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Hmm... Looks like it's a m42 screw mount camera.
Follow this link for most of the manual (in PDF format): http://www.butkus.org/chinon/chinon/chinon_cxii/chinon_cx_ii.htm
It explains just about everything on how to work the camera.
Get some old Takumar screw mount lenses for cheap on E-bay. Get a 28 mm for general purpose wide work, a 85/105/135 mm (your choice) for portrait work, and a 200+ mm for telephoto work. You might want to consider avoiding M42 zooms from this period as they might not be up to snuff picture quality wise, but some gems exist.
Another word of warning: This camera may take mercury batteries, which have a different voltage (1.35 V) from modern button cell batteries. If it does require mercury batteries, you may want to consider either getting an external lightmeter, or using a wein-cell zinc air battery.
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