Pdf turns indesign black to brown

hello.
i have a black background in a book cover that turns to brown when i export it to press quality pdf.
i'm stuck. can't figure it out. have tried many things.
h e l p ! ! !
CS#m imac with latest OS, 2 gigs ram

Is my solution in this thread helpful?
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b62604/10

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