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Any ideas? I am getting frustrated.

Hi all,
Back again (had to step out to lunch--I was starving!) And boy, it sure is hot & muggy here in Dallas!
Hey Rob, to answer your question, I've compiled the details below:
1) I've opened/printed the PDF in Acrobat Pro 8.1.3, printed to both Ricoh 2510 and Epson SP3800, and got beautiful results.
2) I've opened/printed the PDF in Reader 9.1.1, printed to both Ricoh 2510 and Epson SP3800, same great results.
3) My setup is: MacPro; OSX 10.5.6; Adobe CS3 (all updates for all apps); the two printers outlined above.
As a control, I also printed the InDesign file, but of course that printed great as expected. What's more, on all the PDF prints, I examined them under a loupe, and for the Ricoh output, there is absolutely no sign of screening or dot, and the rules for the musical bars, notes, etc., are superbly rendered black rules. The inkjet output under a loupe shows solid blacks and again no sign of "lightening".
Interestingly enough, even at using different settings in the print dialogue of both Reader and Acrobat, I couldn't even reproduce the 'poor quality' output described. I guess that's a good thing, though, eh? That would lead me to think that whoever downloads the PDFs will have a good chance of getting good results, too. I used the default print settings in both Reader and Acrobat, and of course the correct print driver for the respective devices. I just hit the "Print" button without making any changes.
I'm stumped now, since I can't see the results you guys are seeing, and MY results seem to be the ideal expected output. Hmmm... I'm wondering if it could be an application/driver update issue on Jeffrey's end?
Keep posting if you find out what could be your issue, and hope my experiments help shed some light on the issue!
Cheers!
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