SACD from Pioneer DV-575A?

Anybody know how to get the Pioneer DV-575A DVD player to play SACD (or
even DVD-Audio, for that matter) through the optical audio connecion?

I can get it to do 2-channel composite, but it won't send an optical
signal and I can't figure out why.

 

Not possible.

Because SACD and DVD-Audio are output ONLY from the 6 channel analog
outputs.

 

So I would need a receiver that has 6 channel analog inputs? Component
and optical aren't enough?

 

Okay, 5 more minutes of research tells me my receiver HAS Multi-channel
inputs (whew! -- and there's even a note explaining that in the manual
I missed).

Question 1 is this: Which is better, Multi-Channel or Optical? Should I
be watching DVD movies using the Multi-Channel analog ports for sound?
The manual seems to imply this is best.

Question 2: regular composite cables'll do the trick?

Thanks to "Pug", btw.

 

Use the 6 channel inputs for multichannel music. Use the digital connection
for dvd movies, and let your receivers decoder handle all the DD/DTS duties.
They can be connected all the time, its not like you have to disconnect one
to use the other.

 

Thanks!