Printed file looks different...

When my files print, some of the text shows up as a different weight even though they are all set to the same weight in indesign. For instance when I print a magazine spread, I have all the text set to book but the first paragraph when printed looks light and the second bold and only the third looks as it should. The only thing I can think of is that a graphic is somehow messing me up.
Does anyone know why this happens and how I can fix it? Thanks!

This is a known effect on low-resolution printers. You can put a small transparent object out of the way on the master page and it may make them all consistent, though a bit bold. It's also important to keep text above transparency or effects in the stacking order.

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I'm not really good at using the right technical terms. Let me go back to basics.
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I don't really have a "for sure" answer to this, but because people here can't seem to deal with a question that hasn't been answered I'll provide the best answer I did receive from ServerFault.com user Nathan:
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I think you are on to something here, and I originally advised the admin to do this. The problem he ran into is that it setup the printer names in the TS as "printer on usersworkstation"
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USE LPT2 \\computer\printer password /USER:domain\user /PERSISTENT:YES and then tell the driver to print to LPT2 –  James
Newton Mar
17 at 16:21
@JamesNewton That's actually the exact method we used. The way around the "network printer" part is to install it as local printer and map it to a TCP/IP port that way. –  Nathan
C Mar
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You mean in the case where the printers are TCP/IP connected and not local USB / LPT to the users workstation? That makes sense. Wonder if this will work for USB connected printers... –  James
NewtonMar
17 at 16:35
@JamesNewton You'd share the local printer on the client's PC then on the server connect via TCP/IP to it. You'd need static addresses or use DNS names if DHCP, though. –  Nathan
C Mar
17 at 16:51
Ah. Yes. I see. Looks like the LPT thing should work even with a USB connected printer:superuser.com/questions/182655/… –  James
Newton Mar
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