Help connecting Audigy 2 ZS to home receiver through I/O mod

I have a Sound Blaster 2 ZS and I'm having problems trying to connect it to my home a/v receiver. Plugged into my digital out on my card I have the Sound Blaster I/O module then I have a digital coaxial cable from that to my receiver (Yamaha RX-V86). I enabled "digital only" and I haven't heard a sound. I haven't noticed the optical red lights lighting up either. Any suggestions?
If this setup is not going to work, how else can I connect these components?

jsnrkd wrote:
I have a Sound Blaster 2 ZS and I'm having problems trying to connect it to my home a/v receiver. Plugged into my digital out on my card I have the Sound Blaster I/O module then I have a digital coaxial cable from that to my receiver (Yamaha RX-V86). I enabled "digital only" and I haven't heard a sound. I haven't noticed the optical red lights lighting up either. Any suggestions?
If this setup is not going to work, how else can I connect these components?
I would use optical connection if both devices supports it.
Have you enabled the S/PDIF output in Creative Audio Control Panel and set the decoding to be done by the external device (pass through mode). Audio Control Panel comes with the driver installation and needs to be installed separately. Earlier version is called as CT Panel and can be found from earlier/installed driver sets (try look ctpanel.exe from C:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy2Zs\Program\WDM\COMMON as for an example).
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