SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital - How do I enable PCM out over SPD

<FONT color=#330000>Hello!I have read a lot of material on this subject (forums, specifications..) but still i got no answer. Here is how my problem sounds: I own a Creative SoundBlaster Li've! 5. Digital soundcard. Recently I bought an AV receiver (Yamaha RX-V457) and I want to connect the soundcard's SPDIF out to the receiver coaxial digital input. I use a cable with an RCA connector at an end and a 3.5 mm mono conector at the other (this is specified in the online help). The problem is that at the receiver I only get a signal for pre-encoded (Dolby, DTS) content (ie watching a DVD movie) but nothing for the usual audio material (regular AVIs, mp3, whatever sound..). I'm not interested in multi channel output over the digital out, i just want the stereo decoded audio. I tried with another soundcard (another manufacturer) and everything's OK. The "PCM" light on my receiver lights up and i get an output for every sound played.Anybody has an idea on what is to be configured? I've checked every option i could find and still no result..0x!

yea, stick with the coax connection. Optical is better, but not by much.
Also, the toslink of course wouldn't fit the card. Theres 3 versions of connection:
Coax: Conventional way of connection.
Optical: Uses a toslink to transmit audio via light
Digital: uses a cord with an orange connector with 6 conducting bands in one plug

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