Recording and playback device and programmed recording program

A programmed recording program for causing a micro computer provided in a recording and playback device for enabling recording operation of a program on a recording medium to be performed by programmed recording operation by previously setting and storing start date and time of recording and finish date and time of recording and selection of an input source of image signals to be recorded, to execute the steps of:

• recording programmed recording setting information and serial number information of a program on a first recording medium when programmed recording of the program on the first recording medium is set;
• using programmed recording setting information recorded on the first recording medium when programmed recording of following programs is set for the first recording medium, and when capacity required for the programmed recording is less than free capacity of the first recording medium, using the programmed recording setting information for setting programmed recording;
• when the capacity required for the programmed recording exceeds the free capacity of the first recording medium, recording the medium identifying information of a second recording medium on the first recording medium and asking a user to exchange the first recording medium with the second recording medium, and when the first recording medium is exchanged with the second recording medium, recording the programmed recording setting information, the medium identifying information and the serial number information of the first recording medium on the exchanged second recording medium and setting programmed recording by using the programmed recording setting information;
• and updating the serial number information by using the serial number information as a part of title information in recording process of the programmed recording.