To easily and efficiently set operating conditions also in a recorder without a display device.

In a dot impact printer 10 equipped with a control panel 60 with a plurality of switches, in the case of setting the operating conditions on the basis of the operation of the switches, the number of operating times of the switches is counted by a CPU 71. One setting item or setting value is selected among a plurality of setting items or setting values on the basis of the count value. Setting of the operating conditions is carried out on the basis of the selected setting item or setting value. Every time the setting item or setting value is selected, the CPU 71 makes the selected setting item or setting value be recorded by a recording head 18.