Ukushintshwa kwenkomba kunemisebenzi yokushintshana kanye nenkomba. Ingashintsha isimo sesifunda ngokusebenza kokushintsha, futhi futhi ingabonisa isimo samanje sesifunda noma isimo esisebenzayo semishini ngokusebenzisa inkomba. Lolu hlobo lwedivaysi yokushintsha lusetshenziswa kabanzi kuzicelo ezahlukahlukene lapho kudingeka khona inkomba ebonakalayo yesifunda sesifunda. Ngenxa yezimpawu ezinembile futhi ezisebenziseka kalula zokushintshwa kwenkomba, kusetshenziswa kabanzi emacaleni ahlukahlukene lapho kudingekile ukubonisa isimo sesifunda.
Umgomo osebenzayo we-Inkomba Shintsha ufana nalowo we-statch ejwayelekile, kepha ngomsebenzi owengeziwe wokubonisa. Lapho i-switch isendaweni ehlukene, inkomba izokhombisa amasiginali noma imibala ehlukene ukwazisa umsebenzisi wesifunda samanje sesifunda. Inkomba ingatholwa nge-LED, LCD noma enye indlela yesiginali ebonakalayo.