Arthur - Getting started

Arthur travels with his battery disconnected. Before he can make a noise, or change his tunes make sure he has the power to do so. Just slide the power switch from "O" to "I"

Arthur - His energy levels

If Arthur starts to go quiet on you, its nothing personal he just needs his batteries charging. Open up his back, plug in a USB cable (provided) into his battery pack. When the red light on the pack turns green he's ready to go! To save energy he switches off after 30 minutes.
Video - Charging batteries

Arthur - How loud a Bear?

Arthur has presettable volume levels. To change volume, access his controller inside his back and there are two small push buttons with loudspeaker symbols next to them. Whilst the music is playing you can press and hold these and the volume will change so you can set a comfortable level. The volume level will be remembered.
Video - Changing volume

Arthur's favourite tunes

The most important thing is for Arthur to have the right tunes for the person with the cognitive challenges. These tend to be songs that have special meaning from their younger years (15 - 25 years old). He has a very large memory (4GB) which can typically hold 1500-2000 tunes, but this is far more than most people need.
Video - Uploading Tunes

What type of files

Arthur plays files in MP3 format only (Note: Please note that Arthur is not an Apple device so it cannot play 'Apple protected' .m4p downloads)
Video - Transferring file types

Getting Arthur to remember the tunes

Loading these tunes is easy and just needs some simple steps to be followed:
1) Open the hook and loop seam on Arthur's back and gently pull out the black box
2) Plug in the USB cable connecting Arthur to your computer
3) Leave Arthur to fully charge (the red light goes green when he's ready)

4) Squeeze Arthur's left paw (The 'paws button') and the file system should pop-up on your computer
5) You can now 'drag and drop' or 'cut and paste' your chosen tunes (only MP3 format files will work)
6) Finally, squeeze Arthur's left paw again, disconnect the cable, put the box back and close the poppers.
Video - Uploading Tunes
Video - Transferring file types