Sony Ericsson W705 Bluetooth sync - 'Start remote control?'

Hi all,

I have my W705 paired with MacBook and am using iSync successfully. One thing is really annoying me though, and that is every time I sync, a message appears on the phone saying "xxx's MacBook Start remote control?". To which I can answer yes or no, and the iSync works OK.

I'm sure I never used to have to answer this question on the phone - in fact I didn't have to touch the phone; iSync just synced. Not sure when it started happening, but definitely pre-SL.

I have deleted the device and re-paired it, reset the device in iSync; re-installed the Sony Ericsson plug-in; it still keeps asking me!

Anyone know how I can stop this message appearing?

Thanks
Andy

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6), Sony Ericsson W705

Posted on Sep 5, 2009 1:22 AM

20 replies

pkeller

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Nov 1, 2009 9:26 AM in response to Thomas Halenbeck

Thomas Halenbeck wrote:
Yep,
I just ran into that thread and can confirm the conclusion. The "Remote Control" issue occurred with Leopard and a Nokia as well as with a Snow Leopard and a Sony Ericsson. I also went thru all configs but could not find any matching option to uncheck. Hence, I guess (and hope) this is a bug and hopefully get fixed soon. I would appreciate if anyone has any workaround for this ...(?)
Thx for any further info!

There is a configuration option for this, but under 10.5.8 it doesn't work. With bluetooth switched on, on both the mac and the phone go to Bluetooth Preferences. Select the mobile phone on the left-hand pane, click the little cog wheel icon at the bottom and select "Configure this device...". After a few seconds, you will get a dialog box with an option "Use device as input device for this computer". Uncheck this, and you would expect that you wouldn't get the remote control question again. But you do 😟

Nov 3, 2009 8:36 AM in response to pkeller

Yep,
I just had occasion to test. Unfortunately I could not follow your advice.
The cog wheel icon brings the option to send or receive files and "Edit serial Ports" and "Show more Info".
However, I have an "Advanced ..." click button in the Dialog Box. This brings up some clickable options like "Allow BT devices to wake this computer". I browsed all options but could not find the "Use device as input device for this computer".

I am not sure whether this differences are because I am running SL 10.6.1.

Any more ideas appreciated ...

Nov 25, 2009 6:15 AM in response to pkeller

In 10.5.8 there is this "Configure this device" button. But after you disable the "Use as remote controll" checkbox and save it, it doesn't get saved. The next time you go to the configuration, the remote control is enabled again. I guess it's a bug.

Ajono

Level 1

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Dec 1, 2009 3:45 AM in response to norfolknog

I have a solution - or workaround, depending on how you wish to use your Sony Ericsson.

I started getting this "START REMOTE CONTROL" prompt on my Sony Ericsson K810i, when I recently switched to a Mac Book Pro on OS X 10.6. I use the Feisar plug in for this phone, as it is an unsupported model. It worked fine on a MacBook on Tiger.

I managed to get rid of the problem by switching 'Bluetooth Visibility' on my phone to OFF. The phone no longer prompts me for 'START REMOTE CONTROL'. Magic.

I hope this might work for some of you guys - it's irritating, isn't it?!

JonO

Dec 20, 2009 3:40 PM in response to norfolknog

i am also using w705 and i have been trying to isync with my macbook pro.

I can isync but how to I transfer music files from my thumbdrive attached to my macbook to my w705?

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