MOOER SD30i Intelligent Amplifier Owner’s Manual

: October 30, 2023
: Mooer

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Precautions
Power Supply
Battery
Interference with other electrical devices
Operation
Storage and usage locations
FEATURES
LAYOUT
CONNECTIONS
GETTING STARTED
PRESET EDITING ON THE TOP PANEL
Preset Switching
AUDIO PLAYBACK
OTG RECORDING/PLAYBACK
MOOER iAMP APP
Download the MOOER iAMP App
User interface
- Preset selection
Preset selection
Preset selection
- Library Page
Mixer Page
Menu=
Upload
- Setting
- Tools
Drum Machine
Tuner
Looper
MOOER F4 WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH
- Pairing
Preset Switching
- Bank Switching
- Tap Tempo
Drum Machine/Looper Control
- Controlling the Looper
AUDIO PLAYBACK
TONE
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INTRODUCTION

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Precautions

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Power Supply

Please use the included 19V 5A power adaptor for charging.
The original power supply is designed for MOOER devices Please do not use it for other devices.
Please use a power supply that meets the power requirements of the MOOER The power supply should be approved by the relevant authorities and meet the local regulatory requirements (UL, CSA, VDE, CCC).
Please ensure that the mains voltage meets the requirements stated on the power
Please do not use the power supply in a humid
After using the device for an extended period of time, please check that jack and power cord are still in proper working Remove dust and dirt deposits to avoid unexpected damage.
Please unplug the power supply from the socket if the device is not used for a long time or during an electrical
Please power off the ampliﬁer, and unplug the power supply, if the ampliﬁer is not used for a long period of

Battery

In order to avoid electric shock, damage to the device or ﬁre, please do not activate or charge the device in a humid
To avoid damages, please use the speciﬁed power adaptor for
To avoid an accident, please do not charge the battery in an environment with ﬂammable materials or Ensure that you can quickly unplug the power cord in case of an accident.
Should peculiar smells or strange noises occur during charging, please stop charging as soon as possible and contact the after-sales team for repair or
In case of leaking liquid, do not let the liquid come in contact with your skin or Should contact occur, we recommend contacting a doctor as soon as possible.
To avoid ﬁre or explosion, please do not disassemble the Do not squeeze it or throw it into ﬁre or water. Please do not use the battery if it bulges.
Please do not expose the device heat and do not use it after it was soaked in

Interference with other electrical devices

Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience interference with reception. Operate this device at a suitable distance from radios and televisions.

Operation

Please do not toggle the switch or rotate the knobs with excessive
Please do not drop the amp, and avoid heavy
Please do not modify the unit without
Should repairs be required, please contact the MOOER support team for more
Always turn the ampliﬁer and other devices off before setting up connections to avoid malfunctions and unexpected Before moving the ampliﬁer, please ensure that it is powered off and disconnected from other devices.

Storage and usage locations

Todairveocitdsduenfloigrmhtation, discoloration, or other serious damage, do not expose this device to any of the following conditions:
extreme temperature or humidity
excessively dusty or dirty locations
magnetic ﬁelds
high humidity or moisture
strong vibrations or shocks

FEATURES

52 amp models created with MNRS technology, and 49 classic and experimental effects
30-watt stereo ampliﬁer with 2 four-inch loudspeakers
40 drum machine varieties and 10 metronomes
80-second looper that can sync with the drum machine
Comes with tuner for tuning your instrument easily
Rechargeable battery with up to 5 hours battery life
Specialized MOOER iAMP App for complete effects editing, ﬁrmware updates, and the ability to upload/download tones from MOOER Cloud
Support for wireless footswitch control
Bluetooth 0 high quality audio input for audio playback or practice

LAYOUT

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TAP: Press for several times to set up a speed of delay time.
USB-C: For OTG direct recording and audio playback.
Notes: The USB port is designed for direct recording via your mobile device, it cannot play the role of professional audio interface for low latency recording. If you would like to use it in the DAW of WIN platform, ASIO driver is needed, which will cause compatibility issue.

HEADPHONE: 3.5mm TRS headphone jack for headphone connection.
INPUT: 6.35mm TS instrument input jack for connecting to guitar or any other electric instrument.
AMP: Rotate to select from 9 different amp models quickly.
GAIN: Rotate to adjust the gain value of AMP. BASS: Rotate to adjust the bass frequency of AMP. MID: Rotate to adjust the middle frequency of AMP.
TREBLE: Rotate to adjust the treble frequency of AMP.
VOL: Rotate to adjust the volume level of AMP.

CONNECTIONS

Note: The internal speakers will be muted when a headphone is plugged into the headphone jack.

GETTING STARTED

To avoid unexpected issues with loud noise, please turn the INSTRUMENT and AUDIO controls to the minimum value before switching the SD30i on.
Connect your instrument
Connect your guitar to the INPUT of the SD30i with an instrument cable, switch the SD30i on and wait until it boots up successfully. Rotate the INSTRUMENT knob to the desired volume level.
Connect to Bluetooth device Open the Bluetooth menu of your mobile device, search for a new device, select “SD30i Audio” and conﬁrm the connection. After establishing a successful connection you can use the SD30i for audio playback. Rotate the AUDIO knob to adjust the Bluetooth playback volume level.

PRESET EDITING ON THE TOP PANEL

The SD30i uses a specialized iAMP App for controlling the amp and sound editing, but you can also control some of the features of the SD30i using the control elements on the top panel.

Preset Switching

The SD30i features 10 preset banks; each bank includes 4 preset patches for a total of 40 preset patches. You can press the PRESET button to switch between four preset patches in the currently selected bank. The color of the PRESET button indicates the selected Preset (A= blue, B=green, C= purple, D=red).

The bank can only be selected in the iAMP app or using an optional footswitch. To change banks, open the app and select any preset in the desired bank (e.g. 4C). The PRESET button will then switch through the presets in this bank (e.g. 4A through 4D). Switching to a different preset does not change the positions of the knobs on the amp, so they may not represent the actual settings of the currently selected preset (i.e. a preset may use a clean amp model with low gain setting while the indicators on the AMP and GAIN knobs point to a high-gain crunch setting).

Turning a knob will activate the setting indicated on the knob and the PRESET Knob starts blinking to indicate a change in settings.

T R o ot n a e te E th d e i t A i M n P g knob to switch between 9 different AMP types.

Rotate the GAIN, BASS, MID, TREBLE and VOL knobs to adjust the main parameters of your sound. Rotate the CHORUS / VIBRATO and ECHO / PLATE knobs to adjust the modulation effects.

If the current preset features a delay effect (ECHO), you can press the TAP button several times to set the delay time of effect. The TAP button will blink to indicate the delay time.

Rotate the INSTRUMENT knob to adjust the input level of the instrument input signal, including the guitar, drum machine, and looper signal. Rotate the AUDIO knob to adjust the playback volume level for Bluetooth audio and/or OTG audio.

After changes have been made, the PRESET button starts blinking to indicate that changes have been made to this preset.

SAfatevriendgitPinrgeissceotms plete, press and hold the PRESET button to save the currently selected preset. The PRESET button will blink quickly to indicate successful saving and then stop blinking.

If you want to discard your changes, simply switch to another preset without saving the current preset. When you return to the current preset, it will have reverted to the previous settings.

AUDIO PLAYBACK

SD Amps are capable of audio playback from your favorite external media device. There are two ways for connecting external devices with the SD30i amp for audio playback:

Bluetooth-Connection: Open the Bluetooth menu of your mobile device, search for a new device, select “SD30i Audio” and conﬁrm the connection.

OTG-Audio: Connect the SD30i to your mobile device using the USB-C jack and an OTG adapter or connect it to a computer using the USB-C to USB-A cable.

After establishing a successful connection, you can use the SD30i for audio playback:

Start the audio playback on your device/computer.
Rotate the AUDIO knob on the SD30i to adjust the volume level for Bluetooth or OTG You can also adjust the volume using the audio controls on your device/computer.

OTG RECORDING/PLAYBACK

USB-C port on the panel.
or connection to a mobile device, an OTG cable/adapter (USB-C to USB-A female) may be required (to be purchased separately). You can use the included USB-C to USB-A cable for connecting to a computer.
The OTG recording function of the SD30i is designed for easy and direct recording on a mobile platform. It cannot replace a professional audio interface. Speciﬁcally, it cannot meet the requirements for low latency recording on Windows DAW so there may be some compatibility issues (please download ASIO4ALL drivers for Windows applications).

MOOER iAMP APP

Download the MOOER iAMP App

Please download the MOOER iAMP App from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Download the MOOER iAMP App

Activate Bluetooth on your mobile device.
Open the iAMP App, select “Shadow Series” on the Home screen, tap on “Searching Device” and tap on SD30i under “Device”. Wait a few seconds until the connection is established and “Connected” is displayed.
Tap on the image of the SD30i to open the Edit page.

User interface

The top of each screen shows the following tabs:

(Menu), Effects, Library, Mixer and ?
Tapping on “?” displays help icons over each element on the screen. Tap the icons to read a description of the respective element.
Cancel the help mode by tapping the X in the upper right corner. The bottom of the screen shows:
House button to return to the home screen
Footswitch button for connecting to a wireless footswitch
Bluetooth icon: Blue if Bluetooth connection is successful.
If the Bluetooth button is grey, the Amp is either off, in sleep mode or out of range. Turn the amp on or wake it up or bring it closer to your mobile device and tap the Bluetooth button to re-establish the connection.
Battery status of your SD30i
Scan button: This button is only shown when the app is used for the ﬁrst time. Use the scan button to scan the QR Code on the back of your amp.

Preset selection

The App comes pre-conﬁgured with 40 sample
The currently active preset is shown below the page
Tap on the preset name to open the preset list and select another
The preset indicated in the App also changes when you tap the PRESET button on the SD30i or when you use the optional
If you switch presets after you have made changes to a preset, you need to save the preset ﬁrst by tapping the Save icon behind the Preset

NOTE: If you switch presets after you have made changes, your changes will be discarded without warning, unless you save them before switching.

Preset selection

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DELAY = delay and echo effects
REVERB = reverb effects

Modules shown in grey are not Modules shown in color are active.
Tap on a module to activate or deactivate
Slide to the right or left to show more
Tap and hold a module and drag it left or right to change its position in the effect

Preset selection

Tap the Save icon behind the preset name to re-name and save the You will be prompted to specify a name and a storage location.
Edit the name to your If you upload your Preset to the cloud, it will be published under this name.
Specify a storage
The SD30i provides 10 preset banks (0 through 9) with 4 slots each (A through D).

NOTE: The number (0-9) determines the bank and the letter (A-D) determines the position of the Preset within the bank. The 4 positions in a bank can be toggled with the PRESET button on the Amp. The color of the PRESET button indicates the selected Preset (A= blue, B=green, C= purple, D=red).
NOTE: Saving a Preset in a slot will overwrite the preset currently stored in this slot.

Tap SAVE to save the Preset or CANCEL to discard your

Library Page

icon to store it in a Preset slot and then adjust it

Mixer Page

The Instrument fader interacts with the Instrument knob on the amp.

Account info
This page shows a mixer with faders to adjust the output levels for different sources(Bluetooth, USB, Instrument) as well as a Master volume fader. The Instrument fader interacts with the Instrument knob on the amp.

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Upload

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Setting

Global Bypass

Activating this feature bypasses all eﬀects and lets you EQ your amp without interference from presets.

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Sleep Settings

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Bluetooth Rename

Use this setting to specify how your amp is shown in the list of Bluetooth devices.

Version

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Update Check

You can use Update Check to manually check for
Please back up your presets to the cloud before performing an
The SD30i supports firmware updates via When new firmware is launched, an update window will pop up in the App.

Normally, the App also needs to be updated in this case.

Follow the prompts to update the The device will then be booted into update mode. Please wait for a few minutes.

The device will reboot automatically after the update is complete.

Reset

● This will reset your SD30i Amp and the App to factory settings!

Please back up all your presets to the cloud to prevent them from being You can later restore them from the cloud.

Tools

Metronome

You can select one of 10 different
Adjust the metronome volume with the help of the Speaker
Tap the TAP button several times to adjust the Use the left/right arrows for ﬁne tuning.

Drum Machine

Tap on the name of the drum pattern to select one of 40 diﬀerent drum
Adjust the volume with the Speaker
Tap the TAP button several times to adjust the Use the left/right arrows for fine tuning.
Use SYNC to sync the Drum Machine with the
(The Drum Machine will start after a count-in when you start recording in the Looper.)
Tap the Play button to start / stop the Drum

Tuner

The Tuner bar indicates whether your string is sharp or ﬂat.Perfect tune is indicated by a green line in the center.
The tuner automatically detects the string you are trying to
You can adjust the standard pitch A by tapping on the arrows next to the frequency readout (standard A is 440 Hz)
\Use the Speaker button to enable/disable silent

NOTE: If you are not using silent tuning, any eﬀects will be disabled during tuning and you can \ hear your guitar in a clean amp configuration.

Looper

You can use the Looper to record loops of up to 80 seconds.

Adjusts the playback volume.
Starts a loop recording (including a count-in when the drum machine is synched with the looper), starts overdub for the second layer of the loop
Stops the recording and plays the loop
Stops recording or playback
Clears (deletes) the recorded

MOOER F4 WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH

The SD30i supports MOOER’s F4 wireless footswitch (to b purchased separa ely). It allows u ers to control preset switchingand tuner and j,t provides a tap tempo function. Please consult the manual for the F4 footswitch for battery specs and charging requirements.

Pairing

You must use the iAMP App to pair the footswitch with your SD30i before you can use it for the ﬁrst
Power the GWF4 footswitch on, press and hold footswitch A and C to enter pairing mode, and the footswitch LEDs will start to
Tap the footswitch icon at the bottom of the iAMP app page to start
After pairing is complete, the screen on the F4 footswitch will show the currently selected preset number and the LEDs stop

NOTE: The footswitch only needs to be paired once (or after a reset) and will then automatically connect when SD30i Amp and F4 Footswitch are turned on.

After the initial pairing through the app, the footswitch can be used to control the SD30i even without the iAMP app being active or connected.

Preset Switching

The Footswitch will always indicate the selected preset, regardless of whe her it was selected using the PRESET button on the

Press the A/B/C/D buttons to switch between four preset patches in the current

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Bank Switching

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Tap Tempo

Press and hold any footswitch to enter the TUNER

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Opening / closing Drum Machine and Looper Mode

In preset switching mode, press switches B and C simultaneously to enter the Drum Machine and Looper The footswitch screen will show “Ld”.

Press switches B and C simultaneously again to return to the preset mode.

Controlling the Looper

In “Ld” mode, footswitches A and B are used for looper control:

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AUDIO PLAYBACK

Rated power: 30 W (2 15 W)
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
Speaker: 24-inch customized full range ﬂat response speaker
Frequency range: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Number of eﬀects: 52 amp models, 49 effects (dynamic/distortion/modulation/reverb)
Looper: 80-second stereo looper
Wireless footswitch: supported
Bluetooth: Bluetooth audio playback and App control
USB digital audio: OTG audio recording, OTG audio playback
Input impedance: 1 MOhm
Headphone impedance: 1 Ohm
Power requirements: 19V 2.5 (center positive)
Battery: 4000 mAh, 14.8 V, 63.2 Wh
Dimensions: 350mm (D) x 180mm (W) x 193mm (H)
Weight: 5.13kg
Accessories: Power supply, quick guide