Thanks Ronni, I’ll get him to do that - it sounds very logical.
Cheers, Walter On 26 Mar 2014, at 17:36 , Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Walter, > > From the Apple support page "Pairing your Apple Remote with your computer": > > • Log in on your Mac as an Admin user. > • Get very close to your Mac (about 3 or 4 inches away). > • Point the remote at the infrared sensor on the front of your Mac. > • Press and hold the Menu and Next/Fast-forward buttons simultaneously > on the remote for 5 seconds. > • Your Apple Remote is now paired with your computer. You should see a > chain-link style lock appear in the center of your screen for a moment. > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1619> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 26 Mar 2014, at 4:55 pm, "F.W. Hänel" <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> A familiy member has an older iMac 7.1 running on 10.6.8 which was supplied >> new with a white remote control. >> Front row can still be turned on but the original remote as well as another >> white one do not work with this >> iMac (nothing happens when pressing any of the buttons). No response in >> iTunes either. >> I have tested both remotes with my automotive IR tester, both produce a >> signal. >> Is there a way of re-pairing them ? Have looked in system preferences but >> can’t see anything relevant. Have also >> looked into system profiler but can’t see anything IR either. >> >> Any helpful comments appreciated. >> >> Cheers, >> Walter >> -- 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> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
