To properly notify a user about maintenance of electronic equipment or replacement work for a consumable component.

In this electronic equipment, an output character string storage means 25 stores a plurality of pieces of output character string information including output character string information according to the consumable component to be replaced or contents of the maintenance required in the electronic equipment. A selection means 29 searches an output character string storage means 25 on the basis of that the maintenance is required in the electronic equipment or that the replacement of the consumable component is required in the electronic equipment, and selects the output character string information according to the consumable component to be replaced or the contents of the maintenance required in the electronic equipment. A voice output means 12 outputs voice of a character string by the selected output character string information.