To perform video recording of a different program just for one time without canceling the setting of a weekly video recording reservation even when a user wants to perform video recording of the different program just for one time in the same time zone while weekly video recording reservation information is written in an optical disk.

A back end MCU 22 usually executes a weekly video recording reservation when the weekly video recording reservation is set only in a weekly video recording reservation field of a setting screen, and on the other hand, performs a video recording reservation of a one-time video recording reservation preferentially without releasing the weekly video recording reservation when the weekly video recording reservation is set in the weekly video recording reservation setting field of the setting screen and the one-time video recording reservation is set in the a one-time video recording reservation setting field.