RCA DRD102RW Installation Manual page 130

Appendix D/DSS Installers Reference Guide 131
"BASIC" INSTALLATION GUIDE LINES
• The dish unit can be mounted on a stable structure of the dwelling - a vertical wall, chimney, or roof, within a 100-foot
cable length of the connected TV. Hardware necessary to mount the dish must be provided by the installer and included
in "basic"installation price. This includes screws or bolts, grounding hardware, and an occasional inexpensive Thomson-
approved chimney mount.
• The installer provides up to 100 feet of Thomson-approved RG-6 coaxial cable and up to 100 feet of telephone cable.
• The satellite receiver should be connected to one TV and VCR (if the VCR is located at connected TV location).
• The antenna is grounded to meet the National Electric Code (NEC) requirements.
• The coax cable routed through a normal frame structure or only one layer of masonry (brick or block).
• All cables should be routed to the TV either through an exterior wall or from a basement or crawl space.
• A telephone connection should be installed at the location of the DSS receiver. An existing phone outlet may be
used if within a reasonable distance of the connected TV and acceptable to the consumer. The installer should
assume that most installations will require a telephone cable hook-up.
• Providing up to 20 minutes of customer education on system operation.
• Estimated time to complete a "basic" installation is 2 hours.
• The "basic" install includes travel up to 25 miles (or 25 minutes in dense metro areas) for the installation without
additional mileage charge to the consumer.
INSTALLATION ADD-ONS
These items are some installation add-ons for which a customer may be charged by the Installer:
• The outdoor antenna unit must be mounted at significant distance from the dwelling, requiring lengthy underground
cabling.
• Multiple masonry walls or a solid concrete wall must be penetrated.
• The satellite antenna unit must be installed at a location which requires more than 100 feet of coax cable to connect
the TV and would require amplification.
• Multiple 'INs are to be connected. This would probably require multiple satellite receivers.
• An off-air (VI-IF-UHF) antenna is needed to capture local signals.
• Complying with state and local codes for grounding more stringent than the National Electric Code.
• Fishing cable in the walls.
• Travel distance beyond that included with the "basic" installation.
• Make certain the consumer understands the costs of any additional options before you begin the installation work.