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<span style="color:#768d31">Even if you mostly plan to mine or explore, it is worthwhile at least reading this section. Hostile ships WILL be looking for you, and this is how they do it. If you try it yourself, you will have a better feel for the process and more easily defeat it when it happens to you.</span>

(This is but one example. There are a variety of offensive d-scan techniques, covering different tactical situations. [[D-Scan 102]] provides an in-depth look at these.)

(This is but one example. There are a variety of offensive d-scan techniques, covering different tactical situations. [[D-Scan 102]] provides an in-depth look at many of these.)

[[File:Qs 01dscanprac.jpg|left|400px]]

~~So let's say~~ a hunter is looking for mining targets. The first thing that he or she does is to enter a system and look at the Overview to find a moon or planet with a number of nearby asteroid belts.[[File:Qs 02dscanprac.jpg|right|200px]] In this case Amygnon VIII has three belts within d-scan range. So the hunter warps to the moon.

Imagine that a hunter is looking for mining targets. The first thing that he or she does is to enter a system and look at the Overview to find a moon or planet with a number of nearby asteroid belts.[[File:Qs 02dscanprac.jpg|right|200px]] In this case Amygnon VIII has three belts within d-scan range. So the hunter warps to the moon. The plan is to scan each of the asteroid belts looking for mining ships. Although the scanner will not give the range to a ship, it WiLL give the range to the asteroid belt, enabling the hunter to warp in farily close to the target.

[[File:Qs 03dscanprac.jpg|left|300px]]

Next the hunter sets the scanner range to match that of the farthest asteroid belt (in this case 5 AU, and sets the angle to something that will blanket the belt, in this case 30°. Using the first icon at the top left of the Map, the hunter unchecks all the boxes except for Asteroid Belts. The next step is to zoom the Map in as close as possible.

Next the hunter sets the scanner range to match that of the farthest asteroid belt (in this case 5 AU), and sets the angle to something that will blanket the belt (in this case 30°). Using the first icon at the top left of the Map, the hunter unchecks all the boxes except for Asteroid Belts. The next step is to zoom the Map in as close as possible.

[[File:Qs 04dscanprac.jpg|right|thumb|Use the radial menu inside the Map to aim the scanner.]]

As you can see, only asteroid belts can be seen (''the icon for a belt is a cluster of 3 dots''). Using the radial menu (''left click on the belt icon and choose the scanner icon when it pops up''), the hunter points the scanner at the first asteroid belt and takes a snapshot.

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 <span style="color:#768d31">Even if you mostly plan to mine or explore, it is worthwhile at least reading this section. Hostile ships WILL be looking for you, and this is how they do it. If you try it yourself, you will have a better feel for the process and more easily defeat it when it happens to you.</span>
-(This is but one example. There are a variety of offensive d-scan techniques, covering different tactical situations. [[D-Scan 102]] provides an in-depth look at these.)
+(This is but one example. There are a variety of offensive d-scan techniques, covering different tactical situations. [[D-Scan 102]] provides an in-depth look at many of these.)
 [[File:Qs 01dscanprac.jpg|left|400px]]
-So let's say a hunter is looking for mining targets. The first thing that he or she does is to enter a system and look at the Overview to find a moon or planet with a number of nearby asteroid belts.[[File:Qs 02dscanprac.jpg|right|200px]] In this case Amygnon VIII has three belts within d-scan range. So the hunter warps to the moon.
+Imagine that a hunter is looking for mining targets. The first thing that he or she does is to enter a system and look at the Overview to find a moon or planet with a number of nearby asteroid belts.[[File:Qs 02dscanprac.jpg|right|200px]] In this case Amygnon VIII has three belts within d-scan range. So the hunter warps to the moon. The plan is to scan each of the asteroid belts looking for mining ships. Although the scanner will not give the range to a ship, it WiLL give the range to the asteroid belt, enabling the hunter to warp in farily close to the target.
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 [[File:Qs 03dscanprac.jpg|left|300px]]
-Next the hunter sets the scanner range to match that of the farthest asteroid belt (in this case 5 AU, and sets the angle to something that will blanket the belt, in this case 30°. Using the first icon at the top left of the Map, the hunter unchecks all the boxes except for Asteroid Belts. The next step is to zoom the Map in as close as possible.
+Next the hunter sets the scanner range to match that of the farthest asteroid belt (in this case 5 AU), and sets the angle to something that will blanket the belt (in this case 30°). Using the first icon at the top left of the Map, the hunter unchecks all the boxes except for Asteroid Belts. The next step is to zoom the Map in as close as possible.
 [[File:Qs 04dscanprac.jpg|right|thumb|Use the radial menu inside the Map to aim the scanner.]]
 As you can see, only asteroid belts can be seen (''the icon for a belt is a cluster of 3 dots''). Using the radial menu (''left click on the belt icon and choose the scanner icon when it pops up''), the hunter points the scanner at the first asteroid belt and takes a snapshot.