Pairing XRS4500 With BT-400 Remote - Not happening

[MaxArk68]

I just recently got my XRS4500 MAX configured and it's working splendidly, however, I am struggling to pair the remote that came with it.

On first starting up the Buzz box, I was prompted to pair the remote. "OK" and "Volume down" button got the remote's LED slowly blinking. Eventually it stopped. There was no idication as to whether the remote paired or not. Each time after I restarted the Buzz box, the same thing happened. Prompted to pair, did the button combination, LED blinked for a period then stopped. In all cases, the message was that the remote was "scanning..." inthe bottom left corner. At one point I interrupted the process, at which time I was asked if I wanted to stop pairing and that the remote would be IR mode if I did.  I don't believe I ever paired the remote with bluetooth, but it does work in IR mode.

When I go to BuzzTV setting and select "Remote Control" (where the option to disable backlighting can be found) i get the message "No BT-400 is paired."

I have continued to pair the two, but what should I be watching for to indicate a successful pairing. I keep trying but the LED stops blinking. Does that indicate successful pairing (hasn't in initial attempts), or do I have to keep trying until "something" happens to indicate successful pairing?

 

Edited November 23, 2021 by MaxArk68
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[nbs.]

9 minutes ago, MaxArk68 said:

I just recently got my XRS4500 MAX configured and it's working splendidly, however, I am struggling to pair the remote that came with it.

On first starting up the Buzz box, I was prompted to pair the remote. "OK" and "Volume down" button got the remote's LED slowly blinking. Eventually it stopped. There was no idication as to whether the remote paired or not. Each time after I restarted the Buzz box, the same thing happened. Prompted to pair, did the button combination, LED blinked for a period then stopped. In all cases, the message was that the remote was "scanning..." inthe bottom left corner. At one point I interrupted the process, at which time I was asked if I wanted to stop pairing and that the remote would be IR mode if I did.  I don't believe I ever paired the remote with bluetooth, but it does work in IR mode.

When I go to BuzzTV setting and select "Remote Control" (where the option to disable backlighting can be found) i get the message "No BT-400 is paired."

I have continued to pair the two, but what should I be watching for to indicate a successful pairing. I keep trying but the LED stops blinking. Does that indicate successful pairing (hasn't in initial attempts), or do I have to keep trying until "something" happens to indicate successful pairing?

 

A few times i thought i was having issues pairing the second time I hit the back button and it asked me to cancel pairing

I then went to remotes and accessories and it was paired One time though it wasnt but i had no issues pairing it there

Edited November 23, 2021 by nbs.
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[dishuser]

you say you pressed the buttons down

are you holding them down while it scans?

[nbs.]

when you go to remotes and accessories it will say bt-100 if you are paired

[MaxArk68]

Thank you all for your replies. Although I was putting the remote in pairing mode (pressing but not holding the buttons), I was doing it from the wrong settings page. I was going throughthe remote setting in the BuzzTv settings, not the system settings for the remote (where the option to pair was). Once I found that everything you folk enlightened me on made sense.