IPod Video - Do not disconnect

Last night I added some photos to my iPod and ran the new update, and left it connected to my computer overnight to recharge. This morning I get a red circle with a red slash accross it with a message "do not didconnect", I am new with iPods and have not a clue as to what is happening. iPod with video display, 30 gb. THanks in advance for your help.
Louse Parrish

The answer could be as simple as you have your iPod enabled for disk use. If this option is switched on then the Do Not Disconnect will stay there until you manually eject your iPod.
Connect your iPod and in when it appears in the iTunes 7 source list click on it to see the preferences pane. In the "Summary" tab see if there is a tick in the box “enable disk use". Then under the Music tab see if your iPod set to automatically sync all songs and playlists. In Summary remove the tick from "enable disk use" and your iPod should automatically disconnect after it’s finished updating.
If you have your iPod set to manual update, the "enable disk use " box will be greyed out and ticked by default, in that case check this link: Safely Disconnect iPod

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