Problem with printing (Epson Stylus Pro 4800)

All of a sudden, my black and white photos are printing in sepia tone. I have Photoshop CS3 and an Epson Sylus Pro 4800. Interestingly, in the printer profile drop-down menu, it used to say "Pro 4800 PLPP". Now it defaults to "Working RGB - sRGB IEC61966 - 2.1". I suspect it has something to do with Color Settings... but I didn't change anything. Please help!!! Thank you in advance.

Start here:
http://www.gballard.net/psd/cmstheory.html
Once you've digested that entire web site, come back if you have further problems. You need to understand color management first.

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