spotty photos on glossy photo paper

[Rose5492]

When printing photos on glossy photo paper, the resulting print comes out wet and spotty with droplets of ink that do not dry. I have tried various settings changes but no improvement. What should I do?

[Dragon-Fur]

@Rose5492

Product Specifications for the HP DeskJet 2652 All-in-One Printer (V1N05A)

Ideas:

Make sure the printer is "ready to print" - take a look at the Print Quality settings and checkpoints.

Fixing Poor Print Quality

Make sure the paper is within the weight class supported in the printer.

Use only high-grade paper in the printer.  HP printers are made (for) and tested with HP paper.  HP printers can generally use any brand paper as long as that paper is high quality. 

Perhaps the photo is trying to print on the "back side of the paper".  Make sure the paper is correctly loaded into the tray.

User Guide, Chapter 2, Page 12-13

Use an Instant Dry paper, for example, acid-free, no-smudge, durable: HP Advanced Photo Paper

Do not print at "Best" quality, opt instead for "Normal" quality prints.

Photo Printing Basics:

How to Print Photos (Windows)

Printing Water-Resistant Photos

Reference and Resources – Places to find help and learn about your Printer

Printer Homepage – “Things that are your printer”

Drivers / Software / Firmware Updates, Videos, Bulletins/Notices, How-to, Troubleshooting, User Guides, Product Information, more

HP DeskJet 2652 All-in-One Printer

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