Dark print results

Hello,
I have been using Aperture Trial with my new Imac 24" 2.8 Ghz. I use a screen calibrator and a spectrometer for my printer HP 3500CP. When I print test prints from the spectrometer software I get the result I am looking for but when I go through Aperture, I get a dark result. I have tried many settings I use the Proof view and have the color management turned off on the printer. I set the colorsync to the printer profile.
The crazy thing is, I exported a tiff from Aperture and opened it in Preview, used the tools to make some minor adjustments and the result was very close to the original. I am printing on canvas and cannot afford to make test prints all day.
Allan

If it's not already, try enabling "Black Point Compensation." Also, bump the gamma to around 1.10 or 1.15. This will account for the luminosity difference between your display and the printed page. All of this assumes you're staring with a good calibration for your display (6500 & 2.2 gamma) as well as a good profile for your printer from your Spectrophotometer. Make sure the paper and print settings you used to create the profile are identical to the settings you're using in Aperture.

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