Wolverine ESP 5000 User manual

ESP
5000 Series
Your Entertainment Storage Player
All your Music, Video, Photo & more in the Palm of your
Hand
Portable Media Player with Built-in 7-in-1 Memory Card Reader
User Manual
Version 1.0
Revision Date: July 1, 2006

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description Page
FCC Certification 3
Warranty Information 3
Package Checklist 4
Features 4
Specifications 5-6
Key Pad Function 7-8
Charging the Battery 9
Turning your ESP On and Off 9
Home Screen 9-10
Inserting and removing Memory Cards 10-12
View and Copy Files from Memory Card 13-14
Connecting the ESP to the Computer 15-16
Managing Files and Folders On the ESP Using Your Computer 16-18
Unplugging the ESP From the Computer 18
Operating the ESP in Stand Alone Mode 19
Music Play Mode 19
Picture Play Mode 20-22
Video Play Mode 22
Audio Recording Mode 23
Video Recording Mode 24
FM Radio 24
Option Mode 25
System Functions 25
Display Settings & Version 26
Formatting ESP Hard Drive 27
File and Folder Operation 27-28
Replacing the Battery 28
Reset Button 28
Firmware and Manual Updates 29
Technical and Warranty Support 29
Appendix A Playlist & I-Tune Support 30

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FCC Certifications
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Warning:
Warranty will be void if mishandled. Please take care in handling the Wolverine Device:
•Do not drop or handle too aggressively as it may cause damage to the device.
•Do not allow the device to come into contact with water or other liquids. In the event that water or
other liquids enters the interior, immediately turn off the device. Continued use of the device may
result in fire or electrical shock. Please consult your product distributor or the closest support center.
•Do not handle with wet hands. Doing so may cause electrical shock and damage the unit.
•Do not place the device close to any equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields. Exposure to
strong magnetic fields may cause malfunction or corrupt data.
•Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures, humidity or vibrations, which may cause damage to
the device.
•Do not open the outer case. If battery needs replacement please, follow the instructions in this manual
on how to replace the battery and take caution not to damage the components inside the unit.
•Do not move or disconnect the device from the computer while the device is reading/writing data.
This may cause damage to the data and/or the device.
•Under no circumstances should the user try to repair the device. Doing so may cause electrical shock
and void the warranty.
IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION
WOLVERINE DATA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA. ALWAYS BACK UP ALL DATA.
FOR FULL WARRANTY STATEMENT CONTACT WOLVERINE DATA.
Wolverine Data has no obligation to repair, replace or issue refunds without a Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) number and the receipt of the defective product.
Repairs or replacement service will not be offered to Products that were misused, repaired without
authorization or by other reasons beyond the range of intended use.
Products replacement may be either new or refurbished, provided that it has functionality at least equal to
that of the product being replaced.
Wolverine Data is not responsible for any data stored on the returned Product, please backup any data prior
to shipping the unit.
The limited warranty for accessories (included battery) is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase.
All OUT OF WARRANTY repairs maybe subject to a normal repair fee. Please contact your dealer or
Wolverine Data for current charges

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1 - PACKAGE CHECKLIST
Main unit
Earphone
Audio & Video cables
USB cable
User's guide
CD-ROM containing digital copy of this manual and Windows 98 and Mac 9.x Drivers
Power Adapter (100-240V auto switched)
2 - FEATURES
•Store and play thousands of music, video, photos, digital recordings and save any
computer data on the Wolverine ESP portable mass storage device
•3.6” high resolution TFT LCD Color display to view picture, video and manage
contents
•Transfer digital pictures directly to the ESP through the built-in 7 different type of
Memory Cards reader/write without a computer:
1. Compact Flash Type I/II (CF)
2. Smart Media (SM)
3. Memory Stick (MS)
4. MS Pro
5. Secure Digital Card (SD)/MMC
6. MicroDrive
7. xD Card
•Read additional type of cards using adapters (not provided): Mini-SD; RS-MMC; MS
Duo; MS Pro Duo.
•NTSC/PAL TV out
•Use it as an External Hard Drive to backup all your computer data or as a memory
card reader / writer
•Battery powered – high capacity rechargeable and replaceable Li-ion internal battery
allows up to 15GB of memory cards data transfer or 8 hours of music playback
(continuous with the screen turned off) or 3 hours of photo or video playback on a
single charge
•Copy, Paste, Delete and organize files without a computer
•High speed USB 2.0 connection (backward compatible with USB1.1)
•Convenient universal AC/DC (100V-240V) adapter
•System Compatibility:
PC: MS Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
Mac: OS 9.x, OS 10.x
Linux: 2.4x
•Warranty : 1-Year
•Dimensions: (LxWxH) 5.25 x 3.00 x 1.00 inches
•Weight 10.3 oz.

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•Optional: Record directly from a TV or DVD using the optional cradle and firmware
upgrade (not included with base model)
3 - SPECIFICATIONS
AVI: Motion-JPEG in AVI format, 320x240@30fps with PCM audio
MOV: Motion-JPEG in MOV format, 320x240@30fps with PCM audio
Video playback and Resolution
(Up to 3 hours from full charge) MPEG-1
Resolution: 352x288@30fps
Bit Rate: 1.5Mbps
Audio: MPEG-1 Layer II/III
Format: MPG/DAT, VCD
MPEG-4
Resolution : 720x480@25fps
640x480@30fps
720x480 @ 10 fps(4MV)
640x480 @ 15 fps (4MV)
Bit Rate : 4Mbps
Audio : AAC
Format : MP4, Simple Profile without 4MV
MPEG-4:ISO standard per Moving Picture Experts Group
XviD
Resolution : 720x480@25fps
640x480@30fps
Bit Rate : 4Mbps
Audio : MP3, PCM
Format : AVI
WMV9
Resolution: 352x240 @ 25 fps
320x240 @ 30 fps
Bit Rate: 1.1 Mbps
Audio : WMA
Format : WMV
Remark: WMV 7/8 is unsupported
Audio playback
(Up to 8 hours from a full charge-
Screen turned off)
MP3: MPEG-1 Layer I/II/III, sample rate up to 48KHz, bitrate
16~384kbps, CBR and VBR, Stereo or Mono, .MP3 file format
WMA: WMA version 7, 8, and 9, sample rate up to 44KHz, Bitrate
32~192kbps CBR. Stereo or Mono. WMA file format
AAC: MPEG4-AAC, sample rate up to 48KHz, bitrate 16~320kbps,
CBR, VBR, and ABR, Stereo or Mono, .M4A or .AAC file format
WAV: sample rate up to 48KHz, Stereo or Mono, un-compressed 8 or
16bits PCM in MS-RIFF WAV (.WAV) file format
CDA: CD-Audio (16bits 44.1KHz stereo)
Support M3U Playlist type files (m3u extension file)
Photo viewer JPEG: Baseline YUV
TIFF: 1 and 8 bits grayscale, 8 bits indexed-color, 8 and
16 bits true color
BMP: Monochrome, 8 bits indexed-color, RGB, RLE8
GIF

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RAW files supported cameras (may require upgrade to the latest
firmware from Wolverine Data Support webpage):
Canon: 1Ds Mark-II, 1D Mark-II N, 1Ds, 1D-II, 1D,5D,10D,20D,
300D(Digital Rebel, Kiss Digital), D30, Power Shot G1/G2/G3/G5/G6,
EOS 350D, Digital Rebel XT, EOS 5D
Nikon: D200,D100, D70, D1X, D1, D2X, D50,D1H
Fujifilm: FinePix S2Pro, FinePix S3Pro, FinePix S5500, FinePix E900
Olympus: E-1, E-300, E-500
Kodak: DSC Pro SLR/c, DSC Pro SLR/n, DSC Pro 14n
Pentax camera RAW (.PEF), istD & isdtDL, isiDs
Minolta A1, A2 , A200, DYNAX D7
Minolta Maxxum 5D Konica Minolta 7D (MRW).
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Zoom IN/Out -Rotate
EXIF data
Slideshow with background music
Voice Recording Voice recording from built-in microphone or line-in Aux source.
Output: MPEG-4 Audio- AAC format
Video Recording (require optional
cradle and firmware upgrade) Resolution: 352x240 @ 30 fps
Audio: AAC
Format: MP4
FM Radio 87.5 MHz – 108 MHz
Direct Printing PictBridge Compliant
Built-in Speaker 8 Ohm, 400mW Max.
Supported Memory Cards
(Transfer up to 20GB of data from a
full charge)
Compact FlashTM Card type I/type II (CF)
Memory Stick®(MS) and MS/Pro
Secure Digital Card (SD)
MultiMedia Card (MMC)
MicroDrive
xD
Mini-SD, RS-MMC, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo require adapter (not
included).
Hard Disk Size 2.5 inch, Laptop style hard drive (user upgradeable)
AV device Analog AV-OUT composite RCA jack
Stereo earphone jack
Display 3.6” TFT high resolution LCD, 320x240 pixels, backlight Adjustable
Interface USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1)
Power 5V/2.5A DC IN, Li-ion 3.7V 2300 mAh battery
Model : NP-100
TV system PAL / NTSC
Remote Control (Optional) IrDA, (Lithium Battery CR2025 3V x1)
Dimensions (LxWxH) 5.25 x 3.00 x 1.00 inches
Weight 10.3 ounces ( Included 2.5” HDD & battery pack )
System OS Windows98/98SE with driver
Windows ME/Win 2000 SP3 or above/XP
Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above without driver
Mac OS 10.01 or above without driver
Note: ESP unit doesn’t support Windows 2000 SP1 , SP2 ,
please upgrade to SP3 or above.

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4 - KEY PAD FUNCTIONS
FRONT VIEW
TOP VIEW
TOP VIEW
PWR LED
CHRG LED
JOYSTICK:
Point and Press
down to Select
<ESC>: Exit or
Back
<MENU>:
Available O
p
tions
Volume and
Picture Zoom
Compact Flash (CF) and
MicroDrive Card Slot TV- Video-Out Jack Secure Digital (SD)/Multi Media
Card (MMC)/Sony Memory Stick
(MS)/Sony Memory Stick Pro(MS-
Pro)/XD Card Slot
Headphone/TV
Audio-out Jack

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Side View
Bottom view
Power Button
Power Button Lock
Reset Button
Cradle (Optional Sold
Separately) Input Jack USB Jack 5V DC-in Jack
Battery Door

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5 - CHARGING THE BATTERY
Before initial use charge the ESP internal battery using the AC adapter for at least
6-10 hours with the unit’s power off. To charge the battery, connect the AC adapter’s
cable into the DC 5V inlet and plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. The AC
adapter is a universal automatic voltage-switching adapter that works from 110V-240V
electrical outlets.
The charge LED lights RED while the battery is charging. The charge LED light turns
OFF when battery is fully charged.
6 - TURNING YOUR ESP ON AND OFF
To turn on the ESP, press and hold the power button for 2-3 seconds (or until the
blue screen shows up) and release. The GREEN power LED light turns on.
To turn off the ESP, press and hold the power button for 3-4 seconds and release. The
GREEN power light turns off.
Sliding the <Power Button Lock> to the “Hold” position prevents accidental ON or OFF
switching of the ESP. Recommended during travel.
7 - HOME SCREEN
When you turn on the ESP Home screen appears. You can return to the Home screen at
any time by pressing and holding the <ESC> button until you reach the Home screen.
General Rule:
Any item icon on the screen is executed using the directional Joystick to highlight and
then <PRESS> Joystick to select.
Home Screen Page “1”

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Home Screen Page “2” Slide Joystick Down to Select
8 - Inserting and Removing Memory Cards
The ESP has two memory card slots.
The C/F Card slot supports the following cards:
•CompactFlash, Type I and II
•Microdrive ™ (3.3V)
The SD/MMC/MS/XD Card slot supports the following cards:
•SD card (Secure Digital)
•MultiMedia card (MMC V 2.1 or later)
•Sony Memory Stick (MS)
•Sony Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro), Duo Cards Require the use of MS-Adapter
(not included, provided by Memory card manufacturer or Sony)
•XD Card
You can also use the following types of memory cards with a CompactFlash or any other
type adapter (not included):
•Mini SD
•RS-MMC
•MS Duo
•MS Pro Duo

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Caution:
Never remove a memory card while it is being accessed. Doing so may cause files to be
lost or Card damage. Do not put labels or stickers on memory cards. The sticker may
peel off, preventing the card from being ejected and damaging the ESP unit.
MEMORY CARD PROPER INSERTION ORIENTATION
USING THE COMPACT FLASH CARD SLOT
Open the C/F card door. Insert the memory card into the slot with the front of the card
facing the screen. Push memory card slowly straight into the slot. Do not insert card
angled. If you are using a Compact Flash adapter, place memory card into the adapter
fist then insert adapter into the slot.
Caution:
Make sure you insert memory card in the correct orientation, straight in
and pull it straight out. Otherwise, the card and ESP will be damaged.
Damaging memory card slot due to wrong insertion is not covered under
warranty.
To remove a card from the C/F Card slot, first make sure the card is not being accessed.
Pull the memory card straight out to remove the card.

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Note:
If you are using a CompactFlash adapter, remove the adapter from the ESP; do not
remove only the memory card.
USING THE SD/MMC/MS/XD CARD SLOT
Insert the memory card into the slot with the front of the card facing the screen. Push the
memory card into the slot.
Caution:
Make sure you insert memory cards in the correct orientation. Otherwise, the card and
ESP will be damaged.
To remove a card from the Card slot, first make sure the card is not being accessed. Pull
out to remove the card.
Caution:
Sony Duo Cards require the use of MS/MS-Pro Adapter (not included).
Do not insert the Duo card without an adapter. Inserting the Duo card
without an adapter will result in the inability to remove the card and
damaging of the ESP. Damaging the ESP unit due to the use of
unsupported memory cards is not covered under warranty

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9 - View and Copy Files from a Memory Card
After inserting a memory card into the ESP, you can browse the files or copy them to the
ESP. Insert memory cards as described previously. Type of memory card or card name
will show on the ESP Home screen.
ESP will display a pop window with three options:
-Full Backup
-Photo Backup
-No Action
Use Joystick to highlight an option and <PRESS> to select.
“Full Backup” will create an exact duplicate copy of whatever information found on the
memory card into the [BACKUP] folder on the ESP
“Photo Back” will copy folders and images found under the memory card typical digital
camera DCIM folder into the [BACKUP] folder on the ESP
“No Action” allow user to view contents of the memory card without copying to the ESP.
To view contents of a memory card, highlighting memory card and <PRESS> Joystick.
Folder and files on memory card will be displayed in an Icon view or List view mode
toggled using the <Menu> button.
After choosing “No Action” or at any other time to copy the contents of the memory card
to the ESP internal Hard Drive perform the following:

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•Highlight Memory card using the Joystick.
•Select <MENU>
•Choose either Full or Photo Backup and <PRESS> Joystick
•To Cancel press <OK>
Memory card data will be copied to the [Backup] Folder on the ESP Home Screen. Data
from Memory cards are stored in separate sub-folders. The folders are assigned
alphanumeric names dependent on the type of memory card used; i.e. CF0000, CF00001,
CF0002 …. CF9999 are files copied from CF type of memory card as seen in the figure
below. The same naming structure is true for all other types of memory cards, i.e;
SD0001, MS0001 etc.

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To view the contents of the copied data from the Home Screen select the folder
[BACKUP] and <PRESS> down Joystick . Select Folder and <PRESS> Joystick.
Please note; even if the same card is copied twice, the same data will be copied to two
separate folders, eliminating the possibility of overwriting existing data.
10 - CONNECTING THE ESP TO THE COMPUTER
Windows ME, Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Edition, Win2000 Professional
SP3 and above, Mac OS 10.1.x and above do not require installation of any Drivers. The
Operating system will automatically detect the ESP and install needed Drives. For
Windows operating systems three drives will appear under “My Computer” as seen
below.
Drive letters are assigned by the operating system based on the next available free driver
letter.
On a Mac system the Wolverine Drives will automatically appear on the Desktop.
Double click to access the contents of the drives.
Windows 98/98SE
BEFORE CONNECTING THE ESP UNIT
1. Insert the included CD into the CD-ROM Drive
2. From “My Computer” double click on the CD-ROM drive
3. Select Windows Folder
4. Double click on “Setup.exe” to begin Driver installation. Press “Next” and follow on
screen instructions
5. Restart computer after installation is complete
6. Connect the ESP to your computer
7. Three new drives as shown in above figure should appear under “My Computer”

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Note For Windows 98 and ME users:
If only two drives appear under “My Computer” then perform the following:
•Go to “Start”
•Select “Control Panel”
•Select “System”
•Select “Device Manager”
•Double click on “Disk Drives”
•Double click on each of the Wolverine drives
•Click on “Settings” Tab
•Make sure the box beside “Removable” is checked. Click on the Box to check and
press "ok” to exit.
Restart computer when instructed.
Macintosh MacOS 9.x
1. Insert CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. Browse the CD contents for the location of MacOS Drivers
3. Double click on file and follow installation instructions
4. Restart your computer after installation is complete
5. Connect the ESP to the computer
11 - MANAGING FILES AND FOLDERS ON THE ESP
USING YOUR COMPUTER
To access the ESP as an external USB mass storage device make sure the USB Mode is
set to MSC Device under “Options” > “Display” as pictured below:

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Ready to view, edit, print or transfer your data to a computer or from the computer to the
ESP, simply connect the ESP’s USB cable (provided) mini jack into the ESP USB port
and the other jack to any computer USB port.
Connect directly to USB ports that are attached to the computer’s motherboard.
Do not use USB ports from hubs, Docking stations or Front USB ports
Turn on the ESP by pressing and holding the power button for 2-3 seconds. At initial
usage the computer system will cycle through installing three new drivers (in windows
XP a message that the hardware is ready for use will appear indicating that the device is
installed and ready).
•In Windows double click on “My Computer”. For Mac. The ESP drives will appear
on the Desktop screen
•Under “My Computer” the ESP will show three new drives as shown below
Please, note that drive letters are assigned by your computer operating system and are
dependent on the next available unused driver letter. Example above shows the
Wolverine labeled as drive (G:) represents the ESP’s internal hard drive and the
Removable drives (E:) and (F:) represent the two built-in memory card slots.
•Double Click on the Wolverine Drive to access the contents of the ESP hard drive
•The ESP hard drive is organized in the following folders structure (NEVER DELETE
THESE FOLDER):

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•[Backup] folder is where all files are stored when copying directly from memory
cards to the ESP
•Use the [Data] folder to save or copy any computer data type of files from the
computer to the ESP
•Use the [Media Folder] where it is divided into Sub-Folders to store Music, Picture,
Video and Audio Recordings and Video Recording (Only can be activated with the
optional video recording ESP Cradle)
To transfer information from the computer to the ESP simply, drag & drop or copy and
paste files from the computer into the appropriate ESP folders.
To transfer a folder or the contents of a folder to your computer use the computer’s
operating system Copy and Paste commands or Drag and Drop to copy folder/files from
the ESP to the computer’s hard drive.
To delete folders or files access the ESP hard drive from under “My Computer”,
highlight the files or folders and choose “Delete”. Empty Computer’s Trash Bin before
disconnecting the ESP to permanently delete file or folders.
The ESP also doubles as a Card Reader/Writer when connected to a computer. Insert any
type of Memory Card into its slot to view content, copy, delete or add data.
Unplugging the ESP from the Computer
For Windows ME/2000/XP- Before turning off or unplugging the ESP from your
computer click first on the “safely Remove Hardware” icon located on the Quick Launch
area
Click once on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon and then click once on the USB Mass
Storage Device listed.
Mac User- Drag and drop all ESP Drives into the Trash Bin

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12 - OPERATING THE ESP IN STAND ALONE MODE
MUSIC PLAY
The ESP can play several audio file formats (please, see detail specifications at the
beginning of this manual).
Music files could be stored under the Music Folder using multiple folders and subfolder:
•Using Joystick Highlight the Music Folder on the Home Screen
•<PRESS> down Joystick
•Files/Folders can be displayed as a “List View” or “Icon View” by pressing the
<MENU> button
•Highlight a music file to play using the joystick and <PRESS>
•To Fast Forward push Joystick to the right “ “
•Fast Reverse push Joystick to the left “ “
•Next Song, push Joystick down “ “
•Previous Song push Joystick up “ “
•Use Volume (+)/(-) button on the front of the ESP to increase or decrease volume
Pressing the <MENU> while in play mode provide user with following options:
To select any option highlight option using the Joystick and <PRESS>.
Playlist Please see Appendix A for more discussion on Playlist options
Repeat
Segment On To repeat a short segment of a song. Select Repeat Segment On as the starting point where the music to repeat
Repeat
Segment
Stop
End point of music repeat
Repeat
Segment Off Turn off the repeat segment
Sequence > Shuffle – Random song selection
Repeat All – Repeat all songs
Repeat Single – Repeat same song
Play All – Plays song “1” to “last” and stop
Equalizer > Select from seven preset EQ’s or define own
Key Lock Deactivate all buttons and joystick. To deactivate press <MENU>
then <ESC>
Play in
Background Use this function to play music in background while in picture view mode or to add songs to a the Playlist as detailed in Appendix “A”
•Press <ESC> to exit play mode
•Press and hold <ESC> to exit to the Home Screen

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HOW TO COPY MUSIC TO THE ESP
The ESP has two options to copy music.
Option 1 as “MSC Device”:
You can connect the ESP as “MSC Device”, in this manner the ESP hard drive will show
on the computer as a computer device. Drag and drop or copy and past music from the
computer music folders to the ESP “Music” folder. You could copy folders that contain
multiple music files or one song at a time. Supported music formats are non protected
MP3, WMA, AAC(m4a), WAV and CDA.
Option 2 as Media Player:
Switching the ESP to Media Player option allows the ESP to Sync with Windows Media
Player. To switch to Media Player option:
•Highlight “Options” and <PRESS> Joystick
•Highlight USB Mode and <PRESS> Joystick
•Push Joystick left (<) or right (>) and choose “PictBridge/Media Player”
•<PRESS> Joystick to select
PICTURE PLAY
Pictures could be viewed from the (I) ESP pre-designated [Pictures] folder if pictures are
copied from the computer to the ESP [Pictures] folder, (II) from the [Backup] folder if
pictures are copied directly from memory cards or (III) directly from memory cards if
memory cards are inserted into the ESP.