A diagram of the front face of the control panel is provided in Figure 2. A main power switch allows power to be cut off in order to prevent unintentional activation and to conserve battery life. The jacks are also color coded to match the functions they are associated with. When the switches are closed, the bear's functions and the corresponding LEDs are activated. Items on the front face of the control panel are mounted onto the plastic control panel and on the acrylic sheet reinforcement.
All circuitry is housed within the control panel box.
Circuit components are soldered onto a perforated circuit board. Each button is connected to the power supply via the main power switch. In parallel with each button is a jack for an external switch. This allows either the control panel button or the external switch to activate each function. In series with each button is an LED and a current limiting resistor.