Hi Mike,
You will find that most of us on here have "converted" our tops to manual mode by disconnecting the gearbox from the top hardware. There is not a lot of down-side to this change, but making it automatic again can be a bit of a hassle.
Learn to use the search function, it's up in the right corner. Just click the little gear thing next to the search field to go into the more advanced search mode. Lots of info there on tops and other things.
Welcome,
Matt