IMPORTANT!!!!
CABLE TV VS SATELLITE DISH
Tanglewood is wired for Comcast cable TV and Channel #79 is dedicated to listing upcoming Tanglewood events as well as emergency announcements. This channel is not available via satellite.
If you choose to have a dish installed, please read and heed the following SATELLITE DISH OPTIONS AND INSTALLATION RULES:
YOU MAY HAVE ONLY ONE* SATELLITE DISH MOUNTED ON YOUR HOME. DO NOT MOUNT THE DISH ON TOP OF YOUR ROOF (this voids your roof warranty) NOR TO THE SIDE WALL OF YOUR HOME.
DISH NETWORK:
- Standard Digital requires one 18” to 20” dish
- * High Definition TV requires two 18” to 20” dishes (One may be mounted on the fascia and one under a fiberglass “rock” – see http://www.dish-rock.com/rocks.htm.
DIRECT TV:
- Standard Digital requires one 18” dish
- High Definition TV requires one 33” (approx.) dish (See below for installation rules for larger dish)
NOTE: Off air antennae (wing or mini state) will receive HDTV network signals (ABC, NBC, FOX, etc.) with or without a satellite system if you have a HDTV television.
A STANDARD 18” to 20” SATELLITE DISH MUST BE MOUNTED ON THE FASCIA AT THE REAR OF YOUR HOME. IF YOU CANNOT GET RECEPTION AT THE REAR OF YOUR HOME OR YOU HAVE GUTTERS AT THE REAR, IT MAY BE MOUNTED ON THE SIDE FASCIA AT THE REAR. IT MAY NOT BE MOUNTED ON A POLE!!
IF YOU ARE GETTING THE LARGER 33” +/- “HIGH DEFINITION” DISH, IT MAY BE MOUNTED ON A POLE AT THE REAR OF THE HOME AS FOLLOWS:
IT MUST BE MOUNTED ON A METAL POLE WHICH IS PUT IN THE GROUND RIGHT NEXT TO THE CONCRETE BASE FOR YOUR BRICK SKIRTING. THE POLE HEIGHT MUST BE SUCH THAT THE DISH JUST PEEKS OVER THE EDGE OF YOUR ROOF. THE POLE SHOULD ALSO HAVE A BRACE WHICH ATTACHES TO YOUR FASCIA. THIS LARGER DISH MAY NOT BE MOUNTED ON A POLE SHORTER THAN DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU LIVE ON A CORNER, INSTALL THE DISH WHERE IT IS THE LEAST VISIBLE FROM THE STREET(S).
THESE ARE THE RULES. DO NOT LET THE INSTALLER TELL YOU ANYTHING DIFFERENT. ANY INSTALLATION OTHER THAN DESCRIBED ABOVE WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED.
Tanglewood Management
(SATELLITE DISH INSTALLATION RULES) 5-23-06