Print option in report viewer of crystal report in Java

I am using following code to view the report:
<%@taglib uri="http://www.businessobjects.com/jsf/crystalreportsviewers"
prefix="bocrv"%>
<bocrv:reportPageViewer viewerName="CrystalViewer"
reportSource="#{CrystalReportBeanObject.reportSource}"
displayToolbarRefreshButton="false"
allowDatabaseLogonPrompting="false"
allowParameterPrompting="false"
databaseLogonInfos="#{CrystalReportBeanObject.connectionInfosCrystal}"
parameterFields="#{CrystalReportBeanObject.fieldsCrystal}"
displayGroupTree="false" displayToolbarLogo="false"
displayToolbarToggleTreeButton="false"
enablePageToGrow="false" height="540"
zoomPercentage="100" width="750"
allowDrillDown="false"
displayToolbarPrintButton="true"
printMode="PDF"
></bocrv:reportPageViewer>
Here, when printMode="PDF", it opens a popup, telling "First save the report as PDF and then print it", as soon as I click Print icon.
But when printMode="ActiveX", it opens a blank popup, as soon as I click Print icon.
I am not sure, which print mode should I use, so that my report viewer will show the Printer lists as soon as I click on Print icon.

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