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When I try to print an A4 page to my HP CLJ CP3505 in PostScript mode from Acrobat Pro 9.4.2, the page size and preview says Letter, and nothing goes to the printer.
I've checked all possible places and the page size is definitely A4 everywhere in the printer's setting and any place I can think of. Despite that, the print dialog says Letter and I can't find any way to change it.
Printing to this printer driver from any other program works correctly, including Acrobar Reader, and also printing to the same printer in PCL mode (or any other printer) works fine.
I'm prretty sure it worked a couple of weeks ago. Don't know when it started but it may have been after upgrading Reader to Reader X.
I have tried to repair the Acrobat installation to no avail.
Ideas?

You should be able to enter the Printers paper choices through the Properties tab.
If the document is indeed the "Choose paper source by paper size" toggle should suffice.

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