G4 and HP2550L Color Laser

Was trying to print an Illustrator v8 file to my new HP2550L color laser printer and with no photos placed in the file got a great color print. However, when I placed two jpeg photos into the file the printer just printed pages of gobbledgook across the top of each page. Tried the same file with Photoshop photos placed and got the same results. Anyone know a fix for this problem? The printer is supposed to emulate Postscrip level 3 printing so I am frustrated!
Anyone know of a forum specifically related to HP color printers and compatibility issues?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2696919?start=0&tstart=0

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