IPod Video 5th Generation 30GB stuck on "Do not disconnect"

Hi There...
I plugged my iPod to my Mac Mini as usual to sync with iTunes and when I went to sync I realized that the iPod didn't show up in iTunes. I looked in finder and iPod was not there either. So I was not able to eject my iPod. I pulled the iPod from the USB connection and the iPod is now stuck with the screen as described above. I tried to do the trick with holding the Menu button and turning on and off the Hold button and it is still stuck. I tried to connect it to my PC and it's recognized as being there but won't eject.
What else can I try. Right now I'm waiting for the batteries to wear down. Will that work?

I was doing the shut down wrong. I found a video on You Tube that shows how to reset.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XvCguAzvmk&feature=related

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