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The SPOT Communicator Page
be sent three times within a 20 minute window.
Important To increase the probability of a successful
message transmission from the eld and out to
contact lists, allow your SPOT Communicator to
transmit until the message cycle is complete.
You can send a Check-in/OK message while a Track
Progress message in in progress, but it will interrupt
the Track Progress messages until the Check-in/OK
message cycle is complete.
You cannot send a Check-in/OK message when
an SOS or Help/Assist message is in progress.
Track Progress (Optional Service)
A Track Progress message sends your location to your SPOT
account (My Account at ndmespot.com). You also have the
option to share your location data in near real-time via web
links to a Shared Page or a Live Map at spotadventures.com.
Track Progress messages are sent using the casual
priority level.
If a GPS x is obtained, a Track Progress message will be
sent every 10 minutes for 24 hours unless canceled.
You cannot send this type of message when an
SOS or Help/Assist message is in progress.
Sending Messages
To send a Check-in/OK, Help/Assist, or
SOS message
1. From the SPOT Communicator Page, select the mes-
sage type.
2. On the Message Composition page, select
a contact or group from the Send To drop-down list.
3. Check-in/OK and Help/Assist only. To send a copy of
the message to Facebook or Twitter, select one or
both check boxes.
Tip To send messages to ONLY Facebook or Twitter,
create a group on ndmespot.com and don't add any
contacts to it. Name it something you'll remember
(like "Social Networks") and select that group from the
list in step 2.
4. From the Message drop-down list, select a
pre-de ned message or Type & Send Text.
5. If you selected Type & Send Text, use the arrow
keypad to highlight the text area and press ENTER
to open the on-screen keyboard. As you enter your
message, note that the remaining number of
characters allowed displays. When you nish entering
the message, select OK.
6. On the Message Composition page, select Send
Message.