Introducing the next generation of personal
satellite
messaging and emergency communications
providing enhanced GPS performanace in a
smaller and lighter form.
The SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger provides a vital line of communication with friends and
family when you want it, and emergency assistance when you need it. Using 100% satellite technology, SPOT works
virtually anywhere in the world, even where cell phones don’t - all with the push of a button.
Functions:
SOS: Use this function In the event of a life threatening or other critical
emergency to notify emergency services of your GPS location and that you need assistance. The GEOS International
Emergency Response Center 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:
Once activated, SPOT will acquire its exact coordinates from the GPS network, and send that location along
with a distress message to the GEOS International Emergency Response Center every five 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, the 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: In the event of a non-life threatening emergency, you can use this
function to notify your personal contacts that you need assistance. Additional SPOT Assist services can be
purchased and programmed to your Help button as well. When activated with SPOT Assist, the Help button will
notify professional services either on the land or water. SPOT has partnered with national service providers to
offer non-life threatening assistance.
HOW IT WORKS:
Once activated, SPOT acquires your location from the GPS network and routes it along with the HELP message
through the SPOT satellite network every five minutes for one 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: This feature allows you to let your friends and family know that
all is OK with a pre-programmed message along with your GPS location. With a push of a button a message is sent
via email or SMS to up to 10 pre-determined contacts and 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 Adventure account.
HOW IT WORKS:
Once you have activated your SPOT Messenger and set up your account, you can change your contacts and
customize your message at any time. When you push the Check-in/OK button, you send one pre-programmed
message to your contacts. Your contacts will receive an SMS text message including coordinates, or an email
with a link to Google Maps™ showing your location.
Custom Message: This feature allows you to let your friends and family now
receive a custom message along with your GPS location with a push of a button. Use this feature as a secondary
OK message or transfer your personal help alert to this message function if you are using a SPOT Assist service
on your Help button.
The Custom Message functions exactly like your Check-in/OK message You can also have
access to your waypoints in your SPOT account so you can review your route at a later date. Or link your
SPOT account to SPOT Adventures and save a map of your adventures using your SPOT waypoints, and enhance
the story with photos and a blog.
HOW IT WORKS:
Once you have activated your SPOT Messenger and set up your account, you can change your contacts and
customize your message at any time. When you push the Check-in/OK button, you send one pre-programmed
message to your contacts. Your contacts will receive an SMS text message including coordinates, or an email
with a link to Google Maps™ showing your location.
Track Progress: This feature allows you to send and save your location and allow contacts to track your
progress in near real time using Google Maps. With your SPOT account you have the ability to set up a SPOT
Shared Page which allows you to show your SPOT GPS locations to others on a Google Map.
HOW IT WORKS: Once activated, SPOT acquires and sends your GPS coordinates to your SPOT
account automatically every 10 minutes for 24 hours or until canceled. SPOT tracking must be reengaged to
continue. 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.
Power: To turn SPOT on simply press and hold
the ON/OFF button until the button blinks green. SPOT performs a self-diagnostic test. When power is ON, the button
will blink green every 3 seconds. This is helpful for making SPOT more visible in the dark. To turn SPOT off, press
and hold the ON/OFF button until the light stops blinking.
Self Test: SPOT performs a self-test when you initially turn
on your SPOT. If all visible lights flash red, the SPOT self-test has found a failure, and SPOT will not
send a message. If the On/Off light, GPS light and Message Sending light all blink red, SPOT has a GPS
failure, but SPOT may still be able to transmit an SOS or HELP message without your GPS location.
Visit www.spotwarranty.com.
SPOT Message Schedule: SPOT is designed to provide outstanding quality and
reliability. With a perfect view of the entire sky, the SPOT Messenger is designed to transmit virtually
every message. In everyday conditions, the view of the sky is often blocked due to hills, buildings, or
other obstructions so it is normal for some messages to be blocked. That is why the SPOT Messenger
automatically sends multiple messages in every mode, giving you excellent overall reliability. In some
modes this means multiple attempts to send the same message, while in other modes it means regularly
updating GPS coordinates and sending a new message. Placement of your SPOT unit can make a difference.
Experiment with placement until you are familiar with the reliability of your operating environment.
