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*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 that chooses 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 arrow) and range input box: sets the distance that the scanner can see. The slider offers a set of widely used values: from .1 to 14.3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit AU], with 14.3 being the farthest available distance.

*Angle slider (yellow arrow): 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 arrow): at its maximum, 360°, the scanner finds everything in a sphere centered on your ship. By reducing the angle 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 d-scan area 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.

Pressing the big, square SCAN button will initiate a scan. In addition, because frequent re-scanning is necessary in certain situations, EVE includes a "d-scan ~~spammer~~" hot key. This hotkey has no default setting, but it is named "Refresh Directional Scan", and you can find it in the "Combat" section under the "Shortcuts" tab in the game preferences window. (''Press ESC to open this window''.) ~~Pressing the~~ Refresh Directional Scan key ~~opens~~ the d-scan if it is not already open, and refreshes the scan if it is.

Pressing the big, square SCAN button will initiate a scan. In addition, because frequent re-scanning is necessary in certain situations, EVE includes a "d-scan spamming" hot key. This hotkey has no default setting, but it is named "Refresh Directional Scan", and you can find it in the "Combat" section under the "Shortcuts" tab in the game preferences window. (''Press ESC to open this window''.) The Refresh Directional Scan key will open the d-scan window if it is not already open, and refreshes the scan if it is.

Once you have ~~initiated~~ a scan, changing the scanner's filter will immediately update the results list to ~~accomodate~~ the new filter. However, this uses the data from the previous scan, and so may be inaccurate~~. To~~ update the list, just press SCAN again. Changing either the range or angle will cause a fresh scan to be run automatically, using the new settings.

Once you have performed a scan, changing the scanner's filter will immediately update the results list to match the new filter. However, this uses the data from the previous scan, and so may be inaccurate, and to update the list, just press SCAN again. Changing either the range or angle will cause a fresh scan to be run automatically, using the new settings.

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-*Filter selecter (<span style="color:#ff2600">red</span> 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 (<span style="color:#ff2600">red</span> arrow): a drop down menu that chooses a filter for the scanner results. The scanner finds everything that it can, but only displays the items indicated by the filter.
 *Range slider (<span style="color:#00ff00">green</span> arrow) and range input box: sets the distance that the scanner can see. The slider offers a set of widely used values: from .1 to 14.3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit AU], with 14.3 being the farthest available distance.
-*Angle slider (<span style="color:#ffee00">yellow</span> arrow): 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 (<span style="color:#ffee00">yellow</span> arrow): at its maximum, 360°, the scanner finds everything in a sphere centered on your ship. By reducing the angle 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 d-scan area 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.
-Pressing the big, square SCAN button will initiate a scan. In addition, because frequent re-scanning is necessary in certain situations, EVE includes a "d-scan spammer" hot key. This hotkey has no default setting, but it is named "Refresh Directional Scan", and you can find it in the "Combat" section under the "Shortcuts" tab in the game preferences window. (''Press ESC to open this window''.) Pressing the Refresh Directional Scan key opens the d-scan if it is not already open, and refreshes the scan if it is.
+Pressing the big, square SCAN button will initiate a scan. In addition, because frequent re-scanning is necessary in certain situations, EVE includes a "d-scan spamming" hot key. This hotkey has no default setting, but it is named "Refresh Directional Scan", and you can find it in the "Combat" section under the "Shortcuts" tab in the game preferences window. (''Press ESC to open this window''.) The Refresh Directional Scan key will open the d-scan window if it is not already open, and refreshes the scan if it is.
-Once you have initiated a scan, changing the scanner's filter will immediately update the results list to accomodate the new filter. However, this uses the data from the previous scan, and so may be inaccurate. To update the list, just press SCAN again. Changing either the range or angle will cause a fresh scan to be run automatically, using the new settings.
+Once you have performed a scan, changing the scanner's filter will immediately update the results list to match the new filter. However, this uses the data from the previous scan, and so may be inaccurate, and to update the list, just press SCAN again. Changing either the range or angle will cause a fresh scan to be run automatically, using the new settings.
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