Epson 3880 printer giving washed out colors

Once I have established the value, it is then a 'standard' for the paper. The 50% value is in fact a starting point and depending on paper type is increased or lowered to get an 'optimised' value, using a test print. I find that even at a screen brightness set as low as 105cd/m2 when calibrating the monitor, that prints wiill be too dark unless I increase brightness by 50% at the print stage. My monitor is a calibrated BenQ delivering 99% AdobeRGB. I have generated my own profles for each of the printer/paper options using a SpyderPrint system, since I use a Continuous Ink System (non-Epson inks). I prefer Canson and Permajet papers, rarely using Epson. I use Photoshop CC to process and print, and generally let Photoshop manage the printer. I have one dedicated to colour and the other for B&W, or more precisely for printing colour images using papers that require matte black ink.

I've provide a more detailed description of my set up below which may trigger an idea with you, However it is generally a standard amount, and once determined, does not change. I usually do have to apply brightening to images at the print stage otherwise they will be too dark. I've cleaned the printer's jets and run test prints.ДЄny ideas as to what setting I might have inadvertently changed? Must be a setting in the LR print module (or on the printer) because I can see from the LR history that I've not edited my color test image since the last print of 6 month ago.ДЄssuming you have not changed the brightness of your screen when recalibrating, I can't quite see why this change has occured for you if your ink/paper combinations have not changed. The change is very significant - much more than I see if deliberately change to the wrong ICC profile. For example a bright blue sky is now a dark navy colour. I went back to a colour image I printed 6 months ago and reprinted it with no changes (in case I was imagining things) and it confirmed something has changed radically in my printing process. I can use LR's 'Print Adjustment' (at 50%!) to get the mono back to looking like what I have on screen but with colour images they become washed out. I use Lightroom to print, typically on the Epson Hot Press Bright paper and have ICC profiles downloaded/installed for the printer/paper.ДЄll has been fine until 2/3 weeks ago when I noticed prints were significantly 'darker' than I expected (for example a perfect mono image on screen became a print with some shadows completely black). I have an Epson SC-P600 that I've been very happy with for last 14 months.

Epson 3880 printer giving washed out colors