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ABW InReach Explorer ‐ Quick Guide
The InReach can be borrowed from the club at no charge when used for club activities.
As well as the normal emergency SOS it can send SMS messages (via the Iridium satellite network)
to a mobile or an email address.
To turn the inReach on/off, press and hold the Tick (power) button for 1.5 seconds.
SOS Button Lock - In an emergency, slide the SOS button lock to the left to unlock the SOS.
To avoid triggering a false alarm, make sure your SOS slider is locked. Slide left to unlock and slide
right until you HEAR IT CLICK to lock it! If you do not HEAR IT CLICK, then the SOS is not locked.
SOS Button - Press and hold the SOS button for three seconds to send a "distress" message to
emergency response. If SOS is no longer needed, press and hold the SOS button for 5 seconds to
send a "cancel SOS" message to emergency response.
Charge the inReach Explorer fully before a trip using the mini USB cable.
To use simply as a PLB the above is all that is essential, however it is advisable to send a test
message (detailed below) to make sure the unit is functional.
After someone has received a msg from the InReach they are then able to reply. If the InReach plan
is suspended and later re-activated it will be assigned a new mobile number.
Until a msg is received to a particular mobile any msg sent to the inReach from that mobile will not be
transmitted to the inReach.
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- Page 1 ABW InReach Explorer ‐ Quick Guide The InReach can be borrowed from the club at no charge when used for club activities. As well as the normal emergency SOS it can send SMS messages (via the Iridium satellite network) to a mobile or an email address. To turn the inReach on/off, press and hold the Tick (power) button for 1.5 seconds.
- Page 2 Using the inReach You can use the inReach Explorer by itself but it is easiest if you pair it with a mobile (via Bluetooth). You can then text from your mobile and have access to your contacts. 1. Download the Earthmate app to your mobile device Download the free Earthmate app by visiting your mobile device's app store. The Earthmate app is available from the App StoreSM and Google Play.
- Page 3 The Earthmate dropdown Menu (from icon on top-left): 2. Pair your inReach to your mobile device The inReach only pairs with one device at a time. So in case it is paired with a previous user’s device try to unpair the inReach first: go to Settings>Bluetooth>Connected and press the ‘Tick’ button then select ‘Forget this device’.
- Page 4 Earthmate stops spinning when the message is successfully sent. DeLorme will send an automated reply. Keep the InReach on, and stay outside until you receive the reply. The inReach listens for incoming messages every 20 minutes by default. If you need to speed up (ie nothing received in a minute or 2) select the Messages page and press Check Now.
- Page 5 4. After your trip At the end of your walk/activity it is a good idea (especially if you have sent personal texts) to delete from the history messages sent/received. This can be done either from the Earthmate app or on the Garmin web interface. Also, to save confusing the next person please unpair your mobile, as detailed above. 5. InReach Device Configuration Note: This is not required, but can be used for entering routes and waypoints if you are using Earthmate for mapping. Setup and information on the InReach is done through a web interface at https://inreach.garmin.com/ ABW user name and password (supplied when borrowing) are needed to access. Note: If changes are made (to Contacts, Preset and Quick Text Messages, Waypoints, Routes, or Social Media links) then you need to Sync to the inReach (using the mini usb cable). If you are not pairing with your mobile (or not taking your mobile on the walk) then you will probably want to come in here to make sure you pre‐enter people you may want to contact. You can also pre‐enter messages to choose from – to save laboriously entering from the inReach. ...
- Page 6 The Home page gives a summary of the current usage: ...
- Page 7 After the walk you can clean up (delete) your messages from the Inbox tab, or from the Earthmate app. ...
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