Two Types Of Time Display Modes; How To Read The Time In Mystery Mode - Seiko G300 Instructions Manual

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Two Types of Time Display Modes

Efficiency mode Mystery mode
Time: 10-minute digit
Pressing the button A
changes the display.
A
Time zone
Time: Hour
Time: 1-minute digit
Time
Example: When the time zone is India （Tokyo） and the local
time is 10:08 a.m.
※ Gray characters do not indicate time but form the background.
The background changes every minute.
To display time, there are two types of modes:
efficiency mode and mystery mode. Pressing the
button A changes the display. Both modes display
the time and time zone.
→ Remarks on Time Zones （p.54-p.55）
■ Efficiency Mode
Time and Hour are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
A is lit in the morning （a.m.） and P is lit in the afternoon （p.m.） .
■ Mystery Mode
Time and Hour are displayed in beautiful graphic
characters.
→ How to Read the Time in Mystery Mode （p.48）
The animation is displayed at every scheduled time.
Start timing Animation time
Between 5 min. and 55 min.
Every 5 min. Approx. 6 sec.
（Start from 6 sec. earlier）
Every hour excluding 12 o'clock
Every hour Approx. 12 sec.
（Start from 12 sec. earlier）
12 a.m., 12 p.m.
Every 12
Approx. 12 sec.
hours （Start from 12 sec. earlier）
※ While the battery life indicating function is activated, the
display does not enter the mystery mode.
→ Battery Life Indicating Function （p.61 ）
■ Difference between AM and PM
The display base color varies between AM and PM.
AM PM AM PM
Efficiency Mode Mystery Mode
The base color changes with the animation on
a 12-hour basis at 12 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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How to Read the Time in Mystery Mode

Time･and･Hour･are･displayed･in･beautiful･graphic･characters.
10:08･AM
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･The･background･changes･every･minute.
※･･ T he･display･base･color･varies･between･AM･and･PM.･･
→･Difference･between･AM･and･PM （P.47）
Time 10-minute digit
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1-minute digit
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