// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("- Casino Products", "dvr_gaming.cfm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- EVMS", "EVMS.cfm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		// menu1.addItem("- DVRs", "dvr_main.cfm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Point Of Sale Surveillance", "solutions_pointOfSale.cfm");
		// menu1.addItem("- Products", "");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//var subMenu0 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[0]);
		//subMenu0.addItem("-  4 Camera System", "dvr_4cameraSystem.cfm");
		//subMenu0.addItem("-  8 Camera System", "dvr_8cameraSystem.cfm");
		//subMenu0.addItem("- 12 Camera System", "dvr_12cameraSystem.cfm");
		//subMenu0.addItem("- 16 Camera System", "dvr_16cameraSystem.cfm");
		
		// var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		// subMenu1.addItem("-  Casino DVR", "dvr_gaming.cfm");
		// subMenu1.addItem("-  4 Channel", "dvr_4Channel.cfm");
		// subMenu1.addItem("-  8 Channel", "dvr_8Channel.cfm");
		// subMenu1.addItem("- 12 Channel", "dvr_12Channel.cfm");
		// subMenu1.addItem("- 16 Channel", "dvr_16Channel.cfm");
		// subMenu1.addItem("- Mobile DVR", "dvr_mobile.cfm");


		// submenu
		// var subMenu3 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[4]);
		// subMenu3.addItem("- Cameras", "prod_cameraType.cfm");
		// subMenu3.addItem("- Lenses", "prod_lenses.cfm");
		// subMenu3.addItem("- Wireless Video Systems", "prod_wireless.cfm");
		// subMenu3.addItem("- Enclosures/Brackets", "prod_enclosures.cfm");
		// subMenu3.addItem("- Audio Kit", "prod_audioKit.cfm");
		// subMenu3.addItem("- Custom Installations", "prod_custom.cfm");	

		// menu : Get Started
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- About Us", "company_aboutUs.cfm");
		menu2.addItem("- News", "media.cfm");
		// menu2.addItem("- News", "");
		menu2.addItem("- Contact Us", "company_contactUs.cfm");
		menu2.addItem("- Testimonials", "company_testimonials.cfm");
		
		// submenu of Company --> News.  Deprecated 11.06.2009
		// var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);
		// subMenu2.addItem("- Virtual Surveillance in the News", "media.cfm");
		// subMenu2.addItem("- Events", "news_events.cfm");
		// subMenu2.addItem("- New Products", "dvr_mobile.cfm");
		
		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- System Integrators", "partner_integrators.cfm");
		menu4.addItem("- Distributors/Resellers", "partner_distributors.cfm");
				
		// menu : Company

		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}