Help to record a message on my vtech answering machine.

The CS5113 isn't an answering machine.

You apparently have unheard messages on the voicemail system provided by your telephone company. This system records messages when someone calls while you're already on the phone. Please contact your telephone company for instructions on accessing their voicemail system.

You apparently have unheard messages on the voicemail system provided by your telephone company. This system records messages when someone calls while you're already on the phone. Please contact your telephone company for instructions on accessing their voicemail system.

Perhaps your answering machine needs to be set set to accept messages. Maybe your message machine memory is full of messages?

MACHINE TELLS ME IT IS FULL. NEED TO KNOW HOW TO ELIMINATE THOSE MESSAGES SO MACHINE WILL RECORD NEW ONES. DO NOT HAVE A INSTRUCTION MANUAL. wOULD LIKE TO GET ONE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Follow the instructions on page 24 of this manual.

I found my paper manual. Also was able to go on line and put in the model number of my VTech and then able to download a manual.

unplugging the unit from the power source and waiting 30seconds seems to be the answer. the answering machine is working and i can call out again.
thanks you to everyone who posted that answer in different parts of FixYa.

I HAVE A VTECH PHONE AND LOST POWER TO IT. AND I'M TRYING TO SET THE ANSWERING MACHINE UP, I CAN'T FIND THE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET AND I CAN'T FIND IT ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE A 5.8GHZ VTECH MODEL IA5874 VTC-IA5874-R. I KEEP GETTING THE LETTER (A) ON THE BASE PHONE AND IT WILL NOT RECORD ANY MESSAGES THAT ARE LEFT. I DID WHAT THE MENU SAID TO DO BUT STILL WONT RECORD ANY MESSAGES, NEED HELP TO WHERE I CAN FIND THE INSTRUCTION BOOK OR HOW TO FIX IT. THANK YOU