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1. Getting started

1.1 What you need

  • A Fastmark target (see chapter 2 for the models).
  • A phone or tablet running Android or iOS, with Bluetooth switched on.
  • An internet connection for the very first launch of the app. After that, the app works fully offline; internet is only needed again to sign in to an account and to synchronize your results.

1.2 Installing the app

Install Fastmark Sport from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. It is free.

When the app is first opened, the operating system asks for permission to use Bluetooth (and, on Android, the nearby-devices/location permission that Bluetooth scanning requires). Accept these requests — without them the app cannot see any target.

1.3 First launch

First launch

The first launch needs an internet connection because the app creates its private device profile and downloads the official shooting templates; this takes a few seconds, then the home screen is ready. Later launches are faster and work offline.

Two situations can prevent the first launch from completing:

  • "Invalid version" — your installed app is older than the minimum version the service accepts. Update the app from the store.
  • No internet on the very first launch — the app waits until a connection is available. Connect to the internet and the startup completes by itself.

You do not need to create an account to use the app: it starts on a private device profile and everything in this manual up to chapter 4 works without signing in. Signing in adds synchronization across devices and sharing — see chapter 4.

1.4 The home screen

Home screen with the events list

From top to bottom:

  • App bar — the Fastmark logo; on the right, the target button (a target-shaped icon) with a green counter showing how many targets the app currently sees. Tapping it lists the discovered targets (see chapter 3). When Bluetooth is off or its permission is missing, the button becomes a Bluetooth-disabled icon — tap it to fix the problem in place (§11.2).
  • Two tabs"Events" (calendar icon) listing your shooting days, and "Statistics" (chart icon) showing your progress per discipline (chapter 8).
  • The events list — one card per event: the event name, its "{} sessions" count, and the pictograms of the disciplines shot in that event. Events created by another account also appear here when you took part in them, with a distinct card color.
  • The "+" button (bottom right) — creates a new session (chapter 5).

1.5 The menu

The menu, open over the home screen

The menu is the app's side panel: swipe right from the left edge, or tap the menu icon at the top left of the app bar. Tap anywhere outside the panel to close it. It contains:

Entry Opens
"General settings" The settings page (chapter 10)
Your user name The user page — account, sign-in, supervisor status (chapter 4); the line under the name shows the signed-in email address
"About Ciblelec" The app version and licence information

1.6 Your first session, step by step

  1. Power on the target — press and hold its switch until the LED lights up (steady dim blue). Details in chapter 2.
  2. Open the app. Within a couple of seconds the target button's green counter shows 1.

    The target counter showing one target

  3. Tap "+" to create a session. The "Training" tab is selected by default — it is free practice with every parameter adjustable.

  4. In the "Shooters" list, tap the target badge next to your name and select your target in the list that opens. The badge turns green (1/1).

    Selecting the target for the shooter

  5. Tap the "Launch session" button (play arrow). The live shooting screen opens and the sequence starts (chapter 6).

  6. Shoot. Each impact appears on the target face within a fraction of a second, with its score.
  7. Tap the stop button when you are done (or let the timer run out). Your series is saved automatically.

1.7 Where results live

Everything you shoot is stored on the device immediately and synchronized in the background. To review a past session: home screen → tap the event (shooting day) → tap the session → tap a series. Scores, impact positions, statistics and notes are all kept — see chapter 7 and chapter 8.