Method and system for pairing a remote control transmitter and receiver

A remote control system comprising:

• a transmitter having a command signal generator for wirelessly transmitting a command signal containing at least one identification code and a command;
• a receiver having an identification code, the receiver operable for wirelessly receiving the command signal and acting upon the command of the command signal if the at least one identification code of the command signal matches the identification code of the receiver, the receiver further having a light generator for generating a light signal in order to perform a primary function which is visually detectable by a human operator, wherein the receiver modulates the light generator to encode the identification code of the receiver onto the light signal while the light generator is performing the primary function;
• the transmitter further having a light signal detector for receiving the light signal from the light generator of the receiver, wherein the transmitter is operable such that additional command signals transmitted by the transceiver contain the identification code of the receiver.