A remote control apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a display apparatus; a button unit configured to receive a user command related to controlling the display apparatus; a joystick configured to allow a direction manipulation and a push manipulation; and a control unit configured to, in response to the user command being received through the button unit, provide a control signal to control differently the display apparatus according to a manipulation through the joystick; characterised by: the button unit comprising: a single key assigned a single function; and at least one multi-key assigned a first function and a second function; and wherein the apparatus is configured whereby: after the multi-key is pressed, when the direction manipulation through the joystick is not conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to keep the first function of the multi-key and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the first function, and when the direction manipulation through the joystick is conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to set the second function to the multi-key according to the direction manipulation through the joystick, and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the second function. a communication unit configured to communicate with a display apparatus; a button unit configured to receive a user command related to controlling the display apparatus; a joystick configured to allow a direction manipulation and a push manipulation; and a control unit configured to, in response to the user command being received through the button unit, provide a control signal to control differently the display apparatus according to a manipulation through the joystick; characterised by: the button unit comprising: a single key assigned a single function; and at least one multi-key assigned a first function and a second function; and wherein the apparatus is configured whereby: after the multi-key is pressed, when the direction manipulation through the joystick is not conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to keep the first function of the multi-key and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the first function, and when the direction manipulation through the joystick is conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to set the second function to the multi-key according to the direction manipulation through the joystick, and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the second function. a single key assigned a single function; and at least one multi-key assigned a first function and a second function; and wherein the apparatus is configured whereby: after the multi-key is pressed, when the direction manipulation through the joystick is not conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to keep the first function of the multi-key and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the first function, and when the direction manipulation through the joystick is conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to set the second function to the multi-key according to the direction manipulation through the joystick, and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the second function. the control unit is configured to keep the first function of the multi-key and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the first function, and when the direction manipulation through the joystick is conducted within a preset threshold time: the control unit is configured to set the second function to the multi-key according to the direction manipulation through the joystick, and control the communication unit to send a control signal to the display apparatus to operate in the second function.