SB Audigy 2 Ex, no dolby digital output recei

I bought a Sound Blaster Audigy 2?Ex and connected?the?external box with an optical cable to my Yamaha RX-V640RDS?(D-TV/CBL). How ever when i do a speaker test it only works with front left and front right. When i play a DVD it only gives me sterio sound and not Dolby Digital or DTS but both streams are on the dvd and enabled. Ik looked trough all settings in finding something that enables the external box but cant find anything?about it. Can someone please tell me what setting i might of missed or what the correct settings are as i looked through everything i know but no results.. thanks in advance

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