DeLorme inReach Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide

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Updated 12/07/2011

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Getting Started

Welcome

The inReach™ two-way satellite communicator with GPS keeps you in reach wherever you go.

Use the inReach with the DeLorme Earthmate the addition of two-way messaging. Whether you want to share your trip, check in with loved ones, or send an SOS in an emergency, you’ll always be in reach.

Use the inReach alone to send your location to explore.delorme.com, send predened messages to your contacts, or send an SOS in an emergency.

What’s in the Box

Your inReach package contains:

• inReach with pack clip and lanyard

• Micro USB cable

• 2 lithium AA batteries

• Quick Start Guide

A detailed User Manual in PDF format is available at manuals.delorme.com

PN- 60w to take full advantage of all the PN-60w has to offer—with

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LEDs

Power Messages

Antenna

Tracking

Signal LED

SOS

SOS Button Lock

Battery Compartment

Batteries

The battery compartment is on the bottom of the inReach. Inside the battery compartment, you’ll nd a label with your device’s IMEI number and authorization code; you’ll need this when you activate your inReach at explore.delorme.com.

To insert the batteries

Remove the cover, insert two AA batteries according to the polarity symbols, and then replace the cover.

Lithium batteries provide the best performance and are strongly recommended. Alkaline and NiMH batteries can be used in an emergency. No other battery types are supported.

Set up Your inReach Account

Create an account and activate the inReach

Before you start using the inReach, you must set up an account at explore.delorme.com. During the account setup process, you will choose your inReach service plan and add information about your emergency contacts. Once you log in to your account, you should add your contacts to the Address Book and customize the predened inReach messages in the Message Book so you can better use the inReach in standalone mode.

Click the Help link at the top of explore.delorme.com for help with using the website and to view printable user manuals.

If you will be using the inReach with an Earthmate PN- 60w, see Using the inReach with a PN-60w for information about syncing your account info with your device. See the Help on explore.delorme.com for more information.

Satellite Reception

The inReach needs a clear view of the sky to acquire a GPS x and transmit your messages over the Iridium satellite network. This process should take less than one minute, but it could take more time if the line of sight is obstructed.

For the best reception when wearing the inReach, attach it to a backpack strap on your upper body or place it in a pocket at the top of a backpack. If you attach the pack clip to your belt, some of the signal may be blocked by your body and could prevent proper transmission of messages and tracking points.

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Using the inReach as a Standalone Device

You can use the inReach as a standalone device when you don’t want to use it with an Earthmate PN-60w.

Power

• Press and hold the Power button for three seconds to turn the inReach on or off.

» When powering on, release the Power button

when the Power LED is solid green. If the Power LED starts ashing you are in pairing mode.

» When powering off, release the Power button

when the Power LED ashes green rapidly.

• When power is low, the Power LED ashes red once every three seconds.

• When there is not enough power to send any messages or tracking points, the Power LED ashes red every 1.5 seconds.

Tra cking

The Track ing button allows you to send your location at 10 minute intervals to explore.delorme.com when you are using the inReach in standalone mode.

Press and hold the Tracking button for three seconds to start or stop tracking. The Trac king LED will ash green once every three seconds until you cancel tracking or turn off the inReach.

Message

The Message button lets you send predened messages that you created on explore.delorme.com when you are using the inReach in standalone mode.

• To send predened message one, press and hold the Message button until the LED ashes once and then release the button. The Message LED will ash once every three seconds until the message is sent.

• To send predened message two, press and hold the Message button until the Message LED ashes twice and then release the button. The Message LED will ash twice every three seconds until the message is sent.

• To send predened message three, press and hold the Message button until the Message LED ashes three

times and then release the button. The Message LED will ash three times every three seconds until the message is sent.

Note The LED ashes for choosing the message will cycle in order until you release the Message button to make a selection.

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. Your location will be relayed to GEOS Search and Rescue and they will dispatch emergency services and notify your emergency contacts. 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 rst 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 and then press the SOS button until it begins to ash and then release it. The SOS LED will ash green once every three seconds. Then, the SOS LED will begin ashing green every

1.5 seconds, indicating that your SOS message was received by a responder at GEOS Search and Rescue and they acknowledged your message.

2. To conrm that you have seen that your message was received, press and release the SOS button. Note If you are unable to conrm that you know your message was received, help will still be sent.

To cancel an SOS message

Press and hold the SOS button until the SOS LED ashes 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.

IMPORTANT! You must cancel SOS to stop GEOS from sending help. Turning off the inReach device (or a

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connected 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.

Signal LED

The Signal LED indicates the status of the connection between the inReach and the GPS satellites or Iridium satellites. Green ashes indicate that messages or tracking points are being sent. Red ashes indicate that you don’t have a good signal and messages or tracking points aren’t being sent.

• The Signal LED ashes green once every three seconds when the inReach is sending a message of any type. The LED will stop ashing when the message is sent unless the inReach is tracking in standalone mode.

• The Signal LED ashes red once ever y three seconds when there is a problem sending or conrming a message. The Signal LED will ash red until the message is successfully transmitted or cancelled. If the LED is ashing red, try moving to a new location to get a better view of the satellites.

Using the inReach with a PN-60w

When you pair your inReach with the DeLorme Earthmate PN- 60w, you have the best of both worlds—a powerful, rugged handheld GPS device and the ability to send and receive messages wherever you go—whether you want to share your trip, check in with loved ones, or send an SOS in an emergency.

Pair the inReach and PN-60w

Open the inReach page on the PN-60w, press MENU, select Pair DeLorme inReach and press ENTER. With the inReach powered off, press and hold its Power button until the LED ashes green and then release the button. Then, press ENTER on the PN- 60w.

To unpair the devices, from the inReach Page, go to MENU > Unpair DeLorme inReach.

You need only pair the devices once. After you have successfully paired the devices, the Pair menu option changes to Unpair.

If you turn off your device to save battery life, the inReach will continue any SOS messaging or tracking that is in progress.

Sync Account Info

Log in to your account on explore.delorme.com and view your inReach details. Connect the PN- 60w to your computer, and then click the Sync PN-60w button on the website to send your account info to your device.

Messages

Create messages (up to 160 characters) and send them to the contacts that you imported from explore.delorme. com. You can also add a new address in the eld.

The predened Quick Text messages you set up at explore.delorme.com are available in the drop-down list on the Compose Message page, or you can create a new message.

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Tra cking

Use the tracking feature with your inReach to send your location to explore.delorme.com. You can view your track points on the website later. If you create a map to share on explore.delorme.com, your tracking points will be available there. When you start tracking, you can send a message with a link to your map so your friends and family can follow along on your adventures.

SOS

The SOS feature uses the inReach to send a message to GEOS Search and Rescue in a critical or life-threatening emergency. GEOS will dispatch emergency services and notify the emergency contacts you listed in your explore.delorme. com account. See page 5 for more information.

Your location will be updated until you cancel the message.

IMPORTANT! YYou must cancel SOS to stop GEOS from sending help. Turning off the inReach device (or a connected 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.

Specications

Physical Specications

• Case: IPX-7 waterproof, impact resistant, and rugged

• Height (including antenna): 4.77”

• Height (not including antenna): 3.40”

• Width: 2.85”

• Depth: 1.73”

• Weight (without batteries): 7 oz

• Weight (with batteries): 8 oz

• Operating temperature range: -20 º C to +70º C (-4º F to +158º F)

• Storage temperature range: -45º C to +75º C (-49º F to +167º F)

Battery Life and Usage

Two (2) AA batteries are required for use. Lithium batteries provide the best performance and are strongly recommended. Alkaline and NiMH batteries can be used in an emergency; the low battery warning is not accurate for these batteries. No other battery types are supported.

Iridium Communication

Using the inReach’s Iridium® communication services requires a clear view of the sky. A subscription is required to operate this device.

• Frequency Spectrum: 1.61GHz–1.63GHz

• Transmission (peak): 1.6W

inReach Wireless Radio (802.15.4)

• Radio technology: IEEE 802.15.4 compliant

• Frequency spectrum: 2.40GHz - 2.48GHz unlicensed band

• Transmission (peak): 2.5mW

Certications

FCC compliance statement (United States)

FCC Class B Part 15

This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.

CAUTION: Changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate

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this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference harmful to radio communications. There is no guarantee, however, that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

Industry Canada certication

This device complies with RSS-310 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.

EU regulatory conformance

DeLorme hereby declares that this inReach device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC, Directive 2002/95/EC, and Directive 2002/96/EC. The Declaration of Conformity made under Directive 1999/5/EC (HG nr.88/2003) is available for viewing at the following location in the EU community: manuals.delorme.com.

Limited Warranty

INREACH warrants that your inReach will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. If your inReach fails in normal use, INREACH will, during the rst (90) ninety-days after purchase, at its sole option, either repair or replace the unit. INREACH reserves the right to either repair or replace the unit with a new or refurbished unit at its sole discretion. Such repairs or replacements will be made at no charge for labor or materials; however, the customer will be responsible for any shipping charges incurred to send the device to INREACH. After the rst ninety (90)

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