Panasonic DVD-S47

There are DVD players that have a feature that automatically skips the menu and plays the largest title on the disc (typically the movie). It's usually not an advertised feature.

maybe pressing "play mode" on the remote can fix that.

Since you're having more problems, it will probably take more then disabling that feature, or you might be looking at 2 separate issues.

What happens if you take the battery out of the remote? does that stop it? and what happens when you press FF on the player itself?
this should tell you if the problem is specificaly with the remote, or with the player itself.

Best thing to do though is use the warranty if its still valid, or consult the shop on repair options.

Good luck

No, this isn't a problem with the player. Every other player I have that plays DVD's recorded with the Samsung all auto-play. The problem is with the Samsung and how it records DVD's.