I CANNOT get DATALINK scanner to activate. What am I doing wrong?

[Skyfire]

In SRV I have fire group set, I switch to turret, I try scrolling through fire groups, but CANNOT get it to show or activate! What am I doing wrong?? I'm sat at a data point I really want to scan! Thanks for any help ... especially soonish!!

 

[Enderby]

Get close. Target. Scan

 

[Skyfire]

I am close! Data point is active. I've tried putting data link scanner on buttton 1, button 2, switching between combat and explore mode etc etc. Data point is active as it has raised up (and says active!)

 

[Enderby]

Try other scanner
Composition?

 

[Skyfire]

There is no separate fire group option for turret ... unless I'm missing something???

 

[Shir]

You need to deploy the weapons for it to work
Edit.. Thought you were in a ship.

 

[Skyfire]

Not working either. I press button when in analysis mode ... it just says incorrect cockpit mode

 

[Skyfire]

Guns fire when in combat mode

 

[whothe]

Use combat mode for data scans
You have data scanner on fire group 2?
SRV fire buttons bindings set?

 

[Morbad]

Right mode?

Right fire group and trigger correctly bound?

Module powered up?

 

[Skyfire]

OK, I'm an idiot! I've been playing this game for years ... but haven't used SRV properly for ages. Found everything was set up ... but scanner doesn't work unless you first TARGET the data point! D'oh!!!! Shows how you can still (re) learn stuff!!! LOL

Thanks for the help anyway guys!

 

[Enderby]

Yes, as I said

 

[Vandaahl]

Btw, you can scan the datapoint from the schip as well. You don't need to use the SRV for that. You need to get with 100 meters though. Saves you a lot of faff.

If you scan it while using silent running, no one will get mad as well ..

 

[Skyfire]

Oooh! Thanks! I didn't know that one! Will have to try that ... I have a location that's being a bit tricky ... lots of defence etc ... and as i say my SRV technique seems a little rusty!

 

[Vetinari]

Just for the record, both data & comp scanners in SRV work in both Combat & Analysis so no need to switch modes, can be left in Combat.

Data Link scanner must target whatever it wants to scan and be within a tiny range - sub 400m in ship, usually in SRV if can target its close enough already and can scan it from there.

Comp Scanner does not need to target the object its scanning, just be looking/pointing at it and usually glows a bit to show its found something.

Just for fun, every single time you replace the hangar and buy another, it will completely forget you want both scanners to work and only put one of them in a fire group to begin with, with weapons in the other. So every single time you have to reassign it to a fire group, such fun!

 

[Skyfire]

Just for the record, both data & comp scanners in SRV work in both Combat & Analysis so no need to switch modes, can be left in Combat.

Data Link scanner must target whatever it wants to scan and be within a tiny range - sub 400m in ship, usually in SRV if can target its close enough already and can scan it from there.

Comp Scanner does not need to target the object its scanning, just be looking/pointing at it and usually glows a bit to show its found something.

Just for fun, every single time you replace the hangar and buy another, it will completely forget you want both scanners to work and only put one of them in a fire group to begin with, with weapons in the other. So every single time you have to reassign it to a fire group, such fun!

Yes, I've been irritated by the 'have to reassign fire groups' when trying to do something in the SRV after not taking one for a while.
As for the Comp scanner, I hadn't remembered that either! Just shows, as I said, I can still re-learn stuff!