Audigy 1 Platinum (not eX) and 5.1 Headphones - Not Compatib

Hello.
I recently bought a pair of Zalman 5. channel headphones over the net and am finding trouble with my Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum.
The Headphones have 3 jacks. Front, Rear and Centre.
My Soundblaster Audigy has the following ports. Digital, Line In, Mic, Line Out (Front), Rear Out.
What do I do with the "centre" jack? Are these headphones incompatabible with the Audigy? Do I have to by a new Audigy 2 ZS?

Hi,
The Digital output jack also doubles as the centre/sub channel. If oyu check page 39 of the Audigy Platinum manual available here http://files.europe.creative.com/manualdn/Manuals/TSD/040/Sound%20Blaster%20Audigy%20Platinum%20Users%20Guid e%20English.pdf you'll get a diagram of how to hook your system up.
Hope this helps,
John

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