HC11218 — Sheet jam at coversheet sensor S18 (input jam)
Agfa CT error code, reported by the MDM (Macrodensitometer) Module.
What HC11218 means
On DryStar 5500 and DryStar 5503 CT systems, status code HC11218 indicates: Sheet jam at coversheet sensor S18 (input jam). The code originates in the MDM (Macrodensitometer) Module — Sheet Transport (Coversheet Sensor S18) section of the MDM (Macrodensitometer) Module. Severity level alarm (Alarm).
Reported action: Open the front cover and remove the jammed sheet stuck at coversheet sensor S18. If this keeps recurring, look for a mechanical blockage in the sheet transport path..
Raised on the DryStar 5500/5503 when the bottom end of a sheet has not passed the coversheet sensor S18 within the time-out limit, after the sheet was detected passing S18. The printer shows "Remove input jam". Filed with the other MDM/densitometer fault codes (HC10200, HC10819-HC10820, HC10904-HC10905, HC10920, HC11005, HC11110-HC11115, HC11124, HC11218-HC11222).
Full troubleshooting for HC11218
The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the MDM (Macrodensitometer) Module — Sheet Transport (Coversheet Sensor S18) subsystem are documented in the FSELIB Activion16 (TSX-031A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with real figures.
Open the Activion16 service manualRelated MDM (Macrodensitometer) Module — Sheet Transport (Coversheet Sensor S18) 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.