Photos are printed with blur 5520 printer

Hi
I have a new HP 5520 printer.
I have HP advanced photo paper to print.
All the photos I try to print with best quality setting come out totally blurred.
Photos have a great resolution, that is not the problem.
HP cartridges.
HP page printed to diagnose printing quality ok.
What is the problem, any idea? What can I do?

Did you select HP Advanced Photo Paper as the media type?
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