SPOT GEOS User Manual page 10

TRacK PROGReSS
Send your location to allow contacts to track your progress in near real-time using Google Maps
or SPOT Adventures, giving them a virtual breadcrumb trail of your adventure. Also automatically
mark your waypoints to review later. Your contacts can see your progress on the web links that
you create in your SPOT account. Additional service fees may apply. See account information at
findmespot.com to learn more.
meSSaGe cycle
Track Progress messages are sent every 10 minutes for 24 hours or until cancelled. You can
re-engage Track Progress at any time to restart the cycle. With each message, SPOT will include
your GPS location for the 2 previous track positions for a seamlessly reliable breadcrumb trail.
If SPOT cannot get a GPS signal, it will not send your message, but will try again at the next
scheduled interval.
uSinG the tracK ProGeSS function:
Press and hold the Track Progress button until it blinks green. The GPS light will blink
green after SPOT sees the GPS satellites and while obtaining your GPS location.
Once your GPS location is obtained, SPOT will send your waypoint. The GPS light and Message
Sending light will both blink green for approximately 15 seconds. The Message Sending light
continues to blink green until the next scheduled message to notify you that your most recent
message was successfully transmitted.
If no GPS signal is found within approximately 15 seconds, the GPS light will blink red. You should
move to a location with a clearer view of the sky. SPOT will keep looking for your GPS location for
up to 4 minutes.
If no GPS location is found in 4 minutes, SPOT will not send this particular waypoint. Both the
GPS light and the Message Sending light will blink red. SPOT will rest for up to 6 minutes and
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try again at the time of the next scheduled message.
The Message Sending light will continue blinking until the next scheduled message
and throughout the message cycle.
to cancel:
You can stop any unsent messages by pressing and holding the
Track Progress button until the light turns off, or by turning off SPOT.
hoW SPot PrioritizeS tracK ProGreSS meSSaGeS
Help and SOS are prioritized over Track Progress - if you press the Help or SOS buttons while
tracking, SPOT will cancel any unsent messages and begin sending Help or SOS messages.
Track Progress is prioritized over Check OK and Custom Message. If you are in Check OK
or Custom Message and press Track Progress, it will start tracking and cancel your unsent
Check OK or Custom Messages.
QuicK checK
You can send an OK or Custom Message while you're in Tracking. If Tracking is active, it will be
suspended long enough to send the Check OK/Custom Message, then resume once the Check OK /
Custom Message cycle is complete. This lets you easily update your contacts of your whereabouts
while in tracking. For example, if you'd like to send an "okay" message at the start of a trip to let your
friends know to follow your whereabouts on SPOT Adventures www.spotadventures.com, simply start
Track Progress, then press "Check OK". SPOT will send an OK message then continue tracking.