Deselect a spot color when printing

Acorbat Pro 8 (or 9)
Is it possible to print a pdf without a used spotcolor?
If I deselect the spot in the Output Preview menu, it prints nevertheless. (Preview only).
Kind regards
Nina Storm

Hi - I thought it should be possible to print a highres pdf and deselect a contained spotcolor.
Or perhaps change the spotcolor to paper. Do you know if it is possible?
Kind regards
Nina Storm

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