(CS3) Play Button vs. Enter Button on Remote Control

Hello all-
I'm hoping the answer to this is something so obvious I couldn't help but overlook it. However, after lots of searching I still can't figure it out. Any input would be great. Thanks!
I have an Encore project with 1 menu, containing 1 button, pointing to 1 timeline. Very simple in nature. However, both in the virtual preview and on an authored disc, the remote control does not work as hoped. I find that I have to use the 'enter' button (usually between the up,down,left,right arrows) in order to play the track. The 'play' button does not work for some reason. I have the button set to auto activate so that it's selected upon the menu loading. But whether this is the case or not seems to have no bearing on the result.
I unfortunately have to dumb it down as much as possible because some of the people seeing this won't think to hit 'enter'.
Any help would be terrific. Thanks!
Justin

On menus, the Enter button is what is supposed to be pressed to activate a button. However, some players will also accept the Play button being pressed to activate the button. But not all players will activate a button when you press Play.
For instance, I have a Sony that will accept Play to activate a button. But my Pioneer will not. And my Sony PS3 will not.

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The project can be set up for Play to be Enter on a very high percentage of players, but it would be good with Christopher’s project to get the announcer to add "and Enter".
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