diff --git a/spring-integration-reference/src/channel-adapter.xml b/spring-integration-reference/src/channel-adapter.xml
index 048158c483..110e3c8359 100644
--- a/spring-integration-reference/src/channel-adapter.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-reference/src/channel-adapter.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   <para>
     A Channel Adapter is a Message Endpoint that enables connecting a single sender or receiver to a Message Channel.
     Spring Integration provides a number of adapters out of the box to support various transports, such as JMS, File,
-    etc. Those will be discussed in upcoming chapters of this reference guide. However, this chapter focuses on the
-    simple but flexible Method-invoking Channel Adapter support. There is an inbound and outbound adapter, and each
-    may be configured with XML elements provided in the core namespace.
+    HTTP, Web Services, and Mail. Those will be discussed in upcoming chapters of this reference guide. However, this
+    chapter focuses on the simple but flexible Method-invoking Channel Adapter support. There are both inbound and
+    outbound adapters, and each may be configured with XML elements provided in the core namespace.
   </para>
 
   <section id="channel-adapter-namespace-inbound">
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
       value to a <interfacename>MessageChannel</interfacename> after converting it to a <classname>Message</classname>.
       When the adapter's subscription is activated, a poller will attempt to receive messages from the source. The
       poller will be scheduled with the <interfacename>TaskScheduler</interfacename> according to the provided
-      configuration. To configure the polling 'interval' or 'cronExpression' for an individual channel-adapter's
-      schedule, provide a 'poller' element with either an 'interval-trigger' (in milliseconds) or 'cron-trigger'
-      sub-element:
+      configuration. To configure the polling interval or cron expression for an individual channel-adapter,
+      provide a 'poller' element with either an 'interval-trigger' (in milliseconds) or 'cron-trigger'
+      sub-element.
       <programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<inbound-channel-adapter ref="source1" method="method1" channel="channel1">
     <poller>
         <interval-trigger interval="5000"/>
@@ -29,17 +29,23 @@
 
 <inbound-channel-adapter ref="source2" method="method2" channel="channel2">
     <poller>
-        <cron-trigger expression="30 * * * * MON-FRI"/>
+        <cron-trigger expression="30 * 9-17 * * MON-FRI"/>
     </poller>
 </channel-adapter>]]></programlisting>
     </para>
+    <note>
+      <para>
+        If no poller is provided, then a single default poller must be registered within the context.
+        See <xref linkend="endpoint-namespace"/> for more detail.
+      </para>
+    </note>
   </section>
 
   <section id="channel-adapter-namespace-outbound">
     <title>The &lt;outbound-channel-adapter/&gt; element</title>
     <para>
       An "outbound-channel-adapter" element can also connect a <interfacename>MessageChannel</interfacename> to any
-      method that should be invoked with the payload of any Message sent to that channel.
+      method that should be invoked with the payload of Messages sent to that channel.
       <programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<outbound-channel-adapter channel="channel1" ref="target1" method="method1"/>]]></programlisting>
       If the channel being adapted is a <interfacename>PollableChannel</interfacename>, provide a poller sub-element:
         <programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<outbound-channel-adapter channel="channel2" ref="target2" method="method2">