it's hot outside: using the AC remote control

the remote for the air conditioner, originally uploaded by flogently.

I've uploaded photos of my old AC, TV/VCR, and DVD remote controls to flickr.
Each picture has notes describing the functions of various important buttons.
If you're trying to figure out how to use your Japanese remote controls, I thought these might help you to figure some things out.
Even if the models are different, a lot of the functions should be the same.
Clicking on the photo will take you to flickr and from there you can navigate to the other photos in the set.
I hope this proves helpful to someone!