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The easiest way to aim the scanner is by '''left'''-clicking on an object '''in the Map''' and using the Radial Menu. When you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object.
The easiest way to aim the scanner is by '''left'''-clicking on an object '''in the Map''' and using the Radial Menu. When you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object.


If you check the "align with camera" box in the menu that drops down from the [[#Map|"camera" icon on the Map window]], the d-scan cone will always point at what you see on your screen. The difference is this:
If you check the "align with camera" box in the menu that drops down from the [[#Map|"camera" icon on the Map window]], the d-scan cone on the map will lock to your ship. The difference is this:
* with this option checked, the scanner points wherever you point the camera, and the Map always shows the view from directly behind your ship, which means that the scan cone always looks like a circular cross-section;
* with this option checked, the scanner points wherever you point the camera, and the Map always shows the view from directly behind your ship, which means that the scan cone always looks like a circular cross-section;
* with the option not checked, the scanner still points wherever you point the camera, but the Map view can be rotated to show the scan cone.  
* with the option not checked, the scanner still points wherever you point the camera, but the Map view can be rotated to show the scan cone.