Connected Mini to Home Theater... no sound

Good morning.
I've connected my mini to my Home Theater. I ran a mini TOS-Link from the output (headphone) jack on back of mini using an optical cable to my receiver. I''m not getting any sound.....
How can I fix this or what have I done wrong?
Thanks.

Do you know for sure that the cable is good?
If so, unplug the receiver end, leaving the other end plugged into your mini, and without looking directly into it, see if you see the red laser.
If you see the red laser light, then odds are good it's not a problem with the mini. Maybe there is a setting on the receiver to enable that input.
If you don't see the light, then you probably need to change a setting in OS X.

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