XtremeMusic S/pdif out dolby?

Hello everyone
I hope u guys can help me out here:
I have the Creative XtremeMusic + Creative I/O module. Running Vista x64, core2duo, 4gb ram.
My problem is that i cant get either Dolby digital or DTS to work with my XtremeMusic with I/O module. Its connected with optical cable to my Sony Dolby/DTS reciever. It works fine in stereo but nomatter what i do, i just cant get it to work in Dolby
Can anyone point me in the right direction or tell me what im doing wrong?
Thanks

You need to buy the Dolby Digital Li've/DTS-Connect pack:
http://buy.soundblaster.com/_creativ...DDN6Z2H2ADDEZD
Then, in the Vista sound control panel, set your default output device to 'Speakers' and enable either Dolby Digital Li've or DTS-Connect in the Creative Audio Console.

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Quote from: bassmadrigal on 14-July-05, 15:42:01
The spdif out is only capable of relaying dolby encoded sound to the receiver. It is unable to transfer 2 channel..
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Per the original question - the optical connector carries the exact same signal as the coaxial digital.
The funny truth is that SPDIF wasn't intended for listening. It was intended for karaoke. They thought they'd make CDs with the lyrics encoded in the less significant bits of the audio stream, and have the karaoke machine strip them out of the bitstream.
But audiophiles started using the SPDIF digital out on their CD players to connect them to audiophile-grade DACs.
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The optical connection overcomes those issues pretty well. There's no electrical connection and thus no possibility of multiple paths to ground, and the data latches built into the optical transmitter and receiver guarantee that bits are better defined.
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Pursuant to IEC60958 and AC97 specifications, and restricted by the choice of the ALC850 codec chip, the digital audio connectors on the Neo2 are capable of 48khz 16 bit transmissions.
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jbeggs wrote:
So again will the Dolby Digital Li've encoding on the new Sound Blaster X-fi Titanium encode into a multi-channel digitial output stream the multi-channel audio stream produced by games like UT3 or Quake Wars?
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