Audigy ZS 2 Platinum - Xbox In

Hi all,
I've got my Xbox going through my pc and I'm having trouble getting the Dobly Digital Surround sound to work with the Optical cable plugged in. The Xbox is set up to put Dolby Digital Surround and DTS out thought the Optical cable and I've set the 'Device Controls' 'Digital Input' SPDIF to Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF-In decode.
Why won't it work?
TIA
Message Edited by cstoute on 03-0-2005 07:33 AM

I had the same problem. Go into the AudioHQ option from Control Panel and then the Device Manager. Make sure you have a game playing on the Xbox, and select the Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF-In Decode option on the Digital input tab, and Use Installed Decode checked on the Decode tab.
This should work, the only problem for me, is everytime I reboot, it stops working so I have to go back into the AudioHQ, ensure a game is running, and reselect the SPDIF option. Still awaiting an answer about that one!
Just discovered that if you unplug and plug in the cable with a game playing, the sound comes back without having to reset the AudioHQ settings.
Message Edited by KarlosDixon on 04-0-200608:27 AM

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