MacBooks not printing correctly on HP mfp from Filemaker.

There are several Macbook Pros at our company and all of them are unable to print out of Filemaker 6 to our HP multi-function printers. All running 10.5.4.
I have updated drivers, checked page setup, deleted presets.
You know, the normal stuff.
Also tried using Bonjour, Apple Talk, and HP Jet Direct on printer setup. All the same results.
On the HP 9500 MFP it always wants to print out of tray 1.
On the HP 4730 MFP it always wants to print 11x17.
Printing to the HP 4600 and 2600 is normal. Just the MFP's are effected.
I have not updated the Firmware on the printers. There is one newer version, but these computers were printing fine from Filemaker. They also print normally out of other applications.
Other iMacs and PowerMacs function properly.
In addition, if I save to pdf with a MFP selected and print the pdf, I get the same result. But if I have another printer selected and save as pdf, then it functions normally.
I am totally stumped on this one.
Any ideas?

After trying a bunch of different things I found a solution. It is not ideal, but it does work.
I set up another printer in the print utility.
I called it Filemaker to differentiate it from another setup for the same printer.
Instead of using the print drivers for that printer, I used generic post script.
It now prints fine from Filemaker.
However, this setting does not work for any other applications, just FM.
Previous to the 10.5.3 update the generic postscript would automatically print duplex in FM regardless of settings. But I decided to try it again now with 10.5.4 and walla.

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