Crop marks non-functional in CS5

I was given an 8.6"x11.1" PS doc to be printed with a full bleed, down to 8.5x11. When I set the crop marks, they appear correctly on-screen in the print preview, and their locations clearly change based on the dimensions I input in setup, but, when printed, the marks always print at the corners of the doc, NOT offset where I'd like them to. Either I am doing something wrong, or PS is. Any assistance is appreciated.
I am on XP, printing to an HP 6015, if it matters.
Thanks...

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