Screen blanking without passcode lock

I'm a new iPhone owner. I've read the manual and searched the forums but no good answer is found.
I want my phone to blank after a certain time (1, 2, 3 mintues) and not lock the phone but I also to be able to lock the phone at will. Example: My old phone screen would timeout after 30 seconds. I could lock the keypad by pressing the "#" key. Turning off the passcode will work but I have to re-enter twice to get it to lock.
Is there a better way?

The iPhone includes an auto-lock feature which is separate from the Passcode Lock feature.
The auto-lock feature turns the iPhone's screen off automatically after a period of inactivity with the following options:
1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
Never
Or you can select the sleep/wake button to turn the iPhone's screen off.
There is no option to enable the Passcode lock feature at will. The Passcode lock feature is enabled or not enabled.
When the Passcode Lock feature is enabled, there is a require passcode after the iPhone is locked or the screen goes to sleep or goes to blank with the following options:
Immediately
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After 5 minutes
After 15 minutes
After 1 hour
After 4 hours
Shorter times being more secure.

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