Sound collection equipment and method for detecting the operation status of sound collection equipment

A method for detecting an operating state of a sound collection equipment, applicable to a sound collection equipment, the sound collection equipment comprising a speaker and a microphone, the method comprising the following steps:

• generating a test sound via the speaker;
• receiving the test sound via the microphone;
• and
• determining if the energy of the test sound received by the microphone exceeds a predetermined energy value;
• whereby with the above steps, if the energy of the test sound does not exceed a predetermined energy value, the sound collection equipment is judged to be in a usage state, and if the energy of the test sound exceeds the predetermined energy value, the sound collection equipment is judged not to be in the usage state.