XBOX Dolby Digital 5.1 (optical) -- SB Live 5.1 Platinum -- Logitech Z5300 - IS IT POSSIBL

When the XBOX is set on Stereo or Dolby Surround (both with Dolby Digital set to off), I get sound out of four speakers and sub, but no center channel. This is in games, movies, and menus/music.
When the Dolby Digital is enabled, there is light pop/static sound followed by NO AUDIO. This occurs when I put a game or movie into the XBOX.
Menu sounds and XBOX music files come through in 4. no matter what the XBOX settings.
When I play DVDS and games on the computer, the Dolby Digital works great.
Is the setup I desire possible? Can the Li've Dri've's optical in accept Dolby Digital? If not, WHY NOT?
The speakers are analog. CMSS is off. I've swapped XBOXs, AV packs, and optical cables.
ApexAnalog

you will have to use movie mode in presets , which is cmss to get sound from sb5. and optical out on the xbox and optical in on li've dri've.
And have the advanced av pack and goto xbox audio settings and choose dolby digital enabled, as you have done.
But the card is not doing dolby digital, its uplaoding to the speakers in a simulated dolby digital mode, much as in the same way if you just connect the left/right audio pins, to the AUX 2 in at front of li've dri've.
Well thats how my 4 sb5. and li've dri'ves do it, so they all can,t be broken, or every single xbox i have plugged in, in much the same ways as external dvd players and the li've dri've optical in on sb5, handle it.
So unless someone at creative can tell us how to get dd5. with this setup. Thats what im saying, try it for yourself, then get a dd5. decoder and see the difference.

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