First Play activates button instead of menu

Good afternoon, in DVDSP2, I have a menu that has a looped video as background with two buttons on top created by default shapes. Button one links to a Play All script and the second to a chapter menu.
What happens in simulator is that the menu with the video flashes by for a second then imediatly plays the link of button 1, but still playing the audio of the looped video of first menu. The same occures with button2-content if I make that one as button 1. In Connections it only says Menu1 on First play, not button 1 or anything. Have I missed something or doesn't this just sound as a bugg? Thanks for answering, regards Erik

Stan I don't see any overrides in the project.
The following should outline the problem more specifically
When the disk is inserted into the DVD player initially and the door closes, the disk plays the Main Menu first properly and life is good.
During the Main Menu if I hit Stop it will change to the blue screen of the DVD player.
When I hit play from this blue screen the movie starts instead of resuming the Main Menu.

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