4050dn Not Printing PDFs Correctly

I have a teacher who a has a Windows XP SP3 PC with Adobe Reader 10 installed that regularly prints PDF documents to an HP LaserJet 4050dn that is connected directly to the PC. The printer currently uses the PCL6 driver. Every so often when she tries to print a PDF, the words on the document become garbled as if the printer is having a hard time translating the document. This doesn't happen all the time nor does it happen to the entire document. The PDF that I tried to print was 36 pages long and only the last 4 printed with the garbled lettering. The document, when printed to one of our large copy machines, printed entirely normal. Any help that can be provided is greatly appreciated. I've added a copy below of how a page from the printer is showing up as.

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