LR4 Print Draft PDF Color Problem

Win7 64 Ultimate
LR4
PDF printer is Cute PDF
PDf Reader is Foxit Reader
My sytem is hardware color calibrated
I have printed before in draft mode to PDF and the color output was fine. Recently, when I choose to print to PDF using draft mode, the output creates a red tint to the skin tones. If i print in regular print mode to DF, the problem goes away.
Something has happened to draft mode settings I think, but I can't figure it out. I've already uninstalled Cute PDF printer and reinstaled it. I'm viewing the PDF in Foxit reader for both draft and reglar output to PDF. I haven't changed anything in Foxit reader.
Thanks

What PDF printer driver do you use that performs well when printing in draft?
I only tried CuteFTP. Don't use it myself for my work.
I didn't say it performs well in draft mode. I said the images are oversaturaed with both LR3 and LR4. So, I was wondering what version did you use that worked well.
What does "managed by printer" mean? The reason Ia sk is that the output looks identical whether I choose the printer option or set the profile to sRGB.
It means Lightroom does not manage color, but leaves that for the printer driver to do. CM setting in printer driver are responsible for color management.
As far as I understand, in this mode Lightroom always converts to sRGB and send data printer driver. After that, the printer driver is supposed to convert to printer/papaer native space. So yes, it is what I would expect to get identical results in sRGB and "managed by printer" modes.

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