HD-SD mpeg2 field order

Hi everyone,
I'm working on the HD show using ProRes(HQ) HD with Upper Field & need to make a SD dvd; so which field order am I need to choose?
Am I need to set the field to LOWER since it's SD? or just leave it at "same as source" which is upper field in the HD movie.
I know DVD can play progressive, but what if our source is upper field? any conflict w/NTSC spec?
thanks.
J

Upon further inspection (viewing the DVD on a CRT) it looks like the fields are ok after all.I wa seeing the fields in simulator, which is normal, but the field order looks correct on the final disc.
I am noticing one very strange effect on a clip that has been slowed down, however, where the fields seem to be getting interpreted in the wrong order, resulting in a back-and-forth motion. Again thie clip is interlaced SD in an HD sequence.

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