The control strip is for non-QuickDraw GX printers. If you want to use the Control Strip to select and change printers, you must turn off QuickDraw GX and restart your computer. Once you have restarted, you must select your printer using the Chooser. This creates a new desktop printer, which does not use the QuickDraw GX technology. You can use the Control Strip module to change or select this printer.
Note
The QuickDraw GX desktop printer icon, will have an 'X' over it once you disable QuickDraw GX.