Problems with color change (Acrobat 8 to Acrobat 9)

Hi.  We are have an issue with the colors changing from the way they look on the screen to the way it plots out on our plotter.  The PDF had no problems in Acrobat 8.  The same file was then plotted in 9 and now the colors change from the way they appear on screen to the way they appear on paper.  The PDF file originated from ESRI ArcGIS 9.3.1.  We open up the file in Acrobat and send it to our plotter, a HP DesignJet 1050C PS 3.  Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.  Thanks in advance!

Hi LuigiAntonio,
Some more information would be required as to the exact error message if any and screenshots of the issue would be helpful.
What kind of problems are you referring to?

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