Apex 4.1 PDF report generation

On Apex 4.1 when I attempt to download a report in PDF mode, it appears that it downloads,
but when I go to open it up I get an error that the file is of the wrong type or possibly corrupt.
Upon opening the file in Text editor, there is an error
Ora-20001
ORA-20001: The printing engine could not be reached because either the URL specified is incorrect or a proxy URL needs to be specified.
What is this all about. DId I miss something in the install.
It can generate HTML and eXcel just fine just not PDF.
Any help appreciated.
greG

Greg,
This error typically indicates that something is wrong with your print engine configuration. Did this work before, or is this the first time you're trying this? Also, are you using BI Publisher or Apache FOP? And have you enabled networking services if you're using 11g?
Details can be found here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/application-express/configure-printing-093060.html
Regards,
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