CS4 Output problems with transparency

I have a gradient in InDesign that gets garbled when I output it on the proofer. It looks like this:
The gradient is a process color (Pantone 542)
My export settings are:
PDFx/1a:2001, Acrobat 4 compatible
Transparency flattener: high resolution
Output color: convert to Document CMYK - US Web Coated SWOP v2
The proofer is an Epson 7800 using SP7898 SWOP
I tried making it compatible with Acrobat 5 in include transparencies, but got the same result.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been able to find anything online.

bryancolley wrote:
The gradient is a process color (Pantone 542)
Oh really? Not that it makes a difference in this case, I think, but 542 is a spot number. Are you using the solid-to-process library or ink manager to convert?

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