A recording apparatus configured to access a recording medium , the recording apparatus comprising: a range acquisition means (108, S206) configured to acquire a settable value range of a temperature threshold value for execution of function limitation control, comprising one or more of clock frequency control, access inhibition and permission control, and access rate control, on the recording medium from the recording medium; and a control means configured to determine the temperature threshold value for execution of function limitation control on the recording medium in the settable value range acquired by the range acquisition means and set the determined temperature threshold value to the recording medium, wherein the control means selects to execute a first setting to set the temperature threshold value to a specific value when an operation mode of the recording apparatus is an operation mode requiring a first read/write speed between the recording apparatus and the recording medium, and a second setting to set the temperature threshold value to a value greater than the specific value when the operation mode of the recording apparatus is an operation mode requiring a second read/write speed, higher than the first read/write speed, between the recording apparatus and the recording medium, wherein the control means sets a first value and a second value greater than the first value, the first value being a temperature threshold value for execution of a first function limitation control mode on the recording medium, the second value being a temperature threshold value for execution of a second function limitation control mode, which places more limitation than the first function limitation control mode, on the recording medium, and wherein in second setting, the control means sets an upper limit value or a value close to the upper limit value in the settable value range as the second value. a range acquisition means (108, S206) configured to acquire a settable value range of a temperature threshold value for execution of function limitation control, comprising one or more of clock frequency control, access inhibition and permission control, and access rate control, on the recording medium from the recording medium; and a control means configured to determine the temperature threshold value for execution of function limitation control on the recording medium in the settable value range acquired by the range acquisition means and set the determined temperature threshold value to the recording medium, wherein the control means selects to execute a first setting to set the temperature threshold value to a specific value when an operation mode of the recording apparatus is an operation mode requiring a first read/write speed between the recording apparatus and the recording medium, and a second setting to set the temperature threshold value to a value greater than the specific value when the operation mode of the recording apparatus is an operation mode requiring a second read/write speed, higher than the first read/write speed, between the recording apparatus and the recording medium, wherein the control means sets a first value and a second value greater than the first value, the first value being a temperature threshold value for execution of a first function limitation control mode on the recording medium, the second value being a temperature threshold value for execution of a second function limitation control mode, which places more limitation than the first function limitation control mode, on the recording medium, and wherein in second setting, the control means sets an upper limit value or a value close to the upper limit value in the settable value range as the second value. <EOS>