Yup. As of today, there is no digital output of DVD-A or SACD sources (aside from the proprietary Meridian and Accuphase arrangements) from any player. Somebody should have told you.
Pioneer DV 47-A DVD-A output analogue only
I just bought the new Pioneer DV47-A multichannel SACD and DVD-A player. It looks great and sounds wonderful, but when I output through the digital output to my Meridian 568 processor/preamp, DTS and AC-3 are not available on DVD-A. The player automatically recognizes the disc as DVD-A and outputs only through the analog outputs, per Pioneer technical help this morning. Of course DVD video discs output fine for both AC-3 and DTS. I knew that SACD only output through analog out but didn't realize DVD-A did too. The real frustration is that I can play DVD-A discs in my traditional DVD player and enjoy DTS or AC-3 multichannel decoding from my Meridian (albeit at lower resolution) , but there is no selection available to read the DVD-A as DVD-V from the 47-A. Since my Meridian doesn't have multichannel analogue input (it's supposed to be the processor) this unit's multichannel capabilites are only useful with pre-amps/receivers with analog multichannel input capabilites. I do have a Yamaha receiver that I can use for this but it adds another component in the chain, which may decrease the resolution gain of DVD-A or SACD.