Patent attributes
A recording time setting process, performed by a data recording and reproduction apparatus capable of readily setting a recording start time and a recording finish time, includes: the step of detecting execution of a meter recording setting mode, the step of detecting an input of recording start position, the step of calculating a time from the recording start position, the step of storing the recording start time in a memory, the step of detecting an input of recording finish position, the step of calculating a time from the recording finish position, the step of calculating a recording time period when the recording finish position is determined, and the step of storing the recording finish time in the memory if the recording time period has not yet been selected for another recording and if the required capacity does not exceed the storage capacity of the HDD.
