User Guide Part 1

Chapter 1 iPad at a Glance 10
Turn iPad o. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears,
then drag the onscreen slider.
Turn iPad on. Hold down the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
If you don’t touch the screen for a minute or two, iPad locks itself. You can change how long iPad
waits to lock the screen, or set a passcode to unlock iPad.
Set the auto-lock time. Go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock.
Set a passcode. Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock.
You can use an iPad Smart Cover or iPad Smart Case, sold separately, to automatically lock or
unlock an iPad 2 or later.
Set your iPad Smart Cover or iPad Smart Case to lock and unlock iPad. Go to Settings > General
> Lock/Unlock.
Home button
The Home button lets you get back to the Home screen at any time. It also provides other
convenient shortcuts.
Go to the Home screen. Press the Home button.
On the Home screen, tap an app to open it. See Start at home on page 19.
See apps you’ve opened. Double-click the Home button when iPad is unlocked, then swipe left
or right.
Use Siri (iPad 3rd generation or later). Press and hold the Home button. See Chapter 4, Siri, on
page 36.
Volume button and Side Switch
Use the Volume button to adjust the volume of songs and other media, and of alerts and
sound eects. Use the Side Switch to disable audio alerts and notications. You can also use it
to lock the screen rotation and prevent the iPad display from switching between portrait and
landscape mode.
Volume
up/down
Volume
up/down
Side
Switch
Side
Switch
Adjust the volume. Press the Volume button up or down.
Mute the sound: Press and hold the bottom end of the Volume button.
Set a volume limit: Go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety
information on page 125.
Mute notications, alerts, and sound eects. Slide the Side Switch down.
The Side Switch doesn’t mute audio playback, such as music, podcasts, movies, and TV shows.
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