On 14/12/2010, at 5:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> > > On 14/12/2010, at 4:47 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> >> On 14/12/2010, at 4:09 PM, Pat wrote: >> >>> >>> A few months ago I bought a Mac mini plus wireless keyboard and magic >>> trackpad to use mainly for recording TV programs. I was very busy at the >>> time; everything seemed to work OK. I was able to program TV shows and >>> they got recorded. >>> >>> Recently, I started wondering about the gestures that are supposed to be >>> used with the trackpad - they didn't work on mine. When I looked at 'About >>> this Mac', the keyboard and trackpad were both listed in the Bluetooth >>> section. When I look at System Preferences, it doesn't see the trackpad. >>> I have tried restarting and searching for a trackpad, but the little 'wait' >>> wheel just keeps going around with no result. >>> >>> What can I do to introduce the trackpad to its preferences? >> >> Hi Pat, >> >> When you turn the Track Pad on does the green light start blinking? >> If not: >> >> When you turn it on, the green light goes on but it does not start blinking, >> and trackpad in system preferences can't find your trackpad. >> Hold down the 'on' button on the trackpad until the light starts to blink. >> This is a reset that forces the trackpad to 'unlink' with whatever it thinks >> it is linked to, and to make itself discoverable. >> Once the green light is blinking, just go to trackpad in system preferences >> and it will quickly discover your new device. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >> >> OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > Hi again Pat, > > I forgot to mention if you had installed the Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch > Trackpad Update 1.0? > Software Update should have shown it after you originally setup the Track Pad. > You can check by Opening Software Update > Preferences - click on "Installed > Software", scroll to find Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Update version 1.0 > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1066> > Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0 > > Cheers, > Ronni Hi, Ronni, thanks for the quick reply. OK. Here's what's happening. The trackpad update was already installed. I held the button down until the message 'trackpad connected' came up. I thought, wow, that was fast and easy. However, I played with it for a few minutes, and then - back to nothing. Held the button down again, and the message 'trackpad off' appeared. I kept trying this - it would connect, but would only stay connected for a minute or so. The battery level was 91% when I started, hopefully that is sufficient to keep it going. At no point did the green light blink. Holding the button down only made the green light appear and stay steady about 5 seconds and then go off again. And still Bluetooth in System Preferences says that the trackpad is recognised and connected. So, I am still mystified, but grateful for your reply. Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
