It just takes some figuring out. Kinda difficult to explain. You should use webmaster mode though. Here is something to start with.
This code is in the bottom of my menu_service.tpl. The image is the title image I want to use for my services.
Code:
{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="services_1.jpg" menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu }
You should also set the width/height in menu.tpl.
With something like this
Code:
<TD class=VertMenuTitle height=26>{$link_begin}[img]{$ImagesDir}/{$dingbats}[/img]{$link_end}</TD>
The image is 150x20 in size.
Ryan