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Contents:
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Cable Television
 How
to Connect
Problems
with Cable Signal
If
Comcast Enters Your Room
Card Access
Carpet Cleaning Tips
Cleaning in Suites and Apartments
Spill
Guide
Ceiling Tile Damage
Cleaning Uplostered Furniture
Curtains and Curtain Rods
Service Guide Index
A B C
D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R S
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How
to Connect
There are several ways to connect a TV or VCR to the cable system
as determined by the type and age of the equipment you own.�
Consult your owner�s manual before setting up your equipment.�
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At the Wall Cable
Box
Hand tighten your cable to one of the cable jacks, rather
than using a wrench or pliers.� Do not over tighten finger
tight is fine!� Over-tightening can damage the jumper
connector or might loosen the wall jack.
An unused cable jack on the wall junction box may have
a terminator cap, as shown above.� This cap is not essential.
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Cable-ready TV set
Connect the other end of the cable to your TV�s VHF/UHF input
jack. |
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Standard VCR
Connect the other end of the cable to your VCR�s cable/antenna
input jack. |
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Non Cable-Ready TV set
You may need to buy a Balun connector from a local supplier.�
Connect the other end of the jumper to the Balun connector and
connect it to your TV�s VHF input jack.� This allows reception
of local channels but may still require a convertor box (from
a local supplier) to receive channels above 13.
Most VCRs today are cable-ready, so you could connect the other
end of the jumper to your VCR�s cable/antenna input jack
and then use another jumper coax cable between your VCR�s output
jack and your TV�s VHF input jack. |
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Card Access
All residence halls (except the garden-apartment
style Leonardtown community) are protected by an electronic
security system. It is designed and intended to help and support
residents, who must accept primarily responsibility for the
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Card Readers:
The main entrance doors, interior barrier doors, elevators,
most laundry rooms, and selected other spaces such as
computer rooms are equipped with card readers that read
the magnetic stripe on your University identification
card. When an access card is lost or stolen we are able
to immediately delete it from our system so that someone
who finds it cannot use it.
Lost Cards:
Resident who lose their University identification card
should visit the Records and Registrations office located
in the lobby of Mitchell Building as soon as possible,
but no later than two business days after the card is
lost. The Records and Registrations office is open from
8:30am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
Residents can borrow a spare card from their residence
hall service desk until a new card can be obtained. Once
a resident receives a new card from Records and Registrations,
the electronic security system will automatically be updated
to accept the new card and not respond to the lost/old
card.
Sirens and Prop Monitors:
Additionally, doors with card readers are also equipped
with prop monitors that cause a horn to sound in the event
a door is propped open or not securely closed and latched.
Closing the door will immediately silence the horn.
Emergency Exit Doors:
In our traditional-style halls, doors located at the base
of stairwell or at the end of first and ground floor corridors
are for use only in the event of an emergency. These doors
lead directly outside and, when opened, can potentially
provide access to intruders if not confronted by residents.
Once inside a stairwell non-residents and intruders can
travel freely to any floor, potentially unnoticed. To
prevent use of these doors, special, red locks have been
installed that sound a siren immediately if exit is attempted.
The siren will continue to sound until a staff person
responds to the door and resets it. Individuals found
responsible for opening these doors will be subject to
housing and judicial actions. (These doors will release
immediately for emergency exit in the event the fire alarm
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Carpet Care Tips
Act
now -- otherwise you let the carpet fibers absorb stain-producing
substances.
Blot,
don't wipe or rub a stain. Wiping causes the stain to be further
pushed into the carpet fibers or could spread the stain over
a larger area.
Carpet/upholstery
cleaners and dry cleaning solvent products are usually effective
and safe for many spills and stains when you follow the label
directions.�
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| Carpet Cleaning in Suites
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Dirt and stains happen, but some residents make no
effort to remove them from the carpet before they are
set into the carpet fibers.� By the time we can reenter
our apartments in the summer, many stains have become
permanent.
Each summer, we continue to improve our resident spaces
by replacing the most damaged and severely stained carpeting.�
This work is expensive and the cost for having to replace
carpet early due to improper care will be passed along
to the suite or apartment occupants.
We expect that residents will make every effort to
blot and clean up spills immediately.� While some carpet
cleaning products available at local stores are effective
if used immediately, sometimes spills and stains may
be of a sufficient magnitude to require professional
treatment.
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| During the academic year if you are unable to remove a stain,
we ask that you call x4-WORK anytime to request
assistance in cleaning our carpet.� Our housekeeping section
will respond and assess how to prevent further permanent staining.�
If necessary, we will schedule a time to clean your carpet.
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SPILL
GUIDE
Whether you spill a drink on your
carpet or ours, here are a few tips from the Carpet
& Rug Institute and the home extension services
of Maryland and Mississippi.
Fruit and Juices, Soft Drinks, Tea, Wine
- Mix one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing detergent
with a cup of lukewarm water.� Blot several times
with paper towels or soft cloth.
- Mix one-third cup of household white vinegar with
two-thirds cup of water.� Blot.
- Repeat step one.
- Sponge with clean water.� Blot several times with
paper towels or soft cloth and pat dry after each
rinse
Catsup,
Chocolate, Earth, Egg (raw)
- Mix one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing detergent
with a cup of lukewarm water.� Blot several times
with paper towels or soft cloth.
- Mix one tablespoon of household ammonia with a half-cup
of water.� Blot.
- Repeat step one with the detergent
- Sponge with clean water.� Blot several times with
paper towels or soft cloth and pat dry after each
rinse.
Beer
- Mix one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing detergent
with a cup of lukewarm water.� Blot several times
with paper towels or soft cloth.
- Mix one-third cup of household white vinegar with
two-thirds cup of water.� Blot.
- Sponge with clean water.� Blot several times with
paper towels or soft cloth and pat dry after each
rinse.
CAUTION
Never use a stronger concentration than
above.�
Check the dishwashing detergent to be sure
it includes no alkalies or bleach.
Never use:
- laundry detergent of any type since most contain
additives that can affect carpet dyes
- automatic dishwasher detergent since many contain
bleaching agents that can affect dyes and some fibers.
Always use care when handling ammonia and vinegar.�
Add either to water before stirring.
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We hope that by providing this type of assistance we can avoid
charging residents to replace entire carpets and keep everybody's
costs to a minimum.� Stain removal takes less time right after
the accident happens than when it has "set" for many
months.
If we're able to respond, in most instances we won't charge
for this assistance.� Charges will be passed along to the
responsible resident(s) for replacement costs of badly stained
or soiled carpeting or if carpeting is damaged by bleach or
burns.
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Ceiling Tile Damage
Many high rise halls have ceiling tiles
glued directly to the underside of the concrete slab ceilings.�
Over the years, residents have dented and damaged numerous tiles.�
We have no annual program to replace damaged tiles.� In some
rooms, the ceilings suffer greatly from continual abuse.
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Cleaning Upholstered Furniture
As with carpeting, residents need to act
immediately to blot up spills and remove food on upholstery
before permanent staining sets into the fabric.� We invite residents
to call x4-WORK after having tried and failed
to remove stains.� We offer to respond if resources are available
to see if we can prevent permanent staining.� If we're able
to respond, in most instances we won't charge for this assistance.�
Residents remain responsible for replacement costs if permanent
staining or other damage has occurred.
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Curtains and Curtain Rods
We do not supply curtain rods or install
curtain rod brackets in most buildings.� While individuals have
installed them in many rooms over the years, we don't respond
to work order requests for repairs or new installations.� Any
found over the summer will be removed, except in Anne Arundel
and Somerset halls where these were installed when the building
was renovated.
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