Help setting up ATV2 to listen itunes through home theather, not TV

Hi. I bought an Apple TV (2nd gen) and want to listen to itunes through the home theater (Samsung Blu Ray, 5000 series), not through the TV speakers. I have connected my ATV2 via HDMI to the TV, but I can see there is an optical output. The Samsung home theater has already taken the HDMI entry (used by the TV) and has only one, and also the optical audio entry. So, the question is:
Can I listen itunes through my home theater vs. TV speakers? how please?
Thanks!
JCB

Hi Winston. Ok, I took a look and tried different things:
I have a Samsung Blu ray 5000 series with only one HDMI port and only
one optical cable entry. I have tried 2 set ups and here are the
results:
1) Set up 1 - connections:
APTV2 ---(HDMI)--->TV
HomeTheater ---(Optical cable)--->DVR box --- (HDMI) --->TV
HomeTheater ---(HDMI)--->TV
This gives me music from the APTV2 through the TV speakers, not the home
theater and hte TV through the home theather.
2) Set up 2 - connections:
APTV2 ---(OpticalCable)--->HomeTheater
APTV2---(HDMI)--->TV
HomeTheater ---(HDMI)--->TV
DVR box --- (HDMI) --->TV
This gives me music from the APTV2 through the home theater, but the TV
sounds through the TV speakers.
What I want is to have both, the TV and the APTV2 through the home
theater.
can you help???
Any help would be appreciated !!!
thanks
JCB

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