diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 92c0bd3e..1d94344e 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'osm.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 1.3 2000/04/15 15:07:36 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 1.4 2000/04/16 15:45:44 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ eOSState cMenuRecordings::Play(void)
   cMenuRecordingItem *ri = (cMenuRecordingItem *)Get(Current());
   if (ri) {
 //XXX what if this recording's file is currently in use???
-     if (ri->recording->Play())
+     if (DvbApi.StartReplay(ri->recording->FileName()))
         return osEnd;
      }
   return osContinue;
diff --git a/osm.c b/osm.c
index 982e1e10..db526d9c 100644
--- a/osm.c
+++ b/osm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: osm.c 1.4 2000/04/16 13:54:10 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osm.c 1.5 2000/04/16 15:50:21 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #define KEYS_CONF "keys.conf"
 #endif
 
+#define DIRECTCHANNELTIMEOUT 500 //ms
+
 static int Interrupted = 0;
 
 void SignalHandler(int signum)
@@ -64,38 +66,45 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   cMenuMain *Menu = NULL;
   cTimer *Timer = NULL;
-  cRecording *Recording = NULL;
+  int dcTime = 0, dcNumber = 0;
 
   while (!Interrupted) {
-        AssertFreeDiskSpace();
-        if (!Recording && !Timer && (Timer = cTimer::GetMatch()) != NULL) {
-           DELETENULL(Menu);
-           // make sure the timer won't be deleted:
-           Timer->SetRecording(true);
-           // switch to channel:
-           cChannel::SwitchTo(Timer->channel - 1);
-           // start recording:
-           Recording = new cRecording(Timer);
-           if (!Recording->Record())
-              DELETENULL(Recording);
-           }
-        if (Timer && !Timer->Matches()) {
-           // stop recording:
-           if (Recording) {
-              Recording->Stop();
-              DELETENULL(Recording);
+        // Direct Channel Select (action):
+        if (dcNumber) {
+           if (time_ms() - dcTime > DIRECTCHANNELTIMEOUT) {
+              cChannel::SwitchTo(dcNumber - 1);
+              dcNumber = 0;
               }
-           // release timer:
-           Timer->SetRecording(false);
-           // clear single event timer:
-           if (Timer->IsSingleEvent()) {
-              DELETENULL(Menu); // must make sure no menu uses it
-              isyslog(LOG_INFO, "deleting timer %d", Timer->Index() + 1);
-              Timers.Del(Timer);
-              Timers.Save();
-              }
-           Timer = NULL;
            }
+        // Timer Processing:
+        else {
+           AssertFreeDiskSpace();
+           if (!Timer && (Timer = cTimer::GetMatch()) != NULL) {
+              DELETENULL(Menu);
+              // make sure the timer won't be deleted:
+              Timer->SetRecording(true);
+              // switch to channel:
+              cChannel::SwitchTo(Timer->channel - 1);
+              // start recording:
+              cRecording Recording(Timer);
+              DvbApi.StartRecord(Recording.FileName());
+              }
+           if (Timer && !Timer->Matches()) {
+              // stop recording:
+              DvbApi.StopRecord();
+              // release timer:
+              Timer->SetRecording(false);
+              // clear single event timer:
+              if (Timer->IsSingleEvent()) {
+                 DELETENULL(Menu); // must make sure no menu uses it
+                 isyslog(LOG_INFO, "deleting timer %d", Timer->Index() + 1);
+                 Timers.Del(Timer);
+                 Timers.Save();
+                 }
+              Timer = NULL;
+              }
+           }
+        // User Input:
         eKeys key = Interface.GetKey();
         if (Menu) {
            switch (Menu->ProcessKey(key)) {
@@ -108,6 +117,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
            }
         else {
            switch (key) {
+             // Direct Channel Select (input):
+             case k0: case k1: case k2: case k3: case k4: case k5: case k6: case k7: case k8: case k9:
+             {
+               dcNumber = dcNumber * 10 + key - k0;
+               dcTime = time_ms();
+             }
              // Record/Replay Control:
              case kBegin:         DvbApi.Skip(-INT_MAX); break;
              case kRecord:        if (!DvbApi.Recording()) {
diff --git a/recording.c b/recording.c
index 15c71630..de202ce0 100644
--- a/recording.c
+++ b/recording.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'osm.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.c 1.2 2000/04/15 13:29:02 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.c 1.3 2000/04/16 15:47:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -180,21 +180,6 @@ bool cRecording::Remove(void)
   return RemoveFileOrDir(FileName());
 }
 
-bool cRecording::Record(void)
-{
-  return DvbApi.StartRecord(FileName());
-}
-
-bool cRecording::Play(void)
-{
-  return DvbApi.StartReplay(FileName());
-}
-
-void cRecording::Stop(void)
-{
-  DvbApi.StopRecord();
-}
-
 // --- cRecordings -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 bool cRecordings::Load(bool Deleted)
diff --git a/recording.h b/recording.h
index 5a5e8de4..2e79a7da 100644
--- a/recording.h
+++ b/recording.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'osm.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: recording.h 1.2 2000/04/14 15:12:42 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: recording.h 1.3 2000/04/16 15:44:09 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __RECORDING_H
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 #include "config.h"
-#include "dvbapi.h"
 #include "tools.h"
 
 void AssertFreeDiskSpace(void);
@@ -35,12 +34,6 @@ public:
   bool Remove(void);
        // Actually removes the file from the disk
        // Returns false in case of error
-  bool Record(void);
-       // Starts recording of the file
-  bool Play(void);
-       // Starts playback of the file
-  void Stop(void);
-       // Stops recording or playback of the file
   };
 
 class cRecordings : public cList<cRecording> {