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Pairing the remote

poppe

poppe

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Apr 29, 2006
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How do you pair the front row remote so that only my remote can control my mac?

I thought I knew how by holding down play and menu at the same time, but ever time I do that it makes my remote stop working... And the only way to get it back to working is by unpairing it. Do you all have any advice?
 
McGarvels said:
Awesome, now my mb and my iMac won't be competing with each other anymore for the affection of my apple remote.
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Haha yeah me and my dorm mate were having the same problem and then everywhere I was going, since I am in a film school, I was causing all my buddies Macs to go off... funny stuff though as well.
 
Okay. So. I know HOW to do this now...but I have no idea why it isn't working.

I'm aiming my remote at my MBP's IR sensor from 3-4 inches away, as the instructions say. I'm holding the menu and next buttons. Nothing happens. No lock icon appears. No pairing happens. I check system preferences/security, and I cannot unpair (meaning, again, no pairing happened). What gives? The remote works fine. It does everything else fine, so it's not the battery or anything... help?

Edit: okay, so just on a whim, I ignored all the instructions I found and tried holding menu and play instead. Sure enough, it worked. Weird, man.
 
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