Printing to pdf is blurry in Acrobat 9 Pro

I'm running Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. When I print a PDF document using the Adobe PDF printer, the resulting PDF appear with blurry text and images. Why is this, and how do I create a clear PDF?

Dear user,
I would like you to first check your Print Quality parameter from 'Properties'->'Layout'->'Advanced'->'Graphic'->'Print Quality'. You must have more dpis to get better output. Also check the resolution of Transparency Flattener preset from 'Advanced'->'Output'->'Transparency Flattener'.
If possible, Can you please forward us the original and output PDF at [email protected]
Looking forward to resolve your issue.
Thanks

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Another suggestion to update my printer software, did it. Still prints as gibberish. My priner is an Epston Stylus Photo R220.
I'm a writer, not a software technician. I am not using a bootleg copy of the program, but an educational version, so Adobe won't offer me any advice over the phone without payment.
Anything else I could try before paying?
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