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Surround Sound wiring problems can you help?

My house is wired for surround sound. The wires coming out of the speakers holes are not labeled as far as i can tell but the wires that are coming out of housing that go into the back of the receiver are labeled 26,27,30,and 31. I cant tell which wires go to which speaker Front Left, Front Right, Rear left or Rear Right. Do these numbers mean anything?

Easy fix:

Wire and mount all the speakers, without the grill if possible. The grill will be added later.

Get an old 9v battery.

Grab the first wire, like 26 for example and strip the wires back about 1/4 inch. and twist each wire.

With a helper in the center of the room, tap the wire ends intermittently to the battery.

DO NOT KEEP THE BATTERY WIRED TO THE SPEAKER FOR MORE THAN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
1-2 SECONDS ONLY.

Have the helper tell which speaker is making noise.
Have them move to that speaker and take note if the woofer is moving IN or OUT when making sound.
If the woofer is moving OUT, take note which wire is touching the POSITIVE post of the battery and wire the speaker to the corresponding output on the receiver.
If the woofer is moving IN during sound, switch the wires on the battery and mark the positive.
The receiver should remain OFF during setup.

Repeat these steps for all the speakers and mark the cables with speaker locations AND positive / negative I.D. with a small piece of tape for future reference.

Replace the grills and power up the receiver to set the sound levels.

Good luck.

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