Problems with HP PSC 2170

I'm having problems with my printer not printing the whole page.
Where I really notice it is when I am printing a score with Sibelius. Sometimes the last 1/3 of the page does not get printed. I've tried saving it as a pdf and it still prints the cut off version. The same thing happens whether I'm printing via the airport or if I connect to it directly.
I've downloaded the latest driver and am now downloading a software update from HP. (That is what the Sibelius help site suggested.)
Has anyone run into this problem with the HP printer?

Does it print docs from other applications?

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though I have installed the software for hte printer,
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in.close();
out.close();
client.close();
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