i dont know if it is possible to put an bg image there well anyway try this code i have 51% success rate that this code will work

[quote]YOffset=150; // no quotes!!
XOffset=0;
staticYOffset=30; // no quotes!!
slideSpeed=20 // no quotes!!
waitTime=100; // no quotes!! this sets the time the menu stays out for after the mouse goes off it.
menuBGColor="#660000";
menuIsStatic="yes"; //this sets whether menu should stay static on the screen
menuWidth=150; // Must be a multiple of 10! no quotes!!
menuCols=2;
hdrFontFamily="verdana";
hdrFontSize="3";
hdrFontColor="white";
hdrBGColor="transparent";
hdrBGimage="url(URL OF IMAGE)";
hdrBGposition="center center";
hdrBGrepeat="no-repeat";
hdrAlign="left";
hdrVAlign="center";
hdrHeight="15";
linkFontFamily="Verdana";
linkFontSize="2";
linkBGColor="#FBD896";
linkOverBGColor="#ffffff";
linkTarget="_top";
linkAlign="Left";
barBGColor="#000000";
barFontFamily="Verdana";
barFontSize="2";
barFontColor="#ffff33";
barVAlign="center";
barWidth=20; // no quotes!!
barText="Quick Navigation Menu"; // <IMG> tag supported. Put exact html for an image to show.[/quote]