diff --git a/openrtx/include/core/voicePromptUtils.h b/openrtx/include/core/voicePromptUtils.h
index 249b3c35..b5caf2f4 100644
--- a/openrtx/include/core/voicePromptUtils.h
+++ b/openrtx/include/core/voicePromptUtils.h
@@ -35,4 +35,12 @@ void AnnounceInputChar(char ch);
 void announceInputReceiveOrTransmit(bool tx, VoicePromptQueueFlags_T flags);
 void ReplayLastPrompt();
 void announceError(VoicePromptQueueFlags_T flags);
+
+/* 
+This function first tries to see if we have a prompt for the text 
+passed in and if so, queues it, but if not, just spells the text 
+character by character.
+*/
+void announceText( char* text, VoicePromptQueueFlags_T flags);
+
 #endif //VOICE_PROMPT_UTILS_H_INCLUDED
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diff --git a/openrtx/include/ui/UIStrings.h b/openrtx/include/ui/UIStrings.h
index 4af9af45..e9b78501 100644
--- a/openrtx/include/ui/UIStrings.h
+++ b/openrtx/include/ui/UIStrings.h
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@ typedef struct
 extern const stringsTable_t languages[];
 extern const stringsTable_t* currentLanguage;
 
+int GetEnglishStringTableOffset( char* text);
+
 #endif
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diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c b/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
index df94e036..27994688 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
@@ -193,3 +193,20 @@ void announceError(VoicePromptQueueFlags_T flags)
 	
 	vpPlayIfNeeded(flags);
 }	
+
+void announceText( char* text, VoicePromptQueueFlags_T flags)
+{
+		if (!text || !*text)
+		return;
+	
+	vpInitIfNeeded(flags);
+	// see if we have a prompt for this string.
+	int offset = GetEnglishStringTableOffset(text);
+	
+	if (offset != -1)
+		vpQueueStringTableEntry((const char* const *)(&currentLanguage->languageName + offset));
+	else // just spel it out
+		vpQueueString(text, (flags&~(vpqInit|vpqPlayImmediately)));
+		
+	vpPlayIfNeeded(flags);
+}
diff --git a/openrtx/src/ui/UIStrings.c b/openrtx/src/ui/UIStrings.c
index f0037743..e91a5fb9 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/ui/UIStrings.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/ui/UIStrings.c
@@ -22,9 +22,36 @@ This string table's order must not be altered as voice prompts will be indexed i
 */
 #include "ui/UIStrings.h"
  #include "ui/EnglishStrings.h"
- 
+ #include <stdint.h>
+
  // add more languages here.
  const stringsTable_t languages[NUM_LANGUAGES]={ englishStrings };
   // default to English.
  const stringsTable_t* currentLanguage=&languages[0];
 
+
+/*
+Given an english string such as a menu item or value,
+search the english string table and return the offset if found.
+This can then be used to look up the localized string in the currentLanguages 
+struct, or to announce an indexed voice prompt.
+*/
+int GetEnglishStringTableOffset( char* text)
+{
+	if (!text || !*text)
+		return -1; // error.
+                
+	uint8_t stringCount =sizeof(stringsTable_t)/sizeof(char*);
+                
+	for (uint8_t i = 0; i < stringCount; ++i)
+	{
+        const char* strPtr = ((const char **)&englishStrings)[i];
+
+		if (strcmp(text, strPtr) == 0)
+		{
+			return (i * sizeof(char *));
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/openrtx/src/ui/ui_menu.c b/openrtx/src/ui/ui_menu.c
index f9443c45..c9cb84d4 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/ui/ui_menu.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/ui/ui_menu.c
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@
 #include <interfaces/delays.h>
 #include <memory_profiling.h>
 #include <ui/UIStrings.h>
+#include <core/voicePromptUtils.h>
 
 /* UI main screen helper functions, their implementation is in "ui_main.c" */
 extern void _ui_drawMainBottom();
-
+static int priorMenuIndex = -1;
 const char *display_timer_values[] =
 {
     "Off",
@@ -53,6 +54,31 @@ const char *display_timer_values[] =
     "1 hour"
 };
 
+bool DidSelectedMenuItemChange(uint8_t index)
+{
+	if (priorMenuIndex == -1)
+		return true;
+	bool result = index != priorMenuIndex;
+	priorMenuIndex = index;
+	return result;
+}
+
+static void announceMenuItemIfNeeded(uint8_t index, char* name, char* value)
+{
+	if (!name || !*name)
+		return;
+
+	if (!DidSelectedMenuItemChange(index))
+		return;
+
+	announceText(name, vpqInit);
+
+	if (value && *value)
+		announceText(name, vpqDefault);
+
+	vpPlay();
+}
+
 void _ui_drawMenuList(uint8_t selected, int (*getCurrentEntry)(char *buf, uint8_t max_len, uint8_t index))
 {
     point_t pos = layout.line1_pos;
@@ -77,6 +103,7 @@ void _ui_drawMenuList(uint8_t selected, int (*getCurrentEntry)(char *buf, uint8_
                 // Draw rectangle under selected item, compensating for text height
                 point_t rect_pos = {0, pos.y - layout.menu_h + 3};
                 gfx_drawRect(rect_pos, SCREEN_WIDTH, layout.menu_h, color_white, true);
+				announceMenuItemIfNeeded(item+scroll, entry_buf, NULL);
             }
             gfx_print(pos, layout.menu_font, TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, text_color, entry_buf);
             pos.y += layout.menu_h;
@@ -120,6 +147,11 @@ void _ui_drawMenuListValue(ui_state_t* ui_state, uint8_t selected,
                 }
                 point_t rect_pos = {0, pos.y - layout.menu_h + 3};
                 gfx_drawRect(rect_pos, SCREEN_WIDTH, layout.menu_h, color_white, full_rect);
+				if (!ui_state->edit_mode)
+				{// If in edit mode, only want to speak the char being entered,,
+			//not repeat the entire display.
+					announceMenuItemIfNeeded(item+scroll, entry_buf, value_buf);
+				}
             }
             gfx_print(pos, layout.menu_font, TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, text_color, entry_buf);
             gfx_print(pos, layout.menu_font, TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT, text_color, value_buf);