Unable to bluetooth pair logitech boombox and macbook pro

I have a logitech boombox and am trying to pair it to a MacBook Pro using bluetooth. Normally, I turn on the boombox and then press the bluetooth button and hold it down until the blue light flashes quickly. This, apparently, puts it in pairing mode. I see the device in the bluetooth preference pane. When I click the pair button, it seems to try and then it says "Connecting..." and then after about 15 seconds the error comes up "Couldn't connect to device". Any ideas? This used to work in the past but does not work now. I'm running Mac OS X Yosemite.

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