Officejet pro 8100 prints too dark

Hi I recently bought this hp printer after being delighted with my 3550 which has finally became obsolete.
bad move ! every photo, whether printed on the network , direct print on pc or via eprint, comes out too dark and fuzzy
i have even tried manual colour management as suggested elsewhere on this forum. i found the troubleshooting guide soes not address the issue at all. it ia clearly an issue with hp printes of various types'
some real technical help required pls

Sofar, the selecting/de-selecting of bi-directional has no bearing on it.
When I engage the print dialog is defaults to 10 copies, and I have to manually reset it to 1 copy.
I have no idea where that default comes from, but it does not happen only in word, but in several program, but not in all of them, or so it seems.
Of course, too often I don't remember to reset it, and then there's hell to pay. This is costing me a lot of paper and ink.

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