Hi Ralph,
Thanks for including the file. Do you happen to recall how you created the file, specifically that first measure figure? That may give us a clue as to why it was behaving oddly.
In any event I've fixed the file to what I think you want. I think you meant that measure 1 is supposed to be a 1 beat measure in 4/4 time.
Attachment 2367
Please let me know if it isn't what you wanted, or if it's not working properly for you.
ttfn,
Sherry