Uhhh… the starting position should be where you have an even trough/line/path through the cam/wing and it’s lined up straight with the nut slots.
This is the completely “open” position for the cam and the post.
The strings will slip (on a 100% functioning tuner) until the post spins around enough to get to the open position, and will then “catch” and practically lock itself from tuning up.
If you disassemble the tuner and look at the post you’ll see how the “trough” looks without the wind/cam on
The thing is, once you get it in position, the next string change will be correctly lined up by simply de-tuning the tuner a bit, and makes it easy.
Bass side: clockwise to tighten, counter to unlock.
Treble side: flipped
