PDF printer not working, does not create PDF

I am using Mac OS X 10.6.8 with Adobe Acrobat XI.
Whenever I try to print a PDF though the printer function the PDF printer opens for a few seconds and no PDF is created.
Here is an example of the report when I open a file with in the Acrobat Distiller:
Adobe PDF-Einstellungen: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings/Smallest File Size.joboptions
%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: Ìıÿ FÂΩ1ÔÁ˛t∑ DOCUMENT p ]%%
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
Dauer: 2 Sekunden (00:00:02)
**** Jobende ****
Can anybody help?
Thank you.

Thanks for the answere.
I still have the above mentioned problem when trying to print a pdf from a pdf (to reduce size) and when trying to print a pdf out of Indesign ( I dont want to use the export to pdf function because of file size).
When tryiing to print a pdf from a pdf through adobe acrobat pro the printer menue opens. When I click on printer I can choose the option choose 'save as Adobe PDF' but then the error message appears that saving as a pdf while printing is not supported. That I should choose file - save. Is that the only way to do it? The file gest bigger instead of smaller, even when I use a low resolution for the pictures. Can't I print PDFs as PDF somehow through the Distiller.
When I try to print a PDF with Indesign the Indesign-printing window appears. When I click on the printer and choose 'save as PDF' the Indesign simply jumps back to ints own printer window and ignores my choice. Therefor it does not seem to be possible to print a pdf from Indesign through the PDF printer?!
Thankful for any comments.

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