Remote control device

A remote control device of an air-conditioning apparatus or a heat-pump apparatus, the remote control device comprising:

• a display unit configured and arranged to display various information;
• a plurality of physical keys via which commands pertaining to various settings are input;
• and
• a control unit configured and arranged to control operations of the display unit and to execute various processes in accordance with the commands input via the physical keys,
• the display unit including a setting item display area configured and arranged to display setting item information pertaining to configurable setting items, and a set state display area configured and arranged to display information pertaining to set state of the setting items, the setting item display area being disposed below the set state display area in an up-down direction of the remote control device,
• the physical keys including at least one function key to which a function assigned is switched depending on circumstances and at least one set state change key configured and arranged separately from the function key, the at least one function key being arranged below the display unit in the up-down direction of the remote control device and the at least one set state change key being arranged to one side of the display unit in a left-right direction of the remote control device and higher than the setting item display area in the up-down direction,
• the control unit
• successively selecting the setting items to be set in accordance with input via the function key,
• causing the display unit to display the setting item information pertaining to the selected setting item, and
• performing an increase or decrease of a numerical value, a state change, or a mode change relating to the setting item under selection in accordance with an input via the set state change key, and
• the number of function keys being smaller than the number of the setting item information displayed in the setting item display area.