What is Agfa CT error code HC11238?

Sorter entry sensor S25 stuck activated at startup (film jam). It is reported by the Output Sorter Module on DryStar 5500 and DryStar 5503 CT systems. Severity: Alarm; subsystem: Output Sorter Module — Jam / Timing Faults.

What should a field engineer do about HC11238?

Check the sorter section and clear the film jam at sensor S25. If this keeps recurring, look for a mechanical blockage in the sheet transport path, or a broken/misfit sensor.. Isolate the Output Sorter Module — Jam / Timing Faults subsystem and follow the status-code troubleshooting in the service manual. FSELIB documents the full diagnosis and remedy for the DryStar 5500 / DryStar 5503.

AlarmOutput Sorter Module — Jam / Timing Faults

HC11238 — Sorter entry sensor S25 stuck activated at startup (film jam)

Agfa CT error code, reported by the Output Sorter Module.

What HC11238 means

On DryStar 5500 and DryStar 5503 CT systems, status code HC11238 indicates: Sorter entry sensor S25 stuck activated at startup (film jam). The code originates in the Output Sorter Module — Jam / Timing Faults section of the Output Sorter Module. Severity level alarm (Alarm).

Reported action: Check the sorter section and clear the film jam at sensor S25. If this keeps recurring, look for a mechanical blockage in the sheet transport path, or a broken/misfit sensor..

Raised on the DryStar 5500/5503 output sorter module when the sorter entry sensor S25 is activated continuously during printer startup/initialization or during the empty-check procedure, because a film remained at that sensor location. Filed with the other output-sorter fault codes (HC10823, HC10831-HC10835, HC10907-HC10909, HC11223-HC11224, HC11238-HC11241).

Full troubleshooting for HC11238

The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the Output Sorter Module — Jam / Timing Faults subsystem are documented in the FSELIB Activion16 (TSX-031A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with real figures.

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Related Output Sorter Module — Jam / Timing Faults codes

HC11223Sheet fails to transport into the output sorter trays (sensor S27)HC11224Sorter fails to reach the selected output tray in time HC10053Themis board CPU too hot HC10100MEC PCB test failed HC10814Drum passed sensor S24 not connected or malfunctioning HC10815Drum entry sensor S23 not connected or malfunctioning HC11000Firewire cable between Crius and Themis boards not connected or faulty HC1100124V actuator power not available on the MEC board

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Source: AGFA DryStar service manual — HC error catalogue (FSELIB authored corpus). Reference information re-authored by FSELIB — not a copy of the OEM manual.