I don't believe that Martin would appreciate my using the forum as a place to conduct after-sales service nor to repeat great chunks of the Instruction Manual. I do feel, however, that I must make some comment on this thread to avoid potential customers getting the wrong impression of this unit.
Every P100 is supplied ready-programmed with the sounds of choice and does not require any further connection to a PC in order to operate it satisfactorily. If you do wish to add different sounds then the optional CD contains a detailed description of how to use a PC to upload other standard ACTion sound sets - including images of all the screens encountered during the process. These sound-sets are supplied on the disc, along with separate sounds in WAV format which may be used ad hoc. The CD includes a special User Utility, written by Dr Tim Facett, to enable quick and simple upload of the standard sound sets to the P100 via the USB cable - in practise this process takes about a minute and a half. It also includes a copy of Audacity audio editing software and a description of how to create your own sound sets.
The units are all tested before despatch and will work correctly if connected according to the drawings and instructions provided. These are all available on our website. In addition, I will happliy forward a PDF copy of Parts 1 and 2 of the User Manual to anyone who would like more information. If the CD-ROM is purchased, these are automatically installed on the user's PC (at C:\Program Files\ ACTion RC\P100 Noisy Thing) when the CD is first inserted.
FLJ