Directional scanning: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Qs openDscan.jpg|thumb|left]]

The directional scanner can be accessed by pressing ALT+D. You can also bring up ~~the directional scanner~~ by clicking the "radar" button, above the autopilot button but below the cargohold button on the left-hand side of your HUD.

The directional scanner ("d-scnner") can be accessed by pressing ALT+D. You can also bring it up by clicking the "radar" button, above the autopilot button but below the cargohold button on the left-hand side of your HUD, and when the window with the three scanners opens, choose the directional scanner.

It can be configured for a specified range up to about 14.355 AU (2,147,483,647 or 2.15x10<sup>9</sup> km) and a specified angle, ~~allowing~~ a skilled pilot to remotely check for objects (usually ships, or signs of ships) at celestial locations, such as asteroid belts, [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomalies]], moons/[[POS|player starbases]], and station undocks.

The d-scanner can be configured for a specified range up to about 14.355 AU (2,147,483,647 or 2.15x10<sup>9</sup> km) and a specified angle, from 5° to 360°. These allow a skilled pilot to remotely check for objects (usually ships, or signs of ships) at celestial locations such as asteroid belts, [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomalies]], moons/[[POS|player starbases]], and station undocks.

The scanner has four main controls: a filter selecter, a range slider, an angle slider and a map. A large SCAN button initiates and refreshes the scan, and a display section lists the items that the scanner has found.

[[File:Qs Dscan14-360.jpg|right]]

===Map===

~~[[File:Qs Dscan14-360.jpg]]~~

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-The directional scanner can be accessed by pressing ALT+D. You can also bring up the directional scanner by clicking the "radar" button, above the autopilot button but below the cargohold button on the left-hand side of your HUD.
+The directional scanner ("d-scnner") can be accessed by pressing ALT+D. You can also bring it up by clicking the "radar" button, above the autopilot button but below the cargohold button on the left-hand side of your HUD, and when the window with the three scanners opens, choose the directional scanner.
- It can be configured for a specified range up to about 14.355 AU (2,147,483,647 or 2.15x10<sup>9</sup> km) and a specified angle, allowing a skilled pilot to remotely check for objects (usually ships, or signs of ships) at celestial locations, such as asteroid belts, [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomalies]], moons/[[POS|player starbases]], and station undocks.
+The d-scanner can be configured for a specified range up to about 14.355 AU (2,147,483,647 or 2.15x10<sup>9</sup> km) and a specified angle, from 5° to 360°. These allow a skilled pilot to remotely check for objects (usually ships, or signs of ships) at celestial locations such as asteroid belts, [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomalies]], moons/[[POS|player starbases]], and station undocks.
+The scanner has four main controls: a filter selecter, a range slider, an angle slider and a map. A large SCAN button initiates and refreshes the scan, and a display section lists the items that the scanner has found.
+[[File:Qs Dscan14-360.jpg|right]]
 ===Map===
-[[File:Qs Dscan14-360.jpg]]