Today's smartphones provide a level of social connection far beyond what we imagined just a few
years ago. But when you go beyond the reach of the grid, your smartphone needs the help of SPOT Connect to keep
you in touch with friends, family, and emergency personnel. Simply pair your smartphone with SPOT Connect, and
get connected to a global satellite network that lets you send messages and GPS coordinates from virtually
anywhere on the planet. Update Twitter and Facebook. Send email and text messages. Request non-emergency help
from professional service providers. And in the case of a critical emergency, send an SOS message requesting
emergency assistance.
SOS: Activate the SOS mode to begin sending your GPS location to the GEOS
International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC). Add a custom message to update responders of your
condition. The IERCC alerts the appropriate agencies worldwide – for example contacting 9-1-1 responders in
North America and 1-1-2 responders in Europe.
HOW IT WORKS:
In critical and life threatening emergencies, send an SOS message for help. You can send an SOS alert by
selecting SOS in the SPOT Connect App and if you choose, even provide additional information by sending a
custom Type & Send SOS message. In addition, SPOT Connect has an on device SOS button for standalone
emergency operation. Once activated, SPOT Connect will acquire its GPS coordinates from the GPS network,
and send that location with your SOS message to the IERCC every 5 minutes until cancelled or until the
batteries are depleted. The Emergency Response Center notifies the appropriate emergency responders based
on your GPS location and personal information – which may include local police, highway patrol, US Coast
Guard, our country's embassy or consulate, or other emergency search and rescue teams – as well as
notifying your emergency contacts about the receipt of a distress signal.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Even if SPOT cannot acquire its location from the GPS network it will still attempt to send a distress
signal – without exact location – to GEOS, which will still notify your contacts of the signal and continue
to monitor the network for further messages
Help: Use the Help mode to send either custom Type & Send or Predefined
messages to recipients in your contact list for non-life threatening assistance.
HOW IT WORKS:
In order for Help to transmit appropriately, you must set up your Predefined messages and Contact list.
Configure up to 14 Predefined messages of up to 120 characters each to choose from or custom type up to 41
character Type & Send messages on the go. Choose from up to 10 Contact Groups to send a Help message.
Each Contact Group can have up to 50 email or SMS addresses. Once Help is activated, SPOT acquires your
location from the GPS network and routes it along with the Help message you choose through the SPOT
satellite network every 5 minutes for 1 hour or until cancelled. Your contacts will receive an SMS text
message including coordinates, or an email with a link to Google Maps™ showing your location.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Even if SPOT cannot acquire its location from the GPS network, it will still attempt to send a HELP message
– without exact location – to your personal contacts.
Check-in/OK: Use Check-in/OK mode to send your messages and your location to
friends and family. These messages can also be simultaneously sent to your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Your
waypoint is stored in your SPOT account for later reference. Your stored waypoints can be easily integrated into
a SPOT Shared Page or SPOT Adventures account.
HOW IT WORKS:
In order for Check-in/OK to transmit appropriately, you must set up your Predefined messages and Contact list.
Configure up to 14 Predefined messages of up to 120 characters each to choose from or custom type up to 41
character Type & Send messages on the go. Choose from up to 10 Contact Groups to send a Check-in/OK
message. Each Contact Group can have up to 50 email or SMS addresses. Once Check-in/OK is activated, SPOT
acquires your location from the GPS network and routes it along with the Check-in/OK message you choose through
the SPOT satellite network 3 times over 20 minutes (or until canceled) 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 message. Your contacts will receive an SMS text message including coordinates, or an email
with a link to Google Maps™ showing your location.
Track Progress: Start/stop tracking at any time using the SPOT Connect App.
(Additional service required). You can also mark a Reference Point or send Check-in/OK messages from specific
locations while in Track Progress mode.
HOW IT WORKS:
Once activated, SPOT acquires and sends your GPS coordinates to your SPOT account and, if you choose, Shared
Pages and SPOT Adventures Live Maps, automatically every 10 minutes for 24 hours or until canceled. Track
Progress must be reengaged to continue beyond a 24 hour tracking session. Creating a SPOT Shared Page allows
you to share your GPS route with your friends and family easily in near real time on the web through a personal
link. You can make your Shared Page private or public. Your choice! Just share that URL with your friends and
family and they can easily track your adventures. You can also link your SPOT Messenger to SPOT Adventures, a
social portal, where you can set up a profile and blog with others sharing their SPOT Adventures. On SPOT
Adventures, your Shared Pages can stream in a Live Map widget that you can use on your own personal or event
sites.
Type & Send: Use SPOT Connect to send custom email and text messages
via satellites to your contacts. Create up to 41 character SOS, Help and Check-in/OK messages. Messages will be
sent directly to the contact groups you select via email or SMS. You can even post custom messages on Twitter
and Facebook. If you encounter problems, you can send custom SOS messages describing your situation, with your
GPS position included.
Important Note:
Type & Send Messaging is available in two different ways. For an economical option, you may purchase a
bundle of either 500 or 100 messages. If you are not sure of your usage, you can just be charged for every
individual message that you send. If choosing a bundle, you will also be able to put the bundle on auto-renew
so you never are without the reduced text charges the bundle has to offer. This bundle will only auto renew
when your account runs out of messages. There is a 10 message buffer so you never run out of messages. These
bundles are an annual plan. If you chose auto renewal, and run out of message before your renewal date, your
bundle will auto renew when you get down to those 10 messages. If you don't use all your message before your
renewal date, you end up losing those messages as they don't roll over.
You can have more than one Type & Send bundle per device, but only one of them will auto renew. This you
will see selectable in your account. Currently, we are giving 5 Type & Send messages FREE when you activate
a Basic Service plan. Then, select a Type & Send Message option best for you. This allows you to try this
service on us for 5 messages.
Type & Send Message Cost Structure - When you send a Type & Send Message, you are sending one message
to a Contact Group. Whether you have one person or 50 people in that contact group, you are only charged for
one message. SPOT provides the delivery of the message to each contact in the group for one message fee
Social Networks: Don't lose the connection to your social networks when
you venture off the cellular grid. SPOT Connect with the basic service package enables you to send
Predefined messages to your favorite social destinations. The Type & Send function allows you to create
short custom messages in the field, which you can send to social destinations or specific contacts via email
or text message.
HOW IT WORKS:
Once activated, log into your SPOT account and click the Share tab. Under Other Sharing Sites, you can
choose which Social Networking site you would like to link to your account. Updates are sent when the
Check-in/OK button is pressed. Post a Check-in/OK message to your Facebook or Twitter page when out of
cell range and automatically include a map link to your location.
SPECS
Size:
3" x 2.6" x 1.2"
(7.6 cm x 6.6 cm x 3.2 cm)
Weight:
4.9 oz (w/ batteries)
GPS Lat. Lon. datum format:
WGS-84
Operating Environment:
• Operating temperatures: -13°F to +140°F
(-25°C to +60°C)
• Altitude: -328 ft to 21,325 ft
(-100 m to +6500 m)
• IPX7 Waterproof: Up to a depth of 1 meter
for up to 30 minutes
•Bluetooth range ~30 feet
Certifications:
FCC, IC, WEEE, SAR, RoHS, CE
Satellite Technology:
• GPS accuracy: 32.8 ft (10 m) location accuracy
• Commercial satellites (LEO): 1610-1620 MHz L-band frequency
• Visibility: 1 to 4 at any one time
• More satellites for SOS detection than
anyone for faster signal detection.
Compatibility:
• Apple iOS:
Made for iPod touch® (2nd, 3rd and 4th generation), iPhone® 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G*
•Android™:
Platform 2.0 or later*
BATTERY
Type: 2 AA Energizer Ultimate Lithium 8X (L91)
SPOT CONNECT KEY
FEATURES
Send messages from virtually anywhere via
satellite
Type & Send message (41 character) or Predefined message
(120 character) options*
Track Progress on Google Maps™ or SPOT Adventures
page*
Integrates with SPOTadventures.com and popular social
destinations
Smartphone app for operation and detailed status
On device SOS button for standalone emergency
operation
*Additional charges apply for Type & Send and Track Progress service plans
