Coaxial Digital Output on TV to SB Audigy 2 Val

I have the Creative SB Audigy 2 Value card installed on my computer and the Altec Lansing GT505 surround 5. speaker system. I also have a Toshiba MD4FP DVD/TV combo. My speakers can only be connected using th standard red and white RCA plugs. My TV has a Coaxial Digital Output jack on the back and red/white/yellow plugs on the front that are used by my PS2. I understand the speakers cannot be connected directly to the TV unless I use the headphone jack but when i try that it sounds bac and I get sound out of only 2 speakers. Is there a way to connect a coaxial audio cable from my soundcard (i think it has the digital jack) to the Coaxial digital output on my tv? Will that give me the ability to play my TV through my speakers?

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HSE wrote:
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Once again, thank you very much for your time and help.
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