Preferences

Global settings for all races. Open Tools → Preferences. Stored in the Windows Registry (shared if Server and Client run on the same PC).

RSServer

RSClient

Client Preferences are a subset of Server.

Preference flags

Preference Flag	Description	Default	Scope	Notes
Auto-increment bib numbers	After adding an entry, advance or clear the bib field	On		On: bib +1. Off: bib blank
Save bibs in ASCII	Write ASCII bib numbers when saving results	Off	Server	Import into another DB that shares bibs
Save ALL results	On F10, also save bibs/times for all events	On	Server	Disabled while the network is active
Display fractional times	Results screen time precision	On		On: 0.01 s. Off: whole seconds
New switch	Push-button timer wiring	On		Two-wire (“new”) vs three-wire (“old”)
F9 clears fields	Allow F9 to clear the current entry	On		Off: F9 locked during data entry
Time from Enter key on Time Machine	Record a Time Machine ENTER press with no bib selected	Off		Off: discarded. On: recorded as a bandit entry (bib -1)
Auto enable external timer on start-up	Enables the external timer automatically when a race opens	Off		Eliminates manual timer activation
Lock keyboard on problem	Block input on results errors (e.g. duplicate)	Off		When Pop-up for duplicates is also On, locks the keyboard and plays an alert tone until Cancel/Esc
Pop-up for duplicates	Modal dialog on duplicate bib in results	On		Off: message only, no blocking dialog
Enter same as Tab	Enter key in Enter/Edit Names	Off		Off: first field next line. On: same as Tab
Use record number in Enter/Edit PgUp/PgDn	PgUp/PgDn walk order	On	Server	On: record number. Off: bib
Merge errors to file: MergeProb.txt	Write merge errors to file	Off		Multi-chute conflict errors → MergeProb.txt
No pop-up on merge errors	Suppress merge error dialogs	Off		Pair with write-to-file for bulk fixes
Must arm to delete or clear	Gate destructive Enter/Edit Names actions	Off		Delete: Ctrl-F2→F2. Clear field: Ctrl-F5→F5
Pop-up on delete in Edit/Results	Confirm before deleting bib/time	On	Server	Dialog notes Ctrl-F2 can disable warning
Check for record changed	Warn on leave if Enter/Edit record dirty	On		Off: no unsaved-change prompt
Listings beep	Beep when a listing file runs	Off		Audible start confirmation
Editor type-ahead	Autocomplete listing/editor commands	On		Off: no fill-in; command drop-down remains
Edit Results: Bibs and Times mode	Force bibs-and-times edit mode	Off		Ties each bib to its time (bib/tag races)
Auto login	Prompts the online system login dialog upon opening a race	Off	Server	Requires active network connection
Runtime Validator	Enable Runtime Validator checks	On*		See Runtime Validator
Auto Connect to Cloud	Connect to cloud timing on start	Off	Server
Alternate folder to save results	Extra copy destination on F10	(blank)	Server
Alternate folder to save entries	Backup on Browse F11 / auto-run	(blank)	Server	Saves entries.dta + entries.frm
Maximum difference for selects (sec)	Select-times match window	2	Server	Highlight pairing when Δt within value
Minutes for Auto Save	Periodic results save interval	5†	Server	Stored internally as counts = minutes × 300. Set to 0 to disable
HTML character width	Browser (F8) listing column spacing	0	Server	13 typical; 0 disables HTML output
Unregistered runner number	Bandit bib number (reusable across entrants)	0	Server	Blank disables URN
Server TCP port	Client listen port	51760‡	Server	Enforced range 1024–65535; IANA recommends 49152–65535. Independent of any chip-timing system's TCP port
External Editor location	Path for output editor	(blank)		Blank → Notepad
Language	Language for items in listing reports	English	Server
Results Management	What Erase ALL names does with existing results	Always Delete	Server	Radio group: Always Delete / Ask Every Time / Always Keep. See Results Management
Printer dialog box	Show printer dialog on listing Print	Off		Off: listing Copies / Orientation apply reliably
Multiple printers	Multi-printer print UI	Off
Page number position	Listing page number placement	Top	Server	Top or Bottom right
Default monospace font	Listing font	Courier New		Fixed-pitch TrueType only

* First install / missing registry key enables Runtime Validator.
† Typical installed value; internally stored as counts = minutes × 300 (e.g. 5 minutes = 1500 counts). A clean registry defaults to 0 (disabled).
‡ RunScore's internal default is 0; installers/registry commonly set 51760.

Results Management

Only Tools → Enter/Edit names → Erase ALL names reads this setting. Erase ALL names always deletes the names; this setting decides what happens to the results (bibs and times in every scoring event). See Erase ALL names for what each option does.

Removed from Preferences

• Number of chip fields — set per race in entries.ini.

Import / Export (JSON)

Built-in JSON Import and Export for Preferences and External Timers. Use this to move settings to a new laptop or standardize a fleet of timing machines without re-entering values.

Dialog	Default export name (Server)	Default export name (Client)
Preferences	prefs-server.json	prefs-client.json
External Timers	timers-server.json	timers-client.json

• Credentials excluded — login, password, and SMS secrets are not written to the file.
• Export / Import use dedicated file pickers; Preferences and External Timers are independent.
• Fleet standardization — export from the primary machine, import on secondary/backup laptops.
• Format validation — import rejects mismatched Server vs Client files (source_app) and invalid JSON schemas.

On Preferences: Export / Import at the bottom of the dialog. Import overwrites current Preferences after confirmation.

Form validation

Field properties (Search field, Unique field, etc.) write to {database}.val.xml. See Design Screen → Form validation.