Infrared remote control not working - OS …

Infrared remote control not working - OS X Yosemite

iMac 27"

NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 1024 MB

OS X Yosemite 10.10.2

8 GB 1600 MHz DDR

33.2 GHz Intel Core i5

I have just purchased the above iMac and tried to use my old 3"x1" remote control to no avail. The technical help has not been able to shed any light on it, suffice to say it won't work. I can't believe Apple would have produced an upgrade that means you have to leap up from your chair across the room to turn up or down the volume on the keyboard by the computer. I use a wired keyboard and don't necessarily wish to sit with the wireless one on my knee. The small white gizmo was brilliant on my last imac. Are there any Bluetooth solutions or other ideas?

Phil

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Feb 23, 2015 10:04 AM

Jul 13, 2016 3:48 PM in response to erichmader

New iMacs no longer have an IR (Infared Receiver) built -in any longer to remote control an iMac since there is no more built-in DVD drive and no more Front Row App to control the iMac DVD player or anything else within OS X, any longer.
The Front Row app and any remote control operation of the IMac via Apple's old Remote Control device ended with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
If you want to control your new iMac remotely and you own a mobile iDevice, there are remote apps you can use on both your iMac and iDevice. These apps work over Wifi and/or Bluetooth.
Apple has its own remote app simply called Remote.
Another, which I use and is very comprehensive remote app, is called Rowmote Pro by a developer called Regular & Rhythm.

http://www.regularrateandrhythm.com/apps/rowmote-pro/

If you want complete and total remote control access to your Mac, look at Splashtop Remote.
There is also a dedicated WifI and/or Bluetooth remote for Macs and iDevices by a company called Satechi.
Found here.
http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-MediaRemote-Bluetooth-Multi-Media-Control/dp/B0082 4948U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391729056&sr=8-1&keywords=Satechi+remote
OR
Here's an external IR remote solution.
Mira external USB/IR remote
http://twistedmelon.com/mira/hardware.html

Good Luck!