diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index fd18c1bb..6f942437 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 3.43 2015/02/06 15:20:11 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 3.44 2015/02/07 14:14:50 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -5390,11 +5390,15 @@ void cReplayControl::MarkToggle(void)
   int Current, Total;
   if (GetIndex(Current, Total, true)) {
      lastCurrent = -1; // triggers redisplay
-     cMutexLock MutexLock(&marks);
-     if (cMark *m = marks.Get(Current))
+     if (cMark *m = marks.Get(Current)) {
+        marks.Lock();
         marks.Del(m);
+        marks.Unlock();
+        }
      else {
+        marks.Lock();
         marks.Add(Current);
+        marks.Unlock();
         bool Play, Forward;
         int Speed;
         if (Setup.PauseOnMarkSet || GetReplayMode(Play, Forward, Speed) && !Play) {
@@ -5411,7 +5415,6 @@ void cReplayControl::MarkJump(bool Forward)
 {
   int Current, Total;
   if (GetIndex(Current, Total)) {
-     cMutexLock MutexLock(&marks);
      if (marks.Count()) {
         if (cMark *m = Forward ? marks.GetNext(Current) : marks.GetPrev(Current)) {
            if (!Setup.PauseOnMarkJump) {
@@ -5440,7 +5443,6 @@ void cReplayControl::MarkMove(int Frames, bool MarkRequired)
      bool Play, Forward;
      int Speed;
      GetReplayMode(Play, Forward, Speed);
-     cMutexLock MutexLock(&marks);
      cMark *m = marks.Get(Current);
      if (!Play && m) {
         displayFrames = true;
@@ -5476,7 +5478,6 @@ void cReplayControl::EditCut(void)
   if (*fileName) {
      Hide();
      if (!RecordingsHandler.GetUsage(fileName)) {
-        cMutexLock MutexLock(&marks);
         if (!marks.Count())
            Skins.Message(mtError, tr("No editing marks defined!"));
         else if (!marks.GetNumSequences())
@@ -5498,7 +5499,6 @@ void cReplayControl::EditTest(void)
 {
   int Current, Total;
   if (GetIndex(Current, Total)) {
-     cMutexLock MutexLock(&marks);
      cMark *m = marks.Get(Current);
      if (!m)
         m = marks.GetNext(Current);
diff --git a/recording.h b/recording.h
index f6eaa19b..876e0b25 100644
--- a/recording.h
+++ b/recording.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.h 3.7 2015/02/06 15:17:04 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.h 3.8 2015/02/07 14:29:14 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __RECORDING_H
@@ -369,26 +369,21 @@ public:
   void Align(void);
   void Sort(void);
   void Add(int Position);
+       ///< If this cMarks object is used by multiple threads, the caller must Lock()
+       ///< it before calling Add() and Unlock() it afterwards. The same applies to
+       ///< calls to Del(), or any of the functions that return a "cMark *", in case
+       ///< an other thread might modifiy the list while the returned pointer is
+       ///< considered valid.
   cMark *Get(int Position);
-       ///< If this cMarks object is used by multiple threads, the caller must hold a lock
-       ///< on this object as long as it handles the returned pointer.
   cMark *GetPrev(int Position);
-       ///< If this cMarks object is used by multiple threads, the caller must hold a lock
-       ///< on this object as long as it handles the returned pointer.
   cMark *GetNext(int Position);
-       ///< If this cMarks object is used by multiple threads, the caller must hold a lock
-       ///< on this object as long as it handles the returned pointer.
   cMark *GetNextBegin(cMark *EndMark = NULL);
        ///< Returns the next "begin" mark after EndMark, skipping any marks at the
        ///< same position as EndMark. If EndMark is NULL, the first actual "begin"
        ///< will be returned (if any).
-       ///< If this cMarks object is used by multiple threads, the caller must hold a lock
-       ///< on this object as long as it handles the returned pointer.
   cMark *GetNextEnd(cMark *BeginMark);
        ///< Returns the next "end" mark after BeginMark, skipping any marks at the
        ///< same position as BeginMark.
-       ///< If this cMarks object is used by multiple threads, the caller must hold a lock
-       ///< on this object as long as it handles the returned pointer.
   int GetNumSequences(void);
        ///< Returns the actual number of sequences to be cut from the recording.
        ///< If there is only one actual "begin" mark, and it is positioned at index