diff --git a/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/PduReaderPlayer.java b/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/PduReaderPlayer.java
index 7ef7b454fd3fbaf4f2f64f17db99d7f5649940c3..606798dcdfa6504ceca60a3a7aa8412a4662758e 100644
--- a/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/PduReaderPlayer.java
+++ b/examples/src/OpenDis7Examples/PduReaderPlayer.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class PduReaderPlayer
     String  outputDirectory = DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY;
     String multicastAddress = DEFAULT_MULTICAST_ADDRESS;
     int       multicastPort = DEFAULT_MULTICAST_PORT;
-    boolean sendToNet = false;
+    boolean       sendToNet = true;
     
     System.out.println("OpenDis7Examples.PduReaderPlayer started...");
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ public class PduReaderPlayer
 
     System.out.println("Beginning PduReaderPlayer (" + multicastAddress + ":" + multicastPort + ") to directory " + outputDirectory);
     try {
-      mystate state = mystate.RUNNING;
-      Scanner terminalKeyboardScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
-      
       PduPlayer pduPlayer = new PduPlayer(multicastAddress, multicastPort, Path.of(outputDirectory), sendToNet);
       pduPlayer.startResume();
+      
+      mystate state = mystate.RUNNING;
+      Scanner terminalKeyboardScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
 
       while (true) // monitor user input via keyboard
       {
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class PduReaderPlayer
           state = mystate.RUNNING;
         }
         else if (line.equalsIgnoreCase("q")) {
+          System.out.println("... QUIT");
           pduPlayer.end();
           break;
         }