Connect IBook G4 to Panasonic Stereo via iMic and Toslink to Mini Cable?

I don't have an Airport Express and I want to record from cassettes (and LPs with a higher quality input). The only output from my 5 year stereo (apart from the headphone jack) is an Optical out (which the manual says is for connecting digital devices and suggests you can connect a Mini CD player). What I want to know is can I connect a Toslink (optical) to mini cable (such as the Monster Interlink Lightspeed 100TM) from my stereo to my iMic and then the iMic to the iBook and then use the software I've tested with recording LPs directly from the turntable to the iMic to record the cassettes and any other output from the stereo? Hopefully someone will know the answer to this before I spend £40 on a cable. I phoned the Apple store and asked them and they really didn't know. I've also emailed Griffin Technology in the hope that they might know. I also thought I'd try posting on here to see if anyone knows.

Unbelievable but true! I've managed to solve the issue yesterday on my own.
For those who are interested and didn't find a forum that helped much, here is an easy manual:
Boot with normal Monitor using a normal DVI cable.
Start Teamviewer so you can follow the next steps on an iPad, iPhone etc.
Unplug normal monitor.
Now use a DVI cable with HDMI at the other end.
Plug in Panasonic Plasma TV by using the above mentioned cable.
Now the plasma stays black, no signal arrives. Look at the iPad via Teamviewer and open monitor settings.
This should show that the Panasonic has now been found.
Switch the resolution to 1280x720.
Tataaaaa!
The Plasma TV now proudly shows the content of your Mac Mini PowerPC. Play with further settings in order to optimize the display width etc. Set the TV to 16x9 manually.
Enjoy!

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