epson 360 prints too dk/saturated?

ok well ive got an epson 360 and when i print from p/s cs2 the prints are comming out far too dk ive played with the settings and wasted ink/paper and still cant get anywhere near i would like to ask you lot on here to have a look at my settings and see if you can say where they are wrong ive also tried let printer determine colours and let p/shop determine colours also with colour management both on and off. the moniter is callibrated so its gotta be one of the settings? hope someone can shed some light on this thanks phil

Is your monitor calibrated and, if so, to what luminance value? Most LCD monitors are far, far too bright so, as a result, an image that looks good on screen will look too dark in print. Mine is calibrated to 100 cd/m2 (which is very low for an LCD monitor) and the prints can still look a little dark compared to the screen.

yep printer is calibrated its a crt dont know what the luminance is off hand how do u know what to set it to??

Luminance is a personal choice - there's no firm standard. As it's a CRT, though, that's probably not the problem as they're not as bright as an LCD.

It appears under Printer Profile you have chosen a general profile as opposed to an exact ICC profile. It is fine within PS to choose a general working space but when you print you want to choose your exact printer model. Under the Print window, go to Profile then scroll down to Stylus 360 & give it another go. Let us know. After a single print you will know if things are better.