Error conditionECG / cardiac gating

2136 — Low-mA timeout with ECG modulation

Canon Medical (Toshiba) CT error code, reported by the console error system (EMS).

What 2136 means

On Aquilion 16 and Aquilion RX and Aquilion ONE and Aquilion S16 and Asteion Super4 and Activion16 CT systems, status code 2136 indicates: Low-mA timeout with ECG modulation. The code originates in the ECG / cardiac gating section of the console error system (EMS). Severity level error (Error condition).

Reported action: Abnormal ECG Signal. An abnormal ECG signal was detected, therefore the scan was aborted. Solution - Check the ECG signal before continuing. If the problem persists call service..

Reported by the Toshiba/Canon CT console error system (errmsg.eng / EMS error message table), shared across the Aquilion, Asteion and Activion CT platforms.

Full troubleshooting for 2136

The complete diagnosis, cause tree, and step-by-step remedy for the ECG / cardiac gating subsystem are documented in the FSELIB Canon Medical (Toshiba) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with real figures.

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Related ECG / cardiac gating codes

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Related service procedures

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Source: errmsg.eng — Toshiba/Canon CT console (EMS) error message table. Reference information re-authored by FSELIB — not a copy of the OEM manual.