Offending command -- pdf versus ps

Hi all!
I compiled a pdf file with pdfLaTeX. I can open and
read it using Windows XP and Adobe Reader 9.2.
However, a friend of mine can not even open the file.
He uses SuSE 10.3.
He persuaded me that there is a problem in the file,
not in his software. So I installed the Adobe Generic
PostScript Printer on my system to get more information.
Next I printed from the Adobe Reader via the PostScript
Printer to a file.
A visual examination of the ps file did not show any
problems. Next I opened the file with GSView.
This worked and I scrolled page per page down
until on page 193 (out of 202), the following error
occurred:
==========================
Displaying page 193
%%[Page: 192]%%
%%[Page: 193]%%
%%[Page: 192]%%
%%[Page: 191]%%
%%[Page: 192]%%
%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: HWWHOZ+MSAM7*1 ]%%
--- Begin offending input ---
OZ+MSAM7*1 [6.9738 0 0 -6.9738 0 0 ]msf
147.324 137.05 mo
(6)sh
HWWHOV+EURM7*1 [6.9738 0 0 -6.9738 0 0 ]msf
153.545 137.05 mo
(k)sh
HWWHOU+EUFM10*1 [8.9664 0 0 -8.9664 0 0 ]msf
221.594 134.523 mo
(\))sh
HWWHON+URWPalladioL-Roma*1 [8.9664
--- End offending input ---
file offset = 25742503
gsapi_run_string_continue returns -101
==========================
So there seems to be indeed a problem. What does
[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: HWWHOZ+MSAM7*1 ]
mean? How can I correct this error?
Thanks!

I've had the same problem for a long time using InDesign CS5, 5,5 and 6. Whenever I try to print to my Lanier 655c printer via postscript, it comes out blotchy with some things printing and some not, kinda squarish and the next page is just text reading stack error. I always have to print with a PCL6 driver instead of PS and that works, but it seems I should be able to print PS with the Lanier ICM and have no problems. My printer technician has worked on this problem to no end. He says the printer has the latest drivers but not sure where the communication problem is happening.

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