Illustrator cs4 and Epson Stylus R2880 printing problems

I am having printing problems. I am trying to print from my cs4 to my epson stylus photo printer r2880 and am having problem with my picture getting cut off on the left side when I print. The print screen looks perfect but when I go to print, it always cuts off the left edge and the bottom. I tried playing with the x and y's but have no idea what I am doing. Does anyone have this combination of cs4 with the R2880 printer and can help me solve my problem?

Hi Wade,
I have tried playing around with that but I am not sure what I am doing. Here's what it is set at.
On my drop down print screen, i have the size set as US Letter (Sheet Feeder Borderless (retain size).
When I check the 'fit to page' button it actually puts a bigger white boarder around it. The fit to page number says (96.4706%). Shouldn't it say 100%? If I leave it as do not scale I still have a small border around it.
I am not sure about the xy settings. When I have it to 'fit to page' it is:
Top left corner (0,0) Top right corner (0,0)
Bottom left corner (0, .1632) Bottom right corner (0, .1632)
If I have do not scale button clicked:
Top left corner (0,0) Top right corner (0,0)
Bottom left corner (0, -.225) Bottom right corner is (-.3, -.225)
Do these settings look correct? If not, what should my setting say and how can I set it without the setting changing back everytime I open this window.
Thanks for responding,
Celeste

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