Boss ES-5 - BOSS ES-5 Panel Descriptions; Rear Panel Connections

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Panel Descriptions
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)
NOTE
To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn o all the units before making any connections.
INPUT jack
Connect your guitar or bass to this
jack.
SEND 1–5, RETURN 1–5 jacks
These jacks provide eect loops.
Signals are sent from SEND 1–5 jacks to each eect unit, and the signals from each
eect unit are received at the RETURN 1–5 jacks.
Connect the SEND 1–5 jacks to the INPUT jack of each eect unit, and connect the
OUTPUT jack of each eect unit to the RETURN 1–5 jacks.
OUTPUT jack
This is the output jack.
Pressing the [MUTE] switch mutes the
output from the OUTPUT jack.
TUNER jack
This jack is for connecting an external
tuner.
The signal that is input from the INPUT
jack is output from this jack even if
mute is on.
SENDRETURN SENDRETURN
What is an eect loop?
This is a connection in which an eect device is connected via send and
return jacks. The ES-5 provides ve eect loops, 1–5.