Color mismatch Pixma MG5650 ?!

Hello,
I have bought recently a brand new Pixma MG5650 and so far it's been great (except maybe for beeing too nosy), but I when I print photos, I've noticed that the colors are not quite precise. I tested using the printer evaluator image from http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi048/essay.html and I have some issues with rendering the correct collours.
As for the setup, I have Yosemite (OSX) + Canon Glossy every day use paper and also with the correct photo type when printing. (Canon Glossy paper)
Is there anything that I can use to remediate the problem, without purchasing any additional color calibration tools?
Many thanks,
Marius

I have the color management turned off on the printer settings.
But do you have a measured color profile based on a sample print? Most likely not, so this is not doing anything in your favor. The current profile may present the defaults for a given printer, but not the actual density based on your other printer settings. So by all means, unless you can be sure to obey a full calibration throughout, turn on the printer CM. Also, since it is a Pro model, you may actualyl have to use the dedicated RIP software that was bundled with it to get correct results, not the default windows print engine.
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