I'm not familiar with the operation of the Huey, so I don't know if it has the capability to set brightness or not. With my Monaco Optix, one of the first steps is to calibrate the monitor's brightness.
I'm assuming you're using profiles for the type paper you're using. Soft proof using the correct profile and make any slight adjustments you might need. I find it helpful to apply a small curves adjustment and a slight color saturation adjustment targeted at reds and blues prior to sending the image to my printer.
This article may help, particularly with soft proofing