diff -Naur libirman-0.4.2/irman.h libirman-0.4.2-patched/irman.h
--- libirman-0.4.2/irman.h      2005-07-31 19:07:16.000000000 -0700
+++ libirman-0.4.2-patched/irman.h      2005-07-31 19:06:47.000000000 -0700
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 /* time we allow the port to sort itself out with */
 #define IR_POWER_ON_LATENCY            (50 MSEC)
 /* gap between sending 'I' and 'R' */
-#define IR_HANDSHAKE_GAP               (500 USEC)
+#define IR_HANDSHAKE_GAP               (2000 USEC)

 /* successive initial garbage characters should not be more than this apart */
 #define IR_GARBAGE_TIMEOUT             (50 MSEC)