Wireless keyboard loses connection

Older KB (maybe 8-9 years) has worked fine until just recently.
Fresh batteries, not other B/T devices & keyboard set as favourite.
Bizarre bit .... if I stand KB on it's short end, iMac will detect & pair fine, as soon as KB is laid flat it loses connection again.
Thoughts???

Hello:
Sad to say, but from your post I would suspect the KB has reached the end of its service life.  To my knowledge, there is no software setting that would cause such behavior.
Barry

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