Voice mail operation:
An introduction

Your phone system provides accurate and timely messages. Others will become more comfortable leaving you voice messages if you promptly retrieve and respond to your messages.

VOICE MAIL key

For direct access to all voice mail features, such as picking up messages or transferring directly to mailboxes . . .

• On a 48-Key or 24-Key Feature Phone — Use the blue VOICE MAIL key. It will blink whenever you have one or more new messages, and the display will show how many new and old messages are stored for you on the ESI phone system.
• On a 12-Key Feature Phone — Assign key code 579 to a programmable feature key (see “Programmable feature keys” and “Optional features”). Until this has been done for your phone, your mailbox is disabled. (When you try to access a disabled mailbox, the system will notify you that it’s disabled.) You still can retrieve previously left messages and access user programming, but the mailbox won’t be able to receive new voice messages. Therefore, to enable the mailbox, assign key code 579 to a programmable feature key.
• On an ESI Cordless Handset — Use the blue-outlined key labeled either V MAIL (Cordless Handset II) or VOICE MAIL (original Cordless Handsets). The display will show an “envelope” icon when you have one or more new messages.