Control device of a communication system of an aircraft

A control device of a communication system of an aircraft, the communication system having a predefined number of communication channels, the control device comprising:

• a processing unit,
• a display screen, and
• a plurality of sets of buttons, each set of buttons being associated with a communication channel and comprising:
• a button for setting sound volume;
• a reception button, provided for at least one of activating or deactivating listening to the communication channel associated with the set of buttons;
• and
• a transmission button, provided for at least one of selecting or deselecting the communication channel associated with the set of buttons for transmission,
• wherein
• the number of sets of buttons in said plurality of sets of buttons is at least equal to two and less than the predefined number of communication channels of the communication system,
• the device comprises display areas on the display screen, a display area being associated with each set of buttons, the display area associated with a set of buttons being arranged facing at least one button of the set of buttons and provided to display at least the name of the communication channel associated with the set of buttons, and
• the processing unit is configured to configure the association between each of the sets of buttons and the communication channel associated with this set of buttons in response to actions of a user on at least one interactive element of the device.