I've done this before and gave me camera anxiety. If you hear a shutter click but see no shutter movement, make sure you haven't set it to a high speed and just can't see the shutter moving. When (and if) you do get the camera working, it's a good idea to have the manual handy to look at when you first load film into it. The film count will NOT go up as you shoot empty, however (the counter is tied to a mechanism that works only with film inserted). With my own Autocord (non CDS, 1962 "RG III" model) here, I can tell you (with the above note of caution) that when you wind without film you should be able to fire the shutter, and you should be able to wind freely (backwards, forwards, forever, though only 3/4 of a wind is needed for the shutter). The manual states that this can break the winding mechanism entirely. Shutter lock is ON when the ring dot is next to the shutter dot) then DO NOT WIND THE LEVER. Things to note if the accidental shutter protection is ON (look at the shutter button, there should be a rotatable ring around it with a dot, and an inner ring with a dot. Butkus' website has a whole load of manuals for analog cameras, and just so happens to have one for the CDS Autocord.
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