Next button problems DVD studio pro

I'm having a problem with navigation on a project, specifically the next button navigation.
I have a dual layer disc with 7 20 minute shows. Track 1 = show 1, etc. Play All button leads to Track 1. End jump of Track 1 is set to Track 2 and so on until the last show the end jump is set back to menu 1. Each track has 4 chapter markers.If I just sit back and let it play through it plays perfectly (on disc and simulator). When I hit the next button in the simulator it advances to the next chapter as it should except that at the last chapter marker for each track it does not advance, instead playing through a 12 second credit sequence before jumping to the next track. However when I burn the DVD and hit next at the last chapter marker it goes back to the beginning of that individual show, I can then hit next to go through the chapters again, and the second time through it will jump to the next track on the disc as it should. This happens for every track.
Similar problem for Menu 2, buttons for individual shows lead to Stories for each track with the end jump going back to Menu 2. It works fine if I just let it play through. However when navigating with the next button it plays as above in the simulator (does not skip credits) but then goes back to Menu 2. On disc however it will either jump back to the beginning of the same track or to a different track, sometimes sequential, sometimes not.
Seems like I'm missing something simple but I've been through the manual and searched through the inspector for any kind of controls and can't find anything that applies. Anybody have any idea what area I should be looking in? I suppose one answer would be to burn everything as one single track and then do stories for the individual shows, but is there away to make this work?
This is my first dual layer disc, don't know if that is causing issues. Jump point is set manually 4.2G into the project, OTO, not seamless, at a black spot in show 5. It seems to be working fine, don't know if this has anything to do with the navigation problems.
Thanks all

I'd put all 7 onto 1 track. Then use stories to build the disc. Way less complicated and easier for you (and the DVD player) to know what is going on.
This way you can set it where Story 1 Plays just the first Show and then goes back to the menu. The way you are trying to set it up now it would play the next show automatically (you may want it to do this, I don't know) but with stories you can have each show play and the go back to the menu (or continue playing the next one). Then on your play all button you point to a story that includes everything. (Or just point it to the 1 track that has everything on it already)

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