The Start-3 black-and-white TV sets were produced from 1959 to 1963 at the Moscow Radio Technical Plant. They could not only receive TV programs, but also play gramophone and magnetic records from external media. It was a TV set with a standard voltage of 127 or 220 volt.
This model had the image size of 220×290 millimeters. It had a curved plywood body painted in imitation of natural dark wood. There was a plastic bezel on the front wall under the screen, and behind it was a loudspeaker. It was loud enough for a normal room in an apartment or house.
There were a few basic knobs on the bezel to switch channels, adjust the volume, and adjust the clarity and frequency of the reception. In a recess on the body on the right were additional controls: using them to set the frame rate, brightness, contrast, vertical size of the image.
The Start-3 TV could be watched not only at normal volume, but also with headphones - at that time they were called "headphones". Their plug was inserted into a special socket on the back of the device. The function switch was moved to the far right position, where the headphone icon was located.
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The TV could also catch radio stations that worked on ultra-short waves. To do this the switch was set in the "FM" position and the desired frequency was tuned manually. If necessary, it was possible to record the sound of a TV or radio program. A tape recorder or an electric player was connected to the TV set and "FM" for radio or "TV on Speaker" was selected.