI();
 	var _configAPI = new ConfigAPI();
 	var _printerAPI = new PrinterAPI();
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 		$("#btnStop").hide();
 		$("#btnNewPrint").hide();
 
-		
+		$("#infoDisconnected").hide();
+		$("#infoConnecting").hide();
 
 		//$("#btnSend").on("click", function(data) {
 		//	// console.log("test",$("#gcode").val());
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
 		d3d.util.showLoader();
 
 		_infoAPI.getStatus(function(successData) {
+
 			$("#grpStatusAndControl").show();
 
 			var state = successData.state;
@@ -152,7 +154,19 @@
 				$("#infoState").show();
 				$("#infoState").text("Printer " + state + "...");
 				$("#grpStatusAndControl").hide();
+				
+				if (state==="connecting") {
+					$("#infoConnecting").show();
+					$("#infoDisconnected").hide();
+				} else if (state==="disconnected") {
+					$("#infoConnecting").hide();
+					$("#infoDisconnected").show();
+				}
+
 			} else {
+				$("#infoDisconnected").hide();
+				$("#infoConnecting").hide();
+
 				$("#infoState").hide();
 				$("#grpStatusAndControl").show();
 				$("#infoNozzleTemperature").html(successData.hotend + " / " + successData.hotend_target + " °C");
@@ -247,7 +261,7 @@
 		_infoAPI.getInfo(function(successData) {
 			$("span#infoWiFiBox").text(successData.wifiboxid);
 		},function(failData) {
-			
+
 		});
 
 		// refreshSettings();
diff --git a/js/PrintPage.js b/js/PrintPage.js
index ae9862a..14a369a 100644
--- a/js/PrintPage.js
+++ b/js/PrintPage.js
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 
 		}, function(failData) {
 			console.log("_connectAPI.list failData",failData);
+			$("#infoWiFiBox").html("<span class='error'>failed to retrieve list with local WiFi-Box'es</span>");
+
 		});
 
 		$("#lstBoxes").on("change", function(data) {
@@ -211,7 +213,6 @@
 			_printerAPI.fetch(data,function(successData) {
 				console.log("fetchPrint success",successData);
 
-
 				setTimeout(function() {
 					var url = d3d.util.replaceURLParameters("#control",_pageData);
 					$.mobile.changePage(url);
diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
index 54d20c0..4fbb166 100644
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@
 				<h2>Material</h2>
 				<p id="infoMaterial">...</p>
 			</li>
-
-	    </ul>
+		</ul>
 
 		Please select your Doodle3D WiFi-Box:
 		<ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true">
@@ -136,6 +135,17 @@
         <!-- <p class="intro">...</p> -->
 		<div id="infoState">loading...</div>
 
+		<div id="infoDisconnected">
+			<p>Please make sure the WiFi-Box is connected to your 3D-printer using a USB cable.</p>
+		</div>
+
+		<div id="infoConnecting">
+			<p>This can take a while, 20 seconds or so...</p>
+			<!-- <p>Hmm... this takes longer than usual...</p> -->
+			<p>If it takes too long please try to restart your WiFi-Box. Also make sure the WiFi-Box is running the latest firmware.</p>
+			<p>If you think you're really stuck, please <a href="javascript:talkus('open')">chat</a> with us to see if we can help.</p>
+		</div>
+
 		<div id="grpStatusAndControl">
 			<ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true"> 
 				<li id="liPrinterId" data-icon="false">