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Front Row remote not working

  • 02-03-2008 03:18PM
    #1
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,088 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    dad just got a new aluminium iMac -- it's spiffy & much better than the old PC it replaced :D
    But the Front Row remote doesn't seem to work -- the only buttons that do anything are "Menu" & the "-" button, which scrolls down.

    Is this a bug in Leopard*, or should I take the remote back for exchange?


    *upgraded from 10.4.10 to 10.5 with included upgrade disc, then updated to 10.5.2 via 'net


Comments

  • #2
    Thumper Long
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,376 ✭✭✭Thumper Long


    could just be a faulty remote, only thing you can do is try your remote on another front row capable machine or borrow someone elses remote to check that its not a software fault which is very unlikely but easy to rule out.


  • #3
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,167 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Did you try taking the battery out and putting it back ? Worth a shot ?!

    ZEN


  • #4
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,088 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    ZENER wrote: »
    Did you try taking the battery out and putting it back ? Worth a shot ?!

    ZEN
    Like this, I'm assuming?

    How does the Remote pair itself up with a Mac, anyway?


  • #5
    pandaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭pandaboy


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Like this, I'm assuming?

    How does the Remote pair itself up with a Mac, anyway?

    infra-red. on the imac the infra-red receiver is the Apple logo.

    Note on Leopard - A lot of peeps are having bugs with front row. Sometimes the dock disappears for me, though the new update should have fixed this. you did upgrade to 10.5.2?


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