Apple TV Remote Control My MacBook Pro

The remote uses IR not Bluetooth.

Older Macs used to come with an Apple remote for various uses but these days it's an optional extra.

Pairing is not intuitive - the remote just sends a signal with some kind of code to identify that particular remote.

When you pair a remote it makes AppleTV or Mac only respond to commands from the remote with a certain code.

By default AppleTVs and Macs are not apired so work with any remote - even if that remote is paired with another device as the rewmote has no role in pairing apart from providing a code to identify it specifically.

Try:

Use the Security pane in System Preferences to turn the infrared ("IR") reception on your Mac off (or back on). To do this:

1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu in the upper-left menu bar.
2. Choose Security from the View menu.
3. Click the lock and enter your Administrator password if necessary.
4. In OS X Lion v10.7 or later, click the "Advanced" button in the lower-right corner.
5. Enable the "Disable remote control infrared receiver" checkbox.
6. In OS X Lion v10.7 or later, click the OK button.

from http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1619

Thank you very much! Finally I can breath again! 🙂 It works!

Is the iPhone docked? Some docks have Apple remote compatible IR sensors to control volume, skip tracks, pause/play etc.

AC

Thank you! 😍

Awesome!

That was driving me crazy. Thanks!