Photosmart 8450 prints are distorted

My Photosmart 8450 has started distorting the image on the photos and the cradle keeps jamming. Also, the edges of the photos are wavy. Has anyone else experienced these problems? If so, are they repairable?

I got things to print propely when using a memory card (!) I must be 'old fashioned' for trying to print from desktop via cable.
I went from:
http://www.fractalfreak.com/wx/c310_1.jpg
Where every image printed too dark, despite modiftying the printer properties from hp solution center (paper type, color management, max dpi,, etc.). Always printed too dark. The middle image, which printer properly, was a test print made during the end of installing the printer software.
I then transferred some images to a 1GB sd memory card. Images printed via memory card look good. Apparently that's why printer does not include a USB cable - you're intended to print from memory card. Windows XP interface to printer buggy. Also, .png and .bmp (lossless) file formats not recogized by printer - only jpg ??
Printed from memory card image brightness looks good (matches test image finally)
http://www.fractalfreak.com/wx/c310_2.jpg
Only wasted > 1/4 ink determining this

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