diff --git a/recmenuitem.c b/recmenuitem.c
index cc7d7f8..83e7dd7 100644
--- a/recmenuitem.c
+++ b/recmenuitem.c
@@ -1943,14 +1943,21 @@ eRecMenuState cRecMenuItemEvent::ProcessKey(eKeys Key) {
 
 // --- cRecMenuItemChannelChooser -------------------------------------------------------
 cRecMenuItemChannelChooser::cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString text,
-                                                       const cChannel *initialChannel,
                                                        bool active,
                                                        int *callback,
                                                        eRecMenuState action) {
     selectable = true;
     this->text = text;
-    this->channel = initialChannel;
-    if (initialChannel)
+#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
+    {
+    LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
+    channels = Channels;
+    }
+#else
+    channels = &Channels;
+#endif
+    this->channel = channels->GetByNumber(*callback);
+    if (callback)
         initialChannelSet = true;
     else
         initialChannelSet = false;
@@ -2029,12 +2036,6 @@ eRecMenuState cRecMenuItemChannelChooser::ProcessKey(eKeys Key) {
             if (!channel)
                 return rmsConsumed;
             const cChannel *prev = channel;
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-            LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
-            const cChannels* channels = Channels;
-#else
-            const cChannels* channels = &Channels;
-#endif
             const cChannel *firstChannel = channels->First();
             if(firstChannel->GroupSep())
                 firstChannel = channels->Next(firstChannel);
@@ -2060,12 +2061,6 @@ eRecMenuState cRecMenuItemChannelChooser::ProcessKey(eKeys Key) {
             break; }
         case kRight: {
             fresh = true;
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-            LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
-            const cChannels* channels = Channels;
-#else
-            const cChannels* channels = &Channels;
-#endif
             if (!channel) {
                 channel = channels->First();
                 if(channel->GroupSep())
@@ -2094,12 +2089,7 @@ eRecMenuState cRecMenuItemChannelChooser::ProcessKey(eKeys Key) {
                fresh = false;
             }
             channelNumber = channelNumber * 10 + (Key - k0);
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-            LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
-            const cChannel *chanNew = Channels->GetByNumber(channelNumber);
-#else
-            const cChannel *chanNew = Channels.GetByNumber(channelNumber);
-#endif
+            chanNew = channels->GetByNumber(channelNumber);
             if (chanNew) {
                 channel = chanNew;
                 DrawValue();
diff --git a/recmenuitem.h b/recmenuitem.h
index 9c7c261..ef1feee 100644
--- a/recmenuitem.h
+++ b/recmenuitem.h
@@ -496,6 +496,13 @@ public:
 class cRecMenuItemChannelChooser : public cRecMenuItem {
 private:
     cString text;
+#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
+    const cChannels *channels;
+    const cChannel *chanNew;
+#else
+    cChannels *channels;
+    cChannel *chanNew;
+#endif
     const cChannel *channel;
     int channelNumber;
     int *callback;
@@ -505,7 +512,6 @@ private:
     void DrawValue(void);
 public:
     cRecMenuItemChannelChooser (cString text,
-                                const cChannel *initialChannel,
                                 bool active = false,
                                 int *callback = NULL,
                                 eRecMenuState action = rmsNotConsumed);
diff --git a/recmenus.c b/recmenus.c
index b313727..57b28aa 100644
--- a/recmenus.c
+++ b/recmenus.c
@@ -523,11 +523,7 @@ cRecMenuSeriesTimer::cRecMenuSeriesTimer(const cChannel *initialChannel, const c
     SetHeader(infoItem);
 
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemBool(tr("Timer Active"), timerActive, false, &timerActive));
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(tr("Channel"), initialChannel, false, &channel));
-#else
-    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(tr("Channel"), (cChannel*)initialChannel, false, &channel));
-#endif
+    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(tr("Channel"), false, &channel));
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemTime(tr("Series Timer start time"), start, false, &start));
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemTime(tr("Series Timer stop time"), stop, false, &stop));
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemDayChooser(tr("Days to record"), dayOfWeek, false, &dayOfWeek));
@@ -730,6 +726,13 @@ cRecMenuSearchTimerEdit::cRecMenuSearchTimerEdit(cTVGuideSearchTimer searchTimer
     dayOfWeek = DayOfWeek(sT.dayOfWeek);
     indent = "   ";
 
+    if (sT.useChannel == 1) {
+        startChannel = (sT.channelMin) ? sT.channelMin->Number() : 0;
+        stopChannel = (sT.channelMax) ? sT.channelMax->Number() : 0;
+        if (startChannel == 0) startChannel = 1;
+        if (stopChannel == 0) stopChannel = 1;
+    }
+
     sT.GetSearchModes(&searchModes);
     sT.GetUseChannelModes(&useChannelModes);
     sT.GetCompareDateModes(&compareDateModes);
@@ -828,20 +831,8 @@ void cRecMenuSearchTimerEdit::CreateMenuItems(void) {
 //    mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemBool(tr("Use content descriptor"), sT.useContentDescriptors, false, &sT.useContentDescriptors, rmsSearchTimerSave));
     mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemSelect(tr("Use channel"), useChannelModes, sT.useChannel, false, &sT.useChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave, true));
     if (sT.useChannel == 1) {
-        startChannel = (sT.channelMin) ? sT.channelMin->Number() : 0;
-        stopChannel = (sT.channelMax) ? sT.channelMax->Number() : 0;
-        if (startChannel == 0) startChannel = 1;
-        if (stopChannel == 0) stopChannel = 1;
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-        {
-        LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
-        mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("from channel")), Channels->GetByNumber(startChannel), false, &startChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave));
-        mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("to channel")), Channels->GetByNumber(stopChannel), false, &stopChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave));
-        }
-#else
-        mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("from channel")), Channels.GetByNumber(startChannel), false, &startChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave));
-        mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("to channel")), Channels.GetByNumber(stopChannel), false, &stopChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave));
-#endif
+        mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("from channel")), false, &startChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave));
+        mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("to channel")), false, &stopChannel, rmsSearchTimerSave));
     }
     else if ((sT.useChannel == 2) && (channelgroups.size() > 0)) {
         mainMenuItems.push_back(new cRecMenuItemSelect(cString::sprintf("%s%s", *indent, tr("Channel group")), channelgroups, channelgroupIndex, false, &channelgroupIndex, rmsSearchTimerSave, false));
@@ -1211,7 +1202,7 @@ cRecMenuSearch::cRecMenuSearch(std::string searchString, bool withOptions) {
         cTVGuideSearchTimer searchTimer;
         searchTimer.GetSearchModes(&searchModes);
         AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemSelect(tr("Search Mode"), searchModes, 0, false, &mode));
-        AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(tr("Channel to Search"), NULL, false, &channelNr));
+        AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemChannelChooser(tr("Channel to Search"), false, &channelNr));
         AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemBool(tr("Search in title"), true, false, &useTitle));
         AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemBool(tr("Search in Subtitle"), true, false, &useSubTitle));
         AddMenuItemInitial(new cRecMenuItemBool(tr("Search in Description"), false, false, &useDescription));