diff --git a/src/TUplayer.mxml b/src/TUplayer.mxml
index 2d9d11b..98470b9 100644
--- a/src/TUplayer.mxml
+++ b/src/TUplayer.mxml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
     	  tvNS.close(); 
           tvST = tvNS.soundTransform;
           tvNS.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, tvNetStatus,false,0,true);
+          updateVolume();
           gateway.call("tuve.pVid",new Responder(gotVid,null),cVid);
           break;
 	    }
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@
         <mx:HSlider id="timeLine" snapInterval="0.5" value="0" width="138" liveDragging="true" click="scrubbing=true" change="scrubVideo(event)"/>
         <mx:Label id="cTime" text="000:00"  fontSize="10" fontWeight="bold"/>
         <mx:Label id="fTime" text="000:00"  fontWeight="bold" color="#C60808" paddingBottom="0" fontSize="10"/>
-        <mx:HSlider liveDragging="true" minimum="0" id="volume" snapInterval="1" value="50" maximum="100" change="updateVolume()" width="89"/>
+        <mx:HSlider liveDragging="true" minimum="0" id="volume" snapInterval="1" value="40" maximum="100" change="updateVolume()" width="89"/>
       </mx:ControlBar>
     </mx:Panel>
 </mx:Application>