Print Quality HPCP 1215

Hello, anybody
all my prints come out darker than the image on the computer. Photo's or WORD in Colour.
I tried the printer settings but couldn't find a good solution. Can anybody give me a hint what and where to adjust?
Thanks,
Matthias

Hi there,
Could you provide the community with a little more information to help narrow troubleshooting? Can you give us a discription of what problems you have with print quality?
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