This problem has occurred under the following conditions:
- The document has more than 4 pages.
- The pages are printed vertically (as chosen in Drawing Size).
- Each page contains a PICT object
Confirm that LaserWriter 5.2, or above, is being used. Now, try printing under the Finder (this bypasses the Print Monitor). Then, try deselecting Graphics Smoothing in Page Setup.
Also, the type of LaserWriter doesn't seem to matter, as the same characteristics are exhibited on the LaserWriter Plus, LaserWriter II NT, and NTX.