TS3048 wireless keyboard pairing problems

hello there
have been trying to pair a wireless keyboard to my macbook, am given a code by the BlueTooth assistant and told to enter it into the dialogue box when prompted, but do not receive the prompt and the pairing attempt times out.
any idea what the problem might be?
cheers

Hello:
Was the KB, by chance, paired with another device?
Barry

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