Patent ID: 8594489

Claim:
A method of recording a program using a recorder for use with a display device, wherein the recorder comprises a plurality of input terminals that are each couplable to a different signal source, the method comprising: receiving a command to record the program on a rewritable/recordable recording medium; in response to receiving the command, displaying a first of a plurality of screens on the display device, wherein the first of the plurality of screens displays only a first selectable recording setting operation; receiving a selection associated with the first selectable recording setting operation; in response to receiving the selection associated with the first selectable recording setting operation, displaying a second of the plurality of screens on the display device, wherein the second of the plurality of screens displays only a second selectable recording setting operation that is different than the first selectable recording setting operation; receiving a selection associated with the second selectable recording setting operation; and recording the program on the rewritable/recordable recording medium based on the received selections after displaying a last of the plurality of screens on the display device and receiving a selection associated with a selectable recording setting operation displayed on the last of the plurality of screens, wherein at least one selectable recording setting operation displayed on one of the plurality of screens is comprises a graphical representation of a physical layout of the location of each of the plurality of input terminals on the recorder and configured to allow a user to select a signal source based on the graphical representation, wherein the graphical representation further displays an enlarged view of a selected terminal.