diff -ruN vdr-2.1.4_30/menu.c vdr-2.1.4_31/menu.c
--- vdr-2.1.4_30/menu.c	2014-01-26 15:00:34.443241817 +0100
+++ vdr-2.1.4_31/menu.c	2014-01-26 15:03:06.879493379 +0100
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@
 #define CHNUMWIDTH  (numdigits(Channels.MaxNumber()) + 1)
 #define CHNAMWIDTH  (min(MAXCHNAMWIDTH, Channels.MaxShortChannelNameLength() + 1))
 
+struct Hddarchive_archiveid_v1_0
+{
+   const cRecording *recording;
+   bool isarchive;
+   const char *archiveid;
+};
+
+struct Hddarchive_play_v1_0
+{
+   const cRecording *recording;
+};
+
 // --- cMenuEditCaItem -------------------------------------------------------
 
 class cMenuEditCaItem : public cMenuEditIntItem {
@@ -2602,7 +2614,23 @@
   level = Level;
   name = NULL;
   totalEntries = newEntries = 0;
-  SetText(Recording->Title('\t', true, Level));
+   // replace newindicator with '#' for archives
+  cPlugin *hddarchivePlugin = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("hddarchive");
+  Hddarchive_archiveid_v1_0 data;
+  data.recording = Recording;
+  data.isarchive = false;
+  if (hddarchivePlugin) {
+     hddarchivePlugin->Service("Hddarchive-archiveid_v1.0", &data);
+     }
+  if (data.isarchive && (level < 0 || level == recording->HierarchyLevels())) {
+     char *text = strdup(recording->Title('\t', true, level));
+     int nipos = strlen(strrchr(recording->Title('\t', true, level), '\t') + 1);
+     text[strlen(recording->Title('\t', true, level)) - nipos - 2] = '#';
+     SetText(text); 
+     free(text);
+     }
+  else
+     SetText(Recording->Title('\t', true, Level));
   if (*Text() == '\t')
      name = strdup(Text() + 2); // 'Text() + 2' to skip the two '\t'
 }
@@ -2778,6 +2806,13 @@
      if (ri->IsDirectory())
         Open();
      else {
+        cPlugin *hddarchivePlugin = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("hddarchive");
+        Hddarchive_play_v1_0 data;
+        data.recording = ri->Recording();
+        if (hddarchivePlugin) {
+           hddarchivePlugin->Service("Hddarchive-play_v1.0", &data);
+           return osEnd;
+           }
         cReplayControl::SetRecording(ri->Recording()->FileName());
         return osReplay;
         }
@@ -2804,6 +2839,17 @@
   if (HasSubMenu() || Count() == 0)
      return osContinue;
   cMenuRecordingItem *ri = (cMenuRecordingItem *)Get(Current());
+  cPlugin *hddarchivePlugin = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("hddarchive");
+  Hddarchive_archiveid_v1_0 data;
+  data.recording = ri->Recording();
+  data.isarchive = false;
+  if (hddarchivePlugin) {
+     hddarchivePlugin->Service("Hddarchive-archiveid_v1.0", &data);
+     if (data.isarchive) {
+        Skins.Message(mtError, tr("Cannot delete archived recording!"));
+        return osContinue;
+        }
+     }
   if (ri && !ri->IsDirectory()) {
      if (Interface->Confirm(tr("Delete recording?"))) {
         cRecordControl *rc = cRecordControls::GetRecordControl(ri->Recording()->FileName());
@@ -5586,7 +5632,16 @@
   if (*fileName) {
      Hide();
      if (!RecordingsHandler.GetUsage(fileName)) {
-        if (!marks.Count())
+        cPlugin *hddarchivePlugin = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("hddarchive");
+        Hddarchive_archiveid_v1_0 data;
+        data.recording = GetRecording();
+        data.isarchive = false;
+        if (hddarchivePlugin) {
+           hddarchivePlugin->Service("Hddarchive-archiveid_v1.0", &data);
+           }
+        if (data.isarchive)
+           Skins.Message(mtError, tr("Cannot edit archived recording!"));
+        else if (!marks.Count())
            Skins.Message(mtError, tr("No editing marks defined!"));
         else if (!marks.GetNumSequences())
            Skins.Message(mtError, tr("No editing sequences defined!"));