Q: My Ipad shuts down after I stop using it and I have to press both buttons to get it to come back on every time?
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Aug 22, 2013 5:28 PMby Demo,You do know that you can set the iPad to go to sleep after a specified period of time without user input - correct? Settings>General>Auto Lock. You can set the timer to 2, 5, 10, 15 minutes or Never. So if you set the auto lock to 2 minutes, the iPad will go to sleep after two minutes of inactivity. You wake the iPad by tapping the sleep or the home button.
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Aug 22, 2013 5:39 PMby Demo,So you have to reset the iPad every time this occurs.... You can't wake it up just by pressing the sleep button or the home button. What cover are you using? The Apple Smart Cover?
Have you tried closing all of your apps and then reset the iPad? See if that helps.
Tap the home button once. Then tap the home button twice and the recents tray will appear at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Close them all. Tap the home button twice.
Just in case ...... Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
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Aug 22, 2013 5:56 PMby Demo,What cover are you using? If you leave the cover off and it works normally, I suppose that means something. You could try turning the cover lock off and see if that makes a difference. Settings>General>iPad Cover Lock/Unlock>Off. Or try turning it off, then turn it on again.
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Aug 23, 2013 3:54 PMby waltrail,I have the standard Apple cover. I turned the cover lock off then back on, and as long as it was plugged in and charging it came on each time I opened the cover. But after unplugging it and chrcking a couple hours later it was shut off and I had to press both buttons for ten seconds to turn it back on!
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Aug 23, 2013 4:14 PMby Demo,It seems like maybe you have a corrupt setting but I'm not sure why that would cause the iPad to shut off and need to use a hard reset to start it up again. Have you tried resetting all settings? Settings>General>Reset>Reset all settings. That returns the iPad settings back to factory defaults. You won't lose any content, but you do have to set all of the device presences back to where you had them and that does take some time to do.
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Aug 23, 2013 7:48 PMby Demo,Try disabling your firewall and antivirus software. Read this for some more information. This is from the iTunes specific update and restore error codes kb article.
Error 1604
This error is often related to USB timing. Try changing USB ports, using a different dock connector to USB cable, and other available USB troubleshooting steps (troubleshooting USB connections. If you are using a dock, bypass it and connect directly to the white Apple USB dock connector cable. If the issue persists on a known-good computer, the device may need service.If the issue is not resolved by USB isolation troubleshooting, and another computer is not available, try these steps to resolve the issue:
- Connect the device to iTunes, confirm that the device is in Recovery Mode. If it's not in Recovery Mode, put it into Recovery Mode.
- Restore and wait for the error.
- When prompted, click OK.
- Close and reopen iTunes while the device remains connected.
- The device should now be recognized in Recovery Mode again.
- Try to restore again.
If the steps above do not resolve the issue, try restoring using a known-good USB cable, computer, and network connection.
Error 1600, 1601, 1602
Follow the steps listed above for Error 1604. This error may also be resolved by disabling, deactivating, or uninstalling third-party security, antivirus, and firewall software. See steps in this article for details on troubleshooting security software.
