Audigy ES Digital out probl

Hi, im trying to hook my Kinyo d565 speakers and decoder up to the digital out on my audigy soundcard.
Now first off, the decoder has 3 inputs - analogue stero, digital RCA(coaxial), and digital optical.
i've tried doing everything in audioHQ to get any sound out of my speakers (they work fine when i just use the line out on the sound card and the stereo input on my decoder).
i've connected the digital out on the soundcard to the optical in on the decoder using a 3.5mm to toslink optical digital cable.
i have no idea why im not getting any sound at all. is it my cable? - do i need to get a 3.5mm mono to RCA cable?
any help would be greatly appreciated
ps.
i've tried all the things like selected 2 speaker output, disabling decoding of ac3 etc etc....

Fuzzylogic,
These articles should help explain what is going on:
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/ar...p?l=2&sid=5764
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/ar...p?l=2&sid=4858
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