Apple Preview print dialog defaults to "2-sided" printing. How to change?

Using a Lexmark Pro905 printer via wi-fi. The old iMac (10.4) prints normally but on the new iMac (10.6.6) preview defaults to printing 2 sided, which causes my printer to jam 70% of the time. I can find no way to turn off 2-sided by default. Any ideas?
I can make a new "Preset" with 2 sided turned off but preview doesn't default to the new preset anyway so it's the same effort to have to select the other preset as it is to de-check the "2-sided" check box. Looking to simplify this for my mother who is not so computer savvy.

In general, you can change the defaults for a printer by going to http://localhost:631/printers/ and choosing the printer, and then choosing to set the defaults. I am mystified why this would happen only with Preview, or does it happen with other applications?

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