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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Description Page FCC Certification Warranty Information Package Checklist Features Specifications Key Pad Function Charging the Battery Turning your ESP On and Off Home Screen Inserting and removing Memory Cards View and Copy Files from Memory Card Connecting the ESP to the Computer Managing Files and Folders On the ESP Using Your Computer Unplugging the ESP From the Computer Operating the ESP in Stand Alone Mode Music Play Mode Picture Play Mode Video Play Mode Audio Recording Mode Vid
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.
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.
• Optional: Record directly from a TV or DVD using the optional cradle and firmware upgrade (not included with base model) 3 - SPECIFICATIONS Video playback and Resolution (Up to 3 hours from full charge) AVI: Motion-JPEG in AVI format, 320x240@30fps with PCM audio MOV: Motion-JPEG in MOV format, 320x240@30fps with PCM audio MPEG-1 Resolution: 352x288@30fps Bit Rate: 1.
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 (.
4 - KEY PAD FUNCTIONS FRONT VIEW PWR LED CHRG LED JOYSTICK: Point and Press down to Select : Exit or Back
Side View Power Button Power Button Lock Reset Button Bottom view Battery Door Cradle (Optional Sold Separately) Input Jack USB Jack 5V DC-in Jack 8
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 to select.
• • • • Highlight Memory card using the Joystick. Select
To view the contents of the copied data from the Home Screen select the folder [BACKUP] and down Joystick . Select Folder and 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.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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.
• • • [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 c
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).
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.
To display pictures on the ESP • • • • • • • Locate picture files from aforementioned locations Press
Slide Show Delete Print Set as Background Select or deselect Show Status Bar Runs pictures in a folder in a slide show mode. Slide show timing could be decreased by pushing the Joystick left (<) or increased by pushing the Joystick right (>) Erase current displayed picture The ESP has limited printing capability using PictBridge supported printer Set picture to display on the ESP as a screen background.
AUDIO RECORDING From the Home Screen highlight [AudioRec] icon and Joystick • Select Record or Playback already recorded files and Joystick 1. Press
VIDEO RECORDING The ESP has the capability to Video Record (DVR) directly from a TV, DVD or Video Cassette player. Directly recording video to the ESP require the optional Wolverine ESP Cradle System. Please, check ESP Accessories either on-line at www.wolverinedata.com or included Cradle Accessories brochure for details. FM RADIO To select the FM Radio Tuner, highlight “Radio” icon and Joystick.
OPTION MODE The option mode is used to manage the ESP “System” functions, “Display” options and to display firmware “Version”.
Display Settings From with in “Options” mode Press
13 - FORMATTING ESP HARD DRIVE Formatting the ESP hard drive should only be performed using the ESP Formatting option. Do not use Windows or Mac. operating systems to reformat the ESP Hard drive. WARNING Formatting the ESP hard drive will DELETE ALL information stored into the ESP hard drive. Backup needed data from the ESP before formatting.
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17 - FIRMWARE AND MANUAL UPDATES The ESP is a firmware upgrade-able unit. From time to time Wolverine Data may publish new firmware for the ESP to add new features. All Firmware updates are available on the website www.wolverinedata.com under Downloads on the Support webpage. 18- TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support, warranty service, or paid service please contact Wolverine Data at Support@wolverinedata.
APPENDIX A PLAYLIST The ESP has two options for Playlist. You could either organize the Playlist on the computer by generating an M3U type of Playlist and saving it on the ESP or a temporary Playlist that is generated by the ESP when you play any song from a specific folder on the ESP . M3U Playlist: Creating M3U type of playlist will require Windows Media Player, WinAmp or similar programs.
