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CHECK IN AND CUSTOM MESSAGE
Let your contacts know where you are by sending a message with your GPS location.
Check In and Custom Message functions work the same way. This gives you the flexibility to send different
messages to different contacts, or tailor messages for a specific purpose. Let your contacts know you’ve
made camp for the night, reached your goal, or are doing fine. With the push of a button, your contacts
receive your pre-programmed message by text or email complete with your GPS location.
USING THE CHECK IN OR CUSTOM MESSAGE FUNCTION
Press and hold the Check In or Custom Message button until the function LED blinks green. The GPS
LED will blink green when SPOT sees the GPS satellites and will continue blinking while obtaining your
GPS location.
Once your GPS location is obtained, SPOT sends your message with GPS location. The GPS LED and
Message Sending LED will both blink green. The message is sent three times over a 20 minute period to
the SPOT network - this is to ensure maximum reliability in getting your message out. Only one message
will be sent to your contacts. The Message Sending LED continues to blink green until the next scheduled
message or until the mode ends.
If no GPS signal is found, the GPS LED will blink red. If possible, you should move to a location with a
clearer view of the sky. SPOT Gen4 will keep looking for your GPS location for up to 4 minutes. If no GPS
location is found in 4 minutes, SPOT does not send your message. To try again, simply press and hold the
function button. If the message does not send, the Message Sending LED will blink red.
Check In or Custom messages can be sent while Tracking.
TO CANCEL
You can end the transmission of a Check In or Custom Message by pressing and holding the function
button until the LED blinks red. This action does not cancel any message already transmitted.
SPOT TIP:
You can pre-program your Check In and Custom Messages to send to different groups
of contacts. For example, set one message to send your spouse an ‘I Love You’ every day and the
other to brag to all your friends about how awesome your adventure is.
