Photosmart 1215 printing pictures very dark

My Photosmart 1215, which I've had for several years, has started to print my pictures very dark and not true to the picture displayed on my screen. This is a recent development in the past two months. I've always had beautiful pictures from it.
The printer has also started to eat the end of the printed paper if I don't remove it from the printer the second it finishes printing.

I too have the same printer, and the same problem.
I have scanned the net, hoping to find an answer to the problem.
I have changed the settings on my printer to RGB + 2.2 Gamma. This does brighten the printed photo, to a degree.
But in doing so, losing some good colour and contrast.
Fabulous printer, printing fabulous colour. But not very good at reproducing what I am looking at on my monitor.
Hope some one can give you and I some useful answers!

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