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Q. How do I turn on/off the SPOT unit?

A. SPOT has a separate power button to ensure long battery life and to help avoid sending messages accidentally. To turn SPOT on, press the ON/OFF button. You must then wait an additional 2 seconds before activating any SPOT function. When power is on, the indicator light will blink once every 3 seconds. This is also helpful for making SPOT more visible in the dark. To turn SPOT off, press and hold the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds. The SPOT must “see” a clear view of the sky in order to receive the required GPS data it needs from the GPS satellite constellation, and it must also see the Globalstar communications constellation of satellites to effectively send the signals to the file servers.