Your iPad can be in one of three states: on, off,
or sleep. If you have the 3G model that can connect
to a cellular phone network, you can also
put your iPad in airplane mode. By learning the
advantages of each state, you’ll know when and
why to use them.
When your iPad is on, you can use it. When
your iPad is in sleep mode, you’ll conserve its
battery power while keeping it ready to start up
right away. Sleep mode is best when you are not
using your iPad but plan to return to it soon.
Airplane mode turns off your iPad’s ability
to access email or surf the Web through a 3G
cellular phone network. This essentially cuts off
your iPad from the rest of the world while letting
you do most other tasks, such as play music, read
books, check your calendar, or browse your list
of contacts. As its name suggests, airplane mode
is perfect for when you’re in an airplane and can’t risk having your iPad interfere
with the airplane’s navigation systems.
If you know you won’t need to use your iPad for a lengthy period of time, you
might as well turn it off to keep it from running down its battery.
In this chapter you’ll learn how to turn on your iPad, put it to sleep, put it in
airplane mode, and shut it off completely.