iPad goes black after being idle

[martosprint]

I have the new iPad and when I am using it and after a period of inactivity the screen goes black. If I touch the screen immediately after it goes black the screen comes back up. However if I wait a few minutes and tap the screen it doesn't come back up and I have to hit the home button to revive the screen and it goes to desktop. Is there a setting to keep it from going to sleep? I looked in settings but could not find a way to keep the screen from going black.
thanks for a reply.

 

[blue43fan]

You can prevent the iPad from going to sleep by opening Settings, General and setting Auto-Lock to Never. Be warned, though, that keeping the screen on constantly will drain the battery quickly.

 

[Abarth1200]

Is this your first smart device?

It's the auto lock feature as said above, you can set it to different lengths but the dimming function is a warning it's going to lock.

 

[martosprint]

Okay guys, thanks for the answers. I didn't realize the settings for it were in the auto lock. I also have the iPad original and it still works good and in the settings for this iPad was set to never, but the iPad 3 wasn't, so all is well now and thanks for the responses. 