HC11203 — Lower pick-up module: position sensors not reached or vacuum lost during pick-up
Agfa CT error code, reported by the Film Tray Pick-up Module (Lower Tray).
What HC11203 means
On DryStar 5500 (Type 5364/100) and DryStar 5503 (Type 5364/300) CT systems, status code HC11203 indicates: Lower pick-up module: position sensors not reached or vacuum lost during pick-up. The code originates in the Film Tray Pick-up (Lower) — Suction & Position Sensors section of the Film Tray Pick-up Module (Lower Tray). Severity level alarm (Alarm).
Reported action: Work through the checks in order: remove any mechanical blockage in the lower pick-up unit; check all hoses from the vacuum pump to the valves and to the lower pick-up unit for leaks and inspect the pick-up sucker for damage; if the fault persists, power off the printer and replace the vacuum valve (Part V2), the vacuum pump (Part M13), or the lower pick-up unit itself (Part PU2)..
Raised on the Drystar 5500/5503 lower film tray pick-up module when positioning sensors S17/S18 are not reached, or pick-up vacuum is lost, during a film pick-up. Its counterpart on the upper tray is HC11205; HC11251 covers the same lower module for a pure no-vacuum case.
Full troubleshooting for HC11203
The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the Film Tray Pick-up (Lower) — Suction & Position Sensors 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 (Lower) — Suction & Position Sensors 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.