MacMini HDMI Audio Out Not Working

Greetings all,
I have a 2010 Mac Mini plugged into a Yamaha RX-V71 Receiver via HDMI.  The receiver is plugged into a Samsung TV via HDMI.  The image displays correctly onto the TV however the audio only plays through the Mac Mini's internal stereo.  When I go to System Preferences -> Sound - > Output - my receiver is not listed.  The only items listed are the Mac Mini and the Samsung TV.  When I go to Applications -> Utilities -> Audio MIDI Setup the receiver is not listed only the Mac Mini and the Samsung TV.
I have swapped out HDMI cables.  Mac Mini is updated to Lion 10.8.2.  The receiver is on and I have tried restarting the TV, Mini and receiver multiple times in different orders.
Does anyone have any suggestions or a fix for this?
Thanks!

This is the same for my setup.
Have you tried selecting tv hdmi as your output device?
That is what I select to play through my receiver.

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