Schiit Bifrost SCH-04 Owner'S Manual Download Page 4

IN

OUT

upgradable

discrete 

24/192

32 bit D/A

SCH04E

000001 

230VAC 12W

caution: risk of electric 

shock

— 

do not open.

no user serviceable 

parts inside

USB Card later,  
the Bifrost’s Giga-
Computer Brain™ will 
automatically detect the 
card and allow you to 
select the input. Bifrost 
is so smart, it might be 
able to beat up your old 
TI calculator. 

FRONT PANEL

1 Input Select.

 Press 

the button to cycle 
through Coaxial,  
Optical, and USB inputs. 

2 USB Input LED. 

When this is lit, the USB 
input is selected. If you 
don’t have a USB card, 
you won’t be able to 
select this input (it’ll be 
skipped.) If you install a 

3 Optical Input LED. 

When this is lit,  
the optical input is 
selected. Pretty  
simple, huh?

4 Coax Input LED. 

When this is lit,  
the coaxial input is 
selected. You probably 
already knew this.

5 How Come These 

Holes Don’t Go 

Through?

 

Hey, you try getting 
FCC-friendly radiated 
noise on a DAC that 
has vents in the cover. 
Go ahead, try. But hey, 
they look cool, right?

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Summary of Contents for Bifrost SCH-04

Page 1: ...ON NOTES REVISION E RANDOM NUMBER 100110011 In norse legenD Bifrost is the flaming rainbow bridge connecting the land of the gods asgard to the earth Midgard Yes rainbows ha ha Tell that to Odin and see what he thinks I don t think you ll be laughing at him bifrost owner s manual 2 0 indd 1 1 22 13 12 49 PM ...

Page 2: ... this device near water and clean only with a dry cloth 3 Assure adequate ventilation do not block any ventilation openings or place near heat sources 4 Use only the supplied power cord or suitable replacement Route cords away from traffic areas and protect them from being pinched Unplug the cord from the outlet if the apparatus is unused for a long period of time 5 To prevent electric shock do no...

Page 3: ...ure you ve selected Schiit USB Interface for USB or external SPDIF output 4 Select your source using the button on the front panel And enjoy your music UPGRADES Bifrost is upgradable via modular D A Analog and USB Input Cards Please contact us for any card purchases and additions All cards must be added or changed by authorized service personnel USB Card Addition For customers who do not have the ...

Page 4: ...oaxial Optical and USB inputs 2 USB Input LED When this is lit the USB input is selected If you don t have a USB card you won t be able to select this input it ll be skipped If you install a 3 Optical Input LED When this is lit the optical input is selected Pretty simple huh 4 Coax Input LED When this is lit the coaxial input is selected You probably already knew this 5 How Come These Holes Don t ...

Page 5: ...lifier or integrated amplifier Not too tough huh 2 Coaxial Input Connect your coaxial output source with wait for it a coaxial cable Very exciting BACK PANEL 4 USB Input Or not If you don t have the USB card installed this input will be covered If you do use a standard USB A B cable to connect 5 Power Switch Up is on Down is off It doesn t go sideways 6 AC Input Plug the power cord in here Plug th...

Page 6: ...s Follow the instructions at schiit com drivers I installed the USB drivers but Windows still doesn t see the Bifrost what s up Microsoft Microsoft is up The ways of Microsoft are varied and fickle Email us and we ll see if we can help I don t get any sound from Bifrost That s really zen like but it s not what I was expecting Are your sources on Check those first If you re using a computer source ...

Page 7: ...ges WARRANTY LIMITATIONS THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY IF THIS PRODUCT a IS MODIFIED OR TAMPERED WITH b IS DAMAGED BY NEGLIGENCE ACCIDENT UNREASONABLE USE COFFEE OR BY OTHER CAUSES UNRELATED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP OR c HAS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED DEFACED OR REMOVED ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AR...

Page 8: ...or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult th...

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