Connecting Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic with Creative Soundworks DTT 3500 Digi

The Creative Soundworks DTT3500 has optical and coaxial and digital DIN digital connections with an onboard Dolby Digital 5. decoder.
However only has front and rear analog connection, no centre or sub connection.
Without moding my DTT3500 can anyone tell how I can connect my Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic soundcard to get full surround.
Anyone?

So I have a perfectly good set of surround speakers that also have a external dolby digital 5. decoder, which I sometime plug my Xbox into.
And not I have to downgrade my speakers to a set of analogues.....where is the sense in that.
It mentions in the manual about "Decoding with an external decoder or home theater receiver" and connecting a cable from the FlexiJack (Digital Out) on the X-Fi to the Coaxial SPDIF in jack in the decoder.
<FONT color=#330066 size=>If you have a Dolby Digital/DTS/DTS-ES/Dolby Digital EX external decoder (for example, Decoder DDTS-00), you can use it to decode Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-ES or Dolby Digital EX signals to 5., 6. and 7. speakers from your Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card, Digital I/O Module*, X-Fi I/O Dri've* or X-Fi I/O Console*. With a home theater receiver like Creative Inspire GD580 Speaker System, you can use it to decode Dolby Digital or DTS signals to 5. speakers.
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<FONT color=#330066 size=>To enable this function, select the <SPAN>Dolby Digital/DTS Bitstream Out option in Audio Console, or the <SPAN>On (External Decoder) option in Entertainment Mode or Audio Creation Mode. For more information, refer to their online Help.
Does this not work?
Message Edited by ariprotheroe on -24-2005 07:39 PM

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