A control device for use in an electronic apparatus, such as a television, the control device comprising: standby controller circuitry configured to receive a mute signal in a standby state; sound controller circuitry comprising a sound controller, wherein the sound controller is configured to control output of a sound signal at a given sound volume; and a main controller circuitry configured to receive and process user inputs in the active state; wherein the control device is operable in an active state in which the standby controller circuitry, the sound controller circuitry, and the main controller circuitry are powered by a power source of the electronic apparatus, and said standby state in which the standby controller circuitry is powered by the power source; characterized in that control device further comprises: logic circuitry configured to provide an AND function, the logic circuitry having a first input configured to receive a muting control signal from the standby controller circuitry and a second input receiving a signal from the main controller circuitry, wherein the logic circuitry has an output connected via a line to the sound controller circuitry to provide an enable or disable signal to the sound controller circuitry, and wherein the logic circuitry is powered by the power source in the active state; wherein in the standby state the main controller circuitry, the sound controller circuitry and optionally also the logic circuitry are not powered by the power source; wherein the standby controller circuitry is connected via a line to the first input of the logic circuitry and is configured to assert, responsive to the mute signal, the muting control signal to the logic circuitry; and wherein the logic circuitry is configured to, if the muting control signal is asserted by the standby controller circuitry, output the disable signal to the sound controller circuitry to prevent the sound controller from outputting a sound signal when entering into active state, wherein the logic circuitry is an AND gate, or a NAND gate combined with an inverter. standby controller circuitry configured to receive a mute signal in a standby state; sound controller circuitry comprising a sound controller, wherein the sound controller is configured to control output of a sound signal at a given sound volume; and a main controller circuitry configured to receive and process user inputs in the active state; wherein the control device is operable in an active state in which the standby controller circuitry, the sound controller circuitry, and the main controller circuitry are powered by a power source of the electronic apparatus, and said standby state in which the standby controller circuitry is powered by the power source; characterized in that control device further comprises: logic circuitry configured to provide an AND function, the logic circuitry having a first input configured to receive a muting control signal from the standby controller circuitry and a second input receiving a signal from the main controller circuitry, wherein the logic circuitry has an output connected via a line to the sound controller circuitry to provide an enable or disable signal to the sound controller circuitry, and wherein the logic circuitry is powered by the power source in the active state; wherein in the standby state the main controller circuitry, the sound controller circuitry and optionally also the logic circuitry are not powered by the power source; wherein the standby controller circuitry is connected via a line to the first input of the logic circuitry and is configured to assert, responsive to the mute signal, the muting control signal to the logic circuitry; and wherein the logic circuitry is configured to, if the muting control signal is asserted by the standby controller circuitry, output the disable signal to the sound controller circuitry to prevent the sound controller from outputting a sound signal when entering into active state, wherein the logic circuitry is an AND gate, or a NAND gate combined with an inverter. logic circuitry configured to provide an AND function, the logic circuitry having a first input configured to receive a muting control signal from the standby controller circuitry and a second input receiving a signal from the main controller circuitry, wherein the logic circuitry has an output connected via a line to the sound controller circuitry to provide an enable or disable signal to the sound controller circuitry, and wherein the logic circuitry is powered by the power source in the active state; wherein in the standby state the main controller circuitry, the sound controller circuitry and optionally also the logic circuitry are not powered by the power source; wherein the standby controller circuitry is connected via a line to the first input of the logic circuitry and is configured to assert, responsive to the mute signal, the muting control signal to the logic circuitry; and wherein the logic circuitry is configured to, if the muting control signal is asserted by the standby controller circuitry, output the disable signal to the sound controller circuitry to prevent the sound controller from outputting a sound signal when entering into active state, wherein the logic circuitry is an AND gate, or a NAND gate combined with an inverter.