Sermon MP3 / Sound Help

If you are having trouble opening or hearing the MP3 sermon files, this page provides some helpful hints.

Click and Open

When you click the MP3 icon, your browser may open a dialog asking you what you want to do with the files. The three choices are typically: Open, Save and Cancel. Clicking Open should begin playing the MP3, but depending on your browser settings and your Internet connection, it could take a few minutes for it to begin playing.

Download Speed

Each MP3 file for a single sermon is between 5MB and 9MB in size.

This means that if you are accessing the Internet using DSL or Cable, it may take between 30 seconds and three minutes for the sound to begin playing. It could even take longer, depending on your actual connection speed and your browser settings./p>

If you are accessing the Internet using a telephone line and modem, we suggest clicking the MP3 link and choosing Save. Then choose a place on your computer to save the file. Because of the large size of the sermon files, it could take between 15 minutes to an hour to completely download the file. Once the MP3 has completely downloaded, find the file and double-click it to play it.

Test This

Click this link and see if you hear sound. If you do, then your computer is correctly configured to play MP3s. The sermon MP3 files are much larger than this sample, so you'll have to be patient.

If you do not hear any sound, your browser is probably not correctly set up, your speakers are turned off, or there is some other problem with your computer.

Getting More Help

The web team can try and help answer your questions if you email them to: webteam@valleychurch.org.