Printing size problem in Lightroom 5

I need help. When I print from Lightroom 5 with the settings noted in these screen shots I do not get the proper size print. You can see that I'm using 17" X 22" paper and the print should be 14.003" X 21.042" which is a 1.5 aspect ratio. From the first screen shot you can see that Lightroom 5 does diplay exactly what I intended. What actually is printed is a version that is 12.55" X 18.25" with a aspect ratio of aproximately 1.45. I've wasted two sheets of 17" X 22" paper and the associated ink and I cannot fathom why this is happening.
Also, it is printing off center even though the preview in Lightroom 5 is centered.
Any ideas?
Craig Ryan

I don't have any experience with this Epson printer but I observed a few things in your screen shots.
a) this might have nothing to do with the print size, and yet  ... the screen shot of your image shows a size of 14.003" X 21.042" @ 197 ppi.
Apart that this number is a bit low for a quality print, I wonder if this is one of the reasons why the print size is different than in Lr. You have set the printer to print <SuperPhoto - 2880 dpi>. That means your printer has to create 2880 dpi from 197 dpi. I have heard the pros always recommending to print with a resolution that is an integer of the largest printer res. So for 2880 dpi you could print at (2880/4 =) 720 dpi, or at (2880/8=) 360 dpi. So what does your printer do if you send it an image at 197 ppi/dpi? Maybe it's not very good at math ...
Try this: Export the file in Lr (as a JPG or as a TIFF) in a size of exactly 14.003" X 21.042" at 240 ppi (or better at 360 ppi); re-import in Lr (by checking >Add to this catalog> in the Export Dialog) and print it.
b) In your printer settings you show "Border: None". This is probably the reason why your print is off-center. If you tell your printer to print without a border it prints from the left side with minimum border. Specify a border that remains when you subtract paper size from print size, or - if you have that feature in the printer dialog  - center the print.
c) You show a paper size of 17x22". It seems to me that this is not an original Epson paper; at least I can't see a paper of that size in the Epson manual.
In my printer (and it's not an Epson) I have to add "odd" paper sizes in order to be able to use them (it's sort of like installing the "odd' paper size). I don't know if it's necessary to add "odd" paper sizes in an Epson or if it accepts the "odd" paper size just by entering it as you did.

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