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For message recording, your telephone has a Built-in answering system, and it also supports Voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider(subscription is required, and fee may apply).

The main differences between them are:

	BUILT-IN ANSWERING SYSTEM	VOICEMAIL SERVICE
SUPPORTED BY	Telephone system	Telephone service provider
SUBSCRIPTION	No	Yes
FEES	No	May apply
ANSWER INCOMING CALLS	•After 3 rings by default. •It can be changed via handset or the telephone base menu.	•Usually after 2 rings. •It can be changed by contacting your telephone service provider
STORAGE	Telephone base	Server or System
DISPLAY NEW MESSAGE	• Handset - XX new messages • Telephone base - XX new messages	• Handset - and New voicemail • Telephone base -
RETRIEVE MESSAGES	• Press PLAY/STOP on the telephone base; OR • Press MENU, and then select Play messages on the handset; OR •Access remotely with an access code	• Press on the dialpad, and enter an access number from your telephone service provider.

Based on the above information, if you want to...

Use the built-in answering system to record your messages
Your Voicemail service can bundle in your telephone plan. As such, you would need to contact your telephone service provider to disable it.
*TIP: Can I switch back to Voicemail service if I want to?
As long as your telephone plan includes the Voicemail service, you can still re-enable it through your service provider.

Use the voicemail service to record your messages
Simply turn off the Built-in answering system at any time, and you can use the Voicemail service only.

Use both the Built-in answering system and the Voicemail service to record messages
By default, the Voicemail service is usually set to answer after 2 rings, while your Built-in answering system is set after 3 rings. Please check with your telephone service provider to learn how to set your voicemail settings.

Suggest to set your Built-in answering system to answer calls at least 2 rings earlier than your Voicemail service. In other words, if your answering system sets to answer after 3 rings (by default), then you need to set the Voicemail service to answer after 5 rings.

What happened is that if you on a call or the answering system is already recording, and you receive ANOTHER incoming call, then the third caller is able to leave a Voicemail message.
On the other hand, if you are not on a call nor the answering system is recording, the incoming caller can leave a message directly to the Built-in Answering system.