Pencil won't pair to iPad Pro

[zorinlynx]

I've inherited an iPad Pro 9.7" at work and an Apple Pencil. The iPad works great but the pencil won't pair.

I connect the pencil to the iPad and get a "Bluetooth Pairing request", hit "Pair" and the Pencil briefly appears under "My Devices" but then drops down to "Other Devices" and the pairing never completes.

Am I doing something wrong? I figured this was supposed to be straightforward. Is there a way to "reset" the Pencil to a factory state?

Luckily I'm so giddy about getting an iPad Pro and Smart Keyboard that the pencil is secondary, but I really would like to get it all working!

 

[Newtons Apple]

I had one of my pencils do this and Apple said the battery in the pencil was bad so they replaced it.

 

[zorinlynx]

I had one of my pencils do this and Apple said the battery in the pencil was bad so they replaced it.

Bah, this Pencil is already a couple of years old and long after warranty.

Oh well, I guess I'll enjoy the rest of the iPad. Already loving the Smart Keyboard.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Next time you are near an Apple store . . . . it does not hurt to ask.