diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 852297bc..f44f4379 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ Reinhard Nissl <rnissl@gmx.de>
  for a suggestion that lead to implementing cDevice::Transferring()
  for fixing replaying recordings of radio channels with many audio tracks
  for speeding up cRemux::ScanVideoPacket()
+ for implementing cDevice::ForceTransferMode()
 
 Richard Robson <richard_robson@beeb.net>
  for reporting freezing replay if a timer starts while in Transfer Mode from the
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index e1ee7aa0..aa24e7da 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -4445,3 +4445,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Speeded up cRemux::ScanVideoPacket() (thanks to Reinhard Nissl).
 - Enhanced logging EPG event data.
 - Fixed format string handling (thanks to Darren Salt).
+- The new function cDevice::ForceTransferMode() can be used to force the primary
+  device into transfer mode (thanks to Reinhard Nissl).
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index 5eaa8ac2..dfb95f4c 100644
--- a/device.c
+++ b/device.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.c 1.124 2006/02/24 14:05:26 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.c 1.125 2006/03/26 09:42:48 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "device.h"
@@ -697,6 +697,15 @@ eSetChannelResult cDevice::SetChannel(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView)
   return Result;
 }
 
+void cDevice::ForceTransferMode(void)
+{
+  if (!cTransferControl::ReceiverDevice()) {
+     cChannel *Channel = Channels.GetByNumber(CurrentChannel());
+     if (Channel)
+        SetChannelDevice(Channel, false); // this implicitly starts Transfer Mode
+     }
+}
+
 bool cDevice::SetChannelDevice(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView)
 {
   return false;
diff --git a/device.h b/device.h
index e6e436b2..16fa370b 100644
--- a/device.h
+++ b/device.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.h 1.72 2006/02/04 14:22:08 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.h 1.73 2006/03/26 09:42:40 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DEVICE_H
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ protected:
 public:
   static int CurrentChannel(void) { return primaryDevice ? currentChannel : 0; }
          ///< Returns the number of the current channel on the primary device.
+  void ForceTransferMode(void);
+         ///< Forces the device into transfermode for the current channel.
   virtual bool HasLock(int TimeoutMs = 0);//XXX PLUGINS.html
          ///< Returns true if the device has a lock on the requested transponder.
          ///< Default is true, a specific device implementation may return false
diff --git a/dvbdevice.c b/dvbdevice.c
index a722be99..af9b4a84 100644
--- a/dvbdevice.c
+++ b/dvbdevice.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.154 2006/03/19 12:34:24 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.155 2006/03/26 09:42:54 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbdevice.h"
@@ -930,9 +930,7 @@ void cDvbDevice::SetAudioTrackDevice(eTrackType Type)
         if (!setTransferModeForDolbyDigital)
            return;
         // Currently this works only in Transfer Mode
-        cChannel *Channel = Channels.GetByNumber(CurrentChannel());
-        if (Channel)
-           SetChannelDevice(Channel, false); // this implicitly starts Transfer Mode
+        ForceTransferMode();
         }
      }
 }