Replaced batteries in Magic Mouse now light is flashing

Alfredo Jahn wrote:
I found a good KB article that explains this.

That article has a lot of advice, but very little regarding the problem you're experiencing. Try using the Bluetooth menu bar item to tell your Mac to connect to the mouse. Then open the Bluetooth panel of System Preferences. Be sure that "Discoverable" is selected. Then choose the Mouse item on the left, click on the gear at the bottom of the left column, and select "Add to Favorites" from the resulting menu.

stefographer wrote:
The blinking green lite 'under' the mouse ONLY means low batt??

The manual for the Magic Mouse ( http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Apple_Magic_MouseUG.pdf) says this about a blinking light: "If your mouse isn’t paired with a Mac, the light blinks, indicating your mouse is in discovery mode and ready to pair (pairing means your mouse and Mac are wirelessly connected to each other and ready to communicate)." It also says regarding replacing batteries that "You may have to click your Apple Magic Mouse once to reconnect it with your Mac."

What are u supposed to do when the cursor disappears and cant be seen....??

I routinely have trouble reconnecting my Magic Mouse after replacing the batteries. (I need to try that "click" trick.) I have an inexpensive USB trackball that I connect to the Mac when that happens. I use the trackball to connect the Magic Mouse to the Mac, then I disconnect the trackball. You can buy a USB mouse for an amazingly cheap price.

Alfredo Jahn wrote:
{The Magic Mouse} doesn't seem to be working and that the little green light is flashing.

I'll guess that the light is blinking because it's not paired with your Mac. Use the Bluetooth menu bar item (presuming you have one) to tell your Mac to connect to the mouse. I routinely have to do that when I replace the batteries on my mouse.

So I have the same problem currently- have already tried two sets of batts that shouldve been new-but i cant even GET to anything onscreen- there is no cursor visible- and nothing responds on screen, no matter what i do with the 'dead' mouse.... Ive tried to tuen my iMa off and on- and nothing...

The blinking green lite 'under' the mouse ONLY means low batt??

What are u supposed to do when the cursor disappears and cant be seen....??

Thanks all!!

Csound1 wrote:
it (imho) always resolves with a restart and a re-pair.

Not having a paired mouse makes those operations trickier, particularly for those who haven't memorized the keyboard options for restarting.

So far the BEST thing I have found is to not wait til your batteries die in the Mouse...that's first.

The other, as soon as you get a "low batt" message on your screen shut down your Mac to change the batteries. After putting in new batts. power up your Mac and it finds your mouse instantly.

I have had a horrible time in the past getting my Mac Mini and Mac Book Pro (wife's) to find the mouse after battery changes when both are powered up or in sleep mode.

Is she positive the batteries are good? No, tell her to try with a different set of batteries.

The blinking light does indeed mean that you are 'unpaired' it usually resolves once you click the mouse, it (imho) always resolves with a restart and a re-pair.