Wireless Input Device Does Not Pair

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Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

 

Wireless Input Device Does Not

1.

Remove/ reinstall batteries into device to check

Pair with computer

 

they were not reversely inserted.

Apple Wireless Keyboard/Magic

2.

Ensure that all software and firmware updates

 

Mouse/Magic Trackpad not

 

 

have been installed.

 

recognized when powered on.

3.

Ensure that the Bluetooth device software has

• Unable to pair Bluetooth input

 

been installed on test computer.

 

device with computer.

 

 

4.

Install known-good charged batteries in

Bluetooth Magic Mouse

 

Bluetooth device, and press the power button

 

buttons not working.

 

 

 

to check that green led stays on for at least 3

Apple Magic Trackpad clicking/

 

 

seconds”

 

tracking/tapping actions not

5.

Review the “Troubleshooting wireless mouse and

 

working properly

 

 

keyboard issues” kBase article http://support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

apple.com/kb/TS3048.

 

 

6.

Use a known-good Macintosh with up-to-

 

 

 

date Mac OS 10.6.x, with Bluetooth enabled in

 

 

 

Bluetooth Preferences, where a known-good

 

 

 

similar Bluetooth device could be previously

 

 

 

paired, and where a wired mouse is connected.

 

 

7.

Try to pair the affected Bluetooth device using

 

 

 

the Bluetooth Setup Assistant Utility.

 

 

8.

(Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse or Magic

 

 

 

Trackpad) Download and run the Bluetooth

 

 

 

Service Diagnostic utility (available in the Disk

 

 

 

Images page of GSX/Service Source).

 

 

9.

(Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse or Magic

 

 

 

Trackpad) After Bluetooth Service Diagnostic

 

 

 

utility passes, pair the device again, using the

 

 

 

Bluetooth Setup Assistant.

 

 

 

 

2010-09-09

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Apple MD094LL/A manual Pair with computer