MacBook Pro settings for mini-toslink output


I'm interested in the NPR jazz night in America so I'm trying to play my mac through a luxman d-05 for the first time and getting no joy. Mini-toslink from mac headphone output to Luxman toslink digital input. I selected internal speakers optical digital output port on the mac and still no joy. What am I missing? Any help appreciated.
cwinfrey
can anyone give any help using a mini-toslink output cable from an apple computer?
Before you do anything, try playing some music through the Mac other than the NPR station. Rip a cd to a lossless format like flac, and compare the 2.