Storing Print Presets in a Manually Created PDF

I am a Progress programmer creating/printing PDF documents from reports written in Progress by wrapping a PDF shell around the document. Having reviewed Adobe documentation, I know there is a feature called print presets that can be setup so that each time a document prints, certain key fields like tray, number of copies etc will be pre-populated into the print dialog. I wonder if someone can tell me how to add this information to a document during the process of creating it. Is it control code (number of copies) control code printer tray etc and what are the control codes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is similar functionality available through the API? I know how to use PrintParams to select the printer and to adjust Acrobat-specific print settings, but what is the proper approach to control basic settings like number of copies to print, tray to print from, duplex mode, etc.?

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(4) Some or all text in the resultant PDF file is blotchy looking or overly bold.
(5) Some or all text in the resultant PDF file cannot be searched or indexed.
(6) Some or all text in the resultant PDF file appears in Courier or in some other substitution font.
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