Arrgggh!!! iphoto print services...prints look awful

Here is my workflow.
canon RAW -> lightroom -> export (sRGB) -> import into iPhoto (embed colorsync profile)
lightroom 1.4.1, iphoto 7.1.5
If I print to my HP2600 from lightroom or iPhoto using colorsync the prints look great. But when I order from Apple Photo Services through iphoto, the prints are dark and washed out. I would like to order some calendars and books but not with the horrible quality of prints.
How can I troubleshoot this?
Thanks in advance.

Ditto here on wrong colors in items ordered from APPLE.
I just received a book I ordered and the color of all images aren't what I submitted. They're all darker and, in some cases, pinkish.
I checked them using APPLE preview proofing process, and the preview proof looked great... exactly what I had intended.
The images were old photos scanned in, and I did color corrections as well as cropping. Yet, I've done this in previous books and have had fabulous results.
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is there anybody know how to print specific page to the printer in java?
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code
String fileName = "NORMAL.txt";
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See it!!!
bye bye
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import java.io.FileInputStream;
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import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.SimpleDoc;
import javax.print.PrintService;
import javax.print.ServiceUI;
import javax.print.Doc;
import javax.print.PrintServiceLookup;
import javax.print.DocPrintJob;
import java.io.File;
import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
import java.awt.GraphicsDevice;
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public Untitled1() {
try {
Rectangle virtualBounds = new Rectangle();
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
GraphicsDevice gd = ge.getDefaultScreenDevice();
GraphicsConfiguration gc = gd.getDefaultConfiguration();
String fileName = "NORMAL.txt";
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;
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I am getting Device Status Page Error :
We are unable to generate the device status page for the selected printer. Please contact your system administrator for more information.

Hi,
What’s the OS version of your server? If it’s Windows Server 2003, please try to refer to the following article to see if it could help.
"Device Status Page Error" error message when your printer tries to display a status notification message
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884552
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emac 1.42GHz PPP G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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So there are definitely printing options available from iPhoto, especially for books, not so much for prints, and at least one option I know of for calendars and cards. I haven't used the calendar or card service though, just the book printing service from both DDV and MyReflections.
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Yanomami:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. What you want to
do is do a print to pdf. Then take the pdf file to
the printing service to be printed.
Thank you for the tip. One follow up question: does PDF file have the right photo quality/definition to print a book, or would it be better to export to a TIFF file or some other type? If so, how to export to TIFF then?
Thanks again for any help you can offer.

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