ArcticNord customer guide

How to use your Daikin remote control

The everyday buttons on your Daikin wall unit's handheld remote, the extras worth knowing, and what to do if the remote goes missing.

Daikin wall units
Handheld remotes
Issue 1 · November 2026

Stylish · Perfera

The full remote

Clock, weekly timer, intelligent eye, Flash Streamer, 3D airflow.

ARC466A

Comfora

The simple remote

All the everyday buttons. Timers count down in hours. No clock.

ARC480A

Sensira

The simple remote

Everyday buttons, up and down swing only. Timers count down in hours.

ARC470A1

Not sure which? The model is printed inside the battery cover. Emura has its own menu-style remote: use the guide that came with it.

The basics

The same on every Daikin remote.

STEP 1

Batteries

2 × AAA. They last about a year. Change both together. A flashing screen means they're low.

STEP 2

Point it at the unit

Works up to 7 metres away, with nothing in the way.

STEP 3

On, off and mode

ON/OFF starts and stops it. MODE steps through Cool, Heat, Dry, Fan and Auto.

Each mode is explained in Part 02.

STEP 4

Set the temperature

Press the temperature up or down buttons. Cooling 18 to 32°C, heating 10 to 30°C.

In Dry you can't change the temperature or fan.

STEP 5

Fan speed

FAN steps through Auto, Quiet and five speeds. Auto is best most of the time.

STEP 6

Air direction

SWING moves the flaps up and down. Press again to stop them where you like.

Stylish, Perfera and Comfora also swing side to side. Press both swing buttons together for 3D airflow on Stylish and Perfera.

The five modes in detail

Press MODE to step through them. Temperatures are Daikin's for Stylish; other models are close.

COOL

Cool

Cools the room to the temperature you set, 18 to 32°C.

Cheapest to run at 26 to 28°C. Close blinds on sunny days.
When the room reaches your temperature, the fan stops for a while. That's normal.
A trickling sound is water draining away. Normal.

HEAT

Heat

Heats the room to the temperature you set, 10 to 30°C. Works even when it's -15°C outside.

Cheapest to run at 20 to 24°C.
Warming up: no warm air for the first 1 to 4 minutes.
Defrosting: in cold, damp weather the outdoor unit ices up. It stops blowing warm air for 4 to 12 minutes to clear it. A whistle or a little white mist after is normal.

AUTO

Auto

Heats or cools by itself, switching between them to hold your temperature, 18 to 30°C.

Good for spring and autumn, when one day needs heat and the next needs cooling.

DRY

Dry

Takes moisture out of the air. Use it on damp, muggy days when it feels sticky rather than hot.

You can't change the temperature or the fan speed in Dry.

FAN ONLY

Fan only

Moves the air round the room. No heating or cooling, so you can't set a temperature.

Choose the fan speed and swing to suit.

Changed mode and nothing's happening? It waits up to 3 minutes before starting again, to protect itself. Just give it a moment.

Handy extras

Check the table on the last page for which remote has which.

STEP 7

Powerful

Full power for 20 minutes to warm or cool the room fast. Then back to normal.

STEP 8

Econo

Limits how much power the unit uses. Handy if other big appliances are on at the same time.

STEP 9

Comfort airflow

Stops air blowing straight at you: along the ceiling when cooling, down to the floor when heating.

STEP 10

Intelligent eye

Stylish and Perfera. If nobody's in the room for 20 minutes, it eases off 2°C to save energy.

STEP 11

Outdoor quiet and Flash Streamer

Stylish and Perfera. Outdoor unit quiet turns the outdoor unit down, nice at night. Flash Streamer helps clean the air while it runs.

Clock and timers

On Stylish and Perfera, set the clock first or the timers won't work.

STEP 12 · STYLISH AND PERFERA

Set the clock

Press Clock. The day and time blink.
Press up or down to set the day.
Press Clock. The time blinks.
Press up or down to set the time. Hold to go faster.
Press Clock to finish.

Set it again after a power cut or new batteries. Comfora and Sensira have no clock.

STEP 13 · STYLISH AND PERFERA

On and off timers

Press OFF timer (or ON timer). The time blinks.
Press up or down to pick the time. Each press is 10 minutes.
Press the same timer button again. The orange timer lamp on the unit lights.

Cancel: press the timer button again. Both: set an off time and an on time, for example off at 7:00 and on at 14:00.

Night set: with the off timer on, it eases the temperature for sleep: 0.5°C up in cooling, 2°C down in heating.

STEP 14 · COMFORA AND SENSIRA

Count-down timers

OFF timer: with the unit running, press it. Each press adds 1 hour. Comfora 1 to 12 hours, Sensira 1 to 9.
ON timer: with the unit off, press it. Each press adds 1 hour, up to 12.
Cancel: press the timer cancel button. The timer lamp goes off.

New batteries wipe the timers. Set them again.

STEP 15 · STYLISH AND PERFERA

Weekly timer: add a setting

Press Weekly. Use up/down to pick the day and number, 1 to 4. Press Select.
Pick ON or OFF. Press Select.
Set the time, in 10-minute steps. Press Select.
For ON, set the temperature, 10 to 32°C. Press Select.
Add another, or press Weekly to finish. The timer lamp lights orange.

Easier still: set it in the Daikin Onecta app.

STEP 16 · STYLISH AND PERFERA

Weekly timer: copy, pause, delete

Copy a day: press copy, pick the day to copy, Select, pick the day to copy to, Select.
Pause it: press Weekly while its symbol shows. Press again to switch back on.
Delete one: pick it, choose blank, Select.
Delete a day: pick the day, hold the button about 5 seconds.
Delete all: on the normal screen, hold the button about 5 seconds.

An on or off timer takes over while it's set.

What the symbols mean

On the remote's screen. Drawn simply here, so yours may look a little different.

Running

The unit is switched on.

Stylish, Perfera, Sensira

Mode

Auto, Cool, Heat, Dry or Fan only.

All

Set temperature

The temperature you have asked for.

All

Fan speed

Auto, or speeds 1 to 5. More bars, more air.

All

Indoor quiet

Fan at its quietest.

All

Powerful

Full power for 20 minutes.

All

Econo

Uses less power.

All

Outdoor quiet

Outdoor unit turned down.

Stylish, Perfera

Signal

The remote is sending to the unit.

All

Comfort airflow

Air along the ceiling or floor, not at you.

All

Intelligent eye

Eases off when the room is empty.

Stylish, Perfera

Up and down swing

Flaps sweep up and down.

All

Side to side swing

Louvres sweep side to side.

Stylish, Perfera, Comfora

Flash Streamer

Air cleaning is on.

Stylish, Perfera

ON timer

The unit will switch on later.

All

OFF timer

The unit will switch off later.

All

Weekly timer

Weekly timer is on.

Stylish, Perfera

Day and time

The clock.

Stylish, Perfera

ON THE INDOOR UNIT

The lamps on the unit

Green operation lamp: the unit is running.
Orange timer lamp: a timer or the weekly timer is set.
Operation lamp flashing on a two-room system: it's waiting for the other room. Not a fault.

If something's not right

Most of these take seconds.

STEP 17

Remote lost or batteries flat

Press the ON/OFF button on the indoor unit itself. It runs in Auto at 25°C. Press it again to switch off.

A button doesn't seem to work

Powerful can't run with Econo, Comfort airflow or Outdoor quiet. The last one you pressed wins.
Intelligent eye doesn't work with Powerful.
Choosing up-and-down swing turns Comfort airflow off.

The remote isn't working at all

Change both batteries, then set the clock again.
Stand closer, within 7 metres, and check nothing's in the way.
Fluorescent lights can block the signal. Try with them off.

Which features does your remote have?

Stylish and Perfera have the full remote. Comfora and Sensira have the simple one.

Feature	Stylish · Perfera	Comfora	Sensira
Powerful, Econo, Comfort	Yes	Yes	Yes
Side to side swing	Yes, plus 3D	Yes	By hand
Intelligent eye	Yes	No	No
Outdoor quiet	Yes	No	No
Flash Streamer	Yes	No	No
Clock and weekly timer	Yes	No	No
On/off timers	Clock time	1 to 12 hours	Hours

Help from Daikin

Your unit's full user guide is on Daikin's website. Search for the model number on the label of your indoor unit.

Daikin UK: daikin.co.uk

Phone control: the free Daikin Onecta app does all this and more, from anywhere.

Your yearly service keeps it running well and keeps your warranty in place.