Printed colors do not match those on screen

I understand that display colors can vary greatly from those printed. I created a file in CS5 at 355 ppi from text and shapes, no photos. The colors are not printing the way I expect. Just checking to see if there might be a setting I may have wrong? I am using a Epson Stylus Photo R1800 printer to print on Epson Ultra Premium Luster Photo paper. The colors are printing much darker than displayed on my Mac.
My settings:
Profile: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2
Under Convert to Profile in the Profile section: Working RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Thanks for any tips.

Stan,
If your final output is inkjet print, it is better to work in a larger RGB space, like AdobeRGB. CMYK is specifically for four-color process press... like for magazines. Most all desktop inkjet printers are RGB devices: they use RGB numbers to print, not the CMYK info. If you are not intimately involved in the commercial offset printing world, stick to AdobeRGB (or even sRGB) as a working space. You can soft-proof to your destination (the Epson paper you mention) to see any color change.
So, with that in mind, follow the steps outlined in the Epson guide and Russell Brown's video I posted and see if choosing the correct settings in printing dialog makes a difference. (Also look into buying a calibration device. Proper Color Management begins with a good monitor profile.)
please post back.
C B
EDIT
I am saving as a .PDF and printing from MAC OS Preview.
Just saw that. Do you have the correct paper chosen in the Print Settings? I don't have much experience trouble shooting Color Management problems printing from Preview. What happens when you print from Reader, Acrobat or Photoshop?

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