Operation Manual

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CHECK-IN/OK AND CUSTOM MESSAGE
Let your contacts know where you are and how you’re doing; or mark a single waypoint to review
later. Your contacts will receive SMS/text or email messages with your GPS coordinates. Email
messages also include a link to view your location using Google Maps
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Check-In/OK and Custom Message functions work the same way. This gives you the flexibility
to send different messages to different contacts, or tailor messages for a specific purpose such
as arranging pick-up at the end of your adventure.
MESSAGE CYCLE
SPOT will send your message and GPS location to the SPOT network three times over 20 minutes
for maximum reliability (only one email or SMS/text message will actually be sent to your contacts).
If SPOT cannot get a GPS signal, it will not send your Check-In/OK or Custom Message.
USING THE CHECK-IN/OK OR CUSTOM MESSAGE FUNCTION
Press and hold the Check-In/OK or Custom Message button until the function button blinks green.
The GPS light will blink green when SPOT sees the GPS satellites and continue while obtaining
your GPS location.
Once your GPS location is obtained, SPOT sends your message and GPS location. The GPS light
and Message Sending light will both blink green for approximately 15 seconds. The Message
Sending light continues to blink green after it transmits the most recent message and for one (1)
hour after the end of the message cycle. Let SPOT work until the end of the message cycle when
the Check-In/OK or Custom Message light stops blinking.
If no GPS signal is found, the GPS light will blink red. You should move to a location with a clearer
view of the sky. SPOT will keep looking for your GPS location for up to 15 minutes.
If no GPS location is found in 15 minutes, SPOT does not send your message. To try again, simply
press and hold the function button. The Message Sending Light will blink red for one (1) hour after
completion of the message cycle to notify you that your message was not transmitted.
The Message Sending light continues to blink for one (1) hour after the end of the message cycle
to give you additional time to verify the status of your Check-In/OK or Custom Message. In a hurry?
You can dismiss the light by activating any other function or turning SPOT off and then on.
TO CANCEL
You cannot cancel a Check-In/OK or Custom Message, but you can stop any unsent messages
by turning SPOT off at any time, or by pressing any other function button. Unsent messages are
automatically disabled when you activate SOS, Help/SPOT Assist or Track Progress.
HOW SPOT PRIORITIZES CHECK-IN/OK AND CUSTOM MESSAGES
Check-In/OK and Custom Messages are the lowest priority SPOT messages – if you press the Help,
Track Progress, or SOS buttons while in Check-In/OK or Custom Message modes, SPOT will cancel
any unsent Check-In/OK or Custom Messages and begin sending Help/SPOT Assist, Track Progress
or SOS messages.
QUICK CHECK
You can send a Check-In/OK or Custom Message while you’re in Tracking. If Tracking is active,
it will be suspended long enough to send the Check-In/OK or Custom Message, then resume
once the Check-In/OK or Custom Message cycle is complete. This lets you easily update your
contacts of your whereabouts while in tracking. For example, if you’d like to send an “okay” message
at the start of a trip to let your friends know to follow your whereabouts on SPOT Adventures,
www.spotadventures.com, simply start Track Progress, then press “Check-In/OK”. SPOT will
send a Check-In/OK message then continue tracking.