Little problem

i got an external swf loaded in my main swf. The external swf is a mp3 player, and it has a text field that has text loaded in it while the mp3 loads.
it goes something like this:

if (downloaded != total) {
_root.dl = “downloading sound. . .”;
} else {
complete = 1;
_root.dl = “”;
}

the problem is thils: when i run this swf by itself it works fine.
but when it is loaded in the main swf the text does not show up.

im guessing this has something to do with the _root part but im not sure

help please