Audio-visual system and method for controlling the same

An audio-visual device comprising:

• a housing comprising an open upper end and a storage space inside the housing;
• a plurality of speakers included in the housing;
• a display configured to be stored inside the housing and exposable through the open upper end of the housing;
• an actuator configured to move the display out of the housing through the open upper end of the housing such that the display is exposed in a vertically standing position and move the display into the housing through the open upper end;
• a processor configured to:
• operate in a first audio mode in which an entire portion of the display is stored in the housing while outputting audio via the at least one of the plurality of speakers,
• control the actuator to expose a partial area of the display in the vertically exposed position to transition from the storage mode to a second audio mode,
• while in the second audio mode, control at least one of the plurality of speakers to output audio associated with an audio content and control the display to display information relating to the audio content by operating the exposed partial area of the display,
• control the actuator to expose an entire area of the display in the vertically standing position to transition to a video mode, and
• while in the video mode, control the display to display video of visual content by operating the entire area of the display and control at least one of the plurality of speakers to output audio associated with the visual content.