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Adrian,
First and foremost, your screen must be calibrated.
To a great degree, but, somewhat of a lesser extent, you need to get your printer profiled, especially when using exotic papers.
At the very least, if you're using good quality paper, most manufacturer's web sites provide you with ICC profiles that you can point the printer driver to.
You also need to print a proof sheet or two to see what's going to come out of the printer will actually match what's on screen. If too dark, adjust midtones in the positive, and try again.
When I make prints, I print several smaller proofs and then when I'm happy send the final corrected and sharpened image to the beast.
H
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