Hello Carey--,
Welcome to the HP Forums! I understand your concerns with your Photosmart 3180. How is this printer connected? Wireless or USB?
I would recommend following this HP document on Changing Print Settings in Windows 8.1. Please click on "Change Print Settings from the Windows 8.1 Desktop", then click on "Change the Default Print Settings for all Print Jobs".
Please let me know if you are able to change the print settings from the printing preferences. If you are not, let me know and I will continue to assist you further.
If your solution center isn't opening the "Printer Settings", you may need to uninstall/reinstall the software.
Looking forward to hearing from you.