ATV 3 - Harman Kardon HK3490 - no sound

Hey!
Just bought a apple tv (3rd gen) and I have set it up with my Harman Kardon HK3490 receiver and my tv. HDMI cable from ATV to TV and Optical sound cable from ATV to the receiver. I have also changed the settings on the reciver to Optical input, but still I do not get any sound from my speakers. I only get sound from the tv when I am playing music over airplay.
Can anyone help me with this problem?
Thanks

I can not see any place that I can change the output settings on the ATV.
I am currently trying to test the receiver with my playstation 3 (with the optical cable), but no luck there either.
So I am guessing there is something wrong with the settings on the receiver or the cable is faulty. I can not understand what the problem is, because the receiver can only accept PCM format, and thats what I set the settings on the PS3 to output.

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