Prevent iPod from mounting as a disk?

I have an iPod Classic. When I connect it to my main iTunes Library, I had set it to manage my songs manually. So it now mounts as a disk and shows the "do not disconnect" icon.
Trouble is, when I am at work I want to connect it to the USB port on my MBP just to not run down the battery. I have no songs on my Mac there. I listen through the headphone jack on the iPod and use its controls. But one I plug it in, the screen changes to the "do not disconnect" screen and I can no longer use it. Sometimes it does not show up on the Desktop, so I can't "eject" it to use it as an external iPod.
How can I disable this mount as a disk behavior for this iPod?

Hello Maxwell,
Thank you for contacting Apple Support Communities.
The following article describes how to enable Disk Mode on your iPod. Disabling it is as simple as unchecking the box.
Use Disk Mode to copy photos from iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1930
Regards,
Jeff D.

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