How to Unlink an Apple Remote Control from a Mac Computer
Many people have an Apple remote to manage media easily from a distance without touching the keyboard or mouse. For people with multiple Mac computers or in settings like offices and dorm rooms, there is an easy way to "link" or "pair" a remote to a specific computer so that its signals will not affect another device's. However, for convenience's sake, a user may wish to unlink the remote, to be able to control everything again from one remote. Unlinking a remote is not difficult.
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Instructions
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Click the Apple menu on the top left corner of the Mac OS X screen.
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Click "System Preferences".
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Select "Security".
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Click the "Unpair" button in the "General" tab.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also, in effect, unpair the remote by checking the "Disable remote control infrared receiver" box in the "General" tab.
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