Cannot pair my mac keyboard to apple tv 2

I have no problem connecting any wireless devices in my home. trying to connect or pair my mac keyboard to apple tv, through bluetooth and it doesn't pick up any signal for the keyboard.

I have a 21.5 " Mac with 2.7 Ghz. I don't see a model name on the keyboard itself. DG733951RXNDPQYAR is stamped on the back don't know if that helps or not.

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Hello,
My Magic Keyboard does not pair with my Mac. I'm running Mavericks (OS X 10.9).It's detecting my keyboard but won't let me enter the password number or freezes halfway through the finalisation process.
I've trashed the plist.com.apple bluetooth file and zapped the Pram. There are no peripherals plugged in.
My battery for my KB is a mobee battery (Magic Feet).

No, nothing else.
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Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
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