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===Map=== | ===Map=== | ||
[[File:Qs Dscan14-360map.jpg|left|thumb|Map with d-scanner set to maximum range and angle.]] | [[File:Qs Dscan14-360map.jpg|left|thumb|Map with d-scanner set to maximum range and angle.]] | ||
Pressing the circular button at the top right of the directional scanner window opens a map of the local solar system. Your ship will be highlighted by a red area showing the extent of the d-scan at its current settings. | Pressing the circular button at the top right of the directional scanner window opens a map of the local solar system. Your ship will be highlighted by a red area showing the extent of the d-scan at its current settings. The d-scan map can be resized and moved, and the same map window is used by the probe scanner. | ||
Dragging on the map with the mouse will give you a different look at the system, but this will not change the orientation of the scanner. | Dragging on the map with the mouse will give you a different look at the system, but this will not change the orientation of the scanner. | ||
[[File:Qs DscanMapIcons.jpg|right|350px|D-scan map icons]] | [[File:Qs DscanMapIcons.jpg|right|350px|D-scan map icons]] | ||
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* The camera icon turns the red scan area display on and off. It also lets you lock the map to the orientation of your ship. (For more on this, see "[[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]]".) | * The camera icon turns the red scan area display on and off. It also lets you lock the map to the orientation of your ship. (For more on this, see "[[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]]".) | ||
You can easily aim the directional scanner by left-clicking on an object in the Map. This will bring up the Radial Menu, and when you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object. | |||
===Range=== | ===Range=== | ||