HC11242 — Middle pick-up passed sensor S19 stuck on (continuous activation) at startup
Agfa CT error code, reported by the Film Tray Pick-up Module (Middle Tray).
What HC11242 means
On DryStar 5500 (Type 5364/100) and DryStar 5503 (Type 5364/300) CT systems, status code HC11242 indicates: Middle pick-up passed sensor S19 stuck on (continuous activation) at startup. The code originates in the Film Tray Pick-up (Middle) — Passed Sensor S19 section of the Film Tray Pick-up Module (Middle Tray). Severity level alarm (Alarm).
Reported action: Check the middle input tray and clear the film jam; if it keeps recurring, look for mechanical blockage of the sheet transport and for broken or misaligned sensors..
Raised on the Drystar 5500/5503 middle film tray pick-up module when the middle pick-up passed sensor S19 stays continuously activated during startup/initialization or the empty-check procedure. Equivalent codes exist for the upper tray (HC11229) and lower tray (HC11230).
Full troubleshooting for HC11242
The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the Film Tray Pick-up (Middle) — Passed Sensor S19 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 (Middle) — Passed Sensor S19 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.