Welcome to the forum.
First, since you are on a Mac confirm that you are using the IJ Series version of the printer, and not AirPrint.
Since you are going to use PSP to print it doesn't matter what setting you apply in the Ps print window.
In PSP you need to select the appropriate Canon media type, as recommended by Hahnemuehle.
Next you need to select ICC Profile printing and then select the appropriate Hahnemuehle ICC profile.
I have printed the test image and it generally looks good, but I'd a say a little stodgy and a little too dark. I'm aware that prints will of course often appear darker as you can't compare a print to a backlit image on a computer screen
This is the main problem I'm having though - the prints come out too dark and stodgy. again as above they will never look as bright and punchy as on the screen, but this is where it seems like something is going wrong
I'm not sure how clear this will be but some examples below, print file jpg and a flatbed scan of the prints... bear in mind that the scan of course artifically enhances the brightness of the prints as it shines a light directly onto the surface... viewed in front of a large window with an adequate amount of light, both prints look a fair amount darker than intended
I could get around this maybe by adding brightness to the file in the color settings tab in PSP - but I'd rather work out what if anything I am doing wrong
thanks again
posting again - larger size
If you printed the test image without making any adjustments (i.e ignoring what you see on the screen) and you feel it needs to be adjusted you can apply adjustments in PSP and save them as a custom setting that you can apply each time you print.
