How do I retreive messages from outside phone?

Instructions below show how to erase messages - do you know how the messages were actually erased, and if any were not in fact erased?

https://docs.sony.com/release/tam100.pdf

See the "Operating from an outside phone" section on the first page of this manual.

Follow the instructions in the second column of the first page of the manual.

there should be a switch at the back of the machine turn it to the middle switich and dial your # from another phone and it will ask you to enter your code or change it and or retrive your messages.

Hello!

Please check the manual to Sony TAM-100. Hope it will help you resolve the problem.
https://manualsbrain.com/en/manuals/776271/?page=2

Hi,

The instructions would be :-

http://www.fixya.com/support/p121269-sony_tam_100_digital_answering_machine/manual-15443

Thanks.

Here is the manual:

http://phone.manualsonline.com/mdownloads/2ba3bac9-ffd2-1744-c13d-e94839998df0.pdf

I went to the following Sony website and asked a technician in their live chat room (which I highly recommend if you have any Sony related questions), and he said my messages would be stored on my machine indefinitely even if I unplug it and place the machine in storage.

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-contacts.pl?

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Sony TAM-100 Answering Machine

Step I: Set the Remote ID (security code) on themachine itself:

1 Press (SET/REC).
2 Press (ANSWER ON/OFF).

A voice guide will say: “Pleaseset the security code. To select, pressthe SKIP or REPEAT button. To enter,press the SET button”.

3 Set a two-digit number between 00 and 99 bypressing (SKIP/QUICK) or (REPEAT/SLOW). Press (SKIP/QUICK) to increase a number, or (REPEAT/SLOW) to decrease.

Each time you press (SKIP/QUICK)or (REPEAT/SLOW), the answering machine announces a number.

4 Press (SET/REC). The remote ID code (security code) is set,and you hear a long confirmation beep.

To change the remote ID code(security code), Enter a new remote ID code (security code). The new code will replace the old one.

Note: If a powerinterruption occurs, the remote ID code will not be erased.

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Direct your caller to press the star (*) and the number of the mailbox (1, 2 or 3 )to leave a message on.