Hampton Bay fan wiring: how to wire to 3 conductor wire?

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Just bought a Hampton Bay Reddington III. Instructions in book say to connect:
> black supply wire to black fan wire
> white supply wire to white fan wire
> ground conductor (supply) to green ground lead (fan)

However, the wires coming out of my outlet box on the ceiling are:
> one bare metal wire
> one black wire
> one white wire
> one red wire

The instructions supplied with the fan do not mention what to do in this case. Would appreciate some advise on how to connect up this fan to my wires! Thanks!