Patent ID: 7388573

Claim:
An audio equipment for processing an audio signal, at least one type of video generating device being connected thereto, and a video signal receiver connected thereto, comprising: input means for inputting user selected data including video generating device selection data and a name of said at least one type of video generating device connected to the audio equipment; graphic control means for generating graphic data according to said user selected data input by said input means; a control panel for the audio equipment, the control panel having a plurality of control portions arranged in a predetermined physical layout; means for detecting an operated state of each of the portions of the control panel; display means for displaying an image simulating the physical layout of the control panel and the graphic data depicting a list of the types of video generating devices connected to the audio equipment and the name of each of the video generating devices on the video signal receiver; the arrangement being such that when the control panel is operated to change an operated state of one of the portions thereof such that the present audio output of the audio equipment is changed, a video signal is produced in which the display at a position corresponding to the portion of the control panel which is detected as being operated on is varied and wherein the video generating device selection data input by the user to the input means is utilized to permit the direct selection of any one of the video generating devices.