HC10901 — Vertical alignment motor M8 not connected or malfunctioning
Agfa CT error code, reported by the Alignment Module.
What HC10901 means
On DryStar 5500 (Type 5364/100) and DryStar 5503 (Type 5364/300) CT systems, status code HC10901 indicates: Vertical alignment motor M8 not connected or malfunctioning. The code originates in the Alignment Module — Alignment Motors (M7/M8) section of the Alignment Module. Severity level alarm (Alarm).
Reported action: Check the connections to motor M8, then connector P27 on the MEC board — reconnect or replace whichever isn't OK. If the connections are fine, check the wiring from M8 to MEC/P27 with a multimeter and fix it if faulty. If the wiring is good, power off the printer and replace M8; if the fault persists, the MEC board is defective and needs replacing..
Raised on the Drystar 5500/5503 when the alignment module's vertical alignment motor M8 is not connected or is malfunctioning. The printer shows "Call service". Filed alongside the equivalent horizontal alignment motor code, HC10902.
Full troubleshooting for HC10901
The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the Alignment Module — Alignment Motors (M7/M8) subsystem are documented in the FSELIB Activion16 (TSX-031A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with real figures.
Open the Activion16 service manualRelated Alignment Module — Alignment Motors (M7/M8) 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.