Can't pair Apple Tv 3rd gen to MacBook Pro

I just purchased an Apple TV and it won't pair with my MacBook Pro.
I use OSX 10.9 for the MBP and version 6.0.1 for the Apple TV so I believe all is up to date.
The problem is that my computer recognizes the signal from Apple TV but Apple TV keeps searching and the BlueTooth keyboard doesn't appear so I can't type the code to pair Apple TV with MBP.

No, they simply did not.
Bluetooth on the ATV is for pairing a Bluetooth keyboard. The Mac is not a Bluetooth keyboard, although it may use one.
Bluetooth can also be used by an iOS device to enable setting up the ATV on a Wi-Fi network, making the process a little simpler, this requires 6.0 or later on the ATV and iOS7 or later on the iOS device.
ATV's do not pair with computers. They can share the iTunes library on a PC or MAC when the computer is powered on, iTunes is running, and HomeSharing is turned on.

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