FindMeSPOT SPOT X Manuel D'utilisation page 6

CHECK IN
Check In with friends and family by quickly sending a predefined message and/or email
along with your GPS coordinates. The Check In message will include a link to Google
Maps containing the SPOT X's location.
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The Check In messages can be created and assigned to contacts via SPOT MY
ACCOUNT at any time.
SENDING A CHECK IN MESSAGE
On the Main Menu screen, simply select
sent to your pre-assigned contacts.
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and the pre-programmed message will be
S.O.S.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: S.O.S. MODE SHOULD ONLY BE USED DURING
LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES. SENDING FALSE S.O.S. MESSAGES
MAY SUBJECT YOU TO LIABILITY FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
Activate the S.O.S. mode to begin communicating and sending alerts directly to
GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC). GEOS
IERCC will notify the appropriate emergency responders based on the SPOT X's GPS
location and your emergency situation. Responders may include local police, Coast
Guard, or Search and Rescue teams. For full details about GEOS IERCC, please visit
FindMeSPOT.ca/GEOS
INITIATING S.O.S.
1. Power on device, lift cover, long press the S.O.S. button for 3 seconds or until
S.O.S. screen is displayed, or select S.O.S. from the Main Menu screen and follow
the onscreen instructions.
2. The S.O.S. icon should appear on the
Status Bar to indicate that S.O.S. has
been initiated (Figure 6).
3. Once S.O.S. is initiated, GEOS IERCC
will be notified of your emergency.
SPOT will continuously send S.O.S.
notifications with your GPS position to
GEOS IERCC every 5 minutes until S.O.S.
is cancelled or the SPOT X is powered off.
4. SPOT will then allow you to communicate
2-Way, via message, with GEOS IERCC by
selecting the Text GEOS button.
FIGURE 6
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