Welcome, and thank you for posting here in the Roku Community, @Billfilejr1!
Thank you for reaching out about pairing your Roku remote to your Roku Streaming Stick 4K. We'd be happy to assist you with this.
Can you please confirm what specific remote was with the Roku player? Is this the remote that comes with it? You can refer to our support article to help you Identify your remote. Also, do you notice any blinking lights when you're trying to pair your remote?
In the meantime, reset your remote by pressing and holding the Back and Home buttons simultaneously for about 20 seconds. Pair it again to see if this will make any difference.
Let us know how it goes and we'll continue assisting you from there.
Best regards,
Carly
Carly Y.
Roku Community Moderator