Z series Master volume problem

Hi , I have a soundblaster zxr and since I bought it I have lots of problems in adjusting the master volume. I use Spdif port for my home theater system. When i choose dts or dolby it is impossible to change the master voulme form the SB control panel nor system master volume and I have to change it manually from home theater, this issue was not happening when I was using onboard sound system. The second problem is that when I choose no encoding I have to choose spdif option in system sound menu which only gives me 48 khz option which is not the quality I expect but the master volume is controllable. If I choose Speaker option from the system sound menu, I can select 96Khz which is better quality but I can not control the master volume, the master volume does nothing. I have tried to email creative but they do not feel responsible to even answer me, so please help me.

Hello, 1) if you use digital output the volume can only be changed at the decoder 2) everything digital coming from the sound card's encoders is 48Khz 3) if you use the analog connection you get 96Khz Hope this helps

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