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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. | 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. | ||
*Filter selecter (red arrow): a drop down menu lets you set a filter for the scanner results. The scanner finds everything that it can, but only displays the items indicated by the filter. | *Filter selecter (red arrow): a drop down menu lets you set a filter for the scanner results. The scanner finds everything that it can, but only displays the items indicated by the filter. | ||
*Range slider(green) and range input box: sets the distance that the scanner can see, from 0 to 14.3 AU. The slider gives a set of widely used values: .5, 1. 5. 10 and 14.3 AU, with 14.3 being the farthest distance that the scanner can accomodate. | *Range slider(green) and range input box: sets the distance that the scanner can see, from 0 to 14.3 AU. The slider gives a set of widely used values: .5, 1. 5. 10 and 14.3 AU, with 14.3 being the farthest distance that the scanner can accomodate. | ||
*Angle slider (yellow): at its maximum, 360°, the scanner finds everything in a sphere centered on your ship. By reducing this value you can narrow the search to a cone that points out from the nose of your ship. | *Angle slider (yellow): at its maximum, 360°, the scanner finds everything in a sphere centered on your ship. By reducing this value you can narrow the search to a cone that points out from the nose of your ship. | ||
*Map: a window that shows the local solar system with your ship's scanner presented in red. | *Map: a window that shows the local solar system with your ship's scanner presented in red. | ||
* Scan results: a list of items found by the scanner. Choosing different filters from the drop-down menu will change what is shown in this list. | |||
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===Map=== | ===Map=== | ||