Can't Connect Bose Sound LinkBluetooth III to my iMac

I bought the Bose Sound Link Bluetooth III and can't get music to play on my iMac. It is connected to Bluetooth but I can't find it in the Sounds section. The 2 options under Sounds are Internal Speakers or Unknown. It's paired but it's not showing the option under sounds. Can you help?

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Re: I am having problems pairing my Bose soundlink with my macbook pro
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I talked with a Bose rep about problems pairing with Lion, and got this answer, which has since worked every time.
1. Turn on the Bose
2. Tap the Bluetooth button the Bose (not holding it for 3 seconds), and it should start a slow blink.
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