Disclosed are a central control device capable of identifying a user and a control method thereof. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including: an electronic device body; an output unit disposed in the body and configured to output information; a sensing unit configured to sense a user's approach to the body; and a controller configured to identify the user whose approach has been sensed, and output information related to the identified user in a different manner according to a distance between the body and the user.