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Originally Posted by Stealthwagen
I can only adjust/tune my BM53 am stations in increments of 9Khz (eg. 650 ,659, 668, 677, etc). NOT 10Khz as needed in the US to get 650, 790, 1220 and so on. This of course means most stations are unavailable. As I understand things, the 9Khz spacing is used outside NA. I cannot find any links to how/if this can be changed. AFAIK, the radio is a good US/NA version according to RealOEM.com (p/n 65-12-6-976-962). FM stations are fine and all other Nav system functionality seems to be intact.
I'm at Nav software v23.
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Go into the Servie Menu of the radio and change the AREA setting from whatever it is to US.
No tools required. Just your fingers.
To get into Service Menu:
BM53 with small screen Board Monitor
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press and hold the "RDS' button for at least 8 seconds.
3. Scroll through the functions using the "< >" buttons.
4. Turn the radio off to leave the service mode.
BM53 with Widescreen Monitor PRIOR to 9/01
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Within 8 seconds, press the 'INFO' button.
3. From the Info screen, select RDS (choose PTY on E38).
4. Press and hold the BM control knob (right side knob) for at least 8 seconds.
5. Scroll through functions using the station search buttons "< >".
6. Turn the radio off to leave the service mode.
BM53 with Widescreen Monitor AFTER 9/01
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Immediately press and hold the 'Select' button for at least 8 seconds. The screen will switch to Service Mode.
3. The screen will now show the serial number of the radio.
4. Use the "< >" buttons to select the desired service function.
5. Selections for the desired service function can be made by using the radio station preset buttons #1-6.
6. Turn the radio off to leave the service mode.
NOTE:
When selecting the country AREA, push the station preset #1 repeatedly until AREA USA is shown on the screen.
When selecting the GAL level, use station presets #1-6 to select level.
To turn off/on the RDS function on this radio, push the 'INFO' button and select RDS off/on.
And at the same time, do yourself a favour and upgrade the nav from 4-1/20 (V23) to 4-1/100 (V31, V32)
You'll notice a massive difference in nav functionality, and stability.