diff --git a/app/menu.c b/app/menu.c
index 02bdb9e..8bde584 100644
--- a/app/menu.c
+++ b/app/menu.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int MENU_GetLimits(uint8_t Cursor, int32_t *pMin, int32_t *pMax)
 
 		case MENU_ABR:
 			*pMin = 0;
-			*pMax = 5;
+			*pMax = ARRAY_SIZE(gSubMenu_BACK_LIGHT) - 1;
 			break;
 
 		case MENU_F_LOCK:
@@ -518,11 +518,9 @@ void MENU_AcceptSetting(void)
 			break;
 
 		case MENU_ABR:
+			gEeprom.BACKLIGHT = 1;    // turn the light on to let them find there way around for a bit
+			BACKLIGHT_TurnOn();
 			gEeprom.BACKLIGHT = gSubMenuSelection;
-			if (gSubMenuSelection == 0)
-				GPIO_ClearBit(&GPIOB->DATA, GPIOB_PIN_BACKLIGHT);
-			else
-				BACKLIGHT_TurnOn();
 			break;
 
 		case MENU_TDR:
diff --git a/firmware b/firmware
index 1d6ce71..5fd3fe0 100644
Binary files a/firmware and b/firmware differ
diff --git a/firmware.bin b/firmware.bin
index d56a706..dc508df 100644
Binary files a/firmware.bin and b/firmware.bin differ
diff --git a/firmware.packed.bin b/firmware.packed.bin
index 02552f0..22bda94 100644
Binary files a/firmware.packed.bin and b/firmware.packed.bin differ
diff --git a/ui/menu.c b/ui/menu.c
index de8dd1c..5838877 100644
--- a/ui/menu.c
+++ b/ui/menu.c
@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@ const char gSubMenu_F_LOCK[6][4] =
 	"438"
 };
 
+const char gSubMenu_BACK_LIGHT[6][7] =
+{
+	"OFF",
+	"10 sec",
+	"20 sec",
+	"40 sec",
+	"80 sec",
+	"ON"
+};
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_COMPANDER
 	const char gSubMenu_Compand[4][6] =
 	{
@@ -383,26 +393,7 @@ void UI_DisplayMenu(void)
 			break;
 
 		case MENU_ABR:
-			#if 0
-				if (gSubMenuSelection == 0)
-					strcpy(String, "OFF");
-				else
-				if (gSubMenuSelection < 5)
-					sprintf(String, "%d sec", gSubMenuSelection * 10);
-				else
-					strcpy(String, "ON");
-			#else
-				switch (gSubMenuSelection)
-				{
-					case 0:  strcpy(String, "OFF");    break;
-					case 1:  strcpy(String, "10 sec"); break;
-					case 2:  strcpy(String, "20 sec"); break;
-					case 3:  strcpy(String, "40 sec"); break;
-					case 4:  strcpy(String, "80 sec"); break;
-					case 5:  strcpy(String, "ON");     break;
-					default: strcpy(String, "???");    break;
-				}
-			#endif
+			strcpy(String, gSubMenu_BACK_LIGHT[gSubMenuSelection]);
 			break;
 
 		case MENU_AM:
diff --git a/ui/menu.h b/ui/menu.h
index 1b0cac8..a0ae914 100644
--- a/ui/menu.h
+++ b/ui/menu.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ extern const char gSubMenu_PONMSG[4][5];
 extern const char gSubMenu_ROGER[3][6];
 extern const char gSubMenu_RESET[2][4];
 extern const char gSubMenu_F_LOCK[6][4];
+extern const char gSubMenu_BACK_LIGHT[6][7];
 #ifdef ENABLE_COMPANDER
 	extern const char gSubMenu_Compand[4][6];
 #endif