How do to set up optical audio cable on an new Apple TV

I connected the HDMI on the tv and the optical cable on the surround system but I just listen the tv.
how can I set up the Apple TV with the optical cable??

depend on your surround system
I connect my appletv by hdmi to tv
and I connect my optical to my receiver
they both play the same audio so I mute the tv and just listen to the receiver
both are sony and with the reciever I choose the inputsource they call BD which would be for blue ray disc because they name their optical input ports for some reason

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