A pair of Apple Remotes

The Apple Remote is a very beautiful thing. Small and light, it feels just right in your hand. Although made from cheap plastic it seems as plush (but nowhere near as heavy) as my Bang & Olufsen remote. It works really well, you don't even need to point it at your iPod Hi-Fi or FrontRow equipped Mac to get it to work... which creates a little problem.

I set up my iPod Hi-Fi in my bedroom, along with my wife's new 24inch iMac. So I tried to turn up the volume of my Hi-Fi and you've guessed it the Mac goes up accordingly. So what to do?

To set your iPod Hi-Fi to work only with the included remote:

"Connect your iPod Hi-Fi to an electrical outlet. If your iPod Hi-Fi has batteries, you do not need to connect it to an outlet. Make sure other products that are compatible (see above) with the remote are not in range, and hold the remote close to your iPod Hi-Fi (about 3 to 4 inches away). Press and hold the Menu and Next/Fast-forward buttons on the remote simultaneously for about six seconds. The status light blinks green several times. Your iPod Hi-Fi now works only with the paired remote."

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You can also pair the remote with your iMac or other Apple Remote equipped device in a similar manner. The only problem being is trying to remember which remote is which. My solution was to leave the shiny plastic protective wrapper on the iMac remote, but a permanent marker could also be used.

I reckon that someone will eventually make some nifty icon stickers for this purpose... except I have just copywritten the idea! lol