How to fix single wireless printer showing up as several (bonjour) printers?

I have the following problem with a wireless printer/scanner connected using bonjour (Samsung SCX-3205W):
When using the device in wireless mode, after a period, the single printer shows up in the selection list as tens or even hundreds of seperate printers. Applications showing/selecting printers or scanners slow down dramatically and sometimes stop responding (beach ball rotating for long periods)
Below is an example of what is shown in e.g. printer selection lists (see also attachment):
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28060)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28061)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28062)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28063)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28064)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28065)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28066)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28067)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(28068)
Samsung SCX 3200 Series (SamsungSCX3205)(xxxxx)
The device works fine using USB or ethernet connection but problems arise when using the wireless connection. After adding the printer using System Preferences / Print & Scan it seems to work fine, atleast for a while. After some time the printer seems to multiply itself in the printer lists (e.g. when adding new printer or using Preview or Image Capture to scan and choosing a network device.)
I'm using OS X 10.7.3 and have the latest drivers for the printer (Samsung SCX 3200 series 1.01.01)
Im connected to the printer through a wireless router/adsl-modem
The problem seems to start (i.e. printer starts to "multiply") after the printer goes into power save mode. (The power save function can't be turned off, only set to max 120min)
Anyone have similar problems with other wireless printers or any idea what might be causing this? Or how I could fix it?
Best regards,
JL

I haven't received any replies to the question I recently posted, but one work-around that HP suggested is to use different scanning software. Instead of Image Capture, I used the HP Scan.app that came with my all-in-one printer. I haven't seen those rectangles in my PDFs since switching.

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