Save as PDF results in blank image

I have some Illustrator files that, when I save as PDFs, the resulting file is blank. Other files have segments missing; some are just fine. What am I doing wrong?

I didn't use any spot colors. All there is are line and arc segments. When saving the PDF I tried all different combinations of parameters. I did AI because that's what the first shop we talked to wanted. I'd hate to have to start all over again...
Anyway, I think there must be some difference between segments, since from the same AI file some of them are OK in the PDF and some aren't. Can you think of anything it could be in that arena?
I really appreciate your help!

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I created a sample PDF and viewed it in Adobe Reader on a phone. 5 of the images display normally, while 4 show as black boxes. Are you seeing something similar?
Investigating further, the 5 that converted as expected were .png images, and the 4 that failed were .jpg images. Hmmm...
Edit: On a page with a JPEG background image, the entire page is black except for the form controls (search box and search button). Not useful.
Edit #2: I posted a bug with my examples: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758893 Bug 758893 – Save As PDF renders JPEGs as black rectangles (Android 2.3.4 / HTC)]. Please note that every comment on the bug currently cc's by email over two dozen people. Therefore, please avoid posting "me too" comments, although if you register for the Bugzilla site, you can "vote" to help give the bug higher priority.

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Hi, I know that the user can save a pdf as an image (or rather as a series of images). And I know that saving to a jpg is not lossless. But what about saving to a png? Is this lossless?
If not, then my question becomes general: does Acrobat give the user a lossless way to save a pdf as an image?

Actually, I think we missed a very important point at the beginning. Saving PDF pages to an image almost always causes severe quality losses that are nothing to do with compression. Here's why.
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Ah nice idea. Now, is it possible to perform this in a batch fashion?
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I'm using Microsoft Word 2004 with OS 10.4.6. When I use the Save as pdf feature under the Print dialog, I keep getting blank pages in the pdf that don't appear in the Word Doc itself.
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i was working on 2 documents for our accountant.
created one in excel, converted to pdf
created second one in excel, converted to pdf
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From:   Dave Merchant <[email protected]>
To:     Jeff Ross <[email protected]>
Date:   01/06/2011 09:35 AM
Subject:        Is it possible to create and save a .PDF
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