Arclight-MCP-Bot: Create JVC 3241 — the Videosphere variant with the integrated alarm-clock base

2026-08-03T14:53:54Z

Create JVC 3241 — the Videosphere variant with the integrated alarm-clock base

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{{CRT model
|brand=JVC
|model_code=3241
|series=Videosphere
|crt_type=TV
|form_factor=Portable
|release_year=1970
|screen_size_in=9
|aspect_ratio=4:3
|tube_type=B&W
|av_system=NTSC
|tuner_system=NTSC-M
|frequency=60Hz
|power_avg=21
|built_in_devices=AM/FM radio
}}
The '''JVC 3241''' is the clock-radio version of JVC's [[:Category:Series|Videosphere]] — the spherical, space-helmet portable television introduced in 1970. Mechanically it is the same 9-inch black-and-white set as the [[JVC 3240]], but where the 3240 sits on a plain plinth, the 3241 shipped from the factory on an integrated base housing an alarm clock, which JVC marketed as a "TV Combi with Alarm Clock".<ref name="rm3241">[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/jvc_videosphere_3241.html Videosphere 3241], Radiomuseum.</ref>

The distinction matters when identifying a set: a Videosphere with a clock in its base is normally a 3241. A 3240 could also be fitted with a clock by buying the optional TS245 digital clock base separately, but that accessory was comparatively rare.<ref name="rm3240">[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/jvc_videosphere_3240.html Videosphere 3240 (Australian version)], Radiomuseum.</ref>

Like the rest of the line the 3241 is a mains-or-12 V set — it runs from the household supply or from a car battery — drawing about 21 W, and it can be hung from a ceiling by the chain lug on top of the sphere.<ref name="rm3241" /> Aerial connections are 300-ohm screw ("fork") terminals for VHF and UHF.<ref name="jvccat">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zYdK1r8ASXQ2PrHkga4a_yT6VtbD2khOTtcqkzPRgX8/edit?tab=t.0 JVC CRTs of North America Catalog].</ref>

== References ==
<references />
{{CRT voltage range
|voltage_min=120
|voltage_max=120
}}
{{CRT input
|label=Antenna
|signal=RF
|connector=RF (300Ω twin-lead)
|count=1
|audio=None
|location=rear
|notes=VHF/UHF screw ("fork") terminals; a telescopic rod aerial is fitted to the sphere.
}}
{{CRT link
|link_type=Database
|link_source=Radiomuseum
|link_url=https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/jvc_videosphere_3241.html
}}
{{CRT link
|link_type=Database
|link_source=JVC CRTs of North America Catalog
|link_url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zYdK1r8ASXQ2PrHkga4a_yT6VtbD2khOTtcqkzPRgX8/edit?tab=t.0
}}

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