Index: src/squeezeplay_fab4/share/applets/SqueezeboxFab4/SqueezeboxFab4Applet.lua
===================================================================
--- src/squeezeplay_fab4/share/applets/SqueezeboxFab4/SqueezeboxFab4Applet.lua	(revision 7375)
+++ src/squeezeplay_fab4/share/applets/SqueezeboxFab4/SqueezeboxFab4Applet.lua	Wed Sep 02 11:58:10 CDT 2009
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@
 			if settings.brightnessControl == "manual" then
 				self:doManualBrightnessTimer()
 			else
+				if not self:isScreenOff() then
-				self:doAutomaticBrightnessTimer()
-			end
+					self:doAutomaticBrightnessTimer()
+				end
+			end
 		end)
 	brightnessTimer:start()
 
@@ -159,6 +161,12 @@
 		,true)		
 end
 
+
+function isScreenOff(self)
+	return self:getBrightness() == 0
+end
+
+
 function doBrightnessRamping(self, target)
 	local diff = 0
 	diff = (target - brightCur)