Low volume through AV system

I connected my Mac mini Core Duo to my Pioneer Elite receiver using my iPod's minijack - RCA cable, and found that the volume is terribly low on my receiver. I tried to turn up the volume in System Settings and while it did improve the levels, it was not good.
How can I make sure that the Mac mini is set to output "2-channel" sound, rather than something else? I have a feeling it's set to output 5.1 or something like that which is causing the problem.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

What application on your Mac mini are you playing sound from? Only the DVD Player will output anything but 2 channel stereo. iTunes, QuickTime and things like iMovie don't have the ability to output multi-channel audio. Remember there may be a volume adjustment in the software you're using as well as the main system volume.
-Doug

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