ITEM OWNER’S MANUAL FOR DESCRIPTION fully upgradable digital to analog converter MODEL NO SCH-04 NOTES 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. REVISION E RANDOM NUMBER 100110011 Audio schtff bifrost owner's manual 2.0.
welcome to bifrost! IN THE BOX Well, technically Bifrost is more a conduit than a destination. But let’s get past that. In Norse mythology, Bifrost is the bridge that connects the land of the gods to the common world—that is, where you and I live. Which side is which for the Schiit Bifrost? We’ll let you speculate on that. ONE Bifrost DAC ONE Power cord FOUR Stick-on feet safety instructions The following is required by the roughly 9,542 government agencies and regulations we have to comply with.
GETTING STARTED UPGRADES 1. Connect Bifrost to your source and your amp or preamp. You’ll need a set of RCA-to-RCA cables to connect the Bifrost’s outputs to your amp or preamp, and the appropriate digital cable or cables (coaxial, Toslink, or USB) to connect your sources. 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. 2.
upgradable discrete 24/192 32 bit D/A SCH04E 000001 230VAC 12W no user serviceable parts inside FRONT PANEL 5 2 3 4 1 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 bifrost owner's manual 2.0.
BACK PANEL IN caution: risk of electric shock— do not open. OUT 4 upgradable discrete 24/192 32 bit D/A SCH04E 2 6 3 5 000001 230VAC 12W no user serviceable parts inside 1 1 RCA Outputs. Connect these to your preamp, headphone amplifier, or integrated amplifier. Not too tough, huh? 2 Coaxial Input. Connect your coaxial output source with . . . wait for it . . . a coaxial cable! Very exciting. bifrost owner's manual 2.0.indd 5 3 Optical Input.
FAQ SPECS My Windows computer doesn’t see the Bifrost via USB? You’ll need to download the drivers for Bifrost. Go to schiit.com/drivers and enter your serial number to download them. Sampling Rates: up to 24/192 for all inputs; all modes except 176.4 for USB How do I install the Windows USB drivers? Follow the instructions at schiit.com/drivers. Analog Stage: fully discrete, JFET differential I installed the USB drivers, but Windows still doesn’t see the Bifrost—what’s up? Microsoft. Microsoft is up.
5-year limited warranty Schiit Audio warrants to the original purchaser that the product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for five (5) years from the date of purchase. If a defect covered by this warranty occurs during this warranty period, Schiit Audio will repair the defective product, free of charge. Date of purchase will be based on customer-submitted receipts, otherwise date of manufacturing will be used to determine warranty period.
ITEM NOTES OWNER’S MANUAL BACK COVER Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
