I agree with your statement that i need some deeper understanding of IR remote functioning and i admited that earlier.There is no reason to hide it.A typical IR remote uses bursts of 38 kHz interspersed with nothing. This creates what looks like a signal with approximately a 500 Hz. fundamental. The filter will attenuate that frequency by a considerable amount. That is what bandpass filters do. I think you need a deeper understanding of how IR remotes actually work.
