DVDSP3 - First play problem

Hi
I producing a project on DVD SP3. I've done this before but I'm having problems with this particular project. It is a simple project with 1 menu page and a start button. From there you can navigate thru chapters. I have "first play" set to Menu 1 and everything works fine on the simulator but when I burn a disk and try to play the DVD on a player, Menu 1 does not appear on the startup. If I hit "enter" on the DVD player's remote the "Start DVD" button visibly blinks as activated and the DVD video plays and navigates thru the chapters fine.
So.....Everything works but Menu 1 is not visible on startup.
I'm starting to pull my hair out....LOL
Something weird I've noticed is that when I burn the large project it the prompt says it is "compiling". When I burn this small project the prompt says it is muxing.
I just finished a project with 10 menus and 77 buttons. It works like a charm. Am I just overlooking some obscure mistake or is there something obvious mistake I've committed?
Toby Threadgill

Hello,
Thanks for your ideas. I have tried both your suggestions unfortunately to no avail. When I use the simulator, everything works like a champ. When I emulate using the DVD player or burn an actual DVD the menu does not show up and the screen is black. If I hit the enter on the player, the button visibly blinks on the black screen and the video track starts playing and navigates fine.
Toby Threadgill

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