The Spot Satellite Personnal Tracker is the single most important investment you could purchase for anyone who spends a lot of time in the outdoors.

Turn on the device, activate tracking, and every ten minutes for 24 hours, a message will be sent to the satellite marking your GPS location. While you are on your trip, your family members can log into the website and track your progress on the trail.

Turn off tracking momentarily and send an OK message to your family. Your recipients will recieve an email or text message or both which includes your message informing them that you are okay. The email will include a link to your location displayable on Google Maps with a marker on your location.

Send a Help message and your reciepients will recieve an email or text message or both specifying a message letting them know that you need help. This message also will include a link displayable on Google Maps with a marker on your location.

In the event of a life threatening or other critical emergency, send a 911 alert message which goes to the Emergency Response Center. This center will notify emergency responders which may include local police, highway patrol, the Coast Guard, your country's embassy or consulate, or other emergency response search and rescue teams.

Spot works where all other communication devices fail. Imagine the peace of mind of your family members at home always being able to see the near whereabouts of where in the outdoors you are.

This product requires activation and a subscription which is purchased separately after receiving the device. The annual subscription prices and plans are as follows:

Subscription	Price
Unlimited Basic Service Alert 9-1-1: Dispatch emergency responders to your exact location. Check In: Let contacts know where you are and that you are okay. Ask for Help: Request contacts know where you are and that you need help.	$99.99
Unlimited Tracking Service Save and review your progress, and allow family or friends to log in to your account and track your progress on Google Maps (see below).	$49.99

User Instructions taken from the User's Manual
You should always keep your user manual at hand as it gives detailed instructions on how to use this device.

• Power - Spot has a separate power button to ensure long battery life and to help avoid sending messages accidentally. To turn SPOt on, press the ON/OFF button. You must then wait an additional 2 seconds before activating any SPOT function. When power is on, the indicatro light will blink once every 3 seconds. This is also helpful for making SPOT more visible in the dark. To turn SPOT off, press and hold the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds.
• Testing SPOT - SPOT is designed for maximum reliability. SPOT performs a self-diagnostic test each time it is powered on. Additionally, SPOT strongly recommends that you send and verify an OK message each time before use. this allows you to evaluate the intire messaging system from the operational conditions of the messenger to the readiness of those you've chosen to receive your messages.
• Alert 9-1-1 - Use this option in the event of a life threatening or other critical emergency. The Emergency Response Center notifies the appropriate emergency responders based on your location and personal information - which may include local police, highway patrol, the Coast Guard, your country's embassy or consulate, or other emergency response or search and rescue teams - as well as contacting the primary and secondary emergency contact numbers you have entered in the SPOT web service. Even if SPOT cannot acquire its location from the GPS netword, it will still attempt to send a distress signal - without exact location - to the Emergency Responce Center. There is no test mode. If you activate the 9-1-1 function, the Emergency Response Center will treat it as a real emergency.
• To Activate 9-1-1 Mode In an emergency, press and hod the 9-1-1 button for at least 2 seconds. A distress signal and your exact location will be sent to an Emergency Response Center every 5 minutes until cancelled. Once activated, the indicator light will blink green every 3 seconds, and turn solid green for 5 seconds when a message ie being sent.
• To Cancel 9-1-1 Mode Press and hold the 9-1-1- button for at least 3 seconds. The blinking green light will blink red to indicate that it is preparing to send a "Cancel" message, and will then turn solid red for 5 seconds to indicate that the message has been sent. Do not turn unit off to cancel.
• Ask for Help Use this option in the event of a non-life threatening situation to notify your SPOT team - the friends and family you have chosen to notify - that you need assistance. Or, in the event of a life-threatening emergency, 9-1-1 and HELP can be activated simultaneously to notify the Emergency Response Center and your SPOT team that you are in distress. Even if SPOT cannot acquire its location from the GPS network, it will still attempt to send a distress signal - without exact location - to your selected contacts.
• To Activate HELP Mode Press and hold the HELP button for 2 seconds. The SPOT team members you have specified in your online account will receive your pre-programmed HELP message via text message and / or email with a link to Google Maps with your exact location. Once activated, the indicator light will blink green every 3 seconds and turn solid green for 5 seconds when a message is being sent. SPOT will automatically determine your coordinates and send your message every 5 minutes for 1 hour in this mode.
• To Cancel HELP Mode Press and hold the HELP button for 3 seconds. The indicator light will change from green to red to indicate that it is preparing to send a "Cancel" message, and will then turn solid red for 5 seconds to indicate that the message has been sent.
• Check In - SPOT Checking Use this feature to let your SPOT team know that all is well, notify them of your location, or save waypoints so you can review your route at a later date.
  • To Activate CHECK IN Mode Tracking must be off to send a Check-in message. Press the OK button. The SPOT team members you have specified in your online account will receive a pre-programmed SPOT Check message via text and/or email with a link to Google Maps with your exact location. Once activated, the indicator light will blink green every 3 seconds and urn solid green for 5 seconds when a SPOT checking message is being sent. In the SPOT checking mode, your SPOT messenger sends your message three times for a maximum reliability. The SPOT network will deliver the first message received to your SPOT team and discard the remaining identical messages. To make sure SPOT has enough time to repeat your messages, leave the SPOT messenger on and with a clear view of the sky for 20 minutes.
  • To Disable Check-in Mode You cannot cancel a SPOT check message, but you can stop any unsent SPOT check messages by turning off the messenger at any time. Unsent SPOT check messages are automatically disabled when you activate either 9-1-1 or HELP.
• Track Progress - SPOT Casting Premium Upgrade Service Check-in must be off to start tracking your location. Press and hold the OK / Check button for 5 seconds until the OK/Check light goes out. Use this feature to send your location to your SPOT account every 10 minutes so your SPOT team can follow your progress in real time,or to save waypoints so you can view your full route at a later date.
  • Activate SPOTcasting Mode Press and hold teh OK button for more than 5 seconds. The green indicator will begin blinking every 3 seconds, and the SPOT team members you have given access to your online account can view your progress. Your exact location is updated every 10 minutes for 24 hours. To continue tracking after 24 hours, you must activate the unit again. Once activated, the OK indicator light will blink green every 3 seconds, and turn solid green for 5 seconds when a SPOTcasting message is being seng. SPOTcheck must be inactive for SPOTcasting to be activated.
  • To Cancel Turn unit off by pressing and holding the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds, or press and hold the OK button for 5 seconds to terminate SPOTcasting. SPOTcasting is automatically disabled when you activate either 9-1-1 or HELP.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 01 April, 2009.