Digital BW, The Print

I recently received my first order of Crane Silver Rag in 8.5x11 and
13x19 and tried some test prints on the 2400.  I used the 8.5x11
sheets and had some trouble getting the printer to load the paper
normally from the top.  I tried a number of times to auto load then
printed when I was finally successful.  The first few were ok - used
the Crane's profile, though my calibrated monitor (with eyeone) was
quite a bit lighter than the muddy print. This was disconcerting but
even more is that the most recent print has an ink splotch at the
lower corner and some random ink splatters near the bottom 1/3. 
Before I commit to any more printing I would like to know if anyone
has has a similar experience and any help for a solution. I have been
using the printer fairly sucessfully with ilford galerie smooth papers
- mainly in ABW and using the ilford profiles for toned images.