Creative DTT3500 5.1 problem

[voodoomelon]

I have just bought a set of Creatives DT3500 5.1 speakers, and am having a bit of trouble operating them.
They are connnected to a SB Audigy Player Card, and i am using the Digital DIN connecter for input.
However, when i go into the Audigy software surround mixer to test my speakers, and select 5.1 speakers from the list and Digital DIN input on the DT3500 amp, i only get sound from the left and right channels.
The strange thing is that when i select Optical or Co-axial on the amp as the input source (to which there is nothing connected), and select Digital DIN under the multi-channel controls, the Audigy test works fine, with the women's voice coming from each speaker.
The thing is, when i select Digital DIN as the input source on the amp, it won't let me select Digital DIN under the Multi-channel controls, only line-in.
Its as if the amp doesn't detect a digital signal from my sound card.
I am using the Audigy under XP, and i updated the drivers immediatley.
Thanks.

[AntiHeiss]

I feel your pain....the software with the Audigy is really nice BUT there is way too much of it. Its like everywhere there is some other program to do SOMETHING. Anyway, try this....in the Audigy software stuff...run the taskbar. And in the taskbar...select what you want to do, as it says. That actually fixed it for me...sometimes you have to use their software...and then you can turn it off and go about your buisness.

One other idea...under Windows...make sure you go to the control panel and set the speakers to 5.1....it probably won't solve it...but it will help.

Good luck...and if that doesn't work then post again and I'll give you a couple more ideas.