A vehicle navigation apparatus comprises: a recording medium reproduction portion that reproduces a recording medium to which image data and audio data are recorded; a CPU that performs a navigation function, processes the image data, and allows a display portion to display the image data; a sampling rate conversion IC that converts a sampling rate of the audio data; an encryption IC that encrypts the audio data; and an audio output portion that outputs the audio data outside the vehicle navigation apparatus. The recording medium reproduction portion outputs the audio data in two types of signal forms. The CPU performs a conversion process on the audio data having a lower data throughput, and outputs processed data to the encryption IC. The sampling rate conversion IC performs a sampling rate conversion process on the audio data having a higher data throughput, and outputs processed data to the encryption IC.