Abstract: To provide a recording and playback device with a simple programmed recording method which enables new programmed recording to be easily performed on a recording medium. A displayed recording title is selected under the control of a displaying unit, a recorded date and time, a recorded channel and the like included in a character string of recording title data is decoded and converted into numerals by a decoding unit, a program setting unit sets new programmed recording based on the converted numeral data, a remaining amount detecting unit detects a lack of a remaining amount for recording of a DVD disk, an informing unit informs this, and a control unit controls to change the medium from the DVD disk to a VTR tape and start recording.

Abstract: The invention provides a video recording/reproducing device which allow a user to perform a jump operation to a desired reproduction position simply and speedily. A time information reading section 26 detects a total reproduction time of a video stored in a recording/reproducing medium. A time information division processing section 27 divides a total reproduction time into 10 parts. Numeric keys (ten keys) of a remote control device 30 for tuning a channel are sequentially assigned to 1 to 10 of the divided time areas. In this way, if the total reproduction time is, for example, 120 minutes, a jump is made at intervals of 12 minutes, and if “5” of the numeric keys is pressed, a time jump is simply made to a position corresponding to a lapse of 60 minutes.