Pictures too dark with HP photosmart 7510

The pictures are too dark with HP photosmart 7510, after corrections on Lightroom (brightness and contrast at the top); not coloured enough. What can i do?

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The pictures are too dark with HP photosmart 7510, after corrections on Lightroom (brightness and contrast at the top); not coloured enough. What can i do?
Start by reading this (then forget about the silly print mode sliders):
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/why_are_my_prints_too_dark.shtml

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