WO2006025288A1 - 電子機器及び音量レベル制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and a sound volume level control method, and is suitable for application to a portable disk device that records or reproduces music using, for example, a magneto-optical disk such as a mini disk (registered trademark).
- a magneto-optical disk such as a mini disk (registered trademark).
- a portable disk device is configured to be small and light so that the user can easily carry it, and the music is read from the disk cartridge of the mini disk (registered trademark) and played back, and the user's favorite volume level. The user is then adjusted to listen to the music through the headphones.
- Some of these portable disk devices are configured so that they can be mounted on a dedicated cradle. Simply by mounting them on the cradle, they are electrically connected to the cradle, and the sound of the music played is played back. Has been proposed that can output from a speaker mounted on the cradle (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Also, in the portable disk device having such a configuration, when it is mounted on the cradle, the sound output from the spin force is operated by operating the volume adjustment button of the portable disk device in the same manner as when using the headphone. The volume level is adjusted.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-1530 35 (page 3, Fig. 1).
- a headphone with a relatively small diaphragm is supplied with an audio signal having a relatively small volume level, whereas a speaker with a relatively large diaphragm is relatively large.
- an audio signal with a volume level it is possible to output an audio with an appropriate volume level.
- the volume level needs to be relatively high in order to output sound at an appropriate volume level from the speaker of the cradle, and the portable disk device is mounted on the cradle. If not, the volume level needs to be relatively low in order to output sound with an appropriate volume level from the headphones.
- the portable disk device requires the user to adjust the volume level every time the cradle is inserted and removed from the cradle, which forces a complicated operation on each user. There was a problem. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose an electronic device and a sound volume level control method capable of controlling the sound volume level appropriately according to the use state of the electronic device.
- the electronic device of the present invention is an electronic device that can be mounted on the cradle, the detecting means for detecting the mounting state or the non-mounting state with respect to the cradle, and the electronic device with respect to the cradle.
- the sound to be output from the electronic device is set to a predetermined first volume level
- Control means for controlling to switch the sound to be output from the cradle from the first sound volume level to a predetermined second sound volume level higher than the first sound volume level is provided.
- the first volume level sound is output from the electronic device, and when the electronic device transitions from the non-attached state to the attached state, the first volume level is output.
- the level can be automatically switched from the second volume level to the second volume level, and the electronic device can be automatically switched from the second volume level to the first volume level when the electronic device transitions from the mounted state to the non-mounted state.
- the volume level control method of the present invention is a volume level control method for an electronic device that can be mounted on a cradle, the detection step for detecting a mounted state or a non-mounted state on the cradle; When it is detected that the electronic device is not attached to the dollar, the sound to be output from the electronic device is set to a predetermined first volume level, and when it is detected that the electronic device is attached to the cradle, And a control step for controlling to switch the sound to be output from the cradle from the first volume level to a predetermined second volume level that is higher than the first volume level.
- the first volume level sound is output from the electronic device, and when the electronic device transitions from the non-attached state to the attached state, the first volume level is output. Automatically switches from the second volume level to the second volume level, and when the electronic device transitions from the mounted state to the non-mounted state, the second volume level can be automatically switched to the first volume level.
- the electronic device system includes an electronic device and a cradle on which the electronic device can be mounted, and the electronic device has a mounted state or a non-mounted state on the cradle.
- the sound to be output from the electronic device is set to a predetermined first volume level
- the cradle is Provided is a control means for controlling to switch the sound to be output from the cradle from the first sound volume level to a predetermined second sound volume level that is higher than the first sound volume level when it is detected that the wearing state is detected. I made it.
- the first volume level sound is output from the electronic device, and when the electronic device transitions from the non-attached state to the attached state, the first volume level is output. Automatically switches from the second volume level to the second volume level, and when the electronic device transitions from the mounted state to the non-mounted state, the second volume level can be automatically switched to the first volume level.
- the sound at the first volume level is Is output from the electronic device
- the first volume level is automatically switched to the second volume level
- the electronic device is Electronic device and volume level control means that can automatically switch from the second volume level to the first volume level when transitioning to the wearing state, and thus can control the volume level to an appropriate level according to the usage status of the electronic device.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the overall configuration of the portable disk device system of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the portable disk device.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the cradle.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the portable disk device system.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the output level switching processing procedure. Best mode for carrying out the invention
- FIG. 1, 1 shows the overall configuration of the portable disk device system according to the present invention as a whole, and the portable disk device 2 corresponding to the mini disk (registered trademark) can be mounted on the cradle 3. Yes.
- the portable disc device 2 can play back music recorded in the disc cartridge by loading a disc cartridge (not shown) of a mini disc (registered trademark), and also Net MD (registered trademark).
- the music can be newly recorded on the disc cartridge by the method described later in detail, and is configured to be small and light so that it can be easily carried by the user.
- the cradle 3 is connected to the portable disk device 2 on the mounting part 3 B protruding from the main part 3 A.
- the portable disk device 2 When the portable disk device 2 is mounted, the rechargeable battery built in the portable disk device 2 can be charged, and the operation provided in the mounting portion 3B In response to an operation through the button group 20, the portable disk device 2 can play music and output the sound through the speakers 4 L and 4 R (details will be described later). )
- the left and right directions are defined when the user faces the operation button group 20 of the cradle 3 and faces the front 2A of the portable disk device 2, Further, the direction in which the portable disk device 2 is attached to the cradle 3 is defined as a downward direction, and the direction in which the portable disk device 2 is removed from the cradle 3 is defined as an upward direction.
- the portable disk device 2 is provided with a display unit 10 composed of a liquid crystal display for displaying an operation state, a reproduction time, etc. on the front surface 2A, and a cradle 3
- a cradle-connecting connector 1 2 is provided on the lower side surface for electrically connecting to the cradle 3 when attached to the cradle 3.
- the portable disk device 2 also has a dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 for connecting a dedicated headphone 15 having a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) function to the lower side of the right side, A volume button 1 3 for adjusting the volume level is provided on the top of the screen.
- a remote controller hereinafter referred to as a remote control
- the operation button 15 5 C provided on the remote control unit 15 B can be operated. In response to this, music is played back, and the user is made to listen to the sound via the output units 1 5 0 and 1 5 DR.
- the portable disk device 2 has a dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 in a position where it is blocked by the mounting portion 3B when it is mounted on the mounting portion 3B of the cradle 3. 1 is provided. For this reason, the portable disk unit 2 can only be attached to the cradle 3 with the dedicated headphone 1 5 removed. It is made like that. .
- the portable disk device 2 has a lock claw engagement hole 14 provided in the substantially central portion of the back surface 2 B, and is attached when the cradle 3 is mounted.
- the lock claw engagement hole 14 is locked to the cradle 3 so that it cannot be removed from the cradle 3 unnecessarily (details will be described later).
- the cradle 3 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped mounting portion 3B projecting to the front surface 3A1 side of the substantially rectangular main body ⁇ 3A. Front of 3 A.
- a display unit 21 made up of a liquid crystal display is provided above 3 A 1 to display an operation mode and the like to be described later.
- the mounting portion 3 B of the cradle 3 is provided with an operation button group 20 on the front side of the top surface 3 B 1 and a mounting for mounting the portable disk device 2 on the back side of the top surface 3 B 1.
- a hole 22 is provided, and a support table 23 that supports the portable disk device 2 is provided inside the mounting hole 22 so as to be movable in the vertical direction within the mounting hole 22.
- the support table 23 is urged upward by the urging force of a built-in spring.
- a connection connector 24 is provided at a position corresponding to the cradle connection connector 12 (FIG. 2 (A)) of the portable disk device 2.
- the support table 23 is pushed down to attach the portable disk device 2, and the cradle connection connector 12 is connected to the connection connector 24.
- the portable disk device 2 is electrically connected.
- the main body 3A of the cradle 3 is provided with a lock claw 25 that is urged to protrude by an urging force of a built-in spring at a substantially central position of the front surface 3A1.
- Cradle 3 is portable when portable disk device 2 is inserted into mounting hole 2 2.
- the lock claw 25 is temporarily pressed by the back surface 2B of the disk device 2, the claw claw 25 and the portable disk device 2 when the portable disk device 2 is inserted to the mounting position. So that the portable disk device 2 is not moved upward, that is, the portable disk device 2 is attached to the cradle 3 so that it is engaged with the lock claw engagement hole 14 (Fig. 2 (B)). It is made to hold a state.
- a release lever 26 for removing the portable disk device 2 from the mounting state with the cradle 3 is provided on the front surface 3 B 2 of the mounting portion 3 B.
- the release lever 26 is pushed downward by the user, the cradle 3 is first pulled down to the inside of the front by temporarily pulling the lock claw 25 into the lock claw engagement hole 1 of the portable disk device 2. 4 Release the engaged state with (Fig. 2 (B)).
- the cradle 3 lifts the portable disk device 2 by pushing up the support table 2 3 upward to electrically disconnect the connection connector 2 4 and the cradle connection connector 1 2, and The device 2 is separated from the cradle 3 to change from the mounted state to the non-mounted state.
- the dedicated headphone connection terminal 2 for connecting the dedicated headphones 15 (Fig. 2 (A)) to the rear surface 3A2 of the main body 3A of the cradle 3.
- USB connection terminal for connecting to a personal computer (not shown) via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable (not shown) 2
- Headphone connection for connecting an external headphone (not shown)
- a speaker connection terminal 30 for connecting the terminal 29 and the speakers 4L and 4R is provided.
- the cradle 3 does not output sound from the speakers 4 L and 4 R when an external headphone (not shown) is connected to the headphone connection terminal 29, but instead of the sound from the headphone. Has been made to output.
- the portable disk device 2 is configured to perform overall control by a control unit 50 having a CPU (Central Processing Unit) configuration.
- the control unit 50 constantly monitors the potential of the connection detection line DET, and whether or not the potential of the connection detection line DET is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold TH (however, 0 and the threshold TH ⁇ power supply Vcc). In other words, it is determined whether the potential is “H (High)” level with high potential or “L (Low)” level with low potential.
- connection detection line DET is connected to the power supply V cc via a pull-up resistor 56 and is further connected to the cradle connector 1 2, but the portable disk device 2 is not attached to the cradle 3.
- the cradle connection connector 1 2 side is open without being connected to the connection connector 2 4 of the cradle 3 so that it has almost the same potential as the power supply Vcc.
- control unit 50 determines that the potential of the connection detection line DET is “H” level higher than the threshold value TH, and the cradle connection connector 1 2 is connected to the connection connector 2 4 of the cradle 3 accordingly. In other words, it is detected that the portable disk device 2 is in a “non-attached state” in which the portable disk device 2 is not attached to the cradle 3.
- the control unit 50 assumes that the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 is connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 in this non-wearing state, and the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 is connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 (Fig. 2 (A)).
- Remote Headphone Terminal 1 1 Via dedicated headphone 1 5
- Operation buttons 1 5 Accepts operation instructions such as music playback and volume level adjustment with C, and volume level adjustment with volume button 1 3 etc. The operation instruction is accepted.
- the control unit 50 stores the headphone volume value VH as the first volume level and the user volume level representing the volume level when outputting sound from the dedicated headphone 15 in the storage unit 51 including a nonvolatile memory.
- the headphone volume value VH is changed according to the operation instructions, The headphone volume value VH after the change is maintained.
- the control unit 50 controls the disk drive 52 when receiving a music playback instruction via the operation button 15 C of the dedicated headphone 15 by the user. Then, the music data D 1 is read from a disk cartridge (not shown) loaded in the disk drive 52 and is sent to a digital signal processor (DSP) 53.
- DSP digital signal processor
- D SP 53 decodes the music data D 1 into a digital audio data D 2 by performing a predetermined decoding process, etc., and further stores it in the storage unit 5 1 under the control of the control unit 50.
- Dophone volume value Adjust the volume level based on VH and output to DAC (Digital Analog Converter; 54).
- D AC 54 converts the digital audio data D 2 into an analog audio signal A 3 and sends it to the amplifier 55.
- the amplifier 55 amplifies the analog audio signal A 3 at a constant amplification rate, so that the voltage of the analog audio signal A3 is adjusted to a so-called headphone output level of about 400 [mV] at the maximum, and this is adjusted to a dedicated headphone.
- the portable disk device 2 connects the outputs 15 DL and 15 DR (Fig. 2 (A)) of the dedicated headphone 15 connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 11. Accordingly, it is possible to cause the user to listen to sound having a volume level corresponding to the headphone volume value VH, that is, according to the user's preference.
- the cradle connection connector 12 is connected to the connection connector 24 of the cradle 3. At this time, since the connection detection line D ET is grounded via the cradle connector-1 2 and the connector 24, the potential is almost 0 [V].
- control unit 50 determines that the potential of the connection detection line DET is “L” level lower than the threshold TH (0 ⁇ threshold value TH ⁇ power supply Vcc), and as a result, the cradle connector 1 2 And the connection connector 24 of the cradle 3 are connected, that is, it is detected that the portable disk device 2 is in the “mounted state” mounted on the cradle 3.
- the control unit 50 controls the D SP 53 to switch the digital audio data D 2 to a volume level based on a predetermined line volume value VL. It is made to get.
- the line volume value VL is a fixed value that represents the volume level when the analog audio signal A 3 is output to the cradle 3, and the volume level that can be changed is higher than the maximum value of the headphone volume value VH. Represents.
- the portable disk device 2 adjusts the voltage of the analog audio signal A 3 output via the DAC 54 and the amplifier 55 to a so-called line output level of about 1 [V], and the cradle connector 1 2 And the analog audio signal A 3 is sent to the cradle 3 through the connector 24.
- the portable disk device 2 is not connected to the dedicated headphones 15 because the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 is blocked by the cradle 3 in the mounted state, as described above.
- the analog audio signal A3 of A3 is accidentally connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 headphone terminal 1 1 A to the dedicated headphone 1 5 ( Figure 2 (A)) output 1 5 0 and 1 5 DR Is considered to restrict sending to
- the portable disk device 2 disables the input operation by the volume button 13 in this mounted state, thereby preventing the user from accidentally changing the headphone volume value V H.
- the cradle 3 is configured to perform overall control by a control unit 60 having a CPU configuration.
- the control unit 60 stores the speaker volume value VS as a second volume level representing the volume level of the sound output from the speakers 4 L and 4 R in the storage unit 61 made up of a non-volatile memory.
- the volume adjustment button set in group 2 is operated, the corresponding speaker volume value VS is changed according to the contents of the instruction, and the changed speaker volume value VS is held in the storage unit 61.
- the cradle 3 is an “MD mode” that outputs sound reproduced by the portable disk device 2 from the speakers 4 L and 4 R, a “USB speaker mode” that operates as an external speaker of a personal computer (not shown), And persona It has three operation modes of “Net MD (registered trademark) mode” that records music data sent from the computer to the disk cartridge loaded in the portable disk device 2. The user is allowed to switch between each operation mode via
- the display unit 21 When the control unit 60 is switched to the “MD mode” via the operation button group 20, the display unit 21 first displays “MD”, so that the cradle 3 operates in the “MD mode”. Make you aware that
- the control unit 60 assumes that the portable disk device 2 is mounted on the cradle 3 in this “MD mode”, and the portable disk device provided on the operation button group 20 of the cradle 3.
- a “play” button or the like for operating 2 is operated, a signal corresponding to the operation instruction is sent to the portable disk device 2 via the connection connector 24, so that the portable disk device 2 To play music.
- the portable disk device 2 detects that it is attached to the cradle 3 based on the potential of the connection detection line DET, and the line output level is detected via the cradle connection connector 1 2.
- the analog audio signal A3 is sent to the cradle 3.
- the controller 60 supplies the analog audio signal A 3 acquired from the portable disk device 2 to the variable resistor 63 via the connector 24 by switching the switch 62 to the a side.
- control unit 60 controls the variable resistor 63 based on the speaker volume value VS stored in the storage unit 61 to thereby convert the analog audio signal A3 into a volume based on the speaker force volume value VS. Adjust to level and send this to amplifier 64.
- the amplifier 6 4 amplifies the analog audio signal A 3 with a constant amplification factor, and sends it to the speakers 4 L and 4 R via the speaker connection terminal 30, so that the speaker volume from the speakers 4 L and 4 R is increased. Value Outputs sound with a volume level corresponding to VS.
- control unit 60 of the cradle 3 acquires the line output level analog audio signal A3 from the portable disk device 2 in the “MD mode”, and outputs the audio at the volume level corresponding to the speaker volume value VS to the speaker. It is designed to output from 4 L and 4 R.
- the control unit 60 When the dedicated headphone 15 (Fig. 2 (A)) is connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 27 (Fig. 3 (B)), the control unit 60 operates the operation button 15C of the dedicated headphone 15.
- the receiving unit 15 DL and 15 DR do not output sound, but only the operation button 15 C functions.
- control unit 60 does not hear sound from the headphones but from the speakers 4L and 4R. Has been made to output.
- the display unit 21 When the control unit 60 is switched to the “USB speaker mode” via the operation button group 20, the display unit 21 first displays “USB SP” to display the cradle 3 power s “USB Make users aware that they are operating in ⁇ speaker mode ''
- the cradle 3 is assumed to be connected to a personal computer (not shown) by a USB cable (not shown) via the USB connection terminal 28 in this “US B speaker mode”.
- the digital audio signal D5 sent from the personal computer is acquired via
- the control unit 60 of the cradle 3 receives the digital audio data D5 obtained from the personal computer via the USB connection terminal 28, and the analog audio signal A6 of the line output level by the USB processing unit 65. And this is supplied to the switch 62.
- control unit 60 switches the switch 62 to the b side so that the analog audio signal A 6 is supplied to the variable resistor 63.
- the analog audio signal A6 is adjusted to a volume level based on the speaker volume value VS, and this is amplified. To send.
- the amplifier 64 amplifies the analog audio signal A 6 with a certain amplification factor, and sends it to the speakers 4 L and 4 R via the speaker connection terminal 30, so that the speaker volume value from the corresponding speaker power 4 L and 4 R is obtained.
- the cradle 3 operates as an external speaker power of a personal computer in combination with the speakers 4 L and 4 R in the USB speaker mode. Yes.
- control unit 60 When the control unit 60 is switched to the “Net MD (registered trademark) mode” via the operation button group 20, the control unit 60 first displays “Net MD” on the display unit 21 to thereby make the cradle 3 “ Remind users that they are operating in “Net MD (registered trademark) mode”.
- the cradle 3 is connected to a personal computer (not shown) via a USB cable (not shown) via the USB connection terminal 28 in the same manner as in the “USB speaker mode”. ).
- a predetermined Net MD (registered trademark) program is executed, and the music data stored in the storage medium (for example, a hard disk drive) of the personal computer is stored in the Net MD according to the user's operation.
- the music data D 7 is converted into a format corresponding to (registered trademark), and the music data D 7 is sent to the cradle 3 via a USB cable.
- the control unit 60 of the cradle 3 acquires the music data D 7 sent from the personal computer via the DSB connection terminal 28 and the USB processing unit 65, the music data D 7 is carried via the connection connector 24. Sent to type disk unit 2. In response to this, the portable disk device 2 records the music data D 7 on the loaded disk cartridge.
- the portable disk device 2 is configured to switch the output level of the analog audio signal A 3 depending on whether the cradle 3 is attached or not as described above. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
- step SP1 the control unit 50 compares the potential of the connection detection line DET (FIG. 4) with the threshold value TH and proceeds to the next step SP2.
- step SP2 the control unit 50 determines whether or not the potential of the connection detection line DET is lower than the threshold TH, that is, whether or not the potential of the connection detection line DET is at the “L” level. If a positive result is obtained here, the control unit 50 detects that the portable disk device 2 is attached, and outputs a sound of an appropriate volume level from the speaker 4 connected to the cradle 3.
- step SP3 the control unit 50 switches the digital audio data D2 to the volume J / bell based on the line volume value VL according to D SP53 (Fig. 4).
- the volume level of the analog audio signal A 3 output via the AC 54 and the amplifier 55 is matched to the line output level, and the analog audio signal A3 is sent to the cradle 3 via the cradle connector 12.
- the cradle 3 adjusts the analog audio signal A 3 at the line output level to a volume level that corresponds to the voice power volume value VS, so that the sound at an appropriate volume level that matches the user's preference. Is output from the speakers 4 L and 4 R (FIG. 4). Thereafter, the control unit 50 returns to step SP 1 again, and the power of the portable disk device 2 is output. A series of processing is repeated until the source is disconnected.
- step SP 2 if a negative result is obtained in step SP 2, this indicates that the potential of the connection detection line DET is at the “H” level, and at this time, the control unit 50 indicates that the portable disk device 2 is not attached.
- the process proceeds to the next step SP4.
- step SP 4 the control unit 50 causes D SP 53 (FIG. 4) to switch the volume level of the digital audio data D 2 to the volume level based on the headphone volume value VH stored in the storage unit 51.
- D SP 53 FIG. 4
- the analog audio signal A 3 is connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 headphone terminal. Part 1 1 Send to A.
- the portable disk device 2 passes through the output section 150 and 15 DR (FIG. 2 (A)) of the dedicated headphone 15 connected to the dedicated headphone connection terminal 11.
- the headphone volume value VH that is, by operating the operation button 15 C (Fig. 2 (A)) of the dedicated headphone 15 or the volume button 13, the user can hear the sound of the volume level that matches the user's preference. be able to
- control unit 50 returns to step SP 1 again and repeats a series of processes until the power of the portable disk device 2 is cut off.
- the potential of the connection detection line DET (FIG. 4) is “L” level. It is determined that the portable disk device 2 is in the mounted state, and the volume level of the digital audio data D 2 is set by D SP 53 based on the headphone volume value VH. Switch to the volume level based on the line volume value VL, and the analog audio signal A matches the line output level. 3 is sent to cradle 3 via cradle connector 1 2. Therefore, the portable disk device 2 is automatically mounted on the cradle 3 by the user, and the volume level of the analog audio signal A 3 is automatically set to the line output level without causing the user to adjust the volume level. Together, it can be sent to cradle 3.
- the portable disk device 2 sets the volume level of the analog audio signal A 3 to a fixed level based on the line volume value VL, regardless of the volume level (that is, the headphone volume value VH) before being attached to the cradle 3.
- VL line volume value
- VH volume level
- an analog audio signal A 3 having a constant volume level can be sent to the cradle 3 at all times.
- the cradle 3 adjusts the line output level of the analog audio signal A 3 to the speaker volume value VS that is adjusted by the user by operating the operation button group 20 (Fig. 1) and stored in the storage unit 61. Change the volume level accordingly, and output the sound from speakers 4 L and 4 R. '
- the cradle 3 can be adjusted according to the previous user's preference regardless of the headphone volume value VH stored in the portable disk device 2 only by mounting the portable disk device 2.
- the sound volume level based on the speaker volume value VS stored in the cradle 3 can be reproduced and sound can be output from the speakers 4 L and 4 R, and the portable disk device 2 can be attached to the user. There is no need to adjust the volume level each time.
- the dedicated headphone connection terminal 11 is blocked by the cradle 3 (Fig. 1), and the dedicated headphone 15 is mistakenly inserted. Since it is designed to prevent connection in advance, the analog audio signal A 3 at the line output level to be sent to the cradle 3 is erroneously sent to the dedicated input. Output unit of the headphones 1 5 1 5 DL and 1 5 DR So that the user cannot hear the sound whose volume level is too high. On the other hand, the portable disk device 2 was removed from the cradle 3 by the user. In this case (FIG. 2 (A)), it is determined that the potential of the connection detection line DET (FIG.
- the portable disk device 2 is automatically removed from the cradle 3 by the user, and the volume level of the analog audio signal A 3 is automatically adjusted to the headphone output level without causing the user to adjust the volume level. Therefore, the user can listen to the sound at the volume level based on the headphone volume value VH.
- the portable disk device 2 sends the analog audio signal A 3 to the headphone volume value VH regardless of the volume level (ie, the speaker volume value VS) when the cradle 3 outputs from the speakers 4 L and 4 R.
- the volume level can be switched according to the level, that is, the headphone output level.
- the portable disk device 2 since the portable disk device 2 stores the headphone volume value VH in the storage unit 51, it can be used only by removing it from the cradle 3 to reproduce the volume level adjusted by the user last time.
- Headphone 1 5 Output section 1 5 DL and 1 5 DR can listen to sound at a volume level that suits the user's preference, and the user can remove the portable disk device 2 from the cradle 3 There is no need to adjust the volume level each time.
- the portable disk device 2 supplies a connection detection line DET for detecting whether the portable disk device 2 and the cradle 3 are attached or not to the power source Vcc via the bull-up resistor 56.
- a connection detection line DET for detecting whether the portable disk device 2 and the cradle 3 are attached or not to the power source Vcc via the bull-up resistor 56.
- the portable disk device 2 compares the potential of the connection detection line DET with the threshold value TH to detect whether the portable disk device 2 is in a mounted state or a non-mounted state,
- an analog audio signal A 3 that matches the line output level based on the line volume value VL is sent to the cradle 3, so that it is suitable for the usage situation attached to the cradle 3.
- the user listens to the sound of the user's preferred volume level from the speakers 4 L and 4 R. If the user is not wearing it, the analog is adjusted to the headphone output level based on the headphone volume value VH.
- the sound of the user-preferred volume level suitable for the usage situation removed from the cradle 3 is output to the dedicated headphones 1 5 1 5 0From Beauty 1 5 D R as possible out be listened to by the user.
- the volume level is adjusted by the DSP 53 based on the control of the control unit 50 .
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the DAC 54,
- the volume level may be adjusted by various other circuits.
- the analog audio signal A 3 having a line output level corresponding to the fixed line volume value VL is sent to the gray 3 when the portable disk device 2 is mounted.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the speaker volume value VS is stored in the portable disk device 2, and an analog audio signal A having a line output level corresponding to the speaker power volume value VS in the mounted state is stored. 3 may be sent to cradle 3 so that the sound volume adjustment is not performed in cradle 3.
- connection detection line DET is substantially the same as the power supply Vcc in the non-attached state and is almost the ground potential in the attached state.
- connection The potential of the detection line DET may be set to an arbitrary potential higher than the threshold TH in the non-wearing state, and may be set to an arbitrary potential lower than the threshold TH in the wearing state.
- connection detection line DET when the connection detection line DET is at the “H” level, it is in the non-attached state, and when it is at the “L” level, it is detected that the connection is detected.
- the connection detection line DET is connected to the power supply Vcc on the cradle 3 side by grounding the connection detection line DET via a predetermined grounding resistor. If the potential is “H” level, it may be detected that it is in a wearing state, and if it is “L” level, it is detected that it is in a non-wearing state.
- the mounting state or the non-mounting state of the portable disk device 2 with respect to the cradle 3 is detected based on the potential of the connection detection line DET.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the mounting state or the non-mounting state may be detected by various other methods such as using a push-type switch.
- the dedicated headphone connection terminal 11 is blocked by the cradle 3 in the mounted state, so that the dedicated headphone 15 is not connected to the portable disk device 2 and the line output level is reduced.
- the case where the analog audio signal A 3 is restricted so as not to be output from the output 1 5 DL and 1 5 DR of the headphones 1 5 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the dedicated headphones connection terminal 1 Install 1 in a position where it is not blocked by cradle 3 in the installed state, and use a predetermined switching circuit, etc., to connect the dedicated headphone connection terminal 1 1 to headphone terminal 1 1 A in the installed state
- the analog audio signal A 3 may be limited.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a portable CD (Compact Disc) player, portable Type hard disk audio play
- the present invention may be applied to various electronic devices that can be attached to a cradle such as a mobile phone, a portable radio receiver, a mobile phone having a function of reproducing music, and a portable combiner. .
- control unit 50 as the detection means, the pull-up resistor 56 and the connection detection line DET, the control unit 50 as the control means and the DSP 53, and the portable type as the electronic device.
- the control unit 50 as the detection means, the pull-up resistor 56 and the connection detection line DET, the control unit 50 as the control means and the DSP 53, and the portable type as the electronic device.
- the disk device 2 is configured has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electronic device may be configured by detection means having various other circuit configurations and control means.
- the present invention can be used for various electronic devices that can be attached to a cradle.
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