Patent ID: 8314887

Claim:
A display device, comprising: a display; an operation mode setting portion which switchably sets any of a plurality of prepared operation modes to be effective; a plurality of operation switches to each of which different instructions are assigned based on patterns which are prepared corresponding to the operation modes on a one-to-one basis; and a guide display portion which displays, on the display, an operation guide indicating what instruction is assigned to each of the operation switches, wherein the display device operates according to an operation mode which is currently set effective, the display device operating in compliance with instructions assigned to the operation switches when the operation switches are operated; and the guide display portion has a plurality of kinds of operation guides which are prepared as the operation guide and which correspond to the patterns on a one-to-one basis, the guide display portion displaying any of the operation guides corresponding to any of the patterns that is currently used for assigning instructions to the operation switches.