HC10836 — Middle magazine empty sensor S12 failure
Agfa CT error code, reported by the Film Tray Pick-up Modules (Sensors, Motors & Actuators).
What HC10836 means
On DryStar 5500 (Type 5364/100) and DryStar 5503 (Type 5364/300) CT systems, status code HC10836 indicates: Middle magazine empty sensor S12 failure. The code originates in the Film Tray Pick-up — Sensors, Motors & Actuators section of the Film Tray Pick-up Modules (Sensors, Motors & Actuators). Severity level alarm (Alarm).
Reported action: Check the connections to S12, then connector XS1, then connector P31 on the MEC board, reconnecting or replacing any faulty connector found. Check the wiring from S12 to XS1 and from XS1 to MEC/P31 with a multimeter and repair as needed. If XS1 itself is defective, power off the printer and replace it. If the sensor is confirmed defective, power off the printer and replace S12; if the fault traces to the board, replace the MEC board..
Raised on the Drystar 5500/5503 when the middle magazine empty sensor S12 is not connected or is malfunctioning. Filed in the pick-up module sensors/motors/actuators fault-code table with the equivalent upper- and lower-tray empty-detection codes.
Full troubleshooting for HC10836
The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the Film Tray Pick-up — Sensors, Motors & Actuators subsystem are documented in the FSELIB Activion16 (TSX-031A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with real figures.
Open the Activion16 service manualRelated Film Tray Pick-up — Sensors, Motors & Actuators codes
Source: AGFA DryStar service manual — HC error catalogue (FSELIB authored corpus). Reference information re-authored by FSELIB — not a copy of the OEM manual.