Fuzzy black text?

Weird situation I've encountered:
I have a PDF that yields fuzzy, slightly bolder black text when printed from a couple different PCs, but prints just fine (no fuzzy black text) from other PCs-- even when the PDF is printed to the same printer.
Any ideas why a given PC can't print the PDF text cleanly? Every other non-black text, logos,and lines print just fine -- but black text can end up looking like a little bit of mascara was applied to it.
Thanks in advance.
pete

Wow, a year later.  Did you ever get a solution to this?  I'm fighting the same problem.  The Fuzzy Black is actually
Rich Black Text.  I have the same issue that reader is only printing in Rich Black from my PC.  People around me with the same version get accurate blacks from their Readers.  I posted a new question on this issue.

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