Printing a thick black paper

Hi, i got an Hp officejet 7000 wide format model E809a
I have to print on a thick black paper size A3
I tried doing it and what i got was only some darker sqaures on the paper where the images and text should be.
anyone can help me with this problem? any suggestions?

The printer will not print well on black or very dark media, the light areas when printing are from the unprinted background. It is not possible to print and have the printed area be lighter than the background unless you find a printer with white ink.
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