Check the icons on the right side of the 975 display. Page 15 in the manual shows the options for how these should look for 5.1 (and 7.1) inputs.

If it doesn't look like one of those revisit your setup.
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975/7075/SMS-1
Aperion Verus Grand Towers & Bookshelves, Verus Forte Center, Infinity Surrounds, Ultra-X12
Oppo BDP-203, XBOX360, Xbox One
LG 65" OLED
RR2150 w/Klipsch SCR-2