Abstract: A remote control device having a learning function includes a manipulating section having a plurality of control keys; a first read only memory having storage portions which correspond to the keys and store informations for remote control signals in advance; a reception section for receiving a remote control signal; a mode changeover section for shifting the operation mode of the device between a reception mode and a transmission mode; an erasable second memory which has storage portions corresponding to the control keys of the manipulating section; a writing section for writing the information of the remote control signal received by the reception section into the storage portion of the second memory corresponding to the manipulated control key of the manipulating section when the operation mode is shifted to the reception mode; a reading section for reading the information stored in the storage portions of the first and second memory, which correspond to the manipulated control key of the manipulating secti