diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0cf17a9..1d9d8e7 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ cTvguideConfig::cTvguideConfig() {
     favLimitChannels = 0;
     favStartChannel = 0;
     favStopChannel = 0;
+    switchMode = 0;
     switchMinsBefore = 2;
     fontIndex = 0;
     fontNameDefault = "VDRSymbols Sans:Book";
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ bool cTvguideConfig::SetupParse(const char *Name, const char *Value) {
     else if (strcmp(Name, "favLimitChannels") == 0)         favLimitChannels = atoi(Value);
     else if (strcmp(Name, "favStartChannel") == 0)          favStartChannel = atoi(Value);
     else if (strcmp(Name, "favStopChannel") == 0)           favStopChannel = atoi(Value);
+    else if (strcmp(Name, "switchMode") == 0)               switchMode = atoi(Value);
     else if (strcmp(Name, "switchMinsBefore") == 0)         switchMinsBefore = atoi(Value);
     else if (strcmp(Name, "fontIndex") == 0)                fontIndex = atoi(Value);
     else if (strcmp(Name, "FontButtonDelta") == 0)          FontButtonDelta = atoi(Value);
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 70842e0..5579b65 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class cTvguideConfig {
         int favLimitChannels;
         int favStartChannel;
         int favStopChannel;
+	int switchMode;
         int switchMinsBefore;
         int fontIndex;
         const char *fontNameDefault;
diff --git a/po/de_DE.po b/po/de_DE.po
index d74911a..74de23b 100644
--- a/po/de_DE.po
+++ b/po/de_DE.po
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: vdr-tvguide 0.0.1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: <see README>\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-03-23 16:23+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-04-05 13:01+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2012-08-25 17:49+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Horst\n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
@@ -807,8 +807,11 @@ msgstr "Benutzerdef. Zeit 4 in Favoriten benutzen"
 msgid "Limit channels in favorites"
 msgstr "Kanäle in Favoriten beschränken"
 
-msgid "Minutes a switchtimer switches before start of a show"
-msgstr "Umschalten (x)min vor Start der Sendung"
+msgid "Switchtimer:"
+msgstr "Umschalttimer:"
+
+msgid "Switch (x)min before start of the show"
+msgstr "Umschalten (x)min vor der Sendung"
 
 msgid "Create Log Messages for image loading"
 msgstr "Log Nachrichten für das Laden der Bilder erzeugen"
diff --git a/recmanager.c b/recmanager.c
index 158f681..45df7b1 100644
--- a/recmanager.c
+++ b/recmanager.c
@@ -586,14 +586,14 @@ void cRecManager::UpdateSearchTimers(void) {
     }
 }
 
-// announceOnly: 0 = switch, 1 = announce only, 2 = ask for switch
+// switchMode: 0 = switch, 1 = announce only, 2 = ask for switch
 bool cRecManager::CreateSwitchTimer(const cEvent *event, cSwitchTimer switchTimer) {
     if (epgSearchAvailable && event) {
         Epgsearch_switchtimer_v1_0 data;
         data.event = event;
         data.mode = 1;
         data.switchMinsBefore = switchTimer.switchMinsBefore;
-        data.announceOnly = switchTimer.announceOnly;
+        data.announceOnly = switchTimer.switchMode;
         data.success = false;
         epgSearchPlugin->Service("Epgsearch-switchtimer-v1.0", &data);
         cSwitchTimer *t = new cSwitchTimer(event);
diff --git a/recmenus.c b/recmenus.c
index 24b38e8..b650515 100644
--- a/recmenus.c
+++ b/recmenus.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ cRecMenuSearchTimerNothingFound::cRecMenuSearchTimerNothingFound(std::string sea
 // --- cRecMenuSwitchTimer  ---------------------------------------------------------
 cRecMenuSwitchTimer::cRecMenuSwitchTimer(void) {
     switchMinsBefore = tvguideConfig.switchMinsBefore;
-    announceOnly = 0;
+    switchMode = tvguideConfig.switchMode;
 
     SetWidthPercent(60);
     
@@ -1111,11 +1111,11 @@ cRecMenuSwitchTimer::cRecMenuSwitchTimer(void) {
     AddMenuItem(infoItem);
 
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemInt(tr("Minutes before switching"), switchMinsBefore, 0, 10, false, &switchMinsBefore));
-    std::vector<std::string> switchModes;
-    switchModes.push_back(tr("switch"));
-    switchModes.push_back(tr("announce only"));
-    switchModes.push_back(tr("ask for switch"));
-    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemSelect(tr("Switch Mode"), switchModes, announceOnly, false, &announceOnly));
+    std::vector<std::string> switchModeItems;
+    switchModeItems.push_back(tr("switch"));
+    switchModeItems.push_back(tr("announce only"));
+    switchModeItems.push_back(tr("ask for switch"));
+    AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemSelect(tr("Switch Mode"), switchModeItems, switchMode, false, &switchMode));
     
     AddMenuItem(new cRecMenuItemButtonYesNo(tr("Create"), tr("Cancel"), rmsSwitchTimerCreate, rmsClose, true));
     
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ cRecMenuSwitchTimer::cRecMenuSwitchTimer(void) {
 cSwitchTimer cRecMenuSwitchTimer::GetSwitchTimer(void) {
     cSwitchTimer st;
     st.switchMinsBefore = switchMinsBefore;
-    st.announceOnly = announceOnly;
+    st.switchMode = switchMode;
     return st;
 }
 
diff --git a/recmenus.h b/recmenus.h
index d71f60a..16f0488 100644
--- a/recmenus.h
+++ b/recmenus.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public:
 class cRecMenuSwitchTimer: public cRecMenu {
 private:
     int switchMinsBefore;
-    int announceOnly;
+    int switchMode;
 public:
     cRecMenuSwitchTimer(void);
     virtual ~cRecMenuSwitchTimer(void) {};
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index d4e0761..da842f6 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void cTvguideSetup::Store(void) {
     SetupStore("favLimitChannels", tvguideConfig.favLimitChannels);
     SetupStore("favStartChannel", tvguideConfig.favStartChannel);
     SetupStore("favStopChannel", tvguideConfig.favStopChannel);
+    SetupStore("switchMode", tvguideConfig.switchMode);
     SetupStore("switchMinsBefore", tvguideConfig.switchMinsBefore);
     SetupStore("fontIndex", tvguideConfig.fontIndex);
     SetupStore("FontButtonDelta", tvguideConfig.FontButtonDelta);
@@ -379,6 +380,9 @@ cMenuSetupFavorites::cMenuSetupFavorites(cTvguideConfig* data)  : cMenuSetupSubM
     recFolderMode[1] = tr("Select from folder list");
     recFolderMode[2] = tr("Use fixed folder");
     strn0cpy(fixedFolder, data->instRecFixedFolder.c_str(), sizeof(fixedFolder));
+    switchModeItems[0] = (tr("switch"));
+    switchModeItems[1] = (tr("announce only"));
+    switchModeItems[2] = (tr("ask for switch"));
     Set();
 }
 
@@ -420,7 +424,9 @@ void cMenuSetupFavorites::Set(void) {
         Add(new cMenuEditChanItem(tr("Start Channel"), &tmpTvguideConfig->favStartChannel));
         Add(new cMenuEditChanItem(tr("Stop Channel"), &tmpTvguideConfig->favStopChannel));
     }
-    Add(new cMenuEditIntItem(tr("Minutes a switchtimer switches before start of a show"), &tmpTvguideConfig->switchMinsBefore, 0, 10));
+    Add(new cOsdItem(tr("Switchtimer:"), osUnknown, false));
+    Add(new cMenuEditStraItem(tr("Switch Mode"), &tmpTvguideConfig->switchMode, 3,  switchModeItems));
+    Add(new cMenuEditIntItem(tr("Switch (x)min before start of the show"), &tmpTvguideConfig->switchMinsBefore, 0, 10));
 
 
     SetCurrent(Get(currentItem));
diff --git a/setup.h b/setup.h
index a859024..6b10c87 100644
--- a/setup.h
+++ b/setup.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class cMenuSetupFavorites : public cMenuSetupSubMenu {
         char description3[256];
         char description4[256];
         const char * recFolderMode[3];
+        const char * switchModeItems[3];
         char fixedFolder[256];
         void Set(void);
         virtual eOSState ProcessKey(eKeys Key);
diff --git a/switchtimer.c b/switchtimer.c
index 73ac24b..1f6eea9 100644
--- a/switchtimer.c
+++ b/switchtimer.c
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ cSwitchTimer::cSwitchTimer(void) {
     eventID = 0;
     startTime = 0;
     switchMinsBefore = tvguideConfig.switchMinsBefore;
-    announceOnly = 0;
+    switchMode = tvguideConfig.switchMode;
 }
 
 cSwitchTimer::cSwitchTimer(const cEvent* Event) {
     eventID = 0;
     startTime = 0;
-    switchMinsBefore = tvguideConfig.switchMinsBefore;
-    announceOnly = 0;
+//    switchMinsBefore = tvguideConfig.switchMinsBefore;
+//    switchModes = tvguideConfig.switchModes;
     if (Event) {
       eventID = Event->EventID();
       channelID = Event->ChannelID();
diff --git a/switchtimer.h b/switchtimer.h
index 708a544..70a4096 100644
--- a/switchtimer.h
+++ b/switchtimer.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public:
     time_t startTime;
     tChannelID channelID;
     int switchMinsBefore;
-    int announceOnly;
+    int switchMode;
 #if VDRVERSNUM >= 20305
     cSwitchTimer(const cSwitchTimer &SwitchTimer) { *this = SwitchTimer; };
     cSwitchTimer& operator= (const cSwitchTimer &SwitchTimer)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public:
         this->startTime = SwitchTimer.startTime;
         this->channelID = SwitchTimer.channelID;
         this->switchMinsBefore = SwitchTimer.switchMinsBefore;
-        this->announceOnly = SwitchTimer.announceOnly;
+        this->switchMode = SwitchTimer.switchMode;
         return *this;
     };
 #endif