TS3048 Bluetooth keyboard failure

Same day failure of Bluetooth keyboard vs. IPad.
After going through 3 sets of batteries, and verifying the failure with another "older" Bluetooth keyboard of the same make and model.
Pushed the power button as I have hundreds of times prior.
Green LED stays on for 4 seconds, then goes out never to return till I do it again, then the same exact response.
Not sure what the failure is, but if I press and hold the power button, it will flag the process of pairing, but it will not pair due to the lack of its ability to stay on for a sufficient amount of time.
I suspect the segment that allows for the device (battery sense) detects insufficient battery life and thus drops it like yesterday's news paper.
Please advise and thank you.

Hello:
Reset the SMC.
If that does not help, take in back in for service.
Barry

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For a while now my Apple Bluetooth keyboard would drop its connection occasionally. Now it has stopped completely.
The batteries have been changed, the power light indicator lights up, Caps Lock key lights up, but the Bluetooth software on the Mac mini cannot find the keyboard despite the fact that it can find other bluetooth devices.
Is this a known problem? Or is this just my particular keyboard?

Hello m:
Probably your keyboard. You could try trashing a preference file (com.apple.bluetooth.plist) and restarting to see if that helps in any way.
You could also reset the PRAM:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Barry

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Hi:
I wish my suggestion had gotten you further.
I do suggest you try to connect the keyboard again. The request for a number is a step in it trying to pair. If it gets by the number, it sometimes takes a little while to get connected. If you are unable to get it connected and want a new one, I have been using Apple Bluetooth keyboards for years - and I like them. The one I have (the newest model) only uses two batteries and is very thin.
Speaking of batteries, if you are not already doing so, you might consider rechargeables. I have a drawer full of them and use a 15 minute charger. I go tired of buying batteries and rechargeables are environmentally friendly to boot. At the moment, I use 2450 mAh Energizers and a 15 minute Energizer charger (all purchased new on eBay at a very reasonable price).
I am far from an iPad "expert," although I have one. If my suggestion below does not help, post your question in a separate thread in the iPad forum.
I had a terrible time syncing my iCal on my Mac with my iPad iCal (confusing - hopefully it makes sense). I quit using iCloud as that added to the confusion. There is a facility to one-time sync items. When you connect your computer to your iPad, iTunes opens. The system begins a process (automatic backup and so on). After it finishes, you can click on "info." At the bottom of the screen, there is an advanced section. You can select any of the items and then force it to sync. The iCal information from your computer would be deposited on the iPad.
After all that, I do not use a Google calendar so the information may be worthless to you.
If you want to reset the iPad to factory settings, you can do that when it is connected to iTunes (one of the options). Me being me, I try never to erase anything.
Barry
Message was edited by: Barry Hemphill

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