PURPOSE: To temporarily cancel the reservation of video recording and to reserve again by temporarily cancelling the reservation of video recording without deleting the data of the reservation of video recording at the time of cancelling the reservation of video recording.

CONSTITUTION: An operator inputs the mode for cancelling the reservation of video recording by means of the key operation of an operation part 26 and judges wether the cancelling mode is temporary deletion or cancellation. When the cancellation is temporary deletion, the situation of the reservation of video recording is displayed on a display part 64 through a system controller 27 and the reservation number of the reservation of video recording desired to temporary delete is inputted. When the reservation of video recording is registered in the reservation number, the reservation of video recording is temporary deleted.