MAC Mini and SPDIF Optical Out

I am new to the MAC after 30 years on a PC, so there is a bit on humility involved here! LOL!
I am trying to configure the the sound for SPDIF audio optical out. I see no settings in the Sound Preferences? I only have speakers and HDMI.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

There are two places you need to visit:
1. System Preferences > Sound
Pick "Built-in Audio" for audio out. This corresponds to the optical toslink output. It is the same option as "internal speakers" if your toslink is not plugged in.
2. Open /Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.app and in it configure the build-in audio for the bit depth and sampling frequencies you require. If you are listending to CDs and iTunes music, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz is what you need. If you have higher-resolution music, adjust accordingly.
You can circumvent step 1 by hoding down the option key while clicking the little speaker sound icon in the menu bar (assuming you have it in the menu bar).

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