C309a Photos printing wrong-sized

Hello,
Wasn't sure what topic this fell under, so I figured I'd post here.
I have a c309a (all-in-one with fax). No matter what program I try to print photos from they don't print the size selected in the print menu. It's almost like the printer is set to print to pages on 1 sheet (I've checked, it says 1 page per sheet). 8x10s come out half-sized. I tried printing some 4x6s for my daughter and 2 photos printed on the one sheet. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the full software package. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am running Windows 7 (32-bit); printer software updated today 10/26/10; the printer is connected to my PC via USB.
Thanks!
Jamie

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