Audigy 2 zs to Logitech z-5500 digita

can't get digital connection:
this is what i bought:
Radio shack gold series PCM Digital Audio Cable
radio shack Stereo to mono audio adapter
this is what i've done:
Set to digital only
played a digital cd with the cd rom connected to the digital in port on the sound card
all i get is a the z-5500 telling me "No Digital Data"
please help!
i'm also having a problem with major distortion via clicking popping cracking, you name it i've got it, i did a headphone test and it seems it's coming from the 3rd audio out port
and i have all updates, i've redone my comp and reinstalled everything audio, problem persists. does it sound like i have to move on to a new card or what?
thanks for any help!

Yep, this is wonderfull and anybody that has a receiver with 5. analog inputs allready knows how to connect it. All the problems that apear on this forum is because the average receiver (that costs under 2-300$) DOESN'T have analog 5. inputs so people cannot have surround sound in games...

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The logitech control pod shows the input as Coax, but that there is no digital signal being sent to it. I also have no sound from the speakers.
I've read various ways to fix this issue, some of which talk about changing the sound card settings and dvd software settings (Catherina, the administrator for this forum posted some stuff); however, I don't know where to do this in my Creative software. One of the posts says to go to Start/Programs/Creative/Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS/Creative AudioHQ and click on the Device Controls icon and then select the Decoder tab and change the SPDIF settings or something. I don't have a Decoder tab as an option. I do notice on the Bit Accurate Mode tab that the section for S/PDIF input signal monitoring shows that the S/PDIF-In signal is an "Unknown or invalid signal."
Could someone please tell me specifically what I need to do and in what software (Creative, Logitech's, my DVD software) to get this set up? Again, all I've done is hooked up the Logitech control pod to the sound card's digital out via a digital coax cable. I haven't done anything else other than upgrade the Creative software.

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So far I purchased the digital coax cable along with the /8" mono-to-mono miniplug so that I can plug the coax cable into the back of the sound card's digital out connector/din.
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I've read various ways to fix this issue, some of which talk about changing the sound card settings and dvd software settings (Catherina, the administrator for this forum posted some stuff); however, I don't know where to do this in my Creative software. One of the posts says to go to Start/Programs/Creative/Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS/Creative AudioHQ and click on the Device Controls icon and then select the Decoder tab and change the SPDIF settings or something. I don't have a Decoder tab as an option. I do notice on the Bit Accurate Mode tab that the section for S/PDIF input signal monitoring shows that the S/PDIF-In signal is an "Unknown or invalid signal."
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Well The first thing I did was ensure that S/PDIF passthrough was enabled thus to allow my speakers to do all the decoding. I was only using the 3 wires to start with. Green/black/brown,,,ish ;P
It worked perfectly right off that bat.
Then I finally got the digital coax audio cable ( no optical for me as I dont have the rack ) at first I got nothing but stereo. So I go into my DVD player software setting ( Nvidia's pure DVD decoder )
NOTE : I highly reconmend this player, trust me its perfect.
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Also, Im not 00% sure if I have a problem ( I dont think so though ) but the Graphic equalizer wont work with digital when watching a movie and also when listerning to music. So music is best run via the anolog cables so you can use the equalizer.
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khaught wrote:
PJC-
Have you read the digital connections sticky at the top of the board? Only DD/DTS will be in 5.. ?
Hmmm.... did I say I was illiterate?! Don't think so! Yes I have read just about every post I can. I have since determined that I am not alone with this problem. Why is it that some consumers experience no problems and the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves? Do I not have the right soundcard to take advantage of the superior sound? I think not. Rather than criticize, how about giving some constructi've solutions? If not, then bow out and keep your posts to yourself.
Message Edited by khaught on <SPAN class=date_text>04-30-2006 <SPAN class=time_text>06: PM
What are you talking about? Did I say you were illiterate - No, or perhaps you misread my post!
It was a simple question, not criticism! Some people miss that sticky.
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My problem is so,
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PS: Sorry for my pore english.

It changes nice, with hz and stuff.
But it will not change when i run DTS, it still playes in Stereo mode, ore normal dolby.
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But why dosnet it's :-(Message Edited by Decan on 04-24-2006 05:5 PM

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