Connecting ddts 100 to gigaworks 7.1 with audigy 2 zs

Hello,
I know you have probably been asked this before, but how do you connect the ddts 100 decoder to gigaworks 7.1 speakers?
I have an audigy 2 zs card aslo.
I connected it as best as I could see from the instruction manual but the speakers are still controlled from the sudio pod you get with the spekers themselves, not the decoder.
Do I have to use the switch box? I think I am missing something really obvious but I dont know!
help!

yep you need to use the switch box, and attach cables to both decoder and pc then use switch to decoder to alter volume with decoder and control pod.

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