Belkin bluetooth keypad

You are missing the point!
The keypad should work right out of the box. None of this restarting the computer, fiddling and adjusting settings each time you want to use it. Waste of time. If it needs this much attention, it is useless.

Unless the problem is with the OS. I don't think that has been ruled out. Has it?

I really like this product when it's working which for me is most of the time.

I'm having this problem too, bought the YourType Keypad from the Apple Store at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, on Monday. It is showing as connected to my iMac but does not work, no response from the keys at all. What I want to know is, how can I press the key to the right of the shift key when there isn't a shift key on the keypad? I've trawled through the internet looking for advice including the Belkin website, which I found utterly useless. I'm on OS Mavericks, which I think needs a good sorting out by Apple.

Dear Everyone:

When I bought my iMac last January, the KeyPad from Apple worked great. This is what you want:

LMP Bluetooth Keypad Model WKP-1314

When I bought another new iMac this past Oct-Nov, the choice in the Apple store had switched to this Belkin one. I had the SAME issue with it. It did pair and then would not work.

I searched online for the above LMP model and found it at Newegg.com (currently it is $41.99 with free shipping)

Works like a charm. The Belkin one does not work.

HOPE THIS HELPS EVERYONE!

Happy New Year!

The problem IS with the OS. The Belkin keypad is not compatible with Mavericks. The bottom line is it doesn"t work, and no matter whose fault it is, it still doesn't work! For me it is up to Apple and Belkin to work this out, and in the meantime I have no use for that keypad.

Hi BertingAP. Just to clarify: I am not on Mavericks. I'm on Mountain Lion on both computers and the Belkin keypad has the issue. The LMP works great. I have just ordered another for yet another new Mac running Mavericks and will know tomorrow if there's any issue setting that one up with that new OS

Happy New Year...

I am on Mavericks, and all my Bluetooth stuff works except the Belkin. Certainly the Apple keypad works perfectly on Maverics.

Yes, but again to clarify. The problem is with Belkin. There is no Apple keypad. They are both 3rd party Keypads. The LMP model I posted works great and is what used to be offered in the Apple Store. I do not know why Apple started selling the Belkin in its store instead of the LMP that they were selling a few months ago when I first bought it there.

Honestly I don't know why Apple just doesn't make the wireless keyboard come with a keypad to start with and there wouldn't be an issue (LOL!)

I agree, why doesn't Apple make their wireless keyboard with a keypad. That would make my life simple.

(BTW, the Belkin keypad is not in any Apple stores near me, anymore.)

I almost gave up for this keypad. I saw your reply just now, and took out my keypad from the box. I reset the SMC few hours ago because of some other problem. I just connected the keypad with my Macbook again, and there's no any respond when I type any key. Then, as you mentioned, I changed battery......and I was astonished....it works now!!!!

Opps. I guess they didn't get the memo in Boise to take this off the shelves. I can't believe this is happening. Spent an hour trying to get a stupid keypad to work! I don't know if Belkin even knows they sell the product. I couldn't find it on their support page, even though I could find the useless instruction manual again. I'm getting the numbers to work, but none of the other keys.

For sharing with those whose Belkin YourType Wireless KeyPad works sporadically, it worth trying to replace the battery

I used Apple Rechargeable battery to setup the KeyPad out of the box and it work fined for a few days. Then comes the bluetooth connection issue. I replace the battery with the alkaine ones that came in the box and it's working again.

Since the KeyPad is lacking battery indication in both OS and the KeyPad itself, I believe it's draining battery faster than other bluetooth numpads or it's sensitive to the battery level. Will continue to monitor if the alkaine battery helps.

I put the batteries in the keypad that came with it, but I will change out the batteries tomorrow and see if that works. I don't think that explains the setup issues where it asks you to press the key to left or right (i forget which) to the shift key. My number keys (0-9) work fine, but none of the other keys do. The additional F keys at the top turn up and down brightlenss like F5 &F6 should. Thanks for your insight though. I have been pestering Belkin all weekend to hopefully get them to do something, but it's not looking good.

Replaced the batteries as well but still not working 100%.

Sometimes the Belkin seems to be in some kind of sleep mode.

I have to press one of the keys a few time to wake it up.

Believe me, I put brand new fully charged batteries in the Belkin and while you could get it to pair initially, it would stop working and then skip all over the place doing various things after a while. After 3-4 tries I tossed it and bought the LMP I referenced above, as I already had one and knew it worked well. I've since recommended this same LMP to others and they have all had zero issues and had it work great right out of the box.

Hope this helps.