During watching television programs, a composite signal is converted into a digital broadcast video signal by a video decoder, and encoded into a Y/C signal by a video encoder and then, broadcast pictures are displayed on a monitor by using the Y/C signal. Further, when reproducing a DVD, reproduced pictures are displayed on the monitor by using the Y/C signal encoded from a reproduced video signal by a video encoder. When power is supplied, a CPU initializes a recorder section and instructs a CPU to display a message indicating that the initialization process is being performed on the monitor. The CPU on-screen displays the message on the monitor.