Answer machine not working

I bought the Freestyle 750 a couple of days ago and i have this fault on it.
When someone rings me and trys to leave a message I get the answer phone saying, please replace the handset and try again she repeats this for about 8 times then stops, the handset is in the base when she says this.
It does say I have one message but when I try to play it there is nothing there.
I have rung BT for techinal help and they said to reset the phone which I did because they gave me the instructions over the phone on what to do but it didnt work, but I'm back to square one again, has anybody any ideas about this.
Thanks

Hi Hamrio,
I am sorry to hear about the problems you have had in getting your answer phone to work. I have come across a link on the bt.com that might be of help to you. Take a look and please comeback to me if you are still having problems.
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10843/c/1243%2C1899%2C1919/kw/freestyle%20750/r_id/12...
Thanks
Paddy,
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