Setting Speakers(Logitech Z5500-Digital) To Multi-Channel 5.1 OpticalOut

Hello i Have an MBP and im using the optical out to connect my speakers(logitech Z5500-digital).
But when I open the Audio/MIDI Configuratio utility and try to configure my speakers, i can only set it to Stereo(default) and the Multichannel-> Stereo(from dropdown menu)
Can anyone tell me why i cant set it to the 5.1 option? My speakers support 5.1!
thanks!

first- i have the same speakers-
you do not have to mess with the MIDI-
also- what are you listening to? itunes is not 5.1- you must have a 5.1 dvd playing in your DVD app- and then in the preferences in DVD player you can set your setting to get 5.1- hope this helps
g5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 3.5 mem

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Will I be able to use these speakers out of the box using the X-Fi's Digital I/O port and get full use out of all the speakers? Has anyone encountered issues with this setup on their PC?
Any help is welcome as I do not wish to spend almost ?300 on a new set of speakers only to experience the same issues as I have been having with my current pair.
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Message Edited by Leroy22 on 09-28-2006 2:44 AM

Digital connection won't get you 5. channel in games or in normal usage. You will only get 5. output when the source is actually a 5. encoded material such as Dolby Digital 5., DTS 5., etc... If the new speaker you're getting has 5. analog connection, I would suggest going with those instead of Digital.
There is a sticky thread at the top of the board that has information on Digital connection which you may be interested in.
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...message.id=270
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