True 5.1 from Audigy 2 ZS notebook to Inspire Digital 5

Question

I have a audigy2 zs notebook and inspire 5700 digital speaker system. How do I get true 5. sorround with it (other than cmss upmix)? I tried connecting the speaker docking
cable(supplied with zs notebook) as below:
ZSN docking cable's green jack > tandem cable green jack > analog front input of inspire digital
ZSN docking cable's black jack > tandem cable black jack > analog rear input of inspire digital
ZSN docking cable's orange jack > 4pole minijack to Digital DIN adaptor (supplied with inspire 5700) > 5. Digital DIN of inspire digital
Settings on the inspire 5700 were:
Input selection: Digital DIN (tried this with and without Analog line in enabled)
Fourpoint 5. DIN
With the above settings, I'm able to get true 4 speaker sorround (tested it and calibrated it using creative's speaker settings). But whatever I do, there is no sound from
front center speaker and subwoofer. When I disconnect the orange cable, it makes no difference, from which I inferred that the sound I'm getting is only from the front and
rear analog inputs. How do I get the digital 5. DIN to work?

Answer 1

Is everything connected ok? Sounds like either your centre speaker got unplugged at some point, or you have swapped two sets around (so the front is going to the centre). Check they are firmly plugged in too, its easy to just half plug one in. Could be the speaker side connections too, so its worth checking them. I cant imagine the problem being more serious or complicated than that. Would be worth going through every connection and volume setting (both sides, at the speakers themselves, etc) just to be sure.
Might make it easier if u use the creative speaker test thing, where it goes through each speaker saying the name.
Hope im not just telling you things you already know, you seem pretty competent on the forums!
Paul