MBP Optical sound out not working! Please help!


hi, purchased feb 2011 13 inch mbp. bought optical wire, , toshlink cable. want sound out mbp, onkyo tx-sr804 amplifier connects music system.

play 5 channel sound out video (a dvd) mac, , then:

1. connect toslink - result: red light comes out of it
2. connect optical wire toslink - result: red light comes out of other end of wire
3. connect optical wire amp - result: no sound!

either amp doesnt work (unlikely) or setting wrong mac.

appears on mac:

1. screenshot 1 looks @ audio options preferences
2. screenshot 2 looks @ audio midi options (and how still appears 2 channel out)
3. screenshot 3 looks @ me clicking on configure option
4. screenshot 4 looks @ me clicking on stereo dropdown box screenshot 3 , how grey in there! why?

please help. (also tell me need buy more things optical out mac? or work people or something?)

reading.

https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/jiveservlet/showimage/2-15548808-16109/screen+shot+1.png

, screenshots 2, 3 , 4 here : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3157893?tstart=0

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anyone?
 


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