To use a same sub-control part regardless of whether or not a recording part is connected.

A main microcomputer 11 of a DVD recorder 1 is provided with a first transmission part 111 for transmitting the setting information of a VCR recording part 193 to a sub-microcomputer 12 when a VCR recording part 193 is connected, and the sub-microcomputer 12 is provided with a judgement part 122 for judging whether or not the setting information of the VCR recoding part 193 has been received from the first transmission part 111 and a second transmission part 123 for transmitting the setting information of the VCR recording part 193 to the VCR microcomputer 193a when it is judged that the setting information of the VCR recording part 193 has been received by the judgement part 122.