Printing from CS5 to HP Photosmart c310a printer

I recently purchased an HP Photosmart C310a printer and am having trouble printing. When I print from photoshop I get completely horribly different colors represented from what i see on the screen. I have set up the color management as best as i can (setting everything up in adobe rgb or sRGB, putting in the correct photo paper, and best quality levels, in the settings). I have tried both letting photoshop manage the colors or letting my printer do it without much difference (although i haven't figured out if/how to turn off the printer driver management of the colors when i have photoshop managing the colors). Does it matter if i send 16bit info vs. 8 bit? Should i print from the RAW cr2 file or make a TIFF (I have tried both without difference in the print.). Any other important settings to keep in mind?
When i have printed from iphoto, the colors are managed perfectly, but weird horizontal bands come with the print.
When printing a diagnostic test on the printer, everything comes out perfectly and cartridges are all full of ink, so I am pretty certain this is based on a software/color management issue.
Am I missing something?

No one has replied yet and HP has never played well with Apple, so the best I can do right now is to point out a site that has proven very helpful to many users wanting or needing to read up on color management and printing:
http://www.gballard.net/psd/cmstheory.html
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