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Is your LG remote not pairing? When your Magic Remote fails to connect do you see the message "Bluetooth service needs to be initialized"? My LG remote doesn't connect about half the time, and I didn't find any reliable solutions although lots has been written about the problem. (See www.avforums.c...)
UPDATE: The "wait for 22 seconds" method only works 9 out of 10 times. But if I see a "Wired network connected" message in the upper right corner of the screen before 22 seconds then if I wait for 22 seconds it doesn't work. Instead, I have to click the OK button as soon as I see the "Wired network connected" message. So the updated advice is to click the OK button after 22 seconds or when you see the "Wired network connected" message, whichever comes first.
UPDATE2: Commenter Rasmus Løfgren has this suggestion. The last time my method from the video didn't work, I tried this, and it worked! Thanks. Here's his method:
"I found out the best solution was a soft reset of the TV:
Turn off the TV, pull out the AC power plug, press and hold the power button on the TV for at least 20 seconds. Put back power plug, and turn on TV."
UPDATE3: If anyone at LG wants to tackle this problem, please start looking at the interaction between the establishment of a wired network connection and the remote pairing. When the method above does not work (1 out of 10 times) then I always see the "Wired network connected" or "Wired network disconnected" message appear. So it appears to be related to that.
UPDATE4: KZbin member Jeff Behringer reports in the comments that this works for the remote of a 2022 OLED model as well.
UPDATE5: KZbinr member @nello315 reports in the comments that this alternate method works for him: "The only way I could get it to work is unplug the cord and then when the TV is restarted it automatically pairs strait away after pushing the scroll wheel or any other button." He wrote that it will later unpair randomly however.
** Original description **
Here is how to pair the LG magic remote that works for me. Before you turn on your TV, sit the remote on something solid. Press the red power button at the top left of the remote. Do NOT pick up or touch the remote but instead wait 22 seconds. Press the "OK" button (the scrolling wheel in the middle). Now you can pick up the remote and you should see the cursor working again.
This works for my LG model UH8500 with Magic Remote model AN-MR600. Good luck.