In bug 47583 I already described a bug with respect to print options. Here I will report some more problems of this function.

There are 3 dialogues where a user is able to change print options: (a) Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Print, (b) File > Printer Settings … > Options …, (c) File > Print… > [different tabs]. For a user it's not transparent how and when these options are used and saved. To my opinion they should be used as follows: 

Case (a): These options are used as initial values of a new document. Changes of these options are saved in the user profile.

Case (b): These options refer to a specific document and changes are saved together with the document. These options are used as initial values in the print dialogue.

Case (c): These options are only valid for a single print. They are not saved. (Or: These options are only valid during a session?? E.g. in order to use the options for direct printing??)

Perhaps above use was also intended during the current implementation. But the function does not work as expected in all cases. And it is not transparent for a user. Myself It took me quite a lot of time to understand the function. 

In order to improve the understanding of the function, additional descriptions are needed within the respective dialogues:

(a) E.g.: “Options are used as initial values of a new document. Changed options will be saved within the user profile.”

(b) E.g.: “Options are used as initial values for a print. Changed options will be saved together with the document.”

(c) E.g.: “Options are only used for a single print (or: Options are used only during a session??). Changed options are not saved.”

Also the help should be checked in order to improve the understanding of this function.

Test against above description:

[1] Open new text document and insert some text.
[2] Change a printer setting: File > Printer Settings … > Options ...  , check or uncheck a contents option. Then 2 times OK.
[3] Save and close document.
[4] Open document again.
[5] Open printer settings again: File > Printer Settings … > Options … The change of step 2 has not been saved. Expected: Change should be saved.
[6] Close both dialogues Printer Options and Printer Setup with Cancel.
[7] Open print dialogue: File > Print… > Tab LibreOffice Writer > Check or uncheck a contents option, then OK. The documented is printed.
[8] Open printer settings: File > Printer Settings … > Options … The change of step 7 is not transferred to this dialogue. This is OK, because the change is only used for a single print. Cancel both dialogues.
[9] Print again: Open print dialogue: File > Print… > Tab LibreOffice Writer > Check or uncheck a contents option, then OK. The documented is printed.
[10] Open print dialogue again: File > Print… > Tab LibreOffice Writer. The change of step 9 is still valid in this dialogue. Expected: Change should not be used, because option is only valid for a single print. Cancel dialogue.
[11] Open printer settings again: File > Printer Settings … > Options. The change of step 9 is  transferred to this dialogue. Expected: Change should not be transferred to this dialogue, because the change was performed in the print dialogue (step 9) and not in printer settings dialogue. Cancel both dialogues.
[12] Save and close document. 
[13] Open document again. 
[14] Open print dialogue again:  File > Print… > Tab LibreOffice Writer. The change of step 9 has been saved and is still valid. Expected: No save and reload of option. Cancel dialogue.
[15] Open printer settings again: File > Printer Settings … > Options … The change of step 9 is valid. Expected: Change should not be used in this dialogue, because the change was performed in print dialogue (step 9) and not in printer settings dialogue. Cancel both dialogues.

Bug already exists in version 3.3.0. Hence inherited from OOo.

See also bug 47583 and bug 47572.

In Calc and Math the problem exists in the same manner. In Impress and Draw it is even worse: You are not able to change options in the printer settings of Impress and Draw.