Optical out to Onkyo A/V Recei

I would like to output audio from my pc to my A/V home theater system.
My card is Audigy 2 ZS Platinum.
Recei'ver Onkyo NR80.
The Toslink cable is from the Audigy front panel optical out to the Onkyo Optical in.
The cable is acti've as I see the glow from the output.
SPDIF passthrough is enabled.
I get no sound.
What am I missing here?

Thank you Jason,
I have tried both sample rates offered 96/48 and neither work.
I have tested the port with my DVD player and it is operational.
My configuration :
Asus P4C800-ED (no overclock)
Intel P4 3.2 Prescott
BFG GForce-6800 Ultra
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum - fully patched (front panel installed)
.5G DDR-3200
Microsoft Windows XP-Pro SP-2 (fully patched)
Message Edited by deepblu on 05-08-2005 0:22 PM

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