HOME MODE
When the Home button on the Base Station is pressed the blue Home light will come on steady. This activates the low power RF Safety Zone. This is the normal power saving operating mode with the CareRing within the Safety Zone around the Base Station.
If the person wearing the device goes out of the Safety Zone, two things will happen.
The caregiver will receive a message and the CareRing will automatically go into Search Mode, providing location, temperature and movement information to the caregiver’s computer or smartphone every 60 seconds and audible and visual alarms will be triggered on the Base Station itself.
AWAY MODE
When the Away button on the Base Station is pressed the yellow Away light will come on steady. In Away mode the Safety Zone is inactive and the person wearing the device can leave the home without any alarms being triggered or the device going into Search Mode.
Away mode is used if the person is leaving the Safety Zone for any normal living activities such as walking, outside visits, excursions and even golfing or camping.
In Away Mode, the caregiver can locate the person on request. Should the person not return from their activity within an expected time frame, the caregiver can also locate the person by initiating Search Mode from their computer or smartphone.Away Mode can be used with or without the caregiver accompanying the client.
SEARCH MODE
Search Mode is automatically triggered when the CareRing leaves the defined Safety Zone in Home Mode. It can also be triggered by the caregiver in Away Mode or at any time the caregiver chooses to do so. In Search Mode the caregiver receives location messages every 60 seconds. Temperature and Movement information can also be included in the messaging as an option.
In the event of a loss of Cell service or the ability to get satellite reception, CareRing constantly emits a VHF radio signal (Ping). VHF Radio is the technology used by Police and Search and Rescue. Unlike cellular and GPS technology, its signal doesn’t rely on cellular networks or satellite signals and can often be tracked when a person wanders into a shallow body of water, a densely wooded area, a concrete structure such as a garage, or a building constructed with steel.
The Search and Rescue Receivers can detect the RF signal emitted from a CareRing typically within a range of one half mile for on-the-ground searches and 5-7 miles in searches by helicopter. This is another reason why you can trust CareRing.