Sound Blaster Z SPDIF and optical cable + DTS and DDL settings

i bought a new z-906 to have as a speaker system for my computer. what i did was:
bought sound blaster z and a optical cable. i installed the software for the sound blaster z and started configuring it.
i plugged one end of the optical cable in the SBZ and the other end in the z-906. then i started configuring using windows sound panel and SBZ i first used the spdif-out on the panel but eventually that sounded a bit off to what 5.1 should sound.
then after a good while trying to figure out why it gave me the message "usupported format" when i was trying to use DDL or DTS. i searched on google then i read something someone else couldnt figure out and used that.
what i did to get DDL and DTS to work was: (might require a fresh install of SBZ and all services in msconfig to work)
i opened windows sound panel, clicked on spdif-out and pressed properties. then i clicked on formats or supported formats tab and enabled everything with a checkbox. then clicked OK or Apply.
back on the sound panel again. here you have 2 configs that comes with the sound blaster z. i clicked on speakers then on "use as standard. then on configure and selected 5.1 surround, and on the next, center, subwoofer and rear. and unless you got a 7.1 system (or you could configure this in SBZ panel) i dont think you would need left and right front and surround-speakers since its already enabled in the first window as enhancing then i rebooted and reinstalled the SBZ and made sure all the services in msconfig tab was set to start and run on boot. and voila i had sound. (just to clarify. i didnt have sound for awhile since the DDL and DTS settings made my speakers to snowy sound until i figured out why)

one other thing you need to set in your creative control pannel speakers mode not headset mode.
and also under the cinematic tab you have to enable : Encoder : dolby digital live 5.1
then you will get sound.
the issues will crop up though if you fix em let me know, if you want the issues to happen right away select DTS as encoder we/or i know this mode will not work with these headsets but thats the same issues that popup even under dolby digital live settings.

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