diff --git a/src/channelinfomodel.cpp b/src/channelinfomodel.cpp
--- a/src/channelinfomodel.cpp
+++ b/src/channelinfomodel.cpp
@@ -98,21 +98,31 @@ ChannelInfoModel::ChannelInfo::ChannelIn
     color = colors[index % NUMOF_COLORS];
 }
 
-QString ChannelInfoModel::name(unsigned i)
+QString ChannelInfoModel::name(unsigned i) const
 {
     return infos[i].name;
 }
 
-QColor ChannelInfoModel::color(unsigned i)
+QColor ChannelInfoModel::color(unsigned i) const
 {
     return infos[i].color;
 }
 
-bool ChannelInfoModel::isVisible(unsigned i)
+bool ChannelInfoModel::isVisible(unsigned i) const
 {
     return infos[i].visibility;
 }
 
+QStringList ChannelInfoModel::channelNames() const
+{
+    QStringList r;
+    for (unsigned ci = 0; ci < _numOfChannels; ci++)
+    {
+        r << name(ci);
+    }
+    return r;
+}
+
 int ChannelInfoModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
     return _numOfChannels;
diff --git a/src/channelinfomodel.h b/src/channelinfomodel.h
--- a/src/channelinfomodel.h
+++ b/src/channelinfomodel.h
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ public:
     ChannelInfoModel(const ChannelInfoModel& other);
     explicit ChannelInfoModel(const QStringList& channelNames);
 
-    QString name     (unsigned i);
-    QColor  color    (unsigned i);
-    bool    isVisible(unsigned i);
+    QString name     (unsigned i) const;
+    QColor  color    (unsigned i) const;
+    bool    isVisible(unsigned i) const;
+    /// Returns a list of channel names
+    QStringList channelNames() const;
 
     // implemented from QAbstractItemModel
     int           rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
diff --git a/src/channelmanager.h b/src/channelmanager.h
--- a/src/channelmanager.h
+++ b/src/channelmanager.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public:
     unsigned numOfChannels();
     unsigned numOfSamples();
     FrameBuffer* channelBuffer(unsigned channel);
-    // QStringListModel* channelNames();
     QString channelName(unsigned channel);
     /// Stores channel names into a `QSettings`
     void saveSettings(QSettings* settings);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     snapshotMan(this, &channelMan),
     commandPanel(&serialPort),
     dataFormatPanel(&serialPort, &channelMan, &recorder),
-    recordPanel(&recorder)
+    recordPanel(&recorder, &channelMan)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
diff --git a/src/recordpanel.cpp b/src/recordpanel.cpp
--- a/src/recordpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/recordpanel.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <QtDebug>
 
-RecordPanel::RecordPanel(DataRecorder* recorder, QWidget *parent) :
+RecordPanel::RecordPanel(DataRecorder* recorder, ChannelManager* channelMan, QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent),
     ui(new Ui::RecordPanel),
     recordToolBar(tr("Record Toolbar")),
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RecordPanel::RecordPanel(DataRecorder* r
 {
     overwriteSelected = false;
     _recorder = recorder;
+    _channelMan = channelMan;
 
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
@@ -216,9 +217,7 @@ bool RecordPanel::confirmOverwrite(QStri
 
 void RecordPanel::startRecording(void)
 {
-    // TODO: channel names
-    QStringList cn;
-    _recorder->startRecording(selectedFile, cn);
+    _recorder->startRecording(selectedFile, _channelMan->infoModel()->channelNames());
     emit recordStarted();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/recordpanel.h b/src/recordpanel.h
--- a/src/recordpanel.h
+++ b/src/recordpanel.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QAction>
 
 #include "datarecorder.h"
+#include "channelmanager.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
 class RecordPanel;
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ class RecordPanel : public QWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit RecordPanel(DataRecorder* recorder, QWidget* parent = 0);
+    explicit RecordPanel(DataRecorder* recorder, ChannelManager* channelMan,
+                         QWidget* parent = 0);
     ~RecordPanel();
 
     QToolBar* toolbar();
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ private:
     QString selectedFile;
     bool overwriteSelected;
     DataRecorder* _recorder;
+    ChannelManager* _channelMan;
 
     /**
      * @brief Increments the file name.