CS2 Imported PDF Printdown Issue

When a PDF is imported into an InDesign CS3 document and printed there are no issues at all.
However when the same is done using CS2, if there is a Vectored Artwork within the PDF the black copy turns to 100% Cyan.
The simple fix would be to use CS3 but the printer in question only has CS2 and therefore printed a black logo blue.
Is this a known issue with InDesign CS2 and is it acknowledged by Adobe?
Cheers
Allan

>This makes no more sense then using Quark to impose PDFs.
I beg to differ. While it's not an imposition tool "per se," InDesign is a LOT better at handling placed PDFs than QuarkXPress. Placing a PDF of a fractional ad in a layout is, after all, really no different than imposition a number of "pages" together. Both should work.
In answer to the original question, this is not, AFAIK, a general problem. I'm guessing that it has something to do either with the PDF itself, or with the printer's system. If you'd like to send me the file, I'll try placing it in CS2, and see what prints. (Click my name for the address.)

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