Error conditionGantry / rotation

5205 — Gantry start switch failure : Gantry start switch or the cable connected to the switch is defective.

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

What 5205 means

On Aquilion 16 and Aquilion RX and Aquilion ONE and Aquilion S16 and Asteion Super4 and Activion16 CT systems, status code 5205 indicates: Gantry start switch failure : Gantry start switch or the cable connected to the switch is defective.. The code originates in the Gantry / rotation section of the console error system (EMS). Severity level error (Error condition).

Reported action: Gantry start switch failure detected. Scanning can be performed with the keyboard control only. 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 5205

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

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Related Gantry / rotation codes

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Related service procedures

Run the console malfunction-diagnosis program (hwtest)Console (Diagnostics)Run the independent MHR PWB test (diagnostics) from the RTM terminalConsole (Diagnostics)Remove the host PC unit (PX74-07959 GR-1/GR-2)Console (Operation)Remove the host PC unit (PX74-08766 GR-1/GR-2)Console (Operation)Remove and install an RDD disk/power-supply unit (Rorke Data)Console (Recon)Remove and install an RDD fan unit (Rorke Data)Console (Recon)
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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.