Connecting SB Audigy 2 ZS to a Yamaha HTR-5740 Recei

I connected the digital out on the sound card to the digital in on the stereo receiver. I read the sticky topic above about the digital connections and followed what it said, yet I still couldn't hear any music from Windows Media Player. I've tried many different inputs on the reciever, yet I can't get any sound.
Here is a link to the receiver I got:
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/HTIB/HTR5740.htm#
I plugged into the Digital Input as you can see in the upper right of the following image:
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/p...s/htr5740_.gif
I e-mailed customer service at yamaha.com and while waiting for the their response, I figure I post here and see if anybody here can help me. Appreciate it.
Message Edited by yeshua_seven on <SPAN class=date_text>03-26-2005 <SPAN class=time_text>05:22 AM
Message Edited by yeshua_seven on 03-26-2005 05:23 AM

I don't care so much about HOW right now, I'm starting to have doubts and want to know if a Yamaha HTR-5740 can be connected to a computer's sound card period? I sure hope so. It seemed so simple. Plug into the Digital Out on the sound card and into the Digital Input on the recever, and BOOM, there it is. Of course I found out that is not the case. I played with the settings a little on the computer, and nothing works. Other people seem to be able to get sound at least, but I don't get sound period.
Can a Yamaha HTR-5740 be connected to a sound card?

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