On 14/12/2010, at 6:38 PM, Pat wrote:
> On 14/12/2010, at 5:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> >> On 14/12/2010, at 4:47 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 14/12/2010, at 4:09 PM, Pat wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> A few months ago I bought a Mac mini plus wireless keyboard and magic >>>> trackpad to use mainly for recording TV programs. I was very busy at the >>>> time; everything seemed to work OK. I was able to program TV shows and >>>> they got recorded. >>>> >>>> Recently, I started wondering about the gestures that are supposed to be >>>> used with the trackpad - they didn't work on mine. When I looked at >>>> 'About this Mac', the keyboard and trackpad were both listed in the >>>> Bluetooth section. When I look at System Preferences, it doesn't see the >>>> trackpad. I have tried restarting and searching for a trackpad, but the >>>> little 'wait' wheel just keeps going around with no result. >>>> >>>> What can I do to introduce the trackpad to its preferences? >>> >>> Hi Pat, >>> >>> When you turn the Track Pad on does the green light start blinking? >>> If not: >>> >>> When you turn it on, the green light goes on but it does not start >>> blinking, and trackpad in system preferences can't find your trackpad. >>> Hold down the 'on' button on the trackpad until the light starts to blink. >>> This is a reset that forces the trackpad to 'unlink' with whatever it >>> thinks it is linked to, and to make itself discoverable. >>> Once the green light is blinking, just go to trackpad in system preferences >>> and it will quickly discover your new device. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >>> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >>> >>> OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> Hi again Pat, >> >> I forgot to mention if you had installed the Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch >> Trackpad Update 1.0? >> Software Update should have shown it after you originally setup the Track >> Pad. >> You can check by Opening Software Update > Preferences - click on "Installed >> Software", scroll to find Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Update version 1.0 >> >> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1066> >> Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0 >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni > > Hi, Ronni, thanks for the quick reply. > > OK. Here's what's happening. The trackpad update was already installed. I > held the button down until the message 'trackpad connected' came up. I > thought, wow, that was fast and easy. However, I played with it for a few > minutes, and then - back to nothing. Held the button down again, and the > message 'trackpad off' appeared. I kept trying this - it would connect, but > would only stay connected for a minute or so. The battery level was 91% when > I started, hopefully that is sufficient to keep it going. > > At no point did the green light blink. Holding the button down only made the > green light appear and stay steady about 5 seconds and then go off again. > And still Bluetooth in System Preferences says that the trackpad is > recognised and connected. Hi Pat, >> And still Bluetooth in System Preferences says that the trackpad is >> recognised and connected. The Magic Trackpad is now recognised and connected … but it is not maintaning connection. Is that what you mean? > > So, I am still mystified, but grateful for your reply. > Pat Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
