To resume data writing onto a disk, a recording start position detection means
(19) detects a recording start position, and a synchronous setting means
(20) synchronizes recording data with recorded data on a disk so that recording
data successive to the recorded data on the disk can be additionally written onto
the disk without a break. Data writing onto a disk is suspended until an amount
of data equivalent to data writing capacity has been stored in the buffer memory
(13). Data writing is resumed upon detection of the fact that an amount
of data equivalent to data writing capacity has been stored in the buffer memory
(13). With the above, power consumption can be reduced during a period when
recording capability of a disk recording device exceeds the data transfer speed.