Patent ID: 7983525

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a synchronization-signal generator configured to generate a predetermined synchronization signal on a basis of a reference synchronization signal, determine whether the predetermined synchronization signal is stable, and generate a locked/unlocked status based on a result of the determination; a resolution converter configured to convert a second signal having a second resolution into a third signal having a first resolution higher than the second resolution when a received signal is the second signal, the second signal being different from a first signal having a first resolution; a delayer configured to delay the first signal received when the received signal is the first signal, by a predetermined time that is taken to convert the second signal into the third signal having the first resolution; a muting circuit configured to discard the first signal delayed by the delayer or the third signal when the locked/unlocked status indicates that the predetermined synchronization signal is not stable; and a recorder configured to record the first signal having the first resolution and delayed by the delayer or the third signal on a recording medium on a basis of the predetermined synchronization signal when the locked/unlocked status indicates that the predetermined synchronization signal is stable.