Patent ID: 7512041

Claim:
An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: a reproduction unit that reads information recorded in a recording medium; an operation unit that instructs the reproduction unit to eject the recording medium; a storage unit that stores the information read by the reproduction unit therein; a reception unit that receives external information from external; a speaker; a control unit, wherein: when the recording medium is loaded into the reproduction unit, the control unit controls the reproduction unit to read the information and controls the storage unit to store the information read by the reproduction unit therein automatically; and when the operation unit instructs the reproduction unit to eject the recording medium during the storage unit being storing the information read, the control unit informs a user that the storage unit is storing the information read; and a selection unit that selects one of: (a) a first mode in which when the recording medium is loaded into the reproduction unit and the speaker outputs audio other than the information recorded in the recording medium, the control unit keeps the speaker outputting the audio; and (b) a second mode in which when the recording medium is loaded into the reproduction unit and the speaker outputs audio other than the information recorded in the recording medium, the control unit changes the audio output from the speaker to the information read.