No, you can just put it to sleep. It can go for weeks on standby, as long as you don't have it wake up for a ton of alerts.
There aren't traditional power settings like there are on laptops. To maximize battery life, lower the screen brightness, turn off features you aren't using (like WiFi and Bluetooth), set the Auto-Lock to a shorter interval, and turn off notifications for programs you don't need.
When you are using the Apple iPad and find the device low on battery power, consider turning airplane mode on. By activating airplane mode on your iPad, you are essentially turning off both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions on the device. These two functions tend to drain the iPad�s battery power by quite a bit. You may also wish to turn off some or all push notifications on your iPad if you wish to save battery power.
You can charge your iPad either way - it doesn't need to be on or off. However, the most effective way is to charge your iPad when it's off. It will charge much faster.
Restart the iPad by holding down the power button and then swipe to power off. Restart by pressing the power button again.
One way to get music off your iPad without using the iCloud is using the program SharePod.
Power off (hold down power button and swipe to turn off). Wait for it to cool down. Restart.
To completely turn off an iPad, you should press the on/off button located on top of the device (at the right) for several seconds. A bar will appear on your iPad's screen with a red slide button. Slide that button to the other side, now your iPad will shut itself down
What your phone system says when it can't get through is not the fault of the iPad. Skype and other IP phone systems are separate from the main phone switchboard, so you may need to just sleep your iPad instead of turning it off to get the app to work.
When you are using the Apple iPad and find the device low on battery power, consider turning airplane mode on. By activating airplane mode on your iPad, you are essentially turning off both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions on the device. These two functions tend to drain the iPad�s battery power by quite a bit. You may also wish to turn off some or all push notifications on your iPad if you wish to save battery power.
Hold down the button on the top right them slide the power off thing on the screen when it comes up.
I would try turning your iPad off. Hold the starter button down until the slider appears, and then you can slide it to power it off. You can also go to your System Preferences and turn off your Wifi. That should stop it as well.
On the top of the ipad on the left to were you turn the ipad on/off there's a hole for your headphones.see your ipad, you will find two small hole. usually they are in green and orange color. what you need to do is just plug your earphone into these two holes.