A flyback AC/DC switching converter has a constant voltage (CV) mode. The
CV mode has sub-modes. In one sub-mode ("mid output power sub-mode"), the
output voltage (VOUT) of the converter is regulated using both pulse
width modulation and pulse frequency modulation. Both types of modulation
are used simultaneously. In a second sub-mode ("low output power
sub-mode"), VOUT is regulated using pulse width modulation, but the
converter switching frequency is fixed at a first frequency. By setting
the first frequency at a frequency above the frequency limit of human
hearing, an undesirable audible transformer humming that might otherwise
occur is avoided. In some embodiments, the converter has a third sub-mode
("high output power sub-mode"), in which pulse width modulation is used
but the switching frequency is fixed at a second frequency. By proper
setting of the second frequency, undesirable EMI radiation and other
problems that might otherwise occur are avoided.