Debugging a non-playing encore authored dvd

So I just got into using Encore the other day and am very pleased with the flexibility of it.
But my first dvd that I have tried to create with it, I have ran into a slight issue. On all my dvd playback software, it plays fine save for an entry clip (on disc insert, it should go to a 20 second clip I created and at the end, move to the main menu). They all seem to go straight to the menu on me. But otherwise, all the included clips play fine.
But when I try to play it back in this Panasonic dvd recorder I have here (mind you, it supports a wide variety of disc formats: dvd-ram, dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd+rw, dvd-rw) and it keeps telling me it's an unsupported disc. I authored the dvd to an iso in encore then used infrarecorder to burn that iso to a dvd-r.
The structure of the dvd as best as I can display here is as follows:
Disc insert > 20 second clip transcoded by encore to m2v/ac3 > main menu.
From the main menu there are a large selection of clips to play back as well as a link to a second menu with more linked clips. Each one of these clips are on individual timelines and are all m2v/mp2 that are transcoded by tmpgenc plus.
I'm kinda stuck here trying to figure out exactly what the culprit is and what's keeping it from playing. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

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Burn Error Proof DVDs (Well, close to error proof!)
Use the SLOWEST possible burn option your burner will allow in Encore, since it is much better to take a bit more time burning the disc than it is to burn "fast" and have a disc that won't play
Set the VIDEO portion of the transcoding options to a Maximum of 7,000 so your burned disc will have a better chance at playing in desktop players (which support burned discs, if at all, only as an "after thought" of the DVD specification)
Use AC3 or PCM audio transcode settings for best player compatibility (some discussion of MPEG audio not being supported by all players, especially for NTSC discs)
Buy and use Taiyo Yuden (or Verbatim?) brand blank discs
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