Epson XP-8700 smears troubleshooting

[Cassiop38]

Hello,

I printed 4 images and 3 of them was featuring those smear, all in the same places, 2 collumns on the left of the print. (yes... it sound very similar to my other post. but not the same problem !) any ideas ?

Printer : Epson XP-8700
Ink : Epson 378 cartridges refilled with Epson 107 bottles
paper : United Office glossy photo paper (paper sold by Lidl around 2016)
Nozzle check : clean
Printing software : photoshop
Printing settings :
- Borderless
- Photo Paper Glossy / High quality
- Monodirectional printing
- printer manage colors
- perceptual
Color Correction
- Custom
- Color Controls
- Color Mode : Epson Vivid, All 0

You can see on the "smear XP-8700.png" picture the Cyan or Light Cyan stains the printer is leaving on the paper. I Also have another problem that you can see on the "Gradient hop.png" picture. Somehow, the skin goes from dark beige to darker beige by hoping to a cyan-beige artifact. Might be related... or not. What do you think ?
If usefull : It was the first picture i printed and it is featuring lot of blue/cyan shades.

Thanks !

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

Please post a nozzle check print.

Did you do any cleaning action already - eg.g. a piece of kitchen paper underneath the nozzle plate ?

Since when are you using the printer ? Do you still have some warranty - extended warranty ?

 

[Cassiop38]

Please post a nozzle check print.

Did you do any cleaning action already - eg.g. a piece of kitchen paper underneath the nozzle plate ?

Since when are you using the printer ? Do you still have some warranty - extended warranty ?

Thanks for the reply. The nozzle check was perfect. the problem came from the paper. i switched from the Lidl one to an HP Premium Plus Photo Paper i had laying around and the problem is gone. too bad the hp is 20 times more expensive than the lidl !!

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

You may check the storage conditions - temperature and humidity - you are keeping your papers in.

Photo papers with a carton type backside are more prone to curling than papers with a plastic back side like the HP one.

 

[PeterBJ]

I think Lidl and Aldi have not sold photo paper since 5 years ago, so could it be a problem with shelf life of the paper?

 

[Cassiop38]

I think Lidl and Aldi have not sold photo paper since 5 years ago, so could it be a problem with shelf life of the paper?

might be, i bought it alongside a canon pro 10s and like you said it is not produced anymore. The paper seems okay but guess either it is not, either something weird happen with the cyan only