Scanning – Basics

What is scanning mode?

The controls know several operator modes for ships. One of them is scanning mode: the function “Toggle Scanning Operator Mode” sits in the group “Vehicles – Seats and Operator Modes”, right next to “Toggle Mining Operator Mode”.^q1 It is already bound in the game’s default profile.^q1

The scanning functions themselves form their own group: “Vehicles – Scanning”.^q1

The scanning functions

• Toggle Scanning Operator Mode – switches the mode on and off.^q1
• Activate Scanning – a hold function: active as long as you keep the key pressed.^q1 Our Stream Deck tool assigns it to mouse or stick; that is why it is missing from the Stream Deck section below.
• Activate Ping – also a hold function; the game’s own name says “Hold & Release”.^q1 It belongs to the group “Flight – Radar”.^q1
• Increase Scanning Angle and Decrease Scanning Angle – one key press each.^q1
• MFD – Set Page – Scanning – switches a multi-function display (MFD) to the scanning page, as a short and as a long press (0.25 seconds) separately. Neither is bound in the default profile.^q1

Scan focus and scanning angle

Internally the two angle functions are called v_inc_scan_focus_level and v_dec_scan_focus_level: the game data speaks of a focus level, the German and English interface of the scanning angle.^q1 So in our data “scan focus” and “scanning angle” mean the same two functions.

Operating sequence – as far as sourced

What is sourced: which functions exist and how they are triggered.^q1 The order below follows only from their names.

1. Switch on scanning mode – “Toggle Scanning Operator Mode”.
2. Set the scanning angle – increase or decrease.
3. Scan – hold “Activate Scanning”.
4. Ping – hold and release “Activate Ping”.
5. Look at the result – if needed, switch an MFD to “Scanning”.

Stock radar

In the controls the ping function belongs to the group “Flight – Radar”.^q1 Which radar a ship has from the factory is in the slot data.^q2 As an example, the three ships from Mining – Basics: