To provide a receiver, a recorder, a reservation method, an information providing method, and a recording method capable of suppressing the occurrence of a data recording mistake due to a transmission error by informing a user about a communication state at a place at which data communication is actually carried out.

A flowchart denoting a flow of processing associated with program video recording reservation includes: a step ST 12 of confirming the state of wireless communication between the receiver 1 and the recorder 2 when the information of a program whose video recording reservation is desired is received; a step ST 13 of informing the user about the confirmed communication state; a step ST 16 of the receiver 1 and/or the recorder 2 storing reservation information when the registration of the video recording reservation is instructed after this notice and reaching a standby state; a step of terminating a series of video recording reservation processings when the cancellation of the video recording reservation is instructed; or a step of proceeding to the processing in the ST 12 when the reconfirmation of the communication state is instructed, wherein the state of the wireless communication between the receiver 1 and the recorder 2 is confirmed and a notice menu is displayed.