CMYK and RGB with a laser printer

I'm using ID CS2 and a Konica Minolta bizhub C353P printer.
I was supplied with a pdf artwork file by a customer. I believe it's CMYK, but am not sure, as Document Properties in Acrobat doesn't give that information. Firstly, is there a simple way of checking whether a pdf file is CMYK or RGB?
I placed the pdf artwork into ID and printed the indd file, but found that the colours were not quite correct. So I imported the original pdf file into Photoshop and changed it from CMYK to RGB. I then saved it as a tiff file and placed it back in the indd file. The colours now printed correctly. Next question - is there a better way of converting a pdf file from CMYK to RGB and vice versa?
When I printed the indd file the print driver would only allow me to print in Composite RGB - Composite CMYK and all the other options were greyed out. However, if I printed to Acrobat, Composite CMYK and the other options were available. Now as I'm printing to a CMYK laser printer, I would have thought it better to print in Composite CMYK. Am I correct?
And can anyone suggest why the printer driver won't allow it?

Edward
here are some useful operations by Professional Acrobat 7:
How to analyze image color spaces in a PDF:
Tools > Print Production > Preflight > Digital Press (Color) >
Execute > Overview > Images.
How to convert images in a PDF (here DeviceCMYK to sRGB):
Tools > Print Production > Convert Colors > Device CMYK:
Convert > Profile > sRGB > Embed as Output Profile > Execute
IMO there is no choice for an input CMYK profile.
I don't know whether embedded profiles (not to be expected
for CMYK) or a global Output Intent are honoured.
How to edit images without loading the whole PDF in
Photoshop (which would rasterize everything):
Tools > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Object Tool > Right Mouse
Click on Image > Edit Image > (Opens Image in PhS) >
Edit here > Save > Close (Shows PDF with modified Image) >
Save As by new name.
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann

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