Lydia Estates Homeowners Assoc., Inc.

(1) Security Cameras & (2) Crime Prevention

Feb 23, 2006

There are several cameras that view the gate entryway and recreation areas. A pinhole camera is available at the entrance gate so you can see anyone who may phone your residence using the keypad (call box). The foregoing camera views can be seen on a cable channel. The camera for the entrance keypad may be frozen in one frame while the other cameras may share the remaining frames (i.e., two or ore cameras may alternate within a single frame). If you cannot see the cameras on channel 118, try the following. If unsuccessful, ask your cable company:
For homes WITH analog cable boxes or homes WITHOUT cable boxes: Try channel 118 to see the cameras. It does not matter what level of cable service you have as long as your TV or VCR is cable ready up through channel 118 (most current-day cable ready systems have at least 126 channels).
For those homes WITH the digital cable boxes:
1) Normally, to see your extra digital channels associated with the cable box, you would press the following buttons in sequence (TV, power, cable, and power). To see the cameras you can press the "cable" button to disable the extra channels (do not turn off the cable box itself). Then select channel 118 using your cable box remote.
2) Another approach is to place a splitter on your incoming cable; one leg feeding through your equipment to your set?’s Antenna-A connection, and the other feeding directly to Antenna-B. When you want to see the cameras, switch to antenna-B and go to channel 118.
3) NOTE: If you cannot find the cameras on channel 118, try all channels at 100 and above and/or call your cable company.
Crime Prevention:
Though few in number, there have been some break-in's (homes and vehicles) some resulting in significant costs. Some homeowners may inadvertently leave their garage doors partially or fully opened, or may leave their doors unlocked or may not arm their alarm system while away. These practices should be avoided. The Sheriff's Department representative has stated that during school time, in particular, most burglaries are the act of truants. We should also be sensitive to sub-contractor personnel in the area and, become knowledgeable of our children's friends.
When on vacation, a dead giveaway of one's absence is accumulated mail, newspapers and/or uncut lawns. You can arrange to suspend mail and newspaper deliveries. Lawn care can be pre-arranged if you are gone for over several days. It may also be a good practice for you and your neighbors to get to know each other. In this way, you learn each other's habits and can more readily recognize unusual activities. You may also want to let a neighbor know when you are on vacation and ask them to look out for your property.
One purpose of an association, its meetings and its activities is for residents to get to know each other -- to recognize who belongs and who does not. JOIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM.