Apple TV remote turns on Itunes

my apple tv remote controls itunes on my macbook pro ....I cant find the infrared sensor itunes_preferences

Help is here http://support.apple.com/kb/Ph14076
it says:
You can turn infrared (IR) reception on or off in Security & Privacy preferences. When you turn on IR reception for your computer, any IR device close to your Mac can control it. You can turn IR reception off to prevent unwanted control of your Mac or to prevent pairing with an IR remote control.
Open System Preferences
Select Security & Privacy
Click the lock icon to unlock it, then type an administrator name and password.
Click Advanced.
Select “Disable remote control infrared receiver” to turn off IR reception, or deselect it to turn on IR reception.

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I've been having this problem for a while now, and I've been avoiding it as much as possible. I have the fairly new Apple TV (last Christmas) and a OS X Mountain Lion Macbook Pro. When I have both my Apple TV and my Mac running at the same time, each time I press a button on the Remote, my iTunes library turns on, plays, pauses or turns the volume up or down. It's very annoying as you can imagine. I'd like to get this issue resolved ASAP.
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