Prints way too dark

OS windows 7 64 bit PS CS6 Printer Canon Pro 100 Eizo monitor all profiled
When printing A5 & A4 sizes resulting print is perfect
When moving to A3 or A3+ there is a slight colour shift and prints are unacceptably dark
I'm setting PS to manage colours with the appropriate profiles and printer managing colour box is set to none
Contacted Canon who asked me to try printing with Image Garden( a generic program pumped out with all Canon printers)
Whilst slightly light colours were OK but you can only print to paper stock sizes With this result Canon say its an Adobe problem
If anyone has some ideas I would very much appreciate.

Doesn't sound quite as severe as your issue, but I once had an issue with dark prints/lost detail coming back from a professional lab.
My system is profiled and well set up.....however, for some reason, my ambient light monitor controller monitor had switched off and my monitor got/crept brighter than it should.....that was the reason, and might be a contributory factor in your case.
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