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This summer it was consistently above 100F here in Atlanta, and our upstairs air conditioning just couldn’t keep up. So we bought a small flotilla of fans: one each for the girls and one for our room.

It sure is nice to have a remote with our bedroom fan…but I’m a little mystified by the iconography. I’m sure I’ll figure it out, but…they’re kind of opaque to me.

A couple of people commented on this pic at its Flickr page, and here are some of the functionality guesses:

• The area labeled “Remote”: Dano says that’s the “OK” button. Turns out it’s not even a button; it’s just a big-@ss label on a protruding piece of plastic. Good guess though. (It’s hard to tell from the picture alone. You’d have to feel it to know.)
• The button with the hurricane icon: Cecily says that’s the oscillation button. She is correct.
• “Ion”: Cecily says it’s some ionic air-cleaning function. To be honest, I have no idea what this does. There’s a matching button on the unit’s panel, and I just haven’t futzed with it. For all I know if opens a portal to an alternate universe. When it comes to fans, I just want air movement. That’s all.
• Clock icon: Cecily says timer. She’s right.
• Fan icon: This is the fan speed controller.

Incidentally, that chrome button in the middle is the on-off button.

Also, my hand looks weird and puffy in this pic. What’s up with that?

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