Printing to PDF - Format A1 with ArchiCAD

I cannot seem to print to PDF larger than A3. I have added a custom paper size (A1) and also tried installing the drivers for an HP Plotter.
But regardless each time I try to save my layout from ArchiCAD 10 I can only save as A3 pdf.
Any help would be great...
MdW

Ok, I think I found what needs to be changed, but I cannot set it "permanently" - that's what I need to figure out now.
When it comes up with the print dialog, I choose Adobe Acrobat as my printer, and then in the print dialog, there is a properties button.  That opens a window and one of the options is labeled "Adobe PDF Page Size" - this seems to default to be blank.   If I set that to "Letter" everything works as I want. 
So the question is, how do I make "Adobe PDF Page Size" default to "Letter" under the Adobe Acrobat properties?

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