Adding A Contact Using Wireless Pairing; Adding A Contact Using A Contact Id; Initiating An Emergency Alert; Sending A Message To Your Contacts - Garmin Alpha 300 Owner's Manual

Adding a Contact Using Wireless Pairing

Before you can add a contact wirelessly, you should be near the contact's handheld device.
1 Select Dog List > .
2 Select an option:
• On your handheld device select Add > Pair Handheld, and follow the on-screen instructions.
• To add a contact by receiving the information from the contact's handheld device, select Add > Receive
from Handheld.
3 After successfully adding the contact, enter the name of the contact, and select
The contact is added to your handheld device.
You can repeat this procedure using another hunter's handheld device to add your contact ID to that device.

Adding a Contact Using a Contact ID

Before you can add a hunter using a contact ID, the hunter must find the contact ID
page 17) and send it to you.
If you are not near the hunter you want to add, you can add the hunter using a contact ID.
1 On your handheld device, select Dog List >
2 Select the contact ID for the contact you are adding.
3 Enter the name of the contact, and select
The contact is added to your handheld device.
You can repeat this procedure using another hunter's handheld device to add your contact ID to that device.

Initiating an Emergency Alert

Before you can initiate an emergency alert, you must turn on the transmitter
page 15).
Before someone can receive your emergency alert, someone must add you as a contact
Wireless Pairing, page 16).
You can use an emergency alert when you need immediate assistance and you are away from your group.
Select Dog List > >
When your contact accepts your emergency alert request, the device displays a message indicating that your
contact has started navigating to your location.
After receiving the alert, your contacts can navigate to your location.

Sending a Message to Your Contacts

Before you can send a message to your contacts, you must turn on the transmitter
Transmitter, page 15).
You can send and receive automated messages. There are 18 messages you can choose from, such as "Help"
and "I'm Coming."
1 Select Dog List > > Message.
2 Select a message.
The message is sent to your contacts with your name before the message. Anyone tracking your handheld
device receives the message.

Tracking a Contact

You can keep track of contacts' locations using the map.
Select .
16
> Add > Enter ID.
.
> Yes.
.
(Finding Your Contact ID,
(Turning On and Off the Transmitter,
(Adding a Contact Using
(Turning On and Off the
Contact Tracking