System Requirements

- Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher. If you do not have it, you can download it from the Adobe website here: http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer.
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher including the latest updates, or Mac OS X
- A broadband connection, preferably with 700+ Kbps for continuous playback. Dial-up connections will be limited to using the audio versions of our sermons.

Windows hardware requirements:
- Intel® Pentium® 4 2.33GHz or faster processor (or equivalent)
- 128MB of RAM

Macintosh hardware requirements:
- PowerPC® G5 1.8GHz or faster processor
- Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor
- 256MB of RAM

General Questions

Why am I being asked to download the Flash Player?
Websites that contain Flash content require the Flash Player. Our website uses the Flash Player to deliver video content.

Most browsers come installed with Flash Player, so you may already have a previous version of Flash Player installed. You may still need to update to the latest version if the website contains features that require a newer version. For best results, download and install the latest version from Flash Player Download Center.

If there is a Flash Movie object on the page, Microsoft Internet Explorer users will see a window requesting a download of the Adobe Flash Player. This message is a default feature of the Windows version of Microsoft Internet Explorer called "Install on Demand". If you wish not to see the window in the future, you have two options:

- When prompted, choose Yes and install the Flash Player.

- Disable the Microsoft Install On Demand feature in your browser.


Why are there multiple bit rates?
The player utilizes multiple bit rate video encodings in order to cater to a greater number of users. In turn, each user can choose the best quality video allowed by the speed of their connection and the processing ability of their computer.

Even though I have all the system requirements, why can I not see or hear any videos?

1. If you launch the player on Windows 98 while other audio applications – including but not limited to mp3 players – are running, you may have trouble hearing the video's sound. If this is the case, close your browser and all audio applications. Restart your browser and return to the video.

2. If you are behind a firewall, check to see if you can get to popular sites on the internet like Google. If you cannot, check your connections. If this does not solve the problem there may be a problem with your connection to the internet, we recommend that you contact your service provider. If there is no problem getting to the sites like Google, then you may have certain ports locked down on your firewall.

Firewall / Ports If you are experiencing problems accessing streaming video content, it may be that you are behind a firewall that prevents access on certain ports. Firewalls are security programs that block unauthorized traffic to and from your PC. If you are on a corporate network, please check with your network administrator. If you have a personal firewall installed on either your home system or on a home network router (firewalls are sometimes pre-installed with ADSL or cable modems), then refer to your product's documentation on how to allow access. Due to the large numbers of possible products and setups, we are unable to troubleshoot your particular firewall connection problems for you.

Streaming requires open port 1935 Flash Player requires incoming and outbound access on port 1935 and 443 to stream correctly. You should configure your firewall to either have these ports open (for all applications to use) or to allow Flash Media Player to be a trusted application. Please consult your firewall documentation on how to do this as we cannot provide support to do this.

Can I use dial-up Internet access?
The quality of the video clip you are watching mainly depends on two factors: (a) the speed of your Internet connection and (b) the bit rate (speed) of the video clip. The faster the bit rate of the video clip, the better the quality. However, the speed of your Internet connection will limit which video clip bit rate that you can watch. For example, if you only have a 56kbs dial up connection to the Internet, the highest video clip bit rate that you will be able to watch will be 56kbs or less (most likely less as the majority of dial-up connections only get speeds of 28kbs or less due to phone line issues). If you try to watch a video clip with a bit rate of 300kbs over a dial up connection, the video will not play. That is why we offer multiple bit rates for each video clip. Each bit rate is optimized for the different types of Internet connections available (Dial-up/DSL/Cable Modem/T1). As you can see, it is very important that you select the proper video clip bit rate for your Internet connection. For the best viewing experience, we recommend a high speed Internet connection such as DSL or Cable Modem.

It is important to note that even if you have a high-speed (DSL/ Cable Modem/ T1), Internet traffic congestion affects your connection speed and/or video performance. You will get slower or faster speeds at different times depending on peak or off-peak use hours. You may also get slower speeds during the morning and afternoon, but faster speeds late at night when fewer people are online. Also, streaming quality decreases when multiple people share the same Internet connection (e.g. at work or on a home network).

A dial-up connection is not recommended because our lowest bitrate video is encoded at 100 kbps. We recommend you have a minimum Internet connection of at least 500 kbps to enjoy our service.

How can I contact someone for support?
You can contact us by clicking the "Contact" button on the right side of every page. We typically respond to emails within 24 hours. If you have a spam filter running (often enabled by default on AOL, Hotmail, EarthLink and Yahoo), please check your 'spam', 'bulk', or 'junk' mail folder in the event that your spam filter intercepts our reply to your email.

What if I find a bug on the website?
Please click the "Contact" button to send us an email. We appreciate your feedback!

Troubleshooting

Why does my video choppy and have to rebuffer frequently?
Your internet connection is probably not fast enough to keep up with the bit rate of video you are watching. It's also possible that your computer may not be able to process the higher-quality videos smoothly. Try selecting a lower bit rate to see if this helps.

Why isn't any video showing up?
This usually means that you do not have the needed version of the Flash player installed on your computer. Please download the latest version, install it, restart your web browser and try it again.

Why can I hear the audio but not see the video?
This occurs when the speed of your Internet connection is lower than the bit rate of the video clip you are watching and can be caused by either (a) your selecting of a bit rate for the video clip that is to high for your Internet connection or (b) Internet traffic congestion reduces the speed of your connection below what it should be (for example, you have a high speed DSL or cable modem connection to the Internet, but due to Internet congestion or shared usage, the effective speed of your Internet connection is actually closer to a 56kbs dial up connection).