Ecotank-8550 nozzle print test failed multiple times and prints wrong colors, streaky and smudged
This printer was barely used, I bought it a couple years ago but was bad about using and maintaining it by running it once in a while (didnt know until today). Finally wanted to start printing my art again for business but ran into problems.
While the first few prints were okay though the colors were really off. As I continued to try test reprints to correct the colors by adjusting a combo of photoshop/printer settings, each print got worse and worse until it completely came out streaky AND faded like there was no more ink. Tried several nozzle tests without success and needed to end up waiting 12 hours to try again. Now the nozzletest came out like this. Though I admit the smudging might have happened because I accidentally used the wrong thickness paper, I'm not sure.
However the ink levels are 75% full and I worry perhaps because I didnt use the printer much, the ink has dried and the printer cant tell or something? Is that possible? How do I fix this? I'm at a loss here and need to get my stuff printed. Please, any help would be appreciated.