I Isihlalo samazinyo sisetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukuhlola nokwelashwa kokuhlinzwa komlomo kanye nezifo zomlomo. Izihlalo zamazinyo zikagesi zisetshenziswa kakhulu, futhi isenzo sesihlalo samazinyo silawulwa yi-control switch ngemuva kwesihlalo. Umgomo wayo wokusebenza uthi: inkinobho yokulawula iqala injini futhi ishayela indlela yokudlulisela ukuhambisa izingxenye ezihambisanayo zesihlalo samazinyo. Ngokwezidingo zokwelashwa, ngokuphatha inkinobho yokushintsha yokulawula, isihlalo samazinyo singaqedela ukunyakaza kokukhuphuka, ukwehla, ukugxumeka, ukunyakazisa ukuma nokusetha kabusha.