Difficulty Printing PNG to HP Printer

I am trying to print a CS4 Photoshop PNG file from a Mac to an HP Color Laserjet 3700. The file’s background is transparent and prints white from InDesign CS4 and also Word applications (which is what I want). However, when printed from Photoshop CS4, the transparent portion of the file’s background prints in a blue tint instead of white. I have tried printed the same Photoshop PNG file from a Canon printer and it turns out fine. Any ideas as to why the HP printer is having trouble printing transparent backgrounds from Photoshop CS4 from a Mac? Could it be a Photoshop preference option that needs to be turned on or off?

Drearier,
The effect you decribe may be caused by misplaced printer colour management; make sure any such colour management is turned off.

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