Sos - DeLorme inReach User Manual

SOS

IMPORTANT! Use SOS only in an emergency. Do not test SOS—all SOS activations are real and a false activation
could result in charges to you.
Use the SOS button to send an emergency message to GEOS Search and Rescue when you are using the inReach
in standalone mode. You can also use the SOS button on the inReach when it is paired with an Android phone or
an Earthmate PN-60w. Your location will be relayed to GEOS Search and Rescue and they will dispatch emergency
services and notify the emergency contacts listed in your explore.delorme.com account. Your location will
automatically update until you cancel the SOS.
Your location will be sent to GEOS as follows:
• First ten minutes, every sixty seconds
• Ten minutes to one hour, every ten minutes
• One hour to eight hours, every 15 minutes
• Eight hours to 24 hours, every 60 minutes
After the first ten minutes, if you are stationary, your location is sent every thirty minutes; the transmission rate is
slowed to preserve battery life.
If your position changes by more than 100 meters, your location will be sent again. If you don't need to move for safety
reasons, stay where you are to preserve battery life and to make it easier for search and rescue to locate you.
To send an SOS message
1. Press and slide the SOS button lock to the left.
2. Press and hold the SOS button until the SOS LED begins to flash and then release the button. The SOS LED will
flash green once every three seconds.
When the SOS LED begins flashing green more rapidly (every 1.5 seconds), it indicates that your SOS message
was received by a responder at GEOS Search and Rescue and they are acknowledging your message.
3. To confirm that you know GEOS has received your message, press and immediately release the SOS button. The
SOS LED will resume flashing green every three seconds.
If you are unable to confirm that you know your message was received, help will still be sent.
If you do not have a clear view of the sky, the SOS messages will be stored and then sent as soon as you have a good
signal. The Signal LED will flash green when you have a good signal; it will flash red when you do not have a good
signal.
To cancel an SOS message
1. Press and hold the SOS button until the SOS LED flashes rapidly and then release the button.
This sends a message to GEOS Search and Rescue to let them know that the emergency has been resolved and
assistance is no longer needed.
2. Press and slide the SOS button lock to the right.
When you cancel SOS, the SOS LED flashes rapidly and then stops. The Signal and Message LEDs flash until the
cancellation message has finished sending; do not power off the inReach until the Signal and Message LEDs stop
flashing.
IMPORTANT! You must cancel SOS to stop GEOS from sending help. Turning off the inReach device (or a connected
Android phone or PN-60w) or taking out the batteries will NOT tell GEOS to stop the rescue. If you replace the
batteries when an SOS is in progress, press and hold the SOS button again to update your location.
For more information about GEOS, visit geosalliance.com.
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