In the past I have always found Bill Atkinson's "9600 profiles" to be the answer to my problems. Recently I have been getting very dark results. I have tried many solutions, not the least of which, was to use PM4.1 Profile Editor to make "Global Correction" lightening of the profile itself. While this has some value, it is not "good" and I've never needed to go this direction before. I have even tried the profiles Epson shipped with the printer; no joy there as you might imagine. The results were even darker. I have begun to wonder if my printer could just be "darkening" everything. This does not seem to make sense. Has anyone run into this? The machine had new heads and a general tune-up about 2 years ago. TX Tim Vitale Paper and Photographs Conservator Oakland, CA 510-594-82877