DVD doesn't return to main menu when reaches end - Why? How?

My DVD plays through full movie and then essentially just stops at the end vs returning to the main menu. The menu button doesn't even return it at that point. What can I do to make it return to the main menu when it reaches the end?

I'm having a similar issue...
In all the previous projects I've created with iDVD, the movie always automatically returned to the DVD main menu at the very end of the presentation.
On my current project using iDVD 6.0.2 (787), this is not occuring. At the end of the DVD presentation, the screen continues to stay black until the "stop" button is depressed.
I'm obviously frustrated because I have looked everywhere in "iDVD Help" and within the on-line support discussions for an answer, but to no avail.
I don't think that it's a DVD media issue because the problem occurs on iDVD when previewing (and obviously on the DVD media after burning).
Does anyone know why this is happening? Is there a special command, tool, or secret handshake I need to provide in iMovie HD, or iDVD? Any insight is most appreciated.
-j

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Returning to Source menu when MENU is pressed

I have found close answers to this, but not spot on....
(1) MAIN menu button "PLAY ALL" plays track. If MENU is pressed in the middle of play, it returns to MAIN menu. Good.
(2) From the CHAPTERS menu, if I press a selection, it goes to that chapter & plays. Good also. If I hit MENU while playing that chapter, however, it goes back to MAIN menu. Not good. I want it to go back to the CHAPTERS menu & to the button that I first pressed. But, I want to keep the (1) menu connection, also.
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2) Select the chapter menu in either the graphical or outline view of your DVD.
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6) Click the Connect button above the Targets column.
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