How is my "rapoo wireless mouse" connecting if it's not listed in Bluetooth

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How is my "rapoo wireless mouse" connecting if it's not listed in Bluetooth

Hi - I inherited a 1 year old iMac 24" (black back), with a wired usb apple keyboard, and a "Rapoo 3500" wireless mouse.

The mouse works fine, but trouble is, I can't seem to find it listed in Bluetooth Prefs - Devices! How is this mouse connecting to the iMac??

iMac Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jan 12, 2011 7:52 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 12, 2011 10:44 PM in response to AppleJason

I'd recommend starting with Mouse Preferences found in System Preferences - Mouse.

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 12, 2011 7:59 PM in response to AppleJason

The 24" iMac's also have infrared, the apple symbol on the front of the computer is where the infrared receiver is located. Bet you thought it was just there to look cool. 🙂 I suspect your wireless mouse isn't a bluetooth mouse but an infrared device.

Roger

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AppleJason Author

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Jan 12, 2011 10:40 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Ahhh! you're right! so is there anywhere you can configure infrared devices?

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AppleJason Author

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Feb 20, 2011 4:18 PM in response to rkaufmann87

hehe, no, I mean, like in Bluetooth, there's a configuration of all bluetooth devices.

For infrared, is there a configuration screen for all infrared devices?

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