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GPS and Location-Based Services
The Iridium Extreme™ GPS and Location-Based Service features allow you
to view, send, or restrict your location information. There are four main
components to setup and use these features:
• Location Options Setup Menu: located in the Iridium Extreme™ main
menu in the setup section, Location Options Options is where you
customize your GPS, emergency, message, and format options.
• Programmable SOS button: this red button is located on the top of
the phone, under a protective cover. By removing the cover and and
pressing the red button you can send your location information to your
designated contact in the event of an emergency.
• Location Convenience Key: located on the right side of the phone, you
can to press this key to view your location and share it via SMS to either
a pre-programmed “Quick GPS” contacts or a new message contact.
• Online portal integration with 3rd party providers: enables the
transmission of the phone’s location information on a scheduled
interval via short-burst data (SBD) to 3rd party portal providers for
online tracking
Note: Standard usage fees apply for sharing location via messaging or
placing a phone call via the programmable SOS button.
Location Options Setup Menu
The Location Options Setup Menu enables you to set up the following
options:
• GPSOptions:Enable/disableGPSonyourhandset;determinehow
frequentlytheGPSisupdatedwhenenabled;andlockyourGPS
settings.
• EmergencyOptions:SetupEmergency Recipients;determine
Emergency Actions;configureEmergency settings;andenter/cancel
Emergency Mode.
• MessageOptions:SetuptherecipientandfrequencyofyourautoGPS
location update message.
• Format:ConfiguretheformatofGPSlocationinformation.
• CurrentLocation:ViewandupdateyourcurrentGPSlocation.

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Starting from the main screen:
1. Press the left soft key, labeled
Menu.
2. The Main Menu is displayed. Use the
2-way Navi-key to scroll until Setup
is highlighted.
Press the left soft key to select
Setup.
3. With Location Options highlighted
press the left soft key, labeled
Select to enter the Location
Options menu.
4. Within the Location Options menu
are GPS Options, Emergency
Options, Message Options, Format,
and Current Location.
Menu
My Phonebook
SIM Phonebook
Messages
Voicemail
Data Modem
Call History
Setup
Select Back
Select Back
Location Options
Call Options
Volumes and Tones
Time & Date
Language
Backlight
Contrast
Setup
Select Back
GPS Options
Emergency Options
Message Options
Format
Current Location
Location Options
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Locating Location Options

Select Back
GPS Options
Emergency Options
Message Options
Format
Current Location
Location Options
Use the GPS Options menu to configure
the basic GPS settings on your handset.
Through this menu you can lock GPS
settings, set the GPS refresh frequency
rate, and turn GPS On or Off.
1. Press the left soft key, labeled Select
Within the GPS Options menu, enable
the GPS Settings Lock to prevent
modifications to GPS settings unless the
GPS Settings Lock PIN is entered.
1. Press the left soft key, labeled Select.
The default setting for GPS Settings
Lock is Disabled. To enable GPS
Settings Lock, move the 2-way
Navi-key until the Enabled option is
highlighted
2. Press the left soft key, labeled Select.
Select Back
GPS Settings Lock
Update Options
GPS On/Off
GPS Options
Select Back
Enabled
Disabled
GPS Settings Lock
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Using the GPS Options Menu
GPS Settings Lock

OK Clear
GPS Settings Lock
Enter PIN
To modify the GPS Settings Lock, you
will be prompted to enter the GPS
Settings Lock PIN. The default GPS
Settings Lock PIN is 3333 and can
be modified in the Security Menu by
navigating to Change PINs and then
GPS Settings Lock.
3. Once the default or personalized
GPS Settings Lock PIN is entered,
press the left soft key, labeled OK.
Within the GPS Options menu, the
GPS Update Options will allow you
to set how frequently a GPS position
is updated for viewing the Current
Location on the phone screen. To
access Update Options, use the 2-way
Navi-key to scroll and highlight this
feature.
1. Press the left soft key, labeled
Select.
Within the Update Options menu, the
options are provided to have the GPS
location updated One Time,Real Time,
every 5 minutes, or every 10 minutes.
To modify this setting, use the 2-way
Navi-key to scroll and highlight the
desired update rate.
2. Press the left soft key, labeled
Select.
Select Back
GPS Settings Lock
Update Options
GPS On/Off
GPS Options
Select Back
One Time
Real Time
5 Minutes
10 minutes
Update Options
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GPS Update Options

Within the GPS Options menu, the
GPS On/O will allow you to turn the
built-in GPS receiver on or off in your
phone.FeaturesthatrequireGPSon
will prompt you to turn GPS on. Use
of the programmable SOS button will
automatically turn GPS on. To adjust
GPS On/O, access the GPS Options
menu and use the 2-way Navi-key until
the GPS On/O menu is selected.
1. Press the left soft key, labeled Select.
The default setting for GPS On/O is
Disabled, meaning that GPS is off. It is
recommended that GPS is enabled for
frequent use of GPS (for example, use
with 3rd party online tracking portal)
and disabled for infrequent use to
conserve battery. To Enable GPS and
turn it on, use the 2-way Navi-key until
the Enabled option is highlighted.
2. Press the left soft key, labeled Select.
Select Back
GPS Settings Lock
Update Options
GPS On/Off
GPS Options
Select Back
Enabled
Disabled
GPS On/Off
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Turning GPS On/O
Note: the GPS receiver automatically saves your location to your phone
when the phone is turned on even if the GPS receiver is o.
Setting Emergency Options
The Emergency Options menu items are used to personalize your settings
for the programmable SOS button located on the top of your phone.
The programmable SOS button gives you the ability to flip open the
protective SOS button cover, press the red key located underneath, and
initiateamessageand/orphonecalltoyourdedicatedcontacts.These
contacts could be a family member, commercial safety service, safety
office, or Iridium-supported public emergency number (ex. 911 in U.S. or
000 in Australia).
Note: the operation of the SOS button feature is limited by any conditions
affecting the GPS signal strength and GPS service availability.
CAUTION: you must configure the SOS button Emergency Mode contact
in order to send an emergency message to a designated emergency call
recipient.

Select Back
GPS Options
Emergency Options
Message Options
Format
Current Location
Location Options
To access Emergency Options,
access Location Options and scroll
down with the 2-way Navi-key until
Emergency Options is highlighted.
Press the left soft key, labeled Select.
Within the Emergency Options menu
are Emergency Mode, Emergency
Actions, Emergency Beep, Message
Recipient, and Call Recipient.
In the Emergency Options menu, the
Emergency Mode allows you to initiate
anemergencycalland/ormessageto
your programmed contacts. The more
direct way to initiate Emergency Mode
is to press the red SOS button located
on the top of your phone.
If Emergency Mode is active, this
menu item can be used to cancel
Emergency Mode. When Emergency
Mode is activated, the option to cancel
Emergency
To initiate Emergency Mode from the
menu, highlight “Emergency Mode”
and press the left soft key, labeled
Select.
Select Back
Emergency Mode
Emergency Actions
Emergency Beep
Message Recipient
Call Recipient
Emergency Options
Select Back
Emergency Mode
Emergency Actions
Emergency Beep
Message Recipient
Call Recipient
Emergency Options
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Emergency Mode

After selecting Enter Emergency Mode
the countdown screen appears. You will
have 20 seconds to press the right soft
key labeled Cancel to stop Emergency
Mode if initiated accidentally. This
feature is designed to help reduce
false notifications to your designated
emergency contacts.
Once in Emergency Mode the phone
willinitiateacalland/ormessageto
your designated contacts. The phone
call (if programmed) will occur in
speakerphone mode and will retry if the
attempted call is unsuccessful.
Cancel
Entering Emergency
Mode in 20 seconds.
Deploy antenna and
make sure it is
oriented towards the
sky.
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Additionally, the phone (if programmed) will send an SMS message to
your designated contact every five minutes in the following format:
EMERGENCYLat+38.950116(stdv0075)Lon-0.250050(stdv0075)Alt-964
ft(stdv0075)GPSsats002011-05-2413:06UTCBatt49%UserlangenSent
via Iridium
This message contains the following information:
• EMERGENCYnotification
• TheLatitudeandstandarddeviationforaccuracy
• TheLongitudeandstandarddeviationforaccuracy
• TheAltitudeandstandarddeviationforaccuracy
• ThenumberofGPSsatellitesthatwerevisibletothephonetoassist
with gauging accuracy
• Thedate(year–month–day)andtime(UTC)
• The%ofphonebatterychargeremaining
• Thelanguageofthephonemenusettingtogivesomeindicationofthe
language of the user (ex. “en” is English)
• SentviaIridium

Yes No
Are you sure you
want to exit
emergency mode?
Cancel Emergency
While in Emergency Mode the
dedicated SOS LED will illuminate
and SOS icon on the phone screen
will appear. The SOS LED will change
colors from red to green depending
upon the transmission status and
an audible tone will also occur (if
programmed) when the Emergency
Mode message is being sent.
Emergency Mode can be cancelled
by pressing the right soft key, labeled
Cancel.
If you decide to cancel Emergency
Mode, the phone will prompt you with
a message asking you if “Are you sure
you want to exit emergency mode?”
If you select “No” by pressing the right
soft key, labeled No, Emergency
Mode will not be cancelled. If you
select “Yes” by pressing the left soft
key labeled “Yes”, Emergency Mode
will be cancelled. If Emergency Mode
is canceled, a cancellation message will
be sent to your designated contact.
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Yes No
Are you sure you
want to exit
emergency mode?
Cancel Emergency
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Note: if you do not cancel Emergency Mode, your phone will continue to
remain in Emergency Mode even after you turn off and on the phone.
Emergency Actions
In the Emergency Options menu, Emergency Actions will allow you
todeterminethetypesofcalland/ormessageactionsthatwilloccur
when Emergency Mode is initiated. The default setting is Message
and Call, which means that a message and call will be initiated to your
programmed contacts in the event that Emergency Mode is started
by pressing the red SOS button on the top of the phone or by selecting
Emergency Mode from the menu.

To change the default setting to either
Message Only or Call Only, use the
2-way Navi-key, highlight the preferred
option and press the left option key,
labeled Select.
Note: If the GPS Settings Lock is
enabled, you will be prompted for
the GPS Settings Lock PIN when
attempting to change this setting.
In the Emergency Options menu,
if Emergency Beep is enabled, the
handset will beep three (3) times every
five(5)minutestoenablerespondersto
hear where the handset is located. The
default setting is Disabled. To change
the default setting to Enabled, use the
2-way Navi-key to highlight Enabled
and press the left option key, labeled
Select.
Note: If the GPS Settings Lock is
enabled, you will be prompted for
the GPS Settings Lock PIN when
attempting to change this setting.
Select Back
Enabled
Disabled
Emergency Beep
Select Back
Message and Call
Message Only
Call Only
Emergency Actions
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Emergency Beep
Message Recipient
In the Emergency Options menu, Message Recipient will allow you
to program up to three (3) contacts that will receive Emergency Mode
notifications via messaging. In order for this feature to operate, “Message
and Call” or “Message Only” needs to be selected in Emergency Actions.
The default setting for Message Recipient is “empty”, meaning that
recipients need to be added in order to notify a designated contact in the
event of an emergency.

Options Back
(empty)
(empty)
(empty)
Recipient
To program a new Message Recipient,
use the 2-way Navi-key and highlight
the listing that you would like to Edit
or Delete. Press the left option key,
labeled Options.
Next, use the 2-way Navi-key to
highlight the desired option to
Edit, Delete, or Delete All. If Edit
is selected, the phone will allow
you to Edit or enter a new message
recipient. If Delete is selected, it will
delete the previously highlighted
Message Recipient listing. If Delete
All is selected, all Message Recipient
listings will be deleted.
Once the desired action is highlighted
using the 2-way Navi-key, press the
left option key, labeled Select.
Next, if Edit is selected, the Select
Recipient screen will appear providing
the options to Enter Number, Enter
Email, or select an existing address
from your Phonebook.
• ToEnter Number, press the left
option key, labeled Select, and
enter the number.
• ToEnter Email, use the 2-way Navi-
key to highlight Enter Email and
press the left option key, labeled
Select.
• Toselectanexistingaddress,usethe
2-way Navi-key to highlight the My
Select Back
Edit
Delete
Delete All
Recipient
Select Back
Enter Number
Enter Email
My Phonebook #1
My Phonebook #2
My Phonebook #3
Recipient
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Note: If the GPS Settings Lock is enabled, you will be prompted for the
GPS Settings Lock PIN when attempting to change this setting.

Phonebook listing and press the left
option key, labeled Select.
Once the My Phonebook listing is
selected, you will need to use the 2-way
Navi-key to highlight which address to
use and then press the left option key,
labeled Select.
Once your recipient has been added, it
will appear in your Message Recipient
listing.
Save Clear
Call Recipient
To program a new Call Recipient, type
in the desired number and press the left
soft key, labeled Save.
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Call Recipient
In the Emergency Options menu, Call Recipient will allow you to
program one (1) contact that will receive an Emergency Mode phone call.
In order for this feature to operate, “Message and Call” or “Phone Only”
needs to be selected in Emergency Actions.
The default setting for Message Recipient is blank, meaning that a call
recipient needs to be added in order to notify a designated contact in the
event of an emergency.
Note:a+signisautomaticallyaddedatthebeginningofthedialing
string to automatically insert the international access code, therefore 00
is not required. The call recipient number must include the country code
andnumber(ex.[phone])oremergencynumber(ex.+911).Note
that Iridium only supports 911 in the US and 000 in Australia and these
numbers will not work in other geographies.

To program Message Options, press
the left soft key, labeled Select.
Select Back
GPS Options
Emergency Options
Message Options
Format
Current Location
Location Options
To program the Regular Updates from
the Message Options screen, select
Regular Updates with the left option
key, labeled Select. Once selected,
Update Frequency and Update
Recipient will appear.
Select Back
Regular Updates
Quick GPS List
Message Options
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Message Options
In the Location Options menu, Message Options will allow you to
program settings for Regular Updates of location and also use of a Quick
GPS list feature.
In the Message Options menu, Regular Updates will allow you to
program one (1) recipient to receive regularly scheduled messages from
you with your location. Once the recipient is programmed and a message
frequency is selected, your designated contact will receive Regular
Updates from you automatically.
Quick GPS will allow you to send one (1) single location update to up to
five(5)recipientsprogrammedinyourphoneviamessaging.Toinitiatea
Quick GPS, press the Convenience Key located on the right side of your
phone, obtain an updated location, select “Share” with the left option
key, and select Quick GPS with the left option key.

• TomodifytheUpdate Frequency,
press the left option key, labeled
Select. The default setting is No
Update, meaning that no update
message will be sent. The options are:
No update, Startup only, 5 minutes,
10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4
hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 1
day, 3 days, 1 week.
• Tomodifythedefaultsetting,usethe
2-way Navi-key, highlight the desired
option and press the left option key,
labeled Select.
• TomodifytheUpdate Recipient,
use the 2-way Navi-key to highlight
Update Recipient and press the left
option key, labeled Select.
After selecting Update Recipient,
you will see one empty listing for
programming. Press the left option
key, labeled Options in order to Edit,
Delete, or Delete All of the Update
Recipient listing. Next, if Edit is
selected, the Select Recipient screen
will appear providing the options to
Enter Number, Enter Email, or select an
existing address from your Phonebook.
• ToEnter Number, press the left
option key, labeled Select, and enter
the number.
• ToEnter Email, use the 2-way Navi-
key to highlight Enter Email and
press the left option key, labeled
Select.
• Toselectanexisting address, use the
2-way Navi-key to highlight the My
Phonebook listing and press the left
option key, labeled Select. Once the
My Phonebook listing is selected,
Select Back
Update Frequency
Update Recipient
Regular Updates
Select Back
Enter Number
Enter Email
My Phonebook #1
My Phonebook #2
My Phonebook #3
Recipient
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you will need to use the 2-way Navi-
key to highlight which address to
use and then press the left option
key, labeled Select.
Once your recipient has been added, it
will appear in your Update Recipient
listing.
To program the Quick GPS List from
the Message Options screen, use the
2-way Navi-key and select Quick
GPS List with the left option key,
labeled Select.Onceselected,five(5)
empty listings will appear. To add a
new recipient, highlight the empty
listing that you would like to change
and press the left option key, labeled
Select. To Enter Number, Enter
Email, or select an existing address
from your phonebook, follow the
same instructions as programming an
Update Recipient as described above.
Select Back
Regular Updates
Quick GPS List
Message Options
Select Back
GPS Options
Emergency Options
Message Options
Format
Current Location
Location Options
The format of your GPS location
information can be modified.
The handset provides four (4) options
for position:
• Decimaldegrees
• DegMinSec(defaultsetting)
• UTM
• U.S.NationalGrid
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GPS Quick List
Format

FromtheFormat screen, to modify the
setting for position format, press the
left soft key, labeled Select.
FromthePosition screen, to modify
the setting for position format, use the
2-way Navi-Key to highlight and the
preferred format and then use the left
option key, labeled Select.
FromtheFormat screen, to modify the
setting for Altitude format, press the
left soft key, labeled Select.
Select Back
Position
Altitude
Format
Select Back
Decimal Degree
Deg Min Sec
UTM
US National Grid
Position
Select Back
Position
Altitude
Format
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Position Format
Altitude Format

Select Back
Feet
Meters
Altitude
FromtheAltitude screen, to modify
the setting for Altitude format, use
the 2-way Navi-Key to highlight and
the preferred format and then use the
left option key, labeled Select.
This screen is reached via the Location
Options menu or by pressing the
side Convenience Key which is
programmed to pull up Current
Location (to modify this setting, see
Chapter13).WhenCurrent Location is
displayed:
• IfGPSisenabled,thestoredlocation
fix will be displayed immediately
(the position will be left blank if no
stored position is available).
• IfGPSandtheGPSSettingsLock
are disabled, you will be asked if
youwanttoenableGPS;ifso,the
screen will be loaded with blank
position data and with the message
“Acquiring location” in place of “Age
of fix”.
• IfyouchoosenottoenableGPS,
or if GPS is disabled and the GPS
Settings Lock is on, then a “No
location information available”
message will be displayed
temporarily.
If location is available, it will be
displayed in the configured format
including Latitude, Longitude,
Altitude, Age of fix, and number of
GPS satellites. The screen will update
Select Back
Lat:
Lon:
Alt:
Age of Fix:
Updating...
Current Location
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Current Location

automatically as frequently as you
designated setting.
Fromthisscreen,youhavetheoptionto
Share your location with other people
by sending it in a message. To Share,
press the left option key, labeled Share.
If Share is selected, the Share Location
Options will appear. The available
options are:
• Quick GPS–tosendyourlocationto
your preconfigured list of up to five
(5)contacts
• New message–toappendyour
location to a new message, allowing
you to add additional text and then
address the message to a new or
existing contact.
To Share your location, use the 2-way
Navi-key to select your desired Share
method and press the left option key,
labeled Select.
Select Back
Enter Number
Enter Email
My Phonebook #1
My Phonebook #2
My Phonebook #3
Recipient
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Online Portal Integration with 3rd Parties
Your Iridium Extreme™ also supports integration with 3rd party online
portals using short burst data (SBD). These 3rd party online portals provide
the ability to track your phone’s location online, see location history, two-
way message, set-up geofences, and coordinate scheduled check-ins. This
capability is helpful if you are managing a fleet of phones and need to
monitorworkflowand/orsafetywithasolutionthatprovidesmorerobust
capabilitiesthanstandardmessaging.Formoreinformationabout3rd
party online portal integration, contact your service provider.