Numbers on bluetooth menu?

Hey,
I've been trying to connect my PS3 controller to my iMac running Yosemite. I still don't think it's connected properly, it doesn't show up on the Bluetooth preferences page, but it does at least show up on the drop down menu, and works as long as the cord is attached. However there are now a lot of numbers on the drop down menu, all of them starting in 00-00-00-00. there are six lines at the moment, but more keep popping up. when I hover my mouse over them it gives me the option to connect (which doesn't seem to do anything) but I can't figure out how to get rid of them and stop them cluttering my bluetooth menu.
If any of you guys know what's going on, your help would be much appreciated!
Thanks

Try resetting the PRAM. In answer to your question, no.
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Adam819 wrote:
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