diff --git a/src/std/filters/filters.dbd.pod b/src/std/filters/filters.dbd.pod
index 9dbc97feb..afa63978d 100644
--- a/src/std/filters/filters.dbd.pod
+++ b/src/std/filters/filters.dbd.pod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Channel Filters can be applied to Channel Access channels by a client, using
 a JSON Field Modifier to select the filter and any parameters.
 The following filters are available in this release:
 
-=over 4
+=over
 
 =item * L<TimeStamp|/"TimeStamp Filter "ts"">
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ percentage.
 
 =head4 Parameters
 
-=over 4
+=over
 
 =item Deadband C<"d">
 
@@ -136,6 +136,54 @@ registrar(syncInitialize)
 
 =head3 Synchronize Filter C<"sync">
 
-...
+This filter is used to dynamically enable or disable monitors according
+to a condition and a state variable declared by the IOC.
+
+State variables have a boolean value and can be set by a binary output
+record, an iocsh command or by other software running in the IOC calling
+C<dbStateSet()>.
+
+=head4 Parameters
+
+=over
+
+=item Mode C<"m">
+
+A single word from the list below, enclosed in double quotes C<">.
+This controls how the state value should affect the monitor stream. 
+
+=over
+
+=item C<"before"> E<mdash> only the last value received before the state
+changes from false to true is forwarded to the client.
+
+=item C<"first"> E<mdash> only the first value received after the state
+changes from true to false is forwarded to the client.
+
+=item C<"while"> E<mdash> values are forwarded to the client as long as
+the state is true.
+
+=item C<"last"> E<mdash> only the last value received before the state
+changes from true to false is forwarded to the client.
+
+=item C<"after"> E<mdash> only the first value received after the state
+changes from true to false is forwarded to the client.
+
+=item C<"unless"> E<mdash> values are forwarded to the client as long
+as the state is false.
+
+=back
+
+=item State C<"s">
+
+The name of a state variable, enclosed in double quotes C<">.
+
+=back
+
+=head4 Example
+
+ Woz$ camonitor 'test:channel'
+ ...
 
 =cut
+
diff --git a/src/std/filters/sync.c b/src/std/filters/sync.c
index 9dfd47197..07876b4cb 100644
--- a/src/std/filters/sync.c
+++ b/src/std/filters/sync.c
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 
 #define STATE_NAME_LENGTH 20
 
-static const
-chfPluginEnumType modeEnum[] = { {"before", 0}, {"first", 1},
-                                 {"last", 2}, {"after", 3},
-                                 {"while", 4}, {"unless", 5},
-                                 {NULL,0} };
 typedef enum syncMode {
     syncModeBefore=0,
     syncModeFirst=1,
@@ -35,6 +30,17 @@ typedef enum syncMode {
     syncModeUnless=5
 } syncMode;
 
+static const
+chfPluginEnumType modeEnum[] = {
+    {"before", syncModeBefore},
+    {"first", syncModeFirst},
+    {"last", syncModeLast},
+    {"after", syncModeAfter},
+    {"while", syncModeWhile},
+    {"unless", syncModeUnless},
+    {NULL, 0}
+};
+
 typedef struct myStruct {
     syncMode mode;
     char state[STATE_NAME_LENGTH];